From the lack of a writing mood, I am just going to copy and paste several conversations I had -back and forth- with Alejandro of Boyce Avenue and Melenie from the awesometastic GetBoyced blog on Facebook onto my blog. They all revolve around the same video. This cover.
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postez foarte rar in romaneste, dar cand o fac, o fac atat cu intentie, cat si cu directie… Read the rest of this entry »
ok, here you go … don’t hate me for knowing my vamps…. I put this together for a friend of mine-also called Vlad-, and then posted it on my message board. and wish to post it here too, because I find it relevant to cultivating culture and I find that those who read this realize that Abraham Stoker was just another novelist and all he wrote about Dracula was FICTION. here it goes…
Lexxa
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Vlad, Vlad the Impaler is also Count Dracula
(because he was part of the order of the dragon and thanks to bram stoker
Bram Stoker made the legend of dracula notorious, and he made Vlad the Impaler notorious and vey well known, not for his ways of punishing his enemies, but for the fact he was supposed to be “the devil” (as he was part of the dragon order, and in romanian mythology the dragon looks completely different-> hell-like) , even if the real character was based on the story of Elizabeth Batory , the bulgarian countess that used to bathe in maiden blood because she thought it would preserve her youth, or so the legend goes.
Dracula by Bram Stoker is the one who made the name of Dracula and The Irish writer Bram Stoker is the one who made the name of Dracula and Transilvania world famous. The young writer decided to use an unusual theme for that time in a new gothic novel and this is how the first (published) novel about vampires was born. He based his novel on research not only in the field of vampirism but also on historical research.
Therefore it seems the character he used for inspiration is a Hungarian countess-named Elizabeth Battory-who became notorious for her crimes. The stories say she used to bathe in maidens blood because she thought this would preserve her youth. Although Elizabeth Battory was cruel enough, Stoker decided he needed a male character for his book and this is how he discovered Prince Vlad Dracula in a book about Transilvania.
The novel itself doesn’t preserve the historical and geographical truth, presenting Dracula as a count and not a prince and also mixing up the actual places in Transilvania but it managed, this way, to make the name of Dracula notorious.History-the true story The prince Vlad Dracula, named this way after his father, was born and lived until the age of four in Sighisoara, one of the fortress cities in Transilvania. The name of Dracula he inherited from his father who, for his battles against the Turks, became part of the “Dragon” knighthood order as “defender of the Christianity”. This symbol of the Dragon he wore ever since gave him the name of “Dracul” (Devil) because in the Romanian mythology the Dragon looks completely different. So everybody thought this Mark of the Dragon looked more closely to the devil. The different ending in his name (Dracul-Dracula) means in Romanian “son of “..So Dracula can be translated with “Son of the devil”. Albeit this name, after he became Ruler of Valahia himself, Vlad received the nickname “Tepes” (the Impeller) because of his favorite way of punishing the enemies. Although cruel, for the Romanians he became a hero, because of the battles he won against the Turks and also due to his fair ruling.
my point is that Dracula, the vampire is pure fictional, and yes, it is connected to the real ruler, but only on a fictional part
the real Vlad Dracul was part of the “Dragon Order” (said earlier) and was known for impalling thiefs and enemies…
and history one 101 ends here. sorry… geeky self showing again ><
(i will post an essay about the REAL FACTS of the history if you wish to read them….)
Last Edited By: Lexxa 29 September, 2009 14:41:47. Edited 2 times.
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This was a message exchange I had with a dear friend of mine. I just can’t find peace ’till I actually post this, maybe someone will have the courtesy to actually answer my questions, because I seriously am bothered about this issue.
*NOTE. EXPLICIT LANGUAGE.*
ok, this is actually an image I had in my head for a while and had to write it down. Dunno if I’ll continue the fic, but I hope I do… Feedback is always welcomed. Don’t be afraid to rate and comment 
*Not yet rated, but expecting to be something interesting.*
NOTE1 : IF YOU DON’T LIKE ADAM LAMBERT EITHER IGNORE WHO THE fan*FICTION* IS ABOUT OR DON’T READ FURTHER. OFFENSIVE COMMENTS WILL BE DELETED AND REPORTED.
NOTE2 : THIS IS PURE FICTIONAL AND ANY SIMILARITIES TO ACTUAL EVENTS OR PEOPLE ARE PURE COINCIDENCES
People feel free to add yours too !
