i know i told several people that i would do a post about my experience camping out in LA for the breaking dawn premeire. and i will, at some point. it was overwhelming and i'm still trying to figure out what i want to say about it.
for now, i'm doing my usual dump of my ipad bookmarks. it was getting a little crowded. these are stories that people have either directly told me i should read or people have been talking about on twitter.
if you want to know what else i'm reading and have been loving, check out my favourites on my fanfiction.net page. there are a lot of extremely talented people in this fandom.
Animate Me 6989390
Baby, It's Cold Outside 8794249
Cake 8525419
Compass 8602497
Corporate Affairs 8526885
Departures 8625604
Feral 6615810
First Ten 5874934
The Gap 8595287
Geek Love 5327102
The Hostage 8805594
I'll Be Your Lover Too 4810274
Last Tango in Forks 5918985
A Little Too Much Too Late 8118923
Love Remains the Same 7058351
An Introdution to Swirl and Daisy 5642262
The Misadventures of Daisy and Swirl 6065116
Offside 7036128
Out of My Head, I Sang 8514646
The Purple Banana Hammock 8438979
Quiet Storm 6575026
Secret Sex 5806017
Shadowboxer 4905129
She is Love 6524619
Turkey Baster 7867413
Unrequited 7446868
Wake Up, My Love 4583618
The Weight of Words 5463683
Words with Friends 6910604
Words with Strangers 7176635
i haven't yet read any of these. if you have, tell me what you think or which you think i should read next in the comments.
Monday, December 31, 2012
Tuesday, October 16, 2012
the six degrees of robert pattinson
if you're at all like me, you might just be a huge tangled ball of nerves right now. with all the waiting we've been having to endure and postponing of the release of information, you might be having trouble trying to sleep. and let's face it... more sleepless nights will probably arise as we get closer to the premiere date.
well, i have something that might help you. when i can't get my mind to slow down at night, i tend to play little games in my head (listing all the states alphabetically, listing as many types of whatevers as i can, etc.). the other night i made up a new game. try it. see if it helps you. (i also played it the next morning as i was trying to get my brain to function again on what little sleep i had achieved.)
who remembers the game 'the six degrees of kevin bacon'? (a pun of the six degrees of separation) as it was explained to me, any actor in hollywood can be traced back to kevin bacon in six steps or less. fun right?
as we all know, rob's acting career has been on the rise, therefore creating more and more connections. so i wondered if it were possible to play the game with him instead. the answer is yes. yes, it is. and it's sooooo much more appealing than kevin bacon.
to test it out, i decided to start with the original. kevin bacon. here's how that went.
kevin bacon was in x-men first class. so was edi gathegi. who was in twilight and new moon ~ with rob.
only 2 degrees!
NOTE: i'm still refining my own personal rules. hubby says you can ONLY use actors and it has to be a direct connection. i'm if-y on that. can't we use directors and musicians as well? and can it be a relationship link instead of a costar? use your own discretion but make your rules clear before you play, to be fair. ;)
so, if you decided non-actor links are okay, this works too...
kevin bacon -> x-men first class w/ oliver platt who was in kinsey which was directed bill condon who directed breaking dawn parts 1&2 ~ starring rob.
3 degrees.
so i was happy the game worked. but it was still technically the six degrees of kevin bacon at that point. i had to see if it works for rob too. where to begin?
i had the song "tribute" by tenacious d stuck in my head at that point since it was the last thing i heard on my ipod that day. jack black. challenge accepted.
jack black was in shallow hal with gwenyth paltrow who was in seven with kevin spacey who was in the big kahuna with peter facinelli who was in all the twilight movies ~ with rob.
4 degrees.
i was on a roll!
the next actor i picked was another person i used to hoard pictures on my computer of (don't ask why) and i picked her because she's not from hollywood and i thought it would be harder and i would fall asleep while thinking. chinese actress ziyi zhang (from crouching tiger, hidden dragon) ...no such luck.
ziyi zhang was in rush hour 2 with chris tucker who was in the fifth element with bruce willis who was in pulp fiction with uma thurman who was in bel ami ~ with rob.
only 4 degrees for rob to get to china.
testing out the idea of using relationships and non-actors, i next chose my 2 favourite bands, weezer and muse.
well, muse can be directly linked to twilight but that was no fun. so...
muse lead singer is matthew bellamy who is married (did they get married? they at least have a kid...) to kate hudson who was in 200 cigarettes with christina ricci who was in bel ami ~ with rob.
3 degrees.
weezer was featured on the soundtrack to mallrats (with their song "suzanne", fyi) which was directed by and starred kevin smith who was (briefly) in fanboys with jay baruchel who was in cosmopolis ~ starring rob.
3 degrees.
just to have a ready list, i decided to use the other men from "my list of 5" (freebies list). johnny depp, ryan reynolds, and brad pitt (who was just bumped for billy burke). (kellan is on my list too, but that connection is obvious.)
johnny depp is in (everything but let's just pick) sweeny todd with helena bonham carter who is in multiple harry potter movies (although not goblet of fire, hence the extra link) with (take your pick) alan rickman who IS in goblet of fire ~ with rob.
3 degrees.
ryan reynolds is in adventureland with kristen who is (duh) in the twilight movies ~ with rob.
2 degrees.
brad pitt is in mr. & mrs. smith (and is married to) angelina jolie who is in girl, interrupted with brittany murphy who was in uptown girls with dakota fanning who is in several twilight movies ~ with rob.
4 degrees.
then i decided to use my hubby's '#1/freebie'.
natalie portman who is in v for vandetta with hugo weaving who is in the lord of the rings movies with dominic monaghan who is in lost with emilie de ravin who is in remember me ~ with rob.
4 degrees.
(i could have gone star wars -> samuel l. jackson -> pulp fiction -> uma... but that's repetitive.)
then i thought star wars... original trilogy. my childhood favourites. harrison ford, my schoolgirl crush.
harrison ford who was in extreme measures with kerry russell who was in august rush with jonathan rhys meyers who was in vanity fair (which rob was in, but cut. so...) with reese witherspoon who was in water for elephants ~ with rob.
