So I just saw New Moon again...

A few things I wanted to mention...

Michael Sheen is the new black. He is so hot I don't know what to do with myself. RPattz? Nah (well yeah, but work with me here). Just watching Aro holding everyone's hand made me find him incredibly sexy. Hell, his TEETH made me find him incredibly sexy. Damn. DAMN. I know those of you under 35 are questioning my sanity right now. But the rest of you cougars know what I'm talking about. And if you don't, do a little Michael Sheen googling. You won't be sorry.

Wish they showed the forest a little more when Bella was dreaming. Wish we could have seen her dreams.

Wish the scene where she wakes up from her Volturi nightmare - which wasn't a nightmare - was done more like the book. Bella woke up so funny in the book, thinking she was dead and that Charlie was going to kill her. In the movie, Bella just sat there like a dumbass, staring at Edward while he did all the talking.

Wish they had taken a little while to lead up to the breakup scene. As cool as the October/November/December scene was - and it was very cool -  I think I'd have rather seen Bella getting more and more antsy, sensing the impending doom, like in the book. So that when Edward asks her to take a walk, she is practically falling down already.

My favorite scene in the movie was the hunting/cliff diving scene. Not only did my favorite Native American actor of all time - Graham Greene - have a sad little death scene... but Rachelle Lafevre was KICK ASS in that scene (don't get me started because I may cry. I already miss her.)  And if all of that weren't enough, actually seeing Bella do something so incredibly reckless - just to be near Edward - was really powerful for me and made me cry - again. It hit close to home. Reminded me of something I went through as a kid. Only Bella's Edward came back. Enough said.

So... my second viewing was interesting. Natch, I caught more of the details. Like how friggin GOOD Jessica was. And how funny Eric was. And how beautifully Rob Pattinson recited Shakespeare. And how naturally pretty Kristen Stewart is (which is possibly why some of us got tired of the Joan Jett look after a while; "less is more" where make-up and KStew are concerned.) This time around, I noticed how awesome Charlie was... and how GOOD Kristen Stewart was in the Volturi scene. And the scene where she tells Charlie she saw the wolves. And the scene where she's hanging with Jacob while he's fixing the bikes - or driving in her truck (her "mad skills" comment made me pee.) I HAVE to give her props since I was down on her scenes with Robert. And frankly - tonight I realized something;  that's the problem. I don't care for Kristen Stewart in her scenes with Rob Pattinson. Every other scene - she's great. Scenes with RPattz, she's uncomfortable. Again - enough said.

And let me share two HILARIOUS lines I heard tonight - but not from any of the actors; from Shannon. OH. MY. GOSH. I laughed my ASS off right in the middle of the film.  Halfway through the movie she notices that KStew is an A-cup and leans over to me and says: "She needs a water bra." Dying. Then - during the Volturi scene, she says about Marcus: "He looks like he's going potty." When I tell you.. I almost had to leave the theatre I was laughing so hard.

OK can I type any more? I'm thinking no. So I'm gonna shut up now, y'all.

Wonder if I'll go for a third viewing...

Eclipse Poster

Michael Sheen on Craig Ferguson

Thanks to newmoonmovie.org and Jenn M for alerting me to this. I am clearly showing my age when I say that I think BOTH of these fellows are hot. We all know how Carol digs herself some Brits. And how I'm reading the Outlander series and a Scottish accent melts my butter. And let's face it; I'm no tween (unless I'm 'tween college and a senior discount at Shoprite.)

Yet another witty Jamie Campbell Bower tweet

I am sorry but how can you not love this guy? (And might I say that a bowl of Cocoa Puffs for dinner can sometimes make everything alright in my world.)

Jamiebower    Hungry. Dry Cereal City. Population, 1. All aboard. X

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Taylor Lautner to host Saturday Night Live?

