About LA Judge / Nodecaf:



I am 47 year old VERY Dark Psi / Elemental - Environmental vampire (Dark meaning negative feeding) residing in Baltimore, MD. While I can feed via all methods, and am occasionally sanguinary (with the proper donor), I prefer Psi & Elemental - Environmental energies because they best fit my energy needs and leave me feeling balanced. Like many vampires, I too am very empathic. I read as much from empathic input in my contacts with others as I do by the actual words they are using.

I awakened at age 14 and have been in and out the vampire communities since that time. I am a HUGE supporter of community and mentoring. Vampirism is so often a misunderstood condition, even by those afflicted with it. I strive for my work here with the VC to be open and honest to those seeking knowledge and to foster better relations between the various fractions of the REAL vampire communities.

Veritatem dies aperit.

LA.



I really had a hard time answering this question.

Believe it or not, I am not a big fan of vampire fiction in any media be it books, movies, or whatever. I guess I find the older black and white movies not quiet as offensive. Bela Lugosi skulking from underneath a cape is almost comical by today's standards. Unfortunately, all these films reinforce the negative offensive stereotypes associated with vampirism. Still worse is vampire fiction. The most offensive to me are the role-playing games. While I understand the concept and can appreciate that it is a relaxing escape, they also portray vampires in the worst possible manner. Besides, I don't really see the relaxation in pretending you have a philological condition. I don't see people role-playing a heart condition. If more writers understood vampirism for what it is, they certainly would not romanticize it. Vampirism is something that I deal with everyday of my life. I deal with the headaches, the pain, and the severe lack of energy. So I guess if I want to relax via fiction, I am going to turn to something beside vampire movies and books for that escape.

LA. Judge / nodecaf
VC Administrator
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Mid-Atlantic Vampire Association

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