Book 1 musings

I just reread many chapters of Twilight on the beach. I have to admit - once you know the whole story - and go back and reread the first book... well... Edward does seem a little creepy. LOL I'm like "Wow he was SUCH a stalker!" But I was so dazzled by him during the first read... I guess I just didn't notice.

Another thing I didn't notice... the weirdness of this:

"Thank you" I murmured. I realized there were tears in my eyes. I dabbed at them, embarrassed. He touched the corner of my eye, trapping one I missed. He lifted his finger, examining the drop of moisture broodingly. Then, so quickly I couldn't be positive that he really did, he put his finger to his mouth to taste it. I looked at him questioningly, and he gazed back for a long moment before he finally smiled. "Do you want to see the rest of the house?"

Um, HELLO?! Dude? No! What I want is for you to STOP tasting my ocular fluids, mmmkayyy?

An amusing quote I came across today:

I doubted there were any etiquettte books detailing how to dress when your vampire sweetheart takes you home to meet his vampire family.

And last but not least...(and I'm showing my age with this one): Have you ever sortof thought Bella Swan as being a modern-day Marilyn from the Munsters? You know... when she's just hanging out with the Cullens, being all fragile and human? The thought truly cracks me up.

Edward. Recites. Shakespeare. So swoonrific.

Good article from Interview Magazine with Michael Welch (Mike Newton) about filming the Twilight films. It's got some insider dirt about New Moon and Eclipse a la the following:

LM: Tell me about the new movie. I haven't read the second book, but I assume there will be equally swoon-worthy material in this one?

MW: The girls are going to melt for this second film. Edward recites Shakespeare; and obviously Jacob has totally transformed himself. He's been working out like crazy. People are going to go nuts.

LM: But the third one is where the story starts to get really crazy.

MW: Right! Apparently there's a vampire war, and the director that they're getting for this one, David Slade, he did Hard Candy and 30 Days of Night, which are pretty dark movies. They're going dark, which I think is smart. Maybe trying to appeal to the boys a little more—‘cause they seem to have the young girl demographic locked down. [LAUGHS]

My grandmother was scarier than Edward Cullen.

I don't really know how to feel about this interview with Melissa Rosenberg. She sounds like a VERY cool person - and she seems to have all the lurve for the Twilight series. Which is so important - and for that, I am eternally grateful. But - ugh - I am having such a hard time getting on board with "scary, visual Edward hallucinations" just so young girls can get their fill of Rob Pattinson. (Not that that's her fault - clearly she was told that's what had to happen.) But people...that's not the story! They keep saying Edward was in Bella's head the whole time he was gone. But - actually - it was the opposite. She wouldn't let herself think about him while he was gone. (And we've all been there and can relate to that horrible feeling.) I'd rather them stick to the book and have zero Edward after the break-up scene - except for his velvet voice - until Italy. It makes the reunion all that much better. And Jacob Black gets the spotlight he deserves. I also have done a 180 on this "scary Edward" concept that once had me stoked. Bottom line - Edward wishes he was scary. This is how it usually went with Edward and Bella:'

Edward: Bella, you really should be scared of me. Are you scared?
Bella: Um, no.
Edward: No seriously, Bella, I'm a monster.
Bella: Sorry - not scared. You're too dreamy.
Edward: Bella - how can you not be scared of me?
Bella: I don't know; I'm just not. Hey look, Emmett is shirtless!
Edward: (turns head) No he's not.
Bella: Made ya look!

OK so maybe that last part never happened. But you know Emmett would do that. So if you're going to make Edward scary, the least you could do to counteract it is make Emmett shirtless as much as possible. Mkayyyy?

My 200th post?

Holy crap. That's all. Just... holy crap.

When vampires collide

This absolutely made my day. If you are a fan of True Blood, you will crack up. Stephen Moyer who plays Vampire Bill Compton on "True Blood" said Rob Pattinson is the "Slim-fast, Diet Coke of Vampires". HOW FUNNY IS THAT?! Now he's obviously talking about Edward, but still. But wait. He's talking about Edward? OUCH! Bill Compton WISHES he could be Edward Cullen. He should just PIPE DOWN and go back to Sook-ayyyy! PS - How cool would it be to see an Edward/Bill bite-off? I'd offer up some pretty sick coin to see that.

New Moon book cover DELICIOUSNESS!

Can. Not. BREATHE!!!! Edward's in the moon. Did you hear me?! Edward is in the %$#@ing MOON for the love of god. I am verklempt. Talk amongst yourselves. I'll give you a topic. There are 149 days until New Moon. Discuss.

This takes the cake. Ba dum bum.

Pretty amusing little Twihard tale. This would so happen to me.

Go. See. The. Proposal.

I went to see The Proposal tonight with Jenn M. and Shannon. (And must throw a shout-out to Desiree! Thanks for the candy!)

If you think I'm silly enough to be one of those people who would see The Proposal just to see the New Moon trailer, you are absolutely right.

What transformed in front of my eyes was mind-boggling. Not just the trailer; the audience. I have never, EVER seen such a huge crowd of people go nuts over a movie, let alone a 90 second trailer. When Jacob appears on the screen in all his nekidness, holy cow... everyone flips OUT.

Before I go to bed... I have to do two things.

One - I have to throw another shout-out to Maria at the Bonefish Grille because she is such a faithful Twihard and it's always fun to go and discuss the books with her.

Two - I have a confession. I hate to admit this - but I can't stop myself. Are you ready? OK - here we go. Rob Pattinson is BE-YOND beautiful on the big screen while playing Edward Cullen. I was so totally not prepared for that. All the telling myself he's "just a hoodie-wearing kid" went out the window for 90 seconds. I cannot imagine what I'm supposed to do with 2 hours. Thank god he's in South America for most of the film.

And that, my Twihard friends, is all I've got to say about that. Choke me in the shallow water before I get too deep.