Wow - according to Entertainment Weekly - via NewMoonMovie.org  - Taylor Lautner is going to host Saturday Night Live on December 12th! He's only 17! I hope it's true. I think he'd probably be pretty damned funny in that capacity. Guess Rob and Kristen didn't want to? Shocker. It's funny because I have been thinking about how funny a SNL skit about the two of them would be. Can't you see it? SNL actors pretending to be the two of them - sitting around all sulky - him strumming a guitar in the corner...the cat backing away from him and his 4 day old plaid shirt... and her being philosophical about...some complete nothing thing like... gum. "It's just really amazing to be in the presence of something so...so...(sucks in air)... I don't know... kindof existential... you know? It's really (sucks in more air)... really kindof strange and yet powerful at the same time... to be...(sucks in air yet again) something that soooo many %$#@ people....(sucks in air a-friggin-gain) really, you know... love."

OK sorry. I couldn't help it. I've been picking on RPattz and Kstew a bit lately. I'm just mad about New Moon being the RPattz/Kstew show when they don't seem to appreciate it (except for their chum - aka bullshit Tweets) and I'm bitter about the black Volvo MOM car... and I'm bitter about Kstew never smiling... and I'm bitter about the hype and the fact that I have done what I didn't want to do - and that's pay too much attention to the stars, when it should be about THE BOOKS. Just... the books.

OK I'll shut up now. Hey RPattz and KStew: Love ya! Mean it!

Possible Breaking Dawn Footage?

Embrace the funny. Or just look at PFach being incredibly hot. Either way - you win!

Video Games - E3 2010 - Comedy

My Twisite du Jour

Holy crap. Once in a while you stumble upon a Twisite (Thanks Jenn D) and think "Now THIS is a good Twilight site." You have GOT to check out the irreverent Twi-ramblings of the Latchkey Wife. She is so damn funny I almost hurt myself. Check out her list of things she's thankful for (she is BEYOND lurve for RPattz and makes no apologies.) And check out the interview she would give RPattz if given the choice. HIl-AR-ious, peeps. Srsly.

"You Belong With Me" (Jacob Black Remix!)

FUNNY y'all. The lyrics are below.  Thanks to Jenn D. for sending in this hilarious song she found on 4tnz!

LYRICS (by Matt Sullivan)
You're in the woods with your vampire Edward Cullen
He’s always whining and complaining, he's so sullen
He doesn’t get you’re human like I do

I'm at the gym, it's a typical Tuesday night
Lifting the kind of weights he doesn't like
And he'll never know your family like I do

But he sparkles, and I'm so hairy
He's so sexy and I'm so scary
Dreaming bout the day when you'll wake up and find
that you hate vampires and love canines

If you could see that I'm the wolf who understands you
Been here all along so why can't you see?
You belong with me
You belong with me

Hangin' out in Forks, while he's in Italy
I can't help thinking this is how it ought to be
Howling at the moon thinkin' to myself
Hey, isn't Ed sleazy?

And you've got a beauty that could light up this whole town
Haven't seen it since he brought those biters around
You say you're fine, I know you better than that
Hey, Whatcha doing with a sucker so wack?

He's so pale, I'm so tan
He's kinda bitchy and I'm all man
Dreaming bout the day when you'll wake up and find
that you hate vampires and love canines

If you could see that I'm the wolf who understands you
I’m down on all fours, so why can't you see?
You belong with me

Wedded Bliss at LAX

Is it me or does this pretty much sum up their relationship? She has a puss on her face... and he follows her around. Wait - maybe they're in character. (OVER IT, party of 1?)

Robert Pattinson tweets in response to 'The Twilight Saga: New Moon' success

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Nutty Madam's at it again (the beach! the truck!)

Why did Edward get his ass kicked?