4 degrees.
my other favourite childhood movie was e.t.
drew barrymore who was in riding in cars with boys with peter facnielli who (also previously used) was in the twilight movies ~ with rob.
2 degrees.
hubby and i just started watching the big bang theory and sheldon is my favourite. thought that might be harder. wrong again.
jim parsons (he is in the big year with jack black but, again...no) who was in the muppets with chris cooper who was in remember me ~ with rob.
2 degrees.
it's better to play this game when you get someone to randomly give you actor's names. it makes it more challenging. hubby offered up two.
mark ruffalo who was in avengers (i already used gwenyth paltrow. i didn't WANT to use chris hemsworth. i didn't think rob would appreciate using THAT movie as a connection. i didn't appreciate it. so i went with~) with scarlet johansson who was in we bought a zoo with elle fanning who was in my neighbor totoro with (her sister) dakota fanning who (as said already) is in twilight movies ~ with rob.
4 degrees.
based on the fact that all my connections have been 4 degrees or less, rob is MUCH better than kevin bacon!
so, if you are having trouble sleeping, or waking up, or are just bored, trying to pass the time, give the six degrees of robert pattinson a try!
let me know what you come up with.
and feel free to challenge me to come up with more. i like this game.
well, i have something that might help you. when i can't get my mind to slow down at night, i tend to play little games in my head (listing all the states alphabetically, listing as many types of whatevers as i can, etc.). the other night i made up a new game. try it. see if it helps you. (i also played it the next morning as i was trying to get my brain to function again on what little sleep i had achieved.)
who remembers the game 'the six degrees of kevin bacon'? (a pun of the six degrees of separation) as it was explained to me, any actor in hollywood can be traced back to kevin bacon in six steps or less. fun right?
as we all know, rob's acting career has been on the rise, therefore creating more and more connections. so i wondered if it were possible to play the game with him instead. the answer is yes. yes, it is. and it's sooooo much more appealing than kevin bacon.
to test it out, i decided to start with the original. kevin bacon. here's how that went.
kevin bacon was in x-men first class. so was edi gathegi. who was in twilight and new moon ~ with rob.
only 2 degrees!
NOTE: i'm still refining my own personal rules. hubby says you can ONLY use actors and it has to be a direct connection. i'm if-y on that. can't we use directors and musicians as well? and can it be a relationship link instead of a costar? use your own discretion but make your rules clear before you play, to be fair. ;)
so, if you decided non-actor links are okay, this works too...
kevin bacon -> x-men first class w/ oliver platt who was in kinsey which was directed bill condon who directed breaking dawn parts 1&2 ~ starring rob.
3 degrees.
so i was happy the game worked. but it was still technically the six degrees of kevin bacon at that point. i had to see if it works for rob too. where to begin?
i had the song "tribute" by tenacious d stuck in my head at that point since it was the last thing i heard on my ipod that day. jack black. challenge accepted.
jack black was in shallow hal with gwenyth paltrow who was in seven with kevin spacey who was in the big kahuna with peter facinelli who was in all the twilight movies ~ with rob.
4 degrees.
i was on a roll!
the next actor i picked was another person i used to hoard pictures on my computer of (don't ask why) and i picked her because she's not from hollywood and i thought it would be harder and i would fall asleep while thinking. chinese actress ziyi zhang (from crouching tiger, hidden dragon) ...no such luck.
ziyi zhang was in rush hour 2 with chris tucker who was in the fifth element with bruce willis who was in pulp fiction with uma thurman who was in bel ami ~ with rob.
only 4 degrees for rob to get to china.
testing out the idea of using relationships and non-actors, i next chose my 2 favourite bands, weezer and muse.
well, muse can be directly linked to twilight but that was no fun. so...
muse lead singer is matthew bellamy who is married (did they get married? they at least have a kid...) to kate hudson who was in 200 cigarettes with christina ricci who was in bel ami ~ with rob.
3 degrees.
weezer was featured on the soundtrack to mallrats (with their song "suzanne", fyi) which was directed by and starred kevin smith who was (briefly) in fanboys with jay baruchel who was in cosmopolis ~ starring rob.
3 degrees.
just to have a ready list, i decided to use the other men from "my list of 5" (freebies list). johnny depp, ryan reynolds, and brad pitt (who was just bumped for billy burke). (kellan is on my list too, but that connection is obvious.)
johnny depp is in (everything but let's just pick) sweeny todd with helena bonham carter who is in multiple harry potter movies (although not goblet of fire, hence the extra link) with (take your pick) alan rickman who IS in goblet of fire ~ with rob.
3 degrees.
ryan reynolds is in adventureland with kristen who is (duh) in the twilight movies ~ with rob.
2 degrees.
brad pitt is in mr. & mrs. smith (and is married to) angelina jolie who is in girl, interrupted with brittany murphy who was in uptown girls with dakota fanning who is in several twilight movies ~ with rob.
4 degrees.
then i decided to use my hubby's '#1/freebie'.
natalie portman who is in v for vandetta with hugo weaving who is in the lord of the rings movies with dominic monaghan who is in lost with emilie de ravin who is in remember me ~ with rob.
4 degrees.
(i could have gone star wars -> samuel l. jackson -> pulp fiction -> uma... but that's repetitive.)
then i thought star wars... original trilogy. my childhood favourites. harrison ford, my schoolgirl crush.
harrison ford who was in extreme measures with kerry russell who was in august rush with jonathan rhys meyers who was in vanity fair (which rob was in, but cut. so...) with reese witherspoon who was in water for elephants ~ with rob.
4 degrees.
my other favourite childhood movie was e.t.
drew barrymore who was in riding in cars with boys with peter facnielli who (also previously used) was in the twilight movies ~ with rob.
2 degrees.
hubby and i just started watching the big bang theory and sheldon is my favourite. thought that might be harder. wrong again.
jim parsons (he is in the big year with jack black but, again...no) who was in the muppets with chris cooper who was in remember me ~ with rob.
2 degrees.
it's better to play this game when you get someone to randomly give you actor's names. it makes it more challenging. hubby offered up two.
mark ruffalo who was in avengers (i already used gwenyth paltrow. i didn't WANT to use chris hemsworth. i didn't think rob would appreciate using THAT movie as a connection. i didn't appreciate it. so i went with~) with scarlet johansson who was in we bought a zoo with elle fanning who was in my neighbor totoro with (her sister) dakota fanning who (as said already) is in twilight movies ~ with rob.