PS - The movie was actually really good!

MY proposal

I have to wonder how much of THIS is due to Twihards wanting to see the New Moon trailer on the big screen since it's confirmed to be showing before "The Proposal". Normally I'd think that was ludicrous. But since I am going with my friends on Monday for that exact reason (and OK a margarita or two beforehand...) I think it might actually be possible. Check this out from deadbolt.com:

New Moon Trailer Gets a 'Proposal'

Beyond the Twilight Saga, Twilight and New Moon, every now and then a trailer boosts the box-office receipts of a movie that may not quite have performed as well at theaters as expected. In fact, one highly anticipated trailer puts butts in the seats ahead of a completely unrelated movie. This week it was the Twilight sequel New Moon, which previewed at an advance screening of the latest Sandra Bullock comedy The Proposal, which hit theaters on Friday, June 19.

Keep a close eye on the final weekend box-office for The Proposal. If it breaks records, the final numbers may reflect the true power of The Twilight Saga.

Yet another New Moon Playlist update

I added a couple songs to my New Moon playlist. Um, does anyone else think it would be way rad if Robert Pattinson recorded an acoustic version of "The Killing Moon" from Echo and the Bunnymen? Cuz I do. And PS this is SO going on my Eclipse and/or Breaking Dawn playlists. Read the lyrics. It's so Jacob singing to Bella about when Edward will turn her. I don't even know why I have it on my New Moon playlist. I just... dig it. But I digress. Another song I added is "Pray the Stars" by Joe Hedges. Beautiful song. Reminds me of when things are going so well with Jacob and Bella but you know it can't last. He also has another song that is GORGEOUS called "Mitral Valve Prolapse" that wasn't available at the playlist site or I'd have added it. "I try but nothing's ever gonna fill me up" - so totally perfect for the hole in Bella's chest. I actually emailed him and told him to submit it to Summit. What's there to lose? Anyway - another song I added is "A Forest" by the Cure. But instead of playing this when Edward leaves Bella, I'd play it when Bella is looking for the meadow, with or without Jacob. I would say I feel the strongest about "Dream On" from Kelly Sweet being played while Bella is lying in the forest after Edward dumps her. oooooh SUCH an impact. I'm also very attached to "Summer Skin" from Death Cab for Cutie early in the film. Notice how - in the beginning of New Moon - Stephenie Meyer wrote that Bella had the best summer of her life, but never really gave us any details? That's why this mellow song would be perfect in the beginning. You can actually feel the end of summer while listening to it. It's just totally sad - and foreshadows what's to come...

How cute is this?

Taylor Lautner is in Toronto to present at the Much Music awards. While out-and-about in the city, he stopped into an ice cream store with his family. Is that adorable or what?

PS - Dear Taylor,

Love the black hoodie look. Just please don't overdue it like RPattz.

Your pal,
Carol

Happy Birthday, Edward Cullen

No photos, since they don't exist. No commentary, because nothing needs to be said. Just a quiet little "Happy Birthday" to the greatest character who ever walked into our lives via the written page...

PETER FACINELLI WON THE TWITTER CONTEST!

Yeyyyyy!!! I WANT THAT TWILIGHT CHAIR BACKING!!!!!!!

The Runaways

A couple questions. 1 - How happy do you think Kstew is that they didn't make her sport THIS 'do for the movie? YIKES. 2 - Which one is Cherie Currie who Dakota is playing? I am happy to say The Runaways were slightly before my time. I'm thinking I was rockin' the 5th or 6th grade when this was made...

I Love Rock and Roll Part Deux

I realized some of you younger TwiFans aren't really that familiar with Joan Jett - so I thought I'd suggest some cool vids for you to check out. "I Love Rock and Roll" was big when I was in the 7th or 8th grade. Check out how early on in the video, the band had to actually act. Not as much splicing and perfection like in today's videos. Another good Joan Jett tune was "Bad Reputation", which, might I say, has graced my iPod for quite some time. Clearly it was no big thing to see someone wearing black leather skinny pants and a tight blouse with puffy sleeves at that time. But one song that stands out that Joan Jett did was a remake of Tommy James and the Shondells' "Crimson and Clover". Check it out. She was Just. So. Cool. And I know Kstew is going to pull it off.

No. Way.

New Moon Makeup. They used it on RPattz. Maybe that's what's got all the chickies' knickers in a twist...

I Love Rock and Roll.

While some people are posting info about Rob Pattinson and his barely happened cab encounter... or photos of him kissing Emelie de Ravin on the beach... or filming in his skinny tie... I would MUCH rather post about THIS very cool union between Joan Jett and mini me. It's outrageous how much Kristen Stewart has JJ spot-on in these shots. I am really looking forward to the film. Rememeber me? Not so much. But that might change tommorrow... depends on my mood.

More Twitter goodness...

If you find yourself sick to death of Rob Pattinson's fan woes - but still want to get your Twilight on - you can mosey your rear-end over to Twitter and follow some other awesome Twilight series actors:

Click here to follow "Charlie Swan".

Click here to follow "Billy Black".

Click here to follow "Carlisle".

All these guys are a lot of fun to follow. They're funny and intelligent and don't seem to take themselves too seriously (if at all). And they're all integral parts of the Twilight series films. So go follow 'em!

omg please follow Carlisle!!!

I WANT THAT CHAIR BACKING!!!!!

WTF??????

Dear RPattz,

It's clear in this scary-assed video that you need new security detail. My 4 year old could protect you better than this.

Love,
Carol

I have been accused in the past of being "protective" of Robert Pattinson because I don't believe most of the trash people write about him. I found this video to be disgusting and the over-protective mom in me comes out in a big way when I see it. Dude he's got BOTH hands in his hair. Clearly he's nervous. Get OFF of him and let him do his job. I can only imagine how his poor parents feel when they see something like this. These freaky aggro chicks were TOUCHING him. FIRE THE BODYGUARDS because they SUCK.