OK so my sister Jill just saw New Moon - and reminded me of something that bugged the crap out of me in the movie. WHY DID EDWARD GET HIS ASS KICKED?!  In the books, he's an excellent fighter. Is is because Felix (said "Feeelixxx" just like Michael Sheen aka Aro does) is so much older than him? I don't get it. That is a serious grey area for me since there was no major fight scene in the book. I just didn't like seeing Edward get flipped around all over the place. It was cool with the face crack and everything... but still. Edward Cullen does NOT get his ass kicked!

Billy and the humans

Just replied to a Billy Burke tweet and realized I showed him no love in my previous reviews! I told you it would take me a while to remember everything. Clearly I am a cougar because I have not a brain cell left in my damned head. At any rate - here's what I love about Billy Burke: he's a constant. He gives the same touching performance in New Moon that he did in Twilight; the concerned dad (Charlie). He's so understated; delivers his more humorous lines in his unique, dry way. Love him. Kudos.

And I also have yet to mention a BIG SURPRISE which was how much I ENJOYED the humans at school. Michael Welch - aka Mike Newton - was a pleasure this time around... unlike Twilight when you wanted to bash his character in the teeth (although "how you likin' the rain?" has probably made my top 20 list of quotable movie lines). Anna Kendrick - aka Jessica -  BROUGHT IT at the Port Angeles scene... very funny... she clearly has a good sense of comedic timing. And holy crap did you not LOSE IT at Justin Chon - aka Eric when he was CRYING at Romeo and Juliet? I. Love. Him.  Bobby Trendy, people....Bobby Trendy.

Another New Moon Review

A review came in from Tracey R. in a comment this morning and I feel compelled to post it as a blog entry:

OK, I've been thinking about this movie all day and have to say that I WISH I was happier with the Bella/Edward relationship onscreen. Now, I know that maybe it's just b/c it's New Moon, which is so NOT about their relationship, really--but honest to god, in every scene they have together, both before and after Edward leaves, Bella looks MISERABLE. Just plain miserable, as though (as I've said before) she smells something bad. It's really evident at the beginning at school, where she's with Edward in the parking lot looking all morose as usual, and then Jacob walks up and she VISIBLY brightens and is all "yo Jake wassup?" How in the heck is that supposed to make me, the audience member, feel at ALL as though Edward is the love of her life and the person who without whom she is souless?????? And worse yet, how is it supposed to get me invested in this relationship so that when Edward leaves, I believe that it's really as though someone has died to her??? I'll tell you what this movie needed--they needed to do the Romeo and Juliet movie scene the way it was written in the book, with B/E hanging out at home, sprawled out on the couch watching the movie, relaxed and just talking. (Oh, note to KStew? BELLA CRIES DURING THE MOVIE.) I need to SEE them having a normal couple moment--nothing earth-shattering, nothing life-threatening, just a normal moment with JUST THE TWO OF THEM, that's probably pretty close to moments they've had all during the summer ("the best summer of my life"), where they're just in love and enjoying each other's company and HAPPY. That gives the breakup scene so much more impact. POINT BEING: At the end of the day, I should have been in tears at that scene in the woods where Edward leaves. TEARS. And I wasn't. Either time. And THAT, ladies and gentlemen, makes me sad. And makes me like the movie a little less the day after...

Tracey has seen the movie twice and was right last night when she said I was going easy on Kristen Stewart. I was. I don't know why. I suppose I don't want to sound like one of these asshole critics who has nothing good to say. Or maybe I'm afraid - by some freak of nature -  she'll stumble on my blog and get her feelings hurt - and she's only 19 - and I'd feel bad. I don't know. But I just said the following to Tracey:  "It's not that she's not smiling enough - that's not the problem. The problem is that she's not emoting any type of positive feeling for Edward Cullen."  Bottom line... the whole time I watched the movie, I felt like I was watching Kristen Stewart, not Bella Swan. And she should not shoulder the blame... Catherine Hardwicke and Chris Weitz have a hand in this, as well. It goes back to my comments about letting the actors have a little too much control. Bella Swan has a great sense of humor.. and she's blindly in love with Edward Cullen. Did you get that impression from this movie? Neither did I.