4 degrees.
based on the fact that all my connections have been 4 degrees or less, rob is MUCH better than kevin bacon!
so, if you are having trouble sleeping, or waking up, or are just bored, trying to pass the time, give the six degrees of robert pattinson a try!
let me know what you come up with.
and feel free to challenge me to come up with more. i like this game.
Friday, October 5, 2012
new ff posted
i finally decided to share my twilight saga continuation story that i've been working on for the past year with... well, everyone, i guess. before tonight, not a single soul has even laid eyes on it.
i just posted it to fanfiction.net. if you don't mind~ read it. then tell me it doesn't suck.
http://www.fanfiction.net/s/8584615/1/High-Noon
i just posted it to fanfiction.net. if you don't mind~ read it. then tell me it doesn't suck.
http://www.fanfiction.net/s/8584615/1/High-Noon
current reading list
where i am right now... (i'm not reading ANYTHING except emancipation proclamation and clipped wings & inked armor right now.)
in progress and owning me~
torn http://www.fanfiction.net/s/6356034
adore, adore http://www.fanfiction.net/s/6667983
wisp http://www.fanfiction.net/s/8051177
inside man http://www.fanfiction.net/s/7043140
under pressure http://www.fanfiction.net/s/8532654
on hiatus~
roman candle (on chapter 16) http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5884459/
the blizzard (read all of what's posted) http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5838482
completed by the authors, but not by me~
the presidential treatment (on chapter 10) http://www.fanfiction.net/s/7772455
lather, rinse, repeat (on chapter 16) http://www.fanfiction.net/s/7584064
also have read~
southern comfort http://www.fanfiction.net/s/8026952
the best i ever had http://www.fanfiction.net/s/6752826
no measure of time http://www.fanfiction.net/s/7876593
the dominant (epov) http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4918631 (the original is the submissive (bpov) but i didn't read it http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4918631)
the training (the submissive/the dominant sequel) http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5394195
the golden giants tour http://www.fanfiction.net/s/7951801
the one day - a tale of squidward and merbella http://www.fanfiction.net/s/7133447
in progress and owning me~
torn http://www.fanfiction.net/s/6356034
adore, adore http://www.fanfiction.net/s/6667983
wisp http://www.fanfiction.net/s/8051177
inside man http://www.fanfiction.net/s/7043140
under pressure http://www.fanfiction.net/s/8532654
on hiatus~
roman candle (on chapter 16) http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5884459/
the blizzard (read all of what's posted) http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5838482
completed by the authors, but not by me~
the presidential treatment (on chapter 10) http://www.fanfiction.net/s/7772455
lather, rinse, repeat (on chapter 16) http://www.fanfiction.net/s/7584064
also have read~
southern comfort http://www.fanfiction.net/s/8026952
the best i ever had http://www.fanfiction.net/s/6752826
no measure of time http://www.fanfiction.net/s/7876593
the dominant (epov) http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4918631 (the original is the submissive (bpov) but i didn't read it http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4918631)
the training (the submissive/the dominant sequel) http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5394195
the golden giants tour http://www.fanfiction.net/s/7951801
the one day - a tale of squidward and merbella http://www.fanfiction.net/s/7133447
more fic recs
in no particular order~
copa cabana boy http://www.fanfiction.net/s/8477432
she's moody http://www.fanfiction.net/s/8161865
nobody's little girl http://www.fanfiction.net/s/8022179
unplanned perfection http://m.fanfiction.net/s/6229263
the vampire in the basement http://m.fanfiction.net/s/4887478
symmetry http://m.fanfiction.net/s/8429963
a love so broken http://www.fanfiction.net/s/8341391
dodge and burn http://www.fanfiction.net/s/8222551
branching inwawrd http://m.fanfiction.net/s/6372008
glass house http://m.fanfiction.net/s/8412484
half full http://m.fanfiction.net/s/8187739
true nature http://m.fanfiction.net/s/8349484
paper cutouts http://m.fanfiction.net/s/5993964
watch me http://m.fanfiction.net/s/7876788
summer of salt http://m.fanfiction.net/s/5589694
firefly in summer http://m.fanfiction.net/s/6672297
lost half http://m.fanfiction.net/s/8390065
high fidelity http://m.fanfiction.net/s/7771737
on a limb http://m.fanfiction.net/s/8507610
a pound of flesh http://m.fanfiction.net/s/5926016
the diner http://m.fanfiction.net/s/5709380
the affair http://m.fanfiction.net/s/8343731
now and then http://m.fanfiction.net/s/8497520
letters to corporal masen http://www.fanfiction.net/s/8467119
ballad of the spinster and the outlaw http://m.fanfiction.net/s/7981082
kaleidoscope http://m.fanfiction.net/s/8244090
finding bella http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4881346
apparently THIS is the best new moon epov~
dark side of the moon http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4273193
this one isn't twilight. it's a remember me/welcome to the rileys cross-over~
here to fall http://m.fanfiction.net/s/6856265
as always, your opinions are always welcome (comment or tweet me). let me know if you've read any of these and what you thought. and what favourites of yours am i missing out on?
as always, your opinions are always welcome (comment or tweet me). let me know if you've read any of these and what you thought. and what favourites of yours am i missing out on?