Happy almost birthday Edward

OK so this is sooooo silly of me to point out but I had to. Saturday - June 20th - is Edward Cullen's birthday. Get your silly on and have a drink in honor of the greatest fictional vampire who ever never lived!

Twitter me this, Carlisle

OK I wasn't going to post this because I have like 5 readers and some Twilight sites have 5 million. LOL But every little bit helps. If you are on Twitter, make sure to follow Peter Facinelli who plays Carlisle. He made a bet with a friend that he could get 500K followers by Friday at Midnight. So far he's in the 214K range. If he loses, he has to hand over the back of his director's chair from Twilight - and that would suck. If he wins, his buddy has to dance down the street in LA, dressed in a bikini, singing "All the Single Ladies" by Beyonce. And that would rule. And PS - I was following him long before I heard about this bet because he is truly a genuinely nice guy. I love to read his updates about planting trees in his front yard or watching Blues Clues with his kids. Makes me feel a little better about my boring life. ;)

Kstew, love her or... not

Seeing as I'm one of those girls who really likes Kristen Stewart, I really hope she cuts down on the Camels. I am not one to lecture anyone about smoking... and people who do get on my nerves. But seriously - if you are chain smoking Camels at 19... I am afraid for you. And your lungs.

Whoa. Scary aggro chicks attack Rob Pattinson.

OMG. Scary pics from Lainey Gossip of a bunch of Twilight fans throwing themselves at RPattz in NYC. Although, frankly, he doesn't seem that upset. He's either really good at keeping up appearances... or finding this all somewhat comical. Except the one who attacked him from behind. She's definitely cuckoo for cocoa puffs. And OK maybe the one who's taking her picture with him. She's a bit wonky. But I think he's actually digging the chick with the hat. Maybe it's just me. And I LOVE the stop sign in the background. So very fitting.

***UPDATE - after seeing the video I have totally changed my tune and realize I was a bit too nonchalant about this. God bless this guy for dealing with all this BS. I would be losing my shizzle if people were touching me like that. I didn't realize how bad it was until I saw the video.

Rob is a great Edward (hiccup!)

You know what's so funny about this article? When I read it, I was trying to think of my old Irish alcoholic uncle's name. And then it hit me. Uncle Ed! (no lie!)

We interrupt this Twilight blog...

True Blood. Just watched the Season 2 premiere. I think I've officially dumped Bill Compton for Edward Cullen. Loved the show but so did NOT love the last scene with Bill and Sookie. Yuck. I fear they've lost the magic and as a couple have jumped the proverbial shark. I will say HOO-RAY for Lafayette! Yey! He's alive! And Eric might be my new fav True Blood vampire. Stay tuned...

"That's too much hair for one woman!"

I love the bald guy so I will ignore the fact that he called Taylor Lautner a vampire. PS - Chelsea, please no more blaspheming...

Chelsea Lately June 12 , 2009
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Why I love Kristen Stewart this week

I've already made no bones about the fact that I am beyond impressed with Kristen Stewart for agreeing to cut off her hair for her role as Joan Jett in The Runaways. But I haven't shared with you my feelings on what she's doing for the fashion sense of today's youth.

When I first started paying attention to Kstew in the media, I was less-than-thrilled with her wardrobe choices. I wanted her to girl it up a bit and maybe trade in the Converse for a day here and there. But I have done a complete and utter 180 - and here's why.

I went to the movies the other day... and my online Twi-bud, Kim, can attest to how (some of) the young girls are dressed at our local movie theater. They tend to look like - how can I put this mildly? BIG FAT HO'S. Pants with rises so low they have to get a Brazilian just to be seen in them. Shirts with so much cleavage showing you could hide your car keys. And I'm talking about kids in highschool, people. But...when I went to the movies the other day, do you know what the kids were all wearing? Skinny jeans - hoodies - and Converse sneakers. They looked like friggin kids and not hookers. It was a beautiful thing. And I am giving 100% credit to Kstew. And PS - I am loving the hair. I think it's fabu. A little framing around the face never hurt anyone and I think it does wonders for her.

As if we CARE?!

Yeah - like this would matter?!

Behind-the-Scenes Coolness

It must be Video Day because I cannot stop posting them. Thanks to kyleandjackieo.com for this way cool behind-the-scenes video with copious amounts of Jacob-muscles. Never fear, you'll get your Edward fix at the end...

Why I love youtube

This... cracked me up. "Alice" is KILLING ME with the pitching.

LOST and Edward; Perfect Together

Oh holy hell - here is a LOST parody video - complete with action figures - I found on Lauren's Bite. One word: HILARIOUS. And believe it or not, it's got TONS of Edward mixed in. Even SPARKLING EDWARD! You. Will. Die. And seeing as "Edward" is filming a movie with "Claire" right now, this is even kindof topical.

Uh...it's nothing personal

OK I sortof hate that I'm doing this... because from the beginning I've said this is a blog about Twilight - the books - and that I hate getting all caught up in the actors' lives. And yet - here I am - giving you the latest links to interesting tidbits about them in the media. I guess I'm in New Moon Filming withdrawal... and I need to put SOMETHING out there. But I really hate contributing to the feeding frenzy - because, let's face it - that's what keeps the crazy-assed paparazzi on their tails. And I really do feel bad for them. But then I console myself by telling myself that no one reads this stupid blog and I'm not really doing any damage. But, you know... if any Twilight actors want to contact me to ask me to stop posting this stuff - I'd be all over and and I'd cease and desist immediately. (A girl can try, can't she?) So...without further ado...(aka annoying commentary from me):

Rob P. leaving the Bowery last night

KStew's new hair - I had to post this because I have SICK respect for her for doing this. She looks AWESOME and she looks EXACTLY like Joan!! I dig Joan Jett and have since I was in the 8th grade (Yeah I'm old whatever, get over it) since m'girl is originally from Main Line like me. She and Pink pretty much are primo examples of the tough Philly chicks. (OK Philly Burb Chicks. LOL) I. Love. It.