Kevin Smith New Moon Tweet

ThatKevinSmith NEW MOON rumored to have beaten DARK KNIGHT one day record of $67mil. Tween girls can get shit DONE, man. Send 'em to Iraq and Afghanistan.

Let m'tell ya how much I lurves me some Kevin Smith. He is so friggin hilarious. Run, don't walk, to your nearest Blockbuster and rent the following, in this order:

1) Clerks
2) Mall Rats
3) Chasing Amy
4) Dogma
5) Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back

And thanks to Tracey R. for the re-tweet!

Who said it?

Who said this? Care to take a guess? No cheating. Just guess...

"though we still don't entirely agree on who's got Edward's emotional state right—Rob contends Edward is more depressed than I think he is"

New Moon Review - Part deux

Friend and mytwilightpurgatory reader Kira asks:

are the Volturi just not that interesting? are the scenes with them as good as they seem in the trailer? they weren't mentioned in your review!

Let me APOLOGIZE for that, as they were TREMENDOUS. LORD how could I forget my favorite - Jamie Campbell Bower - aka Caius???? He truly has like.. two microscopic lines... but I have so much lurve for that little cutie, I don't know what to do with myself.  And he was good. His little "she knows too much...she's a liability" was hot. Although it reminded me of Yoda: "I cannot teach him. The boy has no patience." OK - moving on. Michael Sheen. MICHAEL SHEEN. Do they have any frickin idea how LUCKY they were to get MICHAEL FRICKIN SHEEN??? At one point, I turned to my sister and said "Best actor in the movie" but then I came to my senses and remembered GRAHAM GREENE was in the movie and had a little chuckle to myself that I could ever be so silly as to think anyone could ever be better than him - in anything he ever does. (TEAM HARRY CLEARWATER!!)  At any rate - Michael Sheen kicks some ASS as Aro. The only complaint I have is that they didn't stick to the book and give him white hair and papery skin. I have no idea why they didn't. Maybe he didn't want to - and that seems to be the way it works with these Twilight movies; the actors get to choose how they look as well as what they say. (Oooooh SNAP. Yeah, I said it.) Christopher Heyerdahl who plays Marcus was very good, too (although he has even less lines than Caius).. but I am biased where he is concerned. He played Alastair on Supernatural and was SICK good in that, too.

OK a few other Volturi points:  the room they were in was great - lots of marble. But we've all seen that in five million trailers, so moving on... The scene where they bring in the humans... Oh. My. God. Chris Weitz is brills because - well - I'm not going to tell you - but that scene will really choke you up. I was very disappointed that they didn't have the scene with Bella and Edward after the Volturi released them, where Bella is crying (it would have been nice to see her actually emote something) but I understood why they had to cut it and sortof front-load the emotional stuff when Bella first crashes into Edward. OH I thought the post-Italy conversation at Bella's house was WAY TOO rushed. That was a poignant scene and I barely even remember it, and that should not be.

also...is the ending totally different than in the book? i have to be honest...i don't even remember at this point how the book ended! lofl. i just remember that Bella gets Edward back....

Yes and no. They didn't change the gist of the story - but they changed where it takes place. And there is a cliff hanger that Chris Weitz doesn't want you to know about. So go see the movie and you'll find out for yourself. (And Summit will make even more money than they already have! Isn't that special for them?)

PS - THANK YOU to Chris Weitz for staying true to the book. I am getting chills while I type this. New Moon is my favorite of all the Twilight Saga books; it had a very personal impact on my life. If the movie had veered too far from the book, I'd have been upset. Thanks, Chris, for doing us proud.

Cullen House for Sale

Dude. This is beyond strange. You can buy the Cullen's house from New Moon.

