[split] Vampires and Vampirism

[fool-ish]

These beings got a bit off-track and ended up reading 7 books by L. J. Smith. the "Vampire diaries" books. Quite different from the TV show. Another interesting take on vampirism.
Not as uniform a system for anyone to turn vampire, yet balanced towards keeping vampires from replacing humans as dominant species on Earth.

Seems vampires (in these books mind you) can be created many ways... significant blood exchange (both ways) between a human and a vampire, either in volume over short time, or in quantity over a long time, though it also appears to start working if the human ingests lots of blood over a long time. If enough vampiric blood is ingested and the human dies with it in the system, he/she will rise vampire. Yet to balance it is the fact that without significant intake of blood, of which some must be vampiric in nature, no human will turn. At least not fully and permanently.
The take in these books on vampires reaction to human food is also interesting. It does not kill vampires or hurt them, but neither does it nourish them. Sure helps them blend in if they have no trouble ingesting what humans ingest.

These beings will probably start reading more in that excessively long Anne Rice ebook tomorrowish.

Is it even possible? Could vampires actually digest food? They are, to all intents and purposes, dead. Their organs no longer function. The stomach and digestive system would no longer be functioning either. There's nowhere for human food to go! The only vampire-related book I've read that spoke about one actually consuming human food was 'Let The Right One In.' The vampire 'Eli' was physically ill after trying some sweets. In all the others I've read, no vampire has even attempted to eat or drink 'human stuff.'

Anne Rice's vampires are in a league of their own and I do have a particular favourite..enjoy!