Sunday, September 16, 2012
to-be-read fics
i really wish fanfiction.net had a section where we were able to bookmark selections for future reading pleasure. alas, they do not. and my browser favourites list is becoming overloaded with fics recommended on twitter or other places. most of them are "fandom classics" that i will get to at some point. although i cannot yet add my opinion of each of them (does it really matter anyway?), the following titles seem to be 'must-read' stories~
of thorns http://www.fanfiction.net/s/6598747
kidnapped http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5099019
the agreement http://www.fanfiction.net/s/7945391
chop and change http://www.fanfiction.net/s/8291981
head over feet http://m.fanfiction.net/s/7829578
in the waves http://www.fanfiction.net/s/8183446
just a number http://www.fanfiction.net/s/8322784
moment in time http://www.fanfiction.net/s/6942686
the blessing and the curse http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5100876
bare all http://www.fanfiction.net/s/8376403
exposed http://www.fanfiction.net/s/7329957
babies on their mind http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5213812
ready for love? http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5840931
the tutor http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5003930
string theory http://www.fanfiction.net/s/7589412
a bullet from chekhov's gun http://www.fanfiction.net/s/8520585
dear maggie http://m.fanfiction.net/s/7179931
no ordinary proposal http://www.fanfiction.net/s/8092082
lather rinse repeat http://www.fanfiction.net/s/7584064
tropic of virgo http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4901517
the mattress king http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5129403
if you read or have read any of them, let me know what you thought.
of thorns http://www.fanfiction.net/s/6598747
kidnapped http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5099019
the agreement http://www.fanfiction.net/s/7945391
chop and change http://www.fanfiction.net/s/8291981
head over feet http://m.fanfiction.net/s/7829578
in the waves http://www.fanfiction.net/s/8183446
just a number http://www.fanfiction.net/s/8322784
moment in time http://www.fanfiction.net/s/6942686
the blessing and the curse http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5100876
bare all http://www.fanfiction.net/s/8376403
exposed http://www.fanfiction.net/s/7329957
babies on their mind http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5213812
ready for love? http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5840931
the tutor http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5003930
string theory http://www.fanfiction.net/s/7589412
a bullet from chekhov's gun http://www.fanfiction.net/s/8520585
dear maggie http://m.fanfiction.net/s/7179931
no ordinary proposal http://www.fanfiction.net/s/8092082
lather rinse repeat http://www.fanfiction.net/s/7584064
tropic of virgo http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4901517
the mattress king http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5129403
if you read or have read any of them, let me know what you thought.
Thursday, August 23, 2012
i'm a TwiBetween
and it's official! i have been added to twibetween.com's "meet a twibetween" ~ and i'm so freaking happy right now!
i decided to add the interview here as well (for prosterity's sake), but you should check it out over there because... well, it's cooler!
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When/how did your Twilight obsession begin? i’m just nearing my one year anniversary. i came very late to the party. i was against it on principle, without knowing anything about it, due to it’s popularity and teen-magnetism. one day last august, out of boredom, i watched twilight. then new moon. then eclipse. all in one sitting. then as soon as they were over, all three again immediately. then got all four books (4.5 if you count midnight sun) the next day and read them in three days. and it just kept going from there. (i blogged the long extended answer to this question here)
What scene/line from the books that you love was missing from the movies? i wish i could see the ENTIRE plot lines of all the books come to life but i understand some just don’t translate well or slow down the momentum of the movies but i would have liked to have the conversation in the car on the way back from port angeles the way it was in the book. and the reconciliation/realization of bella and edward after they returned to forks rather than before she meets the volturi. i was also looking forward to seeing jacob try to imprint at the park. and there was no mention of “puppies” in part 1!
Who is your favorite non-holy twinity (minor) character? i really love charlie, alice, and angela but i think my favourite is emmett.
Which is your favorite Twilight movie? omg, i can’t choose! i love them all for very different reasons. the freshness/innocence/sense-of-discovery in twilight, the heartbreak and angst in new moon, the love triangle and the visual beauty of eclipse, the epic-ness of breaking dawn part 1.
Which is your favorite Edward, Twilight, New Moon, Eclipse or Breaking Dawn? again, can’t choose. i am so all about edward. if i HAD to pick, probably eclipse. i love how he overcomes his jealousy and would do anything just as long as bella is happy. and rob is so pretty in that movie!
Review Breaking Dawn Part 1 in 5 words or less: can’t wait for part 2!
Renesmee- B.S. or creative name? i don’t mind it. it’s interesting. and like stephenie meyer said, it’s a name for a character in a book, not a real person.
What is your favorite Soundtrack overall? oh gawd, with the choosing! maybe new moon? there are songs i love and songs i could do without on each one but i listen to them all and the scores regularly (like right now, as i write this).
What is your favorite song from a Twilight soundtrack? very hard question to answer. the songs i love, i REALLY love. i adore any and all muse. i love turning page, flightless bird, my love, shooting the moon, possibility, eyes on fire, and spotlight. but i’m going to have to go with never think and let me sign. rob’s voice does things to me…
Ideal vacay? Trip to Forks, Rob/Kristen set stalking, Brit Pack concert in LA, or a non-Twi premiere? set stalking! preferably to whatever rob is allegedly writing for himself and kristen. how awesome would that be?!
Are you going to the Breaking Dawn 2 Premiere? i wish… L i would give a lung, a kidney, and half my liver to go! but no one i know would come with me and it’s not something you can really do alone. …or can i?!
Do you have a favorite fan fic you're reading right now? i don’t read too much fanfic… the only ones i’ve read have been either continuation stories or epov’s. i like to stick to the world stephenie created. although, i love 50 shades, so maybe I should… i wrote a little 1000-word scene that is up on my fanfiction.net account (new moon ~ what if) and maybe one day i’ll add the post-breaking dawn story i’m working on.
What is your favorite Non-Twilight film of a Twilight star? they are such great actors… cosmopolis was great. i really liked welcome to the rileys and swath. push was also cool too. but i’m a sucker for the romance. i loved remember me. i can’t wait to see bel ami and on the road though.
Do you have a TwiBestie? L no one i know is really into twilight. i’m currently accepting applications for the position! looking for my TWIn.
What is your favorite Twilight memory? going to see bdp1 on opening night with my husband. although he doesn’t like my obsession (i think he’s secretly jealous of a fictious character and the actor who portrays him), he’s pretty supportive.
Anything else you want us to know about you? although i seem very outgoing, i’m pretty shy and often don’t initiate conversations but i love talking about twilight and listening to other people’s take as well. come say hi to me on twitter (kmuffin88) or leave a comment on my blog (please).
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disclaimer~ i wrote this before "the fiasco"...
i decided to add the interview here as well (for prosterity's sake), but you should check it out over there because... well, it's cooler!
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Age? 32
Married? Kids? married for 5 years (together for 12), no kids
Declare yourself! Team Edward, Team Jacob or Switzerland? i am 100% team edward. i love him. always have, always will. but i adore jacob too.