1. Pound coins are priceless
2. You will turn into an alcoholic
3. You live for post
4. The student loan isn’t nearly enough
5. You won’t survive without the internet
6. Food is more expensive than you think
7. The halls were only clean on the open day
8. Every class has a complete twat in it ( if you can’t see them, it’s you)
9. Your room will only be tidy when you’re meant to be working and are bored of facebook/msn/ the internet in general
10. Smoking weed appears to be mandatory
11. You need a car
12. Your laptop becomes your best friend
13. You will learn to type a billion words a minute
14. You’ll eventually become immune to alcohol
15. Student loan and overdraft is NOT free money
16.You’ll never know what day of the week it is
17. You have no idea what is going on in the world outside uni.
18. No matter how much cutlery you bring to uni, you will always run short of knives and forks but have too many spoons.
19. you will be Faceraped many times
20. You will eat anything
21. You will wear the same pair of jeans for however many days/weeks/months you like.
22. You will wish that the fire alarms were not there
23. £1 shops are the holy grail
24. You will worship Tesco
25. You will ask for student discount on Everything you buy
26. Showers become less important. Sleep becomes more important
27. Your work WILL actually form a new mountain range
28. Your calculator will become your solemate
29. You will start thinking and talking like your friends around you, and will pick up a mixture of silly accents.
30. There will be at least one lecturer you hate
31. There will be at least one lecturer you love
32. Going to bed at 2am is an early night
33. Most of your education will be obtained outside of lectures.
34. You will spend countless hours gazing out of the window.
35. You won’t miss T.V
36. I-player is God
37. Your bin will overflow for weeks on end
38. Your bread will go mouldy
39. To iron your jeans, you spread them out on the floor and force the creases out by hand.
40. Prank calls become funny again
41. You’ll never really know who lives below/above you until there is a fire alarm and you are all kicked outside
42. You’ll eat cereal for dinner
43. You will wear your bag on both shoulders
44. College students are so much more mature
45. You will become an expert in makig paper aeroplanes
46. You will find yourself browsing youtube for hours
47. You will destroy your corridor in halls after a good night out
48. You should NEVER leave your room unlocked
49. Taxis will be a necessity
50. Your pots and pans won’t wash themselves
51. You will facebook/msn/text the room next to you rather than get up
52. You’re so used to your mum buying you things like toothpaste you dont even notice until you have completely run out
53. You will go out until 4am before an important lecture
54. Vouchers for anything become priceless
55. You’ll join everything in Freshers’ week, but then go to none of the meetings
56. You can never afford food, but always a night out!
57. You will sit in front of your computer refreshing facebook every minute
58. you will have watched every single DVD ever made in the first few months
59. You will try to steal as many glasses from as many pubs/bars as you can
60. You walk to town because the bus fare is the equivalent to an extra pint
61. You pay for as much things as possible with 1p and 2p coins
62. You will talk to laods of people at freshers and then ignore them for the rest of the year
63. ou know you’re officially poor when you’re paying for your food with pennys found behind the bed, in bottom of bags etc. you also know this when you go to the bank and withdraw the odd £1.53 from an old account because its so badly needed
64. Facebook will ruin your degree. Wikipedia will save it.
65. Ketchup is more expensive than you think
66. that “24 bottles of booze for £10″ offer in the supermarket doesn’t seem such a good idea when you realise you’ve got no money for a bus and have to walk up the hill to get home
67. Your room will never look as good as somebody elses
68. You will find yourself phoning your mum more often than you thought
69. The microwave will form the basis of many drunken experiments
70. Sunlight is evil
71. you will buy the essential foods from the supermarket but you still “cant be bothered to cook” so you go to the nearest takeaway
72. A Cancelled lecture is almost better than Christmas
73. Pizza dominates your diet
74. You will become hooked on one thing from the canteen menu
75. You will end up wasting loads of time writing silly things like this instead of doing assignments !!
76: AND FINALLY…..VIRGIN MEDIA ARE A COMPLETE JOKE!!!
Vlad
Member
Your post is very well documented, that is the truth about the story behind Vlad the Impaler. No, he was not a vampire, yes, he was a hero for the Romanian people. Nowadays, we need another one like him, there’s too much corruption going on here. Please post the essay.