New Moon Movie Review

OMG. Where do I begin? I love it. ABSO-FRIGGIN-LUTELY LOVED IT. There is so much to say about this film, I'll need to see it a few more times before I'll remember it all. First thing that comes to mind: THE EFFECTS. Absolutely BRILLS!!! My favorite scene (as of this second) was Victoria in the woods, flying all over the place while Charlie and Harry Clearwater (GOD OF ALL THINGS NATIVE AMERICAN) were hunting the wolves. It was truly a work of art. And speaking of a work of art: THE WOLVES! They were SO GOOD! The CGI was TREMENDOUS!!! For some reason, I thought Jacob - the red one - was a little less true-looking than the rest. Must have something to do with his coloring, vs a grey or black and white wolf? Either way - they were so good and - thank you JESUS - they were HUGE!!! HUGE!!!

Italy? Holy god - beautiful - although, unfortch, we saw WAY TOO MUCH of it on the internet (um, sorry) and the TV over the last few months.

I almost want to look at NOTHING from Eclipse - and I am THRILLED David Slade kept such a closed set because it really sucked that I had seen so much from New Moon before today. OK moving right along... don't want to get stuck in the negativity since I'm all about the lurve for New Moon right now...

The "breakup" scene - NOT Edward and Bella - but JACOB and Bella - was very good. Kristen was very good in that scene, while Taylor was very good in pretty much EVERY scene. It really made you feel for Bella - that here she was, finally coming out of her depression, and then BAM! She gets "dumped" again. Really, really good. As for "the breakup scene" with Edward and Bella - good - but not as gut-wrenching as I was expecting. Rob hit the mark. You were truly pained for Edward. Kristen could have shown a little more emotion with her eyes - but I suppose she was trying to emote "shock".

The wolf pack. Hmmmm. Not as much wolf pack as I was hoping to see.  Sam is great. VERY believable as the alpha. Paul doesn't have enough of a role. I was shocked to see how many lined Embry actually had. And I was thrilled that they left in the scene where Embry and Quill come strolling along while Jacob and Bella are in the garage with the bikes. Very sweet little scene that doesn't mean much but is just so real. They all brought it to this scene.

The cliff diving scene - omgomgomg - fangirling all over the place - BEAUTIFULLY done. SO heartbreaking. Although we all agreed it was a little anticlimactic when Bella came around. No spewing water out of her mouth or coughing... just a little drooling and staring... I dunno...I'd like to know how much of it is these actors' own influence vs how much they "do what they're told".

Teeny things that THRILLED ME:

Rosalie. Holy god. Dear Nikki - you are my new HERO of thespians. Love, Carol.  Nikki Reed KICKED ASS in this movie - and she only had a few lines. But WOW they were powerful. She has a little speech toward the end where she apologizes to Edward and Bella and votes "no" when asked if Bella should be turned... and says she wishes she had someone to vote "no" for her. She truly made me C-R-Y.  She delivered the lines beautifully and I actually felt sorry for Rosalie. Hell I wasn't even able to do that in the BOOKS! AND - if that weren't enough - Rosalie is GORGEOUS in New Moon. I thought I'd hate the wig; I didn't. I thought her coloring would be weird; it wasn't. She looks magical. Like she's SUPPOSED to look. Wow I cannot gush enough. GO TEAM NIKKI!!

Next on the list of small things that had a big impact (on me). GRAHAM GREENE! GRAHAM GREENE! GRAHAM GREENE! I'm sorry but you CANNOT have a movie with such a large Native American influence and NOT have Graham Greene! I love the man! And every time they showed his face I (annoyingly) said "I LOVE HIM!" right out loud.