Kstew and Dakota at the Roxy - love that these two are BFFs. Poor Dakota needs all this limelight after the train wreck that was War of the Worlds. Tom Cruise almost ended her career before her what - 13th birthday?

Ebola is putting it NICELY!!!

Oh holy hell this made me laugh uncontrollably and I am utterly and completely in AGREEMENT with Lainey Gossip on this one. If he dares go near her I will rank on him mercilessly regarding his love of black hoodies. I might even go after "the hands". (Thanks to Jenn M for the tip!)

I. Love. This.

Dear Carlisle,

This cool little page on your website is so cute it makes me want to have your half-breed, fast-growing, long-haired vampire babies. Shhh... Don't tell Esme.

Love,
Carol

Guess who showed up at my doorstep today?!

Jenn M. and Shannon C. - the two of you are PRICELESS and you better believe Edward will be front and center at my 100 Days til New Moon party in August!!!!! Video to follow...

More Vampires?

Twilight meets True Blood meets Dawson's Creek, Dudes. I don't even know WHAT to think about THIS.

ohmygodohmygodohmygod

This... is like 8 million times BETTER than the REAL trailer. Honest to god. It gave me the chills. KUDOS to tiffanyd666. She has truly put together a work of art - AGAIN!

Well ALRIGHT!!

Must throw out huge props to Rob P. who has taken my advice and done a SPECTACULAR job of trying to disguise himself better. Of course, it's not exactly working... but whatev. Love the baseball hat. And I'm thrilled to see he's ditched the black hoodie and all-black ensem for some good, old-fashioned Levi's and an... interesting plaid shirt. He probably should ditch the Wayfarers if he really wants to seal the deal though... but I love my own Ray-Bans and would probably not be able to part with them, either.

Just finished Breaking Dawn. Again.

I realized I've barely mentioned my big Breaking Dawn re-read... probably because I've been taking my time and picking it up here and there. Here are my thoughts at present:

- Caius... is a douche.
- As with the other books, I loved this so much more the 2nd time around. I didn't race through the visiting vampire stuff toward the end and I frankly cannot WAIT to see who they cast in the movie. I would give my left ovary to see a little Jonathan Rhys Meyers action... or possibly a Jude Law casting, perhaps? (And PS I had him on the brain days ago BEFORE they started asking RPattz about him in the media. Word.) OK Back to the book:
- Every time Edward and Jacob have "a moment" I'm so verklempt I want to send someone a sappy Hallmark card.
- Why can't Alice "see" half-immortals? I thought she couldn't "see" things when Renesmee was around because she was tied to Jacob. But she couldn't see Nahuel, either. And if you don't remember who Nahuel is, you need to get your ass in gear and re-read Breaking Dawn, too.
- Why does Stephenie throw Esme so few crumbs in this book? They might as well save their pennies and send poor Elizabeth Reaser back to Grey's Anatomy during the shooting of this movie since she's barely in the book. And believe me, I love her, too. I need more cowbell - and Esme.
- Bella and Edward = Sappy and Sappier in this book. I love 'em - and I loved the book - but man they are so gooey at the end. I half expect them to call each other schnookems and stay up late watching "7th Heaven" reruns.

It is a-ma-zing to me to see the difference between "Breaking Dawn Bella and Edward" and "Twilight Bella and Edward". In Breaking Dawn, Edward's home entertaining the guests on the Steinway while Bella's taking Renesmee to her father's for a lovely afternoon visit (um, not actually. Can we say J. Jenks?) Certainly is a far cry from the high school days when Edward was stalking half the junior class' brains for Bella tidbits in the middle of English class. Or was it Geometry class? Uh oh....I can't remember. And you know what THAT means?! Yup! The big, ol' MIDNIGHT SUN RE-READ!!! Stay tuned!

No no no no no no no no

Nope. Don't like it. AT ALL. Don't get me wrong, it's a decent Kelly Clarkson tune; I dig her a lot. But this song is too angry underneath the surface. Bella did not think this way about Edward leaving. She never ever uttered a negative word about him while he was gone. She was just... sad.

***There is some discrepancy about this song. It's supposedly a demo from 2007 called "Did You" - but I'm not finding anything called "Empty as I Am" so maybe they've renamed the demo? She says Empty as I Am has a "sweet melody" - and this isn't a sweet song. So maybe it's not the right song? If someone can clear this up, please let me know.

Rob and Obama: Perfect Together

GREAT article from MTV about Rob Pattinson's sudden, massive fame. Honestly, it creeps me out to no end. I don't know how he handles it so well. I'll have to ponder that this summer when I'm in the city stalking him with Jenn and Shannon. Oh chill, I'm kidding. Everybody knows I'd rather stalk Jeffrey Dean Morgan...

Rob who?

Thanks to Twilight Moms for putting this interview with Peter Facinelli - aka Carlisle Cullen - on their website and thus reminding me to watch it. He is so adorable I've almost forgiven him for blowing us off in Parsippany. Chelsea Handler is so friggin funny I can't contain myself. I have to laugh that her book "My Horizontal Life" is my BOOK CLUB BOOK for this month. We all complained about having to read too many depressing books involving kids and someone suggested a good smutty book. I was kindof hoping for a smutty romance novel but whatev. She's funny so I'll get some much-needed laughs.

Twilight Guy

OK so this funny dude - Twilight Guy (check out his site) - has a cool little contest going where you can win all sorts of signed Twilight goodness for just subscribing to his youtube channel (that means push a little "subscribe" button - not too difficult). So of course, I did. Here's what I want: The signed copy of Twilight (with the signed New Moon coming in second) or the signed photo of Kellen Lutz riding with his head out of the hummer; one of my absolutely FAVORITE shots from the movie. SO Emmett.

