the livres have really confused me and I know that these guys in The Vampire Diaries are just actors and stuff, but since when has Elena been blonde lol?

Well,the livres are really different from the show, In the livres Elena is a Blonde and Bonnie's a red head,plus in the montrer There are some charecters that have never been mentioned in the livres and the opposite :)

she's been blonde since forever! the montrer is based on the very populaire book series. they've changed a bunch of things in the show, but it just makes it that much better and it's still awesome!