Married? Kids? married for 5 years (together for 12), no kids
Declare yourself! Team Edward, Team Jacob or Switzerland? i am 100% team edward. i love him. always have, always will. but i adore jacob too.
When/how did your Twilight obsession begin? i’m just nearing my one year anniversary. i came very late to the party. i was against it on principle, without knowing anything about it, due to it’s popularity and teen-magnetism. one day last august, out of boredom, i watched twilight. then new moon. then eclipse. all in one sitting. then as soon as they were over, all three again immediately. then got all four books (4.5 if you count midnight sun) the next day and read them in three days. and it just kept going from there. (i blogged the long extended answer to this question here)
What is your favorite Twilight Quote? so many, but off the top of my head~ “i’m tired of trying to stay away from you, bella.” & “can you [forgive me]? i hope you can because i honestly don’t know how to live without you.”
What scene/line from the books that you love was missing from the movies? i wish i could see the ENTIRE plot lines of all the books come to life but i understand some just don’t translate well or slow down the momentum of the movies but i would have liked to have the conversation in the car on the way back from port angeles the way it was in the book. and the reconciliation/realization of bella and edward after they returned to forks rather than before she meets the volturi. i was also looking forward to seeing jacob try to imprint at the park. and there was no mention of “puppies” in part 1!
Who is your favorite non-holy twinity (minor) character? i really love charlie, alice, and angela but i think my favourite is emmett.
Which is your favorite Twilight movie? omg, i can’t choose! i love them all for very different reasons. the freshness/innocence/sense-of-discovery in twilight, the heartbreak and angst in new moon, the love triangle and the visual beauty of eclipse, the epic-ness of breaking dawn part 1.
Which is your favorite Edward, Twilight, New Moon, Eclipse or Breaking Dawn? again, can’t choose. i am so all about edward. if i HAD to pick, probably eclipse. i love how he overcomes his jealousy and would do anything just as long as bella is happy. and rob is so pretty in that movie!
Review Breaking Dawn Part 1 in 5 words or less: can’t wait for part 2!
Renesmee- B.S. or creative name? i don’t mind it. it’s interesting. and like stephenie meyer said, it’s a name for a character in a book, not a real person.
What is your favorite Soundtrack overall? oh gawd, with the choosing! maybe new moon? there are songs i love and songs i could do without on each one but i listen to them all and the scores regularly (like right now, as i write this).
What is your favorite song from a Twilight soundtrack? very hard question to answer. the songs i love, i REALLY love. i adore any and all muse. i love turning page, flightless bird, my love, shooting the moon, possibility, eyes on fire, and spotlight. but i’m going to have to go with never think and let me sign. rob’s voice does things to me…
Ideal vacay? Trip to Forks, Rob/Kristen set stalking, Brit Pack concert in LA, or a non-Twi premiere? set stalking! preferably to whatever rob is allegedly writing for himself and kristen. how awesome would that be?!
Are you going to the Breaking Dawn 2 Premiere? i wish… L i would give a lung, a kidney, and half my liver to go! but no one i know would come with me and it’s not something you can really do alone. …or can i?!
Do you have a favorite fan fic you're reading right now? i don’t read too much fanfic… the only ones i’ve read have been either continuation stories or epov’s. i like to stick to the world stephenie created. although, i love 50 shades, so maybe I should… i wrote a little 1000-word scene that is up on my fanfiction.net account (new moon ~ what if) and maybe one day i’ll add the post-breaking dawn story i’m working on.
What is your favorite Non-Twilight film of a Twilight star? they are such great actors… cosmopolis was great. i really liked welcome to the rileys and swath. push was also cool too. but i’m a sucker for the romance. i loved remember me. i can’t wait to see bel ami and on the road though.
Do you have a TwiBestie? L no one i know is really into twilight. i’m currently accepting applications for the position! looking for my TWIn.
What is your favorite Twilight memory? going to see bdp1 on opening night with my husband. although he doesn’t like my obsession (i think he’s secretly jealous of a fictious character and the actor who portrays him), he’s pretty supportive.
Anything else you want us to know about you? although i seem very outgoing, i’m pretty shy and often don’t initiate conversations but i love talking about twilight and listening to other people’s take as well. come say hi to me on twitter (kmuffin88) or leave a comment on my blog (please).
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disclaimer~ i wrote this before "the fiasco"...
Wednesday, August 15, 2012
it's my twiliversary!
today marks the one year anniversary of the day i fell into the twilight universe. only a year?! ikr! yes, i was a (very) late-comer.
(if you're interested in THAT story, read it here.)
i was thinking back to my original thoughts on the movies and the books and was going to write about that. but it's really boring. even to me. so~ scrap that.
i don't have too much to say (why do i even have a blog?) but i wanted to put something down to commemorate the occaison. i'll just share my gratitude for the entire experience.
thank you to stephenie meyer for having that dream and deciding to share it with the world.
thank you to catherine hardwicke, chris weitz, david slade, and (especially) bill condon for bringing that world to life.
thank you to robert pattinson, kristen stewart, taylor lautner and the rest of the cast for portraying our beloved characters so wonderfully.
thank you to twilight in general ~ it has resparked my interest in reading, watching movies, and listening to music beyond the franchise itself. twilight has brought me back to life.
and thank you to the fandom. although my entrance into this world is still brand new, i can finally talk about something i'm interested in with like-minded people and you've all been welcoming and overwhelmingly kind. i already love you. *smooch*
(if you're interested in THAT story, read it here.)
i was thinking back to my original thoughts on the movies and the books and was going to write about that. but it's really boring. even to me. so~ scrap that.
i don't have too much to say (why do i even have a blog?) but i wanted to put something down to commemorate the occaison. i'll just share my gratitude for the entire experience.
thank you to stephenie meyer for having that dream and deciding to share it with the world.
thank you to catherine hardwicke, chris weitz, david slade, and (especially) bill condon for bringing that world to life.
thank you to robert pattinson, kristen stewart, taylor lautner and the rest of the cast for portraying our beloved characters so wonderfully.
thank you to twilight in general ~ it has resparked my interest in reading, watching movies, and listening to music beyond the franchise itself. twilight has brought me back to life.
and thank you to the fandom. although my entrance into this world is still brand new, i can finally talk about something i'm interested in with like-minded people and you've all been welcoming and overwhelmingly kind. i already love you. *smooch*
Tuesday, August 14, 2012
it's been a good 24 hours
i haven't posted anything since the fiasco. now seems to be the time.
he's alive! he smiles! i can breathe again~
these are my personal favourites. enjoy...
