I'm sort of participating in NaNo, too, in that I'm at least making it a point to write every single day in November (and beyond, hopefully). Pushing myself to do 50,000 words makes me stressed and sucks all the fun out of the experience, so I'm not doing that, at least not this year. But good luck in what you're doing!

I've been told I should watch MBAV- just haven't done it yet. But speaking of good vampire shows, have you ever seen Young Dracula? It's brilliant!