I have been playing with some possible video ideas for a while now. If I make something, it might feature Jenn M. and Shannon C. - and maybe everyone who comes to my 100 Days 'til New Moon party - if they'll give me their consent. (insert evil laughter here)

Um, Damn!

This is... I don't even know what to say about this.

Get DOWN with your bad self, Stephenie!

Great article from The Deadbolt about Stephenie Meyer coming in #26 out of 100 on the Forbes Most Powerful Celebrities list. Just like I was waxing on about last night, THIS is what it's all about. I have all the lurve for Rob P, but it's not about him pulling a butt muscle and needing a massage on the first day of shooting. (Hello, Massage Therapy school? It's me, Carol...) It's about Stephenie Meyer being awesome. She created Edward Cullen. 'Nuff said.

*Thanks so much to twilightersanonymous.com for the awesome photo!

OK so this is weird

So tonight I was doing laundry (I can hear the Rowan U. girls running away from this post, thinking it's going to be boring and they're late for a party ;) and I started thinking about Stephenie Meyer. I started thinking about the MTV awards... and how she wasn't there. And I was wondering why. One of my mother's favorite sayings is "Be conspicuous by your absence." And clearly, Stephenie Meyer was extremely conspicuous by hers on Sunday night. (Of course my mother used to say that to me when she was dragging me to Northwestern PA to see my grandparents for Thanksgiving, and I was missing the Homecoming dance, but I digress.)

So after a few minutes of pondering this, I decided I was proud of Stephenie Meyer. She could be very different about all of this. She could be going to awards - hobnobbing with the world - but she's not. She could be trying to get every bit of limelight possible - but she's not. For whatever reason, she has decided to "sit this one out" if you will. And I'm insanely impressed by that. If it were me, I'd have had my ass planted right in between Rob Pattinson and Kristen Stewart during the awards. I'd have gotten every designer in Manhattan to bring me dresses. And I'd have had my own little "almost kiss" with Carlisle (with Jenny AND Esme's blessing, of course) - only I'd have faked him out and gone in for the kill. But not Stephenie Meyer. Lord knows what she was doing on Sunday night. Watching in her sweats with her family at home, perhaps? (Finishing Midnight Sun, perhaps?) Regardless, she is one CLASS ACT and I am once again reminded of my respect and high regard for this woman. And as I said in the early days of this blog and should be saying a lot more these days: It's. Not. About. The. Movies. It's about the books. All of it. All of this. And we all need to remember that a little more often.

OK so why is it weird? Because - after the laundry was finished (yeah right) - I came downstairs, looked at my Google homepage, and noticed a blurb on newmoonmovie.org about Stephenie Meyer deleting her Myspace page. She posted a note on her website, saying she has never had a Facebook page - doesn't Twitter - and will only be communicating with fans via her official website. And I'm sure you - like I - will detect a bit of bitterness when she mentions missing the old days of being able to talk to fans online. So I'm guessing she is truly disappearing for a while. And I could not BE more thrilled. It means she's writing, people. It means she's got something cooking and I, for one, cannot wait to find out what. OK so I'm hoping upon hope that it involves a little more Edward - and a little less mermaids - than what has been previously pondered. But - whatever. I just hope Stephenie Meyer is in a good place right now and is truly happy. Because she's brought a lot of happiness into our lives... it's only right she get to enjoy her own.

*Thanks to entertainment weekly for the photo.

More Carlisle Lurve

Check out Carlisle's nifty scarf-tie. He is STYLIN'! It looks like he might have stepped out for a coffee in this shot and they said "no worries, we'll just borrow a stand-in from Madame Tussaud's." And hello? Bella? I know your own house is nothing to brag about, but do you think you could maybe TRY not to get blood all over the carpet? Esme puts a lot of time into decorating, you know.

I'm a fangirl, she's a fangirl, you're a fangirl too!

I had to post this just in case you weren't sure who the dude below her is abusing. But - I have to defend her - because I was just as bad the other night when I first saw it. Think Tom Cruise-jumping-up-and-down-on-Oprah's-couch bad. Yeah. I should have taped myself. I'd be all over youtube by now. And not in a good way. PS - this is SO for my niece, Caitlin. I can't wait to watch her emulate this at the next family party.

I love this guy!

Totally cute interview

How sweet is Peter Facinelli? I swear to god he's got a Leave it to Beaver vibe happening. I half expect him to excuse himself to run off to church. Or a little league game.

~ Shudder ~

I truly feel bad for this guy. He had zero clue how Twilight was going to explode and take over his life. I am willing to bet he'd say "no thank you" if he had it to do all over again, and someone told him how bad it would get. I just realized he's this mega star; but he hasn't made a ton of money from acting yet. It's not like he can hop on his private jet. He's stuck taking commercial airlines like the rest of us.
You can see all the photos of Rob P. looking slightly terrified - and taking his shoes off at security - at Celebrity Gossip. Truly unfrigginbelievable.

Great video interview with Taylor Lautner

He says that his "breakup scene" with Bella is the most intense scene he shot. Remember it was raining and Billy and the pack were looking out the window? Ugh. It was almost as torturous as Edward in the woods when I read it the 2nd time. Watch it!

Sigh. Just look at all the pretty.

Everything looks better in the morning!

OK so this AM both Jenn M. and Kim H (who I don't even know but she's friends with cool Kim from the shore so she must be cool) pointed out that Bella is wearing a different jacket in the "Jake run!" scene than she is in the Laurent scene. Soooo....they DIDN'T mess with the Laurent scene. And for this, I am eternally grateful. AND - I just watched the breakup scene again and almost cried - but this time for Edward. After reading Midnight Sun - and that 4 pager blurb when he was in the attic in South America in New Moon - can you even IMAGINE what was going through that poor guy's head when he dumped her? Oh man. Bringin' the crazy. Stephenie Meyer - please - don't make me beg more (but you know I will).