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he's alive! he smiles! i can breathe again~
rob's appearance last night with jon stewart on the daily show, followed by the ny cosmopolis premiere. then this morning's bell ringing at nyse and the multitude of pictures that resulted from a 8 second walk from indoors to a car.
he was looking sooooooo good. from gucci suits to casual jeans and a t-shirt, that man can pull of anything.
these are my personal favourites. enjoy...
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Wednesday, July 25, 2012
i just don't know...
it's a bleak day for twihards and robsteners. i was gonna leave this one alone (apart from my lamenting on twitter) but i have thoughts in my head i would like to dispose of. i've been awake for more than 24 hours and i'd like to get some sleep but i can't.
i won't go into the details of "the situation". we all know what it is.
but i will state my support of and love for both kristen and rob. if you've read any of my other postings, you'll know i'm fans of both and what has allegedly happened doesn't change that. i believe they are both amazing people. people... operative word. humans. real. not perfect, fictitious vampires. and people make mistakes. and clearly, if what has been said truly transpired (i'm still hoping against hope that it isn't true!), a grave mistake was made.
but, odds are, with the new "official statement" out, it's most likely true. based on that assumption, i am truly heartbroken.
not just for the reasons you would think. yes, it's horrible to be so wrapped up and invested emotionally in the happiness of another relationship (other than your own), especially of celebrities over whom you have no control, only to have them go through difficulties and/or, god forbid, split (*ouch* it hurts!).
being a famous couple, one who portrays and therefore embodies the fictional couple they brought to life, we hold them up on a pedestal. it's not fair for them, but that's life. we want them to have that pure true love we envision them possessing and we are devastated when it doesn't work out that way. we thought they would beat the odds of costar romance cliché of not being able to last. we thought they we're so in love and absolutely perfect together. mfeo! (i still think that.) but, like a kid who has just found out santa claus isn't real (what?!), reality hits. there is no perfect love that makes it through all adversity and last for eternity. bella and edward do not really exist. we just really wanted them to and projected that onto them. at least i did...
and because we are so tied up in them, we hurt for them as well. what must they both be feeling right now?! it makes me nauseous to even think about it. when i think of how i felt each time i saw rob look at kristen with all that love written plainly all over his face... to think of seeing the hurt and betrayal there instead. stop right there! i can't do it! and kristen... knowing what she can't take back and having to live with it. uh!
but all of that, the disillusionment of getting the peverbial wind knocked out of you, the pain you feel for them in their behalf, is not the only reason why i'm feeling so unbelievably sad now. it's all about my own loss. i'm a selfish person i guess.
i can not stop seeing those pictures and hearing the words. it can't be undone. how am i supposed to suspend that when i watch them together in the twilight movies now? i need a big ass bottle of bleach to wash out the inside of my head. even reading the books and hearing the music is tearing at me right now. it feels tainted.
my beloved twilight! truth be told, i don't have much else going on in my life right now and sometimes it can be a real struggle. i NEED twilight! it's my escape. it brings me happiness.
i hope the feelings i'm having right now when i think of watching the movies fade... quickly! not saying all of this has ruined twilight or anything but the emotions i experience when i read and watch, the ones i have come to rely on, the power of it... isn't the same. tainted. that's the only way i can think of to describe it.
and all before part 2 comes out...
i'm going to stop there before I start to cry (again) and try to get some sleep. maybe i'll feel better when i wake up.
i won't go into the details of "the situation". we all know what it is.
but i will state my support of and love for both kristen and rob. if you've read any of my other postings, you'll know i'm fans of both and what has allegedly happened doesn't change that. i believe they are both amazing people. people... operative word. humans. real. not perfect, fictitious vampires. and people make mistakes. and clearly, if what has been said truly transpired (i'm still hoping against hope that it isn't true!), a grave mistake was made.
but, odds are, with the new "official statement" out, it's most likely true. based on that assumption, i am truly heartbroken.
not just for the reasons you would think. yes, it's horrible to be so wrapped up and invested emotionally in the happiness of another relationship (other than your own), especially of celebrities over whom you have no control, only to have them go through difficulties and/or, god forbid, split (*ouch* it hurts!).
being a famous couple, one who portrays and therefore embodies the fictional couple they brought to life, we hold them up on a pedestal. it's not fair for them, but that's life. we want them to have that pure true love we envision them possessing and we are devastated when it doesn't work out that way. we thought they would beat the odds of costar romance cliché of not being able to last. we thought they we're so in love and absolutely perfect together. mfeo! (i still think that.) but, like a kid who has just found out santa claus isn't real (what?!), reality hits. there is no perfect love that makes it through all adversity and last for eternity. bella and edward do not really exist. we just really wanted them to and projected that onto them. at least i did...
and because we are so tied up in them, we hurt for them as well. what must they both be feeling right now?! it makes me nauseous to even think about it. when i think of how i felt each time i saw rob look at kristen with all that love written plainly all over his face... to think of seeing the hurt and betrayal there instead. stop right there! i can't do it! and kristen... knowing what she can't take back and having to live with it. uh!
but all of that, the disillusionment of getting the peverbial wind knocked out of you, the pain you feel for them in their behalf, is not the only reason why i'm feeling so unbelievably sad now. it's all about my own loss. i'm a selfish person i guess.
i can not stop seeing those pictures and hearing the words. it can't be undone. how am i supposed to suspend that when i watch them together in the twilight movies now? i need a big ass bottle of bleach to wash out the inside of my head. even reading the books and hearing the music is tearing at me right now. it feels tainted.
my beloved twilight! truth be told, i don't have much else going on in my life right now and sometimes it can be a real struggle. i NEED twilight! it's my escape. it brings me happiness.
