Asgard, as any adept Night World member would know, is both a realm of heaven for Norsemen, and specifically in Circle Daybreak, "the home of immortal members."  Three "VD nuts," as they are called on list, have made it into Asgard.  They, like every other member of Asgard, were inducted during one of the Wiccan Sabbats.
     Recently, on the list, the topic diverted to The Vampire Diaries.  In order to control character thrashing and other outrages that have occurred in previous list discussion on the topic, the a few of the members who choose their names from The Vampire Diaries Trilogy were dispatched to control the overall flow of the conversation.
     This is only one responsibility that Bonnie McCullough, Katherine Von Schwartzchild and Caroline Forbes have had to deal with.  Not so much responsibility, but an unspoken agreement that they have made.  No one forces these members to speak so much on the list that they’ve developed distinguished personalities.
     Bonnie, for example, is a very vocal member.  She has been often mistaken for one of the Elders because of this loquacity, but it should more be an honor than an insult to her.
      Not only is Bonnie a very vocal member on list, she has a voice on air.  She is a sophomore at North Carolina State University, where she is studying for a history major.  Excluding her academic pursuits and Internet activities, Bonnie is a disk jockey for Nightwave, an alternative music program that airs from six to nine on Mondays in the university's radio station.
     But the mailing list is not all that Bonnie has taken part in to receive the honor or an Asgard induction.  For approximately one year, Bonnie has been working on The Unofficial Night World Soundtracks and The Balcony page where the songs for these soundtracks are recommended by Night World members.
     A little known project that Bonnie has kicked off is The Cemetery.  Characters in L.J. Smith books that have died will be honored here, as well as members friends, family members, loved ones or anything that they want to let go.
     Katherine Von Schwartzchild, named after a mysterious character from the Salvatore brothers past from the trilogy, is a working woman all the way.  She not only runs the Night World Role Playing Game and maintains it’s page daily, but she works as a visual manager at GAP, and is a college student.
     Not many people can handle so much, but Katherine seems to be thriving in this situation.  When describing the RPG, she makes it sound as if it’s all fun and games.  She says, "It’s a list on which we all play our character names from the NW and there are some really cool story lines."  If you are curious, the entire story that the members of the RPG have spun is listed on the pages that she maintains.
     Caroline Forbes, the last "VD nut" inducted into Asgard, is a junior at Portland State University.   As well as studying and working at a dance company, Caroline is also neck deep in Fell Andred, the Night World casting page.  In Fell Andred they list potential actors and actresses to play the parts of L.J. Smith characters, should any one of her books be written into a script for a movie.  "It usually picks up after Cassie sends out the [weekly]  newsletter, because people see the ad and start thinking about casting movies. There are a lot of potential casting directors in the NW!" says Caroline.
     How do they feel about being inducted into Asgard?  Bonnie’s greatest pleasure was being inducted with Katherine during Samhain.  "It was even better that Bonnie and I were inducted together.  The two of us because close during the RPG, and it was really special for me." says Katherine, who feels the same way.  Caroline was inducted directly after on Yule, and when she found out she felt "honored and appreciated."  Katherine was also delighted at the news of her induction.  She goes on to say, "It really makes you feel like people do appreciate what you are doing, because 90% of the time, all people do is yell about what you aren’t doing.  But I was so happy."