PS - Hope you liked my erratic posting last night during the awards. Which only goes to show that I truly do live in p-u-r-g-a-t-o-r-y over the Twilight series. It just ain't right. They will commit me before this is all over and Breaking Dawn comes out. I just hope they let me watch it in the rubber room.

YOU decide.

And another thing...

Was it me or was Edward pissed BEFORE the party? Did the "kiss me" part happen BEFORE the party? What's with THAT? When they're coming down the stairs at the Cullens, he looks upset already. Do not even TELL me they've messed with it that much. Please. I don't know if I can stand it. This will just send me right over the deep end and I'll be wandering around in the school parking lot at pick up, clutching New Moon and whispering to all my underground Twilight buds that I have to read it again for a THIRD time, just to stay focused. (While admiring Shannon's Twilight shirt.) And we don't want that happening. No way. No one wants unfocused Carol. Nope. Focused, happy, drink-cosmos-while-out-with-my-Twilight-buds is a much better Carol. I promise you.

Oh NO!!!!!!!!!!

I just rewatched the clip. No no NO. She yells at Jake to run and he changes in front of her??? The beauty of the meadow scene with Laurent is that she didn't know about Jake yet. Come ON! He comes to save her and changes in FRONT of her for the first time with LAURENT there? NO NO NO!!! Totally not how it happened! Look people - I dealt with Edward being all spazzy in the meadow in Twilight. But now THIS? OH I am so not happy. SOB!

Kstew IS Bella!!!

I loved the hell out of her dropping that award. It was SO adorable. I have done a complete 180 about this girl. I was subjected to The Hills tonight and found myself being so happy Kstew wears her little Converse and doesn't act all scary and LAish. And now this. She drops the award. Total BELLA move. She couldn't have planned that if she tried. All I could think of was Charlie saying "Good luck with that" when Edward said they were playing baseball. PS - I'll go back to pretty pictures tomorrow but for now I just have too friggin much to say!!!!!!!

Why I loved the clip.

Jenn M. isn't thrilled. I feel so bad because that's how I felt with the 15 second clip at first. Here is what I loved. I loved getting to SEE Jasper lunge at her. I loved seeing Edward shove him across the room. I loved just seeing the Cullens at the party. I loved watching Edward dump Bella in the woods and I got teary. I loved watching her lay there. But - surprisingly - most of all - I LOVED watching Jacob turn into a motherfriggin werewolf! That. Made. My. LIFE!!!!!!!!

My. Heart. Just. Stopped. Beating.

I don't even know what to say. I can't breathe. That New Moon trailer was about 75 times better than I ever expected. Holy CRAP I am shitting my pants right now, worse than Rob on stage with the popcorn trophy. I can't wait to a) watch it again and b) post it in purgatory as soon as I find it online. My early apologies to whomever I gank it from. I'll give you full credit. I promise.

Loving this chat!

I am having sick fun on this newmoonmovie.org chat. Come chat with me - CarolS!

A prayer

Dear 8 pound, 6 ounce Baby Jesus. Please, please never make me watch this scary Hills show again. The people getting married are like some weird, Stepford, Aryan Nation couple. Please please save me from this robotic, LA hell. In return, I will try to never again abuse Kristen Stewart for her angst, black eyeshadow or skinny jeans. If I ever lay eyes on this show again, I promise to run screaming to Kristen Stewart to ask her where she bought her Converse sneakers and I pledge to buy a pair. So help me God.

PS - I am getting G-I-D-D-Y. Get these people OFF my TV and let the NEW MOON FESTIVITIES BEGIN!!!!

Um...some things about the MTV Awards, y'all

Thanks to cullenboysanonymous for airing this live feed from the MTV red carpet.

I forgot to mention I read in Page 6 this AM... They had to do a last minute seat change at the MTV Awards because different Hollywood stars are soooo not down with each other and can't stand to be near each other. Two they mentioned were Whitney Port and our own Bella, none other than Kristen Stewart. They said Whitney made some rank comments about the movie (she allegedly called it "really bad") and that the role of Bella was too "one-dimensional". Um, yikes.

Is anyone else having problems with newmoonmovie.org loading? Holy crap. I love this site so much and sometimes have an issue or two getting pages to load... most likely because it's tres popular and has a butt-load of Twilight-rific graphics. But tonight it is sick. And I'm trying to check out their live blog. WTF? I don't have an Apple Commodore for god's sake! I have a friggin iBook and am online with FiOS. HELP!

PS - I SO don't want to offend any of you who read my blog with any regularity. So if you're a fan of "The Hills", just move along and go get yourself a lovely snack from the fridge. But I am (suffering through) watching some episodes because they're holding me H-O-S-T-A-G-E and airing red carpet shizz during the show. Oh. My. God. It truly seems bad. I mean really bad. But then again, I watch the Real Housewives of New Jersey. So what the hell do I know?

Edward Bear. Srsly.

Dudes, you can't MAKE this up. I just heard this song, "The Last Song" in my car... and I remember it from when I was a kid. (Shut UP. I know I'm old.) The text on my Sirius radio said:

"The Last Song" by Edward Bear

What's even funnier is it's about a dude who writes songs for his girlfriend. (OK alright, so I tie pretty much everything to Twilight. But c'mon. So do you.)

How do I love Lauren's Bite, let me count the ways...

So I'm checking email.... Google updates... various bogus Robsten reports. You know, the usual daily Twihard bullshizz. And all I see today is "15 minute New Moon teaser" blah blah blah. (I've watched it 75 times already. I need more cowbell.) And of course I check Lauren's Bite because I <3 her. Read today's post. How funny is "milkshake partner"?? ROFLMAO! Thank god there are people in the Twilight community with a sense of humor or I'd have lost m'damn mind by now (remember, this is purgatory, people!) So Lauren is my favorite person today. She's the new black. And she's going to be blogging live tonight during the awards, so check her out!