What else? As I surmised, little to no Carlisle, which was a tough pill to swallow. Is it me or is he way more calming than Jasper? Poor Jackson Rathbone. TALK ABOUT UNDERUTILIZED. I suppose he'll have his due in Eclipse in June. But it's so funny how they make him stare into space and it's supposed to convey his calming nature. But all it does is make him look like Cindy Brady (Baton Rouge Cindy! Baton Rouge! You KNOW this one!) They literally had to make Bella say "Jasper stop doing that!" so you'd say to yourself "ooooh he's exerting his calming influence... THAT'S why he looks so freaky right now!) And lord - he's so gorgeous... WHY do they insist on making his hair look like Carol Brady: The Early Years??????

Ugh - so much more. So, SO much more. As usual, I am not happy with Edward Cullen being a sullen, sulking pathetic-looking dude all the time. EDWARD CULLEN WAS A FUNNY GUY! Am I the only one who remembers this??? For the love of god, somebody PLEASE tell me you agree!

I didn't know whether I was going to say it. But I'm going to say it.  I think they let the lead actors have way more input than the should in both Twilight and New Moon. They've changed the characters to the point where it interfered with my ability to truly enjoy the movie in spots. Let's review:

Bella is amusing. Let's let her laugh once in a while, shall we? When she's with EDWARD, that is. She doesn't have a problem looking happy with Jacob. So shouldn't she look friggin ECSTATIC with Edward???

Edward is endearing. Let's let him laugh once in a while, too. (Instead of looking like he's about to shit his pants all the time.)  I suppose he did more than Bella - so that was a nice change. We saw his teeth a little more in this movie.

Ummm... those are really the only two who I keep reading are giving a lot of input, changing lines, portraying their characters like this or like that.... instead of the way HERSELF - Stephenie Meyer - intended them to be.

Final review:  Robert Pattinson - pat on the back - solid performance. Kristen Stewart - hmmm...I suppose she merits a "solid performance" but I wish it included way more smiling and way less loud breathing. Damn girl. Bella's not socially inept for god's sake! Ease up!

And the total surprise of the movie? ASHLEY GREENE - ie Alice Cullen. HOLY MOTHR OF GOD ON HIGH!!! She. Was. AWESOME. Totally carried certain scenes - ie Alice visiting Bella... Alice arguing with Jacob... Alice and Bella in the Porshe. I CALLED THIS months ago. We were all worried about the way she sounded and I believe I said "These are trailers - let's wait for the movie to come out" and boy was I right. She knocked my socks off.

Oh and one more thing. Emmett is just adorable. Kellen Lutz is just a constant. You always know what to expect from the man - and he always delivers.

NEW MOON IS HERE!

TODAY'S THE DAY!!!!!!!

One more day!

OK so whose mom called them this morning at 9:21 to tell them Rob Pattinson was on Regis and Kelly? C'mon.... don't be shy... admit it.. you watched. Or DVR'd. I haven't called PattzR back yet (yes, that really is her name. Well Patsy. R. Same diff.) but when I do I will thank her for being so cool at her age. Although she's going to tell me I'm picking on Regis when I start abusing him... and it will be amusing as hell. LORD did anyone see Kristen yesterday? I caught it online and my god - the poor thing - she did GREAT, especially when you consider that Regis is a FREAK. And poor Kelly had to keep cutting in and saving him and asking Kristen real questions instead of having Regis cutting in about singing Joan Jett songs live... or cutting her hair... oh god it was crazy! And poor Kristen looks like she's thinking "Just let this be over. Just let this be over!" when they came back from commercial. It was great TV. Absolutely great TV.

2 more days!

Can you believe we're so close? What's odd is that I've had this overwhelming sense of calm over the last few weeks. Me, the freak who hosted a 100 Days 'til New Moon party. Me, the complete wacko who has a Twilight blog. But... I dunno... I think I'm just a wee bit sick of all the hype. There's actually a headline floating around right now about Kellan Lutz' lips. Um, srsly? Could someone please explain to me what in god's name this has to do with Edward Cullen's undying love for Bella Swan? Cuz I'm not seeing the correlation.