i hope the feelings i'm having right now when i think of watching the movies fade... quickly! not saying all of this has ruined twilight or anything but the emotions i experience when i read and watch, the ones i have come to rely on, the power of it... isn't the same. tainted. that's the only way i can think of to describe it.
and all before part 2 comes out...
i'm going to stop there before I start to cry (again) and try to get some sleep. maybe i'll feel better when i wake up.
edward cullen vs. robert pattinson
the following are some thoughts i posted earlier this morning on my twitter account (kmuffin88)
“before twilight, i never gave a shit about celebrities at all (except for rivers cuomo, cause i love him immensely). even when i first watched the movies, i didn't give a crap about the actors. it was the story i was there for. but delving into twiverse, watching interviews with the stars and following their non-twi careers, you almost feel like you know them.”
in fact, when i came across people who obsessed with various celebrities and invested in their personal lives, i would (secretly) make fun of them.
as i’ve said before, my need for my twilight heroin made me branch out into watching the interviews of the leads for the extra tidbits about the series they might offer or the added insight (back story, motivation, etc.). that was the original point of it.
but~ the more i watched, the more capitivated with them i became. namely by rob and kristen. cause they’re so awesome. as actors, as creative people, as human beings (imho, anyway). you really do feel like you get to know them, or at least a part of them. they both come across as so genuine and humble. (and downright cool, if you ask me!)
particularily rob.
the more i watched him, the more i was enthralled. dazzled. his mannerisms, his sense of humour, his intellect. he’s not hard on the eyes either. every single thing about him. i feel weird saying it at my age but this is the first real celebrity crush i’ve ever had. (at least since joey mcintyre when i was 9!) my thing for the lead singer of weezer, rivers cuomo, is more of an artist appreciation thing. let’s put it this way… rivers isn’t on my “list”. (you know… the list of 5 people you’re allowed to sleep with with your husband’s blessing. your “freebies”.)
yes, i am completely enamored of robert pattinson.
and i think i’ve already made clear the high ideal i hold edward cullen in.
those two points being said, the two are not synonymous. in interviews, rob has repeatedly said that fans like him because of edward. (always so humble!) as for myself~ in a way, it’s true but more accurately edward was a means from which i learned about rob. had never heard of him before. and as soon as i started developing my little crush on rob, in my mind he was completely separate from edward. they look different, act differently, obviously speak differently. actually, it kind of freaks me out when rob speaks without an american accent while in costume.
(btw, rob is number one on my list.)
team edward or team jacob? does it really matter? yes!
ah, the age old question. who of us hasn’t been asked it a million times? and of course, you NEED to pick a team. no twihard can be undeclared, even if you claim switzerland.
where do I stand? obviously. i am 100% team edward. from the beginning. never wavered.
BUT~
for me, i’ve always loved both jacob and edward.
jacob is cute, funny, sweet, and all “i’ll fight for you till your heart stops beating” (and what girl doesn’t want a guy to fight for her?!). but edward… ah, edward. edward is perfection. and you can’t fight with an eclipse!
they both love bella. they both want to protect her. they both feel that compelling need to be with her. …all very romantic. but edward is the one who always puts bella first and would do absolutely anything to make her happy. even give her up. (and jacob can be manipulative and immature.)
when the first three movies were all i had seen, i would simply say “yup. team edward. why be on the losing team?” no, it wasn’t that simple (or shallow) but i didn’t feel the need to explain. then i read breaking dawn and jacob was no longer the loser (but not until book three). the triangle had become a square, as taylor put it. or a perfect circle, as kristen said. some of my favourite moments of new moon and eclipse are the heart wrenching ones where jacob is trampled all over – not from a hurtful, condescending point of view but because of the depth of emotion and sweetness of it all. it hurt me but i loved it. how much pain can one guy endure?! i am so glad stephenie meyer gave him his happy ending. i love the way things turned out. so much so that i started dreaming up my own continuation of what would happen once renesmee reached full maturity.
so, yeah, i’m team edward all the way but i adore jacob.
on a side note~ i go to school with a bunch of youngin’s (18-20 year olds make up the majority of my program) so i get a firsthand account of things that interest them. many of them like twilight and the majority of those that do claim team jacob. it seems as though the dividing line is with age. i have yet to come across a “twibetween” who is team jacob. hmmm…
it also makes me wonder, if taylor lautner didn’t potray jacob, or if there were no movies at all, would the dividing lines still be the same? are these girls really team jacob or are they really just team taylor? (oh, the things i have time to ponder…)
vampire super powers
this afternoon, i was lying in bed with my ipad, catching up on my tl when, out of nowhere, my husband came in the room all melancholy and lay down beside me and said "sometimes i think i'm the kind of person who is just okay at a lot of things but not really great at anything." it immediately pulled on my heart strings. i think that of myself all the time. and i think he's the awesomest. so i told him, "i know this might not sound like what you want to hear but i think that you are really great at being super responsibile and on top of things all the time. that might not sound like a fun thing to be good at but you're the most together person i've ever met in my life and it always impresses me." he just smiled for a minute and then got up and said thanks. don't know if he felt better or not! haha
then i got to thinking about twilight, as i often do. i was thinking about how, according to stephenie meyer lore, when a person is turned into a vampire they bring their best qualities with them but they become more heightened and are sometimes turned into a supernatural "talent". i always thought, among all his wonderful qualities, my husband's best quality is that he is the down-to-earth, logical, prepared for anything, level-headed type of guy (my complete opposite in that regard!). it is really astounding. i found myself wondering how that could be regarded as a vampire talent...
i've also always wondered what my vampiric quality would be. (i've heard that question asked of the stars of the twilight movies in interviews.) i really don't know. possibly that i would be able to make anyone laugh under any circumstance? or maybe that's just what i would want it to be.
no. teleportation. that's what i would want it to be!
i'm interested to hear what other people think their heighten human quality turned vampire power would be...
then i got to thinking about twilight, as i often do. i was thinking about how, according to stephenie meyer lore, when a person is turned into a vampire they bring their best qualities with them but they become more heightened and are sometimes turned into a supernatural "talent". i always thought, among all his wonderful qualities, my husband's best quality is that he is the down-to-earth, logical, prepared for anything, level-headed type of guy (my complete opposite in that regard!). it is really astounding. i found myself wondering how that could be regarded as a vampire talent...
i've also always wondered what my vampiric quality would be. (i've heard that question asked of the stars of the twilight movies in interviews.) i really don't know. possibly that i would be able to make anyone laugh under any circumstance? or maybe that's just what i would want it to be.
no. teleportation. that's what i would want it to be!
i'm interested to hear what other people think their heighten human quality turned vampire power would be...