MTV awards - Twilight for "Best Kiss"?

This woman is nuttier than a double almond hazelnut cappuccino... but I love her. And I love this whole discussion. Make sure you watch the video. And I had ZERO idea that Rob Pattinson came into that audition with his "Dali hair". Holy hell. He's like a combo of Hugh Grant and Brendan Frazer. ON crack. IN an 80s movie.

Who loves ya, Baby?

(Sorry you have to sit through Ozzy's perfectly manicured nails.)

OK - I've changed this post 17 times. At first I was giddy. Then, I was a bit... disappointed? Now... I'm GIDDY AGAIN. I think I love it. I cannot WAIT to see this friggin movie!

Scenes from New Moon to air on Entertainment Tonight

Thanks to twilightsource.com for the info!

Scenes from New Moon to air on Entertainment Tonight

Take. Deep. Breaths.

Thanks to Lauren from my favorite Twilight site - Lauren's Bite - for being the way cool chick she is and posting this for all to (gank) see.

Things that make you go "hmmmm"...

So is this really "Carlisle's" new website? Lots of cute updates about barbecues and Jenny and yoga. I rarely trust anyone on Twitter, except Jamie Campbell Bower, because his posts are too f'd up to be fake. Srsly.

I wonder if Peter F. is gearing up for his twitour where an unknown amount of Twilight fans will get their picture taken with him. Not that I pre-purchased a photo or anything. What kind of loser does that?

Dear "Edward", BRING IT! Love, Carol

Has anyone seen my tongue? Because I lost it when it fell right the hell out my mouth.

* Thanks to Jenn D. for ganking this photo from Shannon G. who ganked it from someone on Facebook who ganked it from lord knows who. ;)

Uh, I'll have what she's having.

New Moon Playlist UPDATED

I am so positively GIDDY over my New Moon playlist... I want to marry it and have its' babies. Please let me know what you think. I'm curious. Commenting isn't scary, I promise. Try it!

We interrupt this Twilight blog...

...to bring you a little TRUE BLOOD, Baby! June 14th! BRING IT!

Official "New Moon" site

Ooooh - New Moon webby goodness from Summit.

Sigh. Rob SO doesn't get it.

So I just read this national ledger article where Rob P is talking about how he can't go out because everyone recognizes him... even with his hoodie and sunglasses... and he just can't figure out why. Gee. I wonder. And while musing that maybe it's his nose that's giving him away, he comments that girls don't flirt with him, but are scared to death to talk to him. To this I say:

HELLO?! MCFLY?! How is it POSSIBLE that you don't understand what's happening here, Rob? They don't really want you. They think they want you... but they really want Edward Cullen. And you aren't Edward Cullen. You just play him on TV. And if you don't want them to notice you, it might be a good idea to trade in your black jeans, black shoes, black hoodie and black hat for a nice pair of faded jeans... and maybe a green or possibly blue t-shirt. Or if you really want to be like Edward Cullen, you could sport a pair of khakis and a white v-neck, which is REALLY how Edward Cullen would dress. Not in black from head to toe, which Stephenie Meyer clearly stated he NEVER WORE. But that's my beef with the Twilight producers/director; not you. So either get some color into your wardrobe... or suck it up, Silly!

WTF?!

So I just found this on entertainmentwise.

This version has Bella and Jacob flipped. And it makes a hell of a lot more sense, don'tcha think?! (Except Bella's fingers. They're still really long and freakish.) Bella's choosing Edward over Jacob and Jacob's not happy. Exactly. Edward should probably be in the back but whatevs. This is still a better poster, even if it was Photoshopped. I still don't get the fists... but there was a lot of odd fist-balling going on in the books. So we'll overlook that, mmmkay?

Finally, something new!

Hi Mercedes - sorry - the video I uploaded got yanked from my site. I don't even remember who it was from - but they must not like their footage being shared. So testy! I'd think they'd like some PR. I know I would! But they've probably got 5 million viewers...whereas I only have about 6 or so. ;)

At any rate - here is a link to those new Summit photos. (Although you've probably seen them by now!) The original video I posted was only talking about these photos - so you'll spend less time looking at these than watching that! It's a win/win situation! :)

Have you seen this?

Kindof funny. Kindof cheesy. Kindof stupid. And what's with the stripes?

Cam Gigandet vs. Twilight Fans from Cam Gigandet

GOOD New Moon Artwork

Since I've been less-than-thrilled with the "official" New Moon artwork, I thought I'd post some fan artwork that I like a lot. All of these are from deviantart.com. What do you think?

From SaveMe620. Absolutely beautiful and should win an award of some sort.

From twlt4hcore. I LOVE how crazed Edward looks. And Jacob looks normal. And Bella looks depressed. All how they SHOULD look!































From Grodansnagel. I dig this. No Jacob - but Edward is all ghost-like and surreal and that makes me giddy with delight.

Survery Says! No, Thank you!

I give you... the first original New Moon artwork. And I warn you; I'm not happy.

Forks or bust!

Check out this great article about Forks (in the Penninsula Daily News) from Marcia Bingham of the Forks Chamber of Commerce. I totally want to go to Forks and La Push. Let's just get that out on the table right now. The TwiTour will be fun - but how much would I love a girls' weekend in the Olympic Peninsula?! WHO'S WITH ME?!

Dear Nikki, You rock. Love, Carol

This is... in a word: awesome. I feel so much better, knowing we have an advocate in that cast who is pushing for them to stay true to the books. Check out this excerpt from an MTV interview with Nikki Reed:

"Reed did promise us, however, that she won't be going to Italy with hopes that Weitz will see her on set and decide he might as well interject Rosalie into some additional scenes. "Absolutely not," she promised. "No. I feel so strongly about them sticking to the books.