Twilight has become this over-the-top, huge-money-making business.... and I guess I don't do well with over-the-top, huge-money-making businesses. (Just ask the kiosk dude at Disney who tried to sell my kids those stupid plastic, rotating light toys which cost fifteen bucks each just because they had princesses and Lightning McQueen on them. Um, no thanks.)

So while I love the books and will make any excuse to talk about them... I am just a bit disillusioned with the press nightmare.

Rob Pattinson was actually yanked from a pre-scheduled Ryan Seacrest interview by his "people" at the premiere because Seacrest had the AUDACITY to ask his majesty if he was dating Kristen Stewart. Seriously? SERIOUSLY??? C'mon. I thought we were talking about Edward Cullen?  Why is this guy's love life so important? And why in god's name don't they just answer the question? OH right because it's their personal life and it's private and they shouldn't have to. OH COME THE HELL ON. The only reason it's this big, burning question is because the've been strategically evading it for months in order to keep themselves in the news (most likely this plan has been commissioned by Summit; don't get me wrong.)  The mere QUESTION of these two dating has become bigger than the relationship, itself. It's all so stupid and media-driven. And something tells me Rob Pattinson is probably as annoyed as I am about the whole thing. (And thanks to Jenn M for the link.)

So yeah... I'm a little disillusioned this week, and for that, I apologize. But trust me... after I see the movie on Friday, I'm going to be a big ol' mess of positive Twilight energy to the point where you're going to want to smack me in the head.

So until then, just keep on sending in your Pocket Edward photos, please.

And PS - whilst I'm on the subject of Pocket Edward... WHERE THE HELL IS LAUREN'S BITE???

Edward and Bella

Here's what "Edward and Bella" look like in MY house. Yes. Her name is Bella. Can't you tell by her golden eyes?

Tom Cruise auditions for Twilight

This is one of THE FUNNIEST things I've seen in a ridiculously long time, Y'all. Go watch it!

More Adventures with Pocket Edward

If you have your very own Pocket Edward, make sure to photograph him in various spots around town... and send me some photos for the blog!

New Moon Premiere: Live from the red carpet!

Thanks to Jenn D. for pointing this out!

There was a big ol' live streaming video of the premiere here... but I took it down because it takes a sickeningly long time to load. And who has that kind of time? Certainly not me. I'm too busy reading Voyager (Outlander - Book 3) and taking pictures of Pocket Edward!

Allocine interview with Robert Pattinson, Kristen Stewart and Taylor Lautner

I love when Taylor says: "It's tough to not like Rob". And Hello? Kristen? You look GORGEOUS, Girlfriend! Love the lighter makeup... and your natural haircolor is "so much more becoming" as my mom, PattzR would say. PS - TEAM LAURENT, BABY! I love me some Edi. I think they should KEEP HIM ALIVE! (He's fighting with cows!) PS - thanks so much to Jenn M. for sending me this!!

Look who's coming to dinner

Jenn D. from Erie, Pennsylvania sent in this tremendous photo of her very own "Pocket Edward" whom she took to dinner last night.  Send me your photos and I'll put them in Purgatory!!

New Moon Magazine from editors of US

So I just popped into the convenience store for a Coke (terrible habit, I know) and came out with this new New Moon magazine put out by Us Magazine. It's a sick lot of fun.

COMMA HOWEVER, where is my favorite New Mooner, Jamie Campbell Bower?! I don't see him anywhere, other than the gratuitus Caius shot.  Even amidst the STUDLY photos of Daniel Cudmore (hubba hubba) and Charlie Bewley (who is gorgeous, if you hadn't noticed). It is not RIGHT that JCB isn't getting more play, people. He's absolutely adorable. And why am I gushing about these guys? Because I'm sick to death of Rob, Kristen and Taylor getting all the press (as I'm sure they are too.) How often do we see someone like Julia Jones (Leah Clearwater) online or in magazines?  She's stunning! Where are the rest of the cast?!

