Samantha Tumpach claims that she should not face the harsh punishment intended for bootleggers, because all she was doing is recording family members singing "Happy Birthday" to her sister in the theater. Any footage of the movie screen was completely accidental, according to Tumpach.

I honestly don't care about whether she was trying to bootleg the movie or not, I just plain think she should be jailed for considering a surprise birthday party at a showing of New Moon a wise idea. [Sun Times via Digg]

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It's thin. There's no viscosity at all. And it tastes like Hawaiian punch, spiked with caffeine, Twilight fangirl tears and mascara. It would be really gross at body temperature.

Twenty minutes after imbibing, my fuzzy brain can focus again. I start wondering why they don't use real vampire blood, 'cause on True Blood it's like meth + steroids + ecstasy, which would make it an even better mixer for Halloween parties, amiright? It has a lot of iron in it, which I actually need even less than meth.

An hour later, I definitely have the jitters. I think it's because I had a macchiato like an hour before I drank the the blood. Want more blood to calm nerves. I resist, but get really thirsty and drink a liter of water.

Two hours later, have to pee really bad. There's no crash, but the boost is definitely gone, two hours short of their 4-hour claim. Decide to take a nap because it's too bright outside, now that it's stopped raining for a week straight in New York. [Harcos]

Yes, here comes the lameness in pretty much the funkiest way of saying that something will give you a four hour energy boost I've seen in a while:

Blood Energy Potion is packed with iron, protein and electrolytes, providing up to four hours of energy. This blood drink features the same color, consistency and tactile experience of real blood, quelling those otherworldly cravings that polite mortal society frowns upon. It is important to understand that Blood Energy Potion is not a treatment for Vampirism, but regular use may help control certain symptoms of Bloodlust, including:

• Unquenchable thirst
• Irritability
• Restlessness
• Inability to control behavior
• Insomnia
• Brutal, violent attacks
• Homicide

Odd choice of advertising aside, his creepy goop is now available for $3.99 a shot (less than the six buckeroos we previously thought) and I, for one, am gonna try it out just to see if it'll quell those homicidal urges. [Living With Bloodlust]

Lameness/creepiness aside, this is actually slightly cooler than drinking Dungeons & Dragons.

Six bucks apiece and starts shipping in January. [Urban Collector via Nerd Approved via Neatorama]

ScrollMotion has designed a book reading interface wrapper for the iPhone and partnered with major publishing houses like Simon & Schuster, Random House, Houghton Mifflin and Penguin in order to bring books like Twilight and The Golden Compass to you. At $10.99, it's actually MORE expensive than buying the Twilight paperback ($6.04 on Amazon), so if you buy this it's more of a convenience thing than a price thing. And don't confuse your iPhone as an E-book reader, as that lcd backlight will kill your battery even when you're not turning page. (Unlike an E-ink display.)

More books will be rolling out gradually as more partners jump on. [Twilight]