"In fact, there was a scene in a very early draft of the 'New Moon' [script] that they had invented that was not in the books," Reed revealed. "And there was a discussion, and that scene is no longer in the script.

"I don't want to be in more of the movie just to be in more of the movie — and I think if they do that with any of the other actors that it is ridiculous, because I think that the only way that we can succeed is to stick to the books," she insisted. "If you are worried about how to please the fans, you will fail if you don't stick to the books."

LOVE her! (said in my high-pitched voice). Forget what I said about the bad dye job they gave her in Twilight. It doesn't matter anymore. What matters is that she - and hopefully others in that cast - are working to make sure the films are as close to the books as possible. And that rocks.

The big Breaking Dawn re-read...

"Like a junkie with a limited supply, the day of reckoning was coming for me. The more hits I took now, the harder it would be when my supply ran out."


Dear Stephenie,

My supply will soon run out. Again. How many times can I re-read the Twilight series? (OK, don't answer that.) Please, oh please, won't you go to your quiet place and start writing something Twilight-related again? Whether you finish Midnight Sun... or continue where Breaking Dawn left off... or start a kick-ass prequel of Carlisle's turning or Edward's life before being turned... it's all good. All of it. You have lifetimes of material to work with. So please, for the love of all that's holy, work with it.

You most sincere and humble (addict) servant,
Carol

A Few Good Twihards

So I went out with some of my Twilight buds last night. Jen L, Shannon C, Jen M. Great women - who are just as over-the-top as me where Twilight is concerned. (Well, maybe not Jen L. She wouldn't take pictures of yellow Porsche's in parking lots.) Oh and note to self - COSMOS ARE THE DEVIL. But what's funny is that we feel like we have to whisper in the parking lot at school - or go out at night - to discuss Twilight. Because Twilight mania is going on everywhere - yet still a somewhat underground thing. And I have become a major supplier. A Twilight go-to girl, if you will. I feel like Jack Nicholson in "A Few Good Men", doing a dirty job that I love - in secret. My existence - while grotesque and incomprehensible to you - saves lives. The lives of women who just need an escape from kids or work. So I chat up Twilight or write a blog or buy the books for my friends and family, just to spread the word. And here's the bottom line. YOU CAN'T HANDLE THE TRUTH. You don't want the truth because deep down in places you don't talk about at parties, you WANT me on that wall. You NEED me on that wall. Yup. I deal Twilight. And I like it. PS - Guess who grew up in my little area of the Jersey shore? If you guessed Jack Nicholson, you are correct. He came back a few years ago to go to his 50th high school reunion. Once a local, always a local.

Eclipse Trailer

Oooh dang. Pretty darn good.

Happy Birthday, Rob!

Of all days for a Twilight blog owner's internet connection to go on the fritz, Robert Pattinson's birthday should NOT be one of them. (Cablevision sucks in ways internet providers should not suck.) So - sorry I'm a bit late in getting to the big webby party... but I wanted to throw a big HAPPY BIRTHDAY out there to our favorite vegan vampire. Now get out there and party (preferably in front of lots of camera phones) so I'll have something to blog about tomorrow!

Awesome New Moon Trailer

Here's a new fan-made New Moon trailer. Honest to god, it made me cry. I am so sad over Jacob right now (maybe because I'm early on in my reread of Breaking Dawn) and this just drove a knife right through my heart. I am BEYOND STOKED for this movie (insert nervous laughter here).

Oh SNAP!

Dear Jessica,

Ditching our scripts is inexcusable and you couldn't be any more fired. No need to return to the set. We will be replacing you very soon with someone who actually gives a shit about our movies.

Love,
Summit Entertainment.
PS - That dress in Twilight made you look a hooch. Just sayin'.

Damn, boyfriend!

I am 39-and-holding - and this guy is barely legal - and I'm pretty sure I could be arrested for some of the thoughts that go through my brain when he's looking so damn Edwardesque. Imagine waiting for someone at the airport - and all the sudden this gets off the plane. I think the screaming in my head would drown out the gate announcement about whoever I was picking up, rendering me completely useless. But I would pretend I wasn't even looking at him, because that's what I always do when I have the occasional celeb run-in. (C'mon, Andrew Shue still counts, doesn't he?!) One good thing in this scenario is that my Edward would never wear this black-on-black ensem. Nor the hood. Nor the Keds. So I feel a little better. Check out more shots at Gossip Girls.

Twilight is soooo beneath me, dahhhling!

You have to read this. It's not the blog post, but the comments. They're deliciously fun to read. I swear, dissing Twilight is the new black. And you can quote me on that.

Happy Mother's Day

Happy Mother's Day! And clean up this mess... NOW!

That's impolite...

"I would have pressed the issue, but then Jacob honked his horn - two quick, impatient honks." "That's impolite", Edward growled.

You know - I couldn't figure out why it bothered me so much that they made Edward honk in the movie when he picked Bella up for school the first time. THIS is why! It just wasn't Edward. In Twilight, didn't Bella walk outside to drive to school, and Edward was just standing there in front of his car? It was typical of Edward to just... appear. That kindof MADE that scene in the book, actually. There was no call, no advanced warning. And he was making a huge statement in doing so. I felt like the honking in the movie was too boring and... human - for lack of a better word.

They better not be messing with New Moon too much. Having him honk is something totally small - but out of character. I fear what they could do to the next three films.

This makes me giggle.

Twittering New Moon

Just when I thought I was out, they pull me back in. I was about to quit Twitter after a very small amount of time being on it. But I am now following "Aro", "Caius" and some Summit Entertainment dude from Utah. It's really weird. I think I feel dirty. But I just can't look away. Not when I'm getting delicious set updates from New Moon. It's just too tempting!