Tuesday, July 24, 2012
lost? follow me!
not another twilight origin story
it’s coming up on my year anniversary of being a twilight fan. (i know! only a year?! i shall explain…) i thought, in honour of that, i will post a blog about how i fell into this world ~ my beloved twiverse.
like everyone else on the planet, i heard of twilight sometime after the first movie came out. i am, in general, fiercely against anything popular. underdogs ftw! at the time, i was taking a few classes at university with a bunch on people 10 years younger than me and i didn’t want to like anything they did. i needed to set myself apart from them somehow. from the beginning, i was against it. plus, i don’t like vampires. (HA!)
i remember seeing previews for new moon on tv and scoffing at the whole vampire/werewolf/human love triangle thing (how cliché, right?) without knowing anything about it. the release of eclipse also came and went without a care from me. (i don’t remember if i knew at the time that the movies were based on books.)
i remember seeing previews for new moon on tv and scoffing at the whole vampire/werewolf/human love triangle thing (how cliché, right?) without knowing anything about it. the release of eclipse also came and went without a care from me. (i don’t remember if i knew at the time that the movies were based on books.)
now, anyone who knows me knows that i have a little problem with digital hoarding. i download movies obsessively and, for the most part, never get around to watching them. i am especially needy when it comes to franchises. even if i have no interest in the series, i have to have it in my collection. so, at some point in 2011, i downloaded the 3 twilight movies but they remained unwatched for quite some time.
i worked full time as a preschool teacher for the first six months of last year but was exhausted by the end so i wanted to take the summer off. i ended up working only 5 sporadic days throughout the summer and was really bored. i caught up on some of my movie watching. but I still refused to watch twilight.
then, on august 15th, i had run out of movies that piqued my interest and was sitting on the couch scrolling through the list and thought, what the hell… may as well just so i can prove everyone wrong. i pressed play on catherine hardwicke’s little vampire flick…
i was riveted. i thought it was the most horribly romantic thing i’d ever seen. i am a huge sucker (pun intended) for love stories, although i don’t think i realized to what extent at the time. as soon it was over, i watched new moon and eclipse in quick succession. and as soon as eclipse was over, i started with twilight again. i watched all three twice through in one sitting. that’s 752 minutes, btw. over 12 and a half hours.
the next day, i went online to find the books. (who has time to wait for things to be delivered? i downloaded .pdf’s. illegal pirating prevails in my household. lock me up.) i read twilight. i remember having mixed feelings bout the book but when it came down to it, i was obsessed with the story and had to keep going. couldn’t put it down.
i think i read midnight sun (what there is of it! *sob*) before i moved on to new moon. i was completely heartbroken when it ended right before the good part!
i ended up reading all four books in three days. i hauled my laptop to bed with me and read all night and then slept during the day. (my husband was NOT happy.) people who know me also know it’s impossible to get me to wake up for anything other than work or school. what they don’t know is that i will also wake up to read new twilight related source material. for that first week or so, i was a twilight watching/reading zombie. seemed only fitting.
i was heartbroken all over again when i read the last page of breaking dawn. it was all over. (more on that later…) and i was mad that i had to wait 3 more months for the new breaking dawn movie to come out.
when i had watched all the movies and read all the books (and listened to the audio books as well), i was starving for more. i downloaded the dvd special features to accompany the movies (i still didn’t have my own copies yet. it didn’t take long for me to acquire the blu-rays though.) and watched all the deleted/extended scenes and documentaries. it still wasn’t enough. i went online and watched every single interview i could find. (that’s where i feel i “got to know” rob and kristen. which started a whole other obsession. but that’s for another time…) still, i needed more. which brought me to fanfiction.net. any other twihard who reads this will be thinking, ‘oh, here we go…’ but it isn’t what you think. i never really got into the whole fanfic world (yet). 2 reasons ~ #1. there’s a lot of crap to sift through and without recommendations, it can be very overwhelming. there’s just so much! a lot of it, not good. #2. i wasn’t looking for stories outside of the actual stephenie meyer created world. i just wanted more of what was already there. so i found a few continuations of midnight sun and a few epov’s of new moon and eclipse. (i have yet to find a good epov of breaking dawn. if anyone knows of any… ?!)
back to the aforementioned gloom surrounding the end of the series with breaking dawn~ there are maybe one or two continuations i came across that i’ve enjoyed but almost as soon as i put down breaking dawn (yes, by the way, i have purchased the actual books by now.) and came to terms with the fact that it may be a very long time before stephenie meyer ever continues the vampire stories, if at all, i started forming my own continuing story in my head. when i can’t sleep, i actually narrate in my head. the following night, i pick up where i left off previously. the morning after the first night, i actually got up and wrote it down with the intention of always doing that. but from there, a lot has been lost. it’s never as good when i go to write it down as when i first imagine it. but i am still working on it. my original intention was to write my own novel (well, my own using sm’s characters, of course.) or perhaps a screenplay. for now i just call it “my story” when referring to what i’m writing when my husband asks what i’m doing. in my head, i also affectionately think of it as “twilight movie #6”.
i know i’m not alone in my creative urge after reading twilight. that’s one of the things that is so great about what stephenie meyer created herself. something about it makes you want to create things yourself. no other books have ever brought that out in me. something about her world makes you want to move in and never leave it. somehow, she created these characters that you love fiercely and can’t let go of.
i’m not good at explaining on an intellectual level why i feel a connection to certain things. i can’t tell you matter-of-factly why i love twilight SO much. i can only tell you these movies and books bring out such strong feelings in me that nothing else in my life has ever done before. i have a friend who is obsessed with harry potter and we frequently have potter vs. twilight arguments. although i enjoy jkr’s books, they just don’t make me FEEL what twilight does. twilight has become my own personal brand of heroin.
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