Let's get one thing straight, people. To quote Francis McDormand in Fargo: "There's more to life... than a little money." For this post, I think I'll change that to: There's more to life than a little RPattz!!!

*Thanks to jamie-bower.com for the photo! You guys rock! 

No RPattz in King of Prussia

Many thanks go out to my TwiFriend, Kim (whom I've never met in person but she rocks!) for letting me know Rob P. is NOT at Hot Topic in King of Prussia this week. Apparently someone got the dates mixed up and used dates from last year by mistake. That's awesome because I was kindof bummed I wasn't even making an attempt to go. So right on - THANKS KIM! And PS - we will totally be going to see 100 Monkeys when they're in ________ (insert secret location here). I am way more game to head to a bar as opposed to a mall. LOL Keep me posted!

Eclipse has been canceled?

THIS is pretty funny.

New Moon Banners on Google

OK y'all - this is VERY cool. For the past few months I've been using a green forest on my Google homepage... cuz it looked like Twilight. OK SHUT UP. I know it's stupid. (I hear my 5 year old saying "pfff LAME" at me in the back of my head. But I digress.)  So I was just searching around to find something new and they have a bunch of Twilight and New Moon banners. Check THIS ONE out, specifically the gothic archway look. Look like someone ELSE'S banner that you know?!?  (Hint. LOOK UP!)

New Moon stars holding hands

GOTCHA! Who cares if Robsten were holding hands? WhatEV, Peeps. Doesn't matter what they're doing off camera... it's what's happening ON camera that counts. And we'll find out next week, won't we?!

Now for these two... The jury's still out. ;)

New Moon at Burger King

Oh yeah. We'll be heading to Burger King this week. Check out all the cool stuff you can get over at New Moon Movie.org.

New Moon Showtimes

So what time is everyone going to see New Moon? I am going with a bunch of friends to the 10AM show on November 20th (at the Monmouth Mall in Eatontown, NJ, just in case you're local and want to hang). There were other (very cool) alternatives... to see it on Thursday night... but I wasn't able to travel to NYC... and I can't see it at Midnight. I just won't be alert enough - and lord KNOWS I need to be alert when Edward Cullen is breaking my, I mean Bella's heart in the middle of the damned ferns!!!

Robert Pattinson in Vanity Fair

Dear Robert,
Lust is a sin. Please STOP making me commit it. JEEZ, man. Have you LOOKED at yourself, lately?! This is just WRONG. Even WITH the Gregory Hines shoes!

Love,
Carol
PS - Please give me props for avoiding the King of Prussia mall like the plague when you're there on Friday, mmmkay?

Stephenie Meyer on Oprah

Stephenie's goin' on OPRAH, y'all!!!!! THIS Friday - November 13th. The same day I am going to be sulking because I'm not at the mall I grew up loitering in - The King of Prussia Mall - to see RPattz at Hot Topic. Love me some Rob, but it's just not worth the hassle of a 90 minute drive to get in line at 6:00 AM to be one of the 500 people who gets in. And Lord knows what time he'll actually show up. I have a life, y'all. And I suspect you do, too. But that doesn't mean I won't be all kinds of cranky all day, knowing I could be seeing the closest thing we'll ever get to Edward Cullen, visually, that is. le sigh.

Robert Pattinson interview on E!

Don't worry, Rob. Taylor is Taylor and you are you. He doesn't have that accent. LORD he doesn't have that accent. He isn't 10 feet tall. He doesn't have your hands and he most certainly doesn't have your patented hair rake. You will have as much attention on November 20th as you do on November 19th. At least around here you will. :)

Twilight Cast at Hot Topic

Yeah Yeah - so there's a little bit of RPattz on this. Whatev. Oh. My. GOD. How long have I been saying how much I LOVE Jamie Campbell Bower?  Which is SO WRONG because he's like 14. No srsly. What? 20? 21? Let's just hope he's legal. Not even sure if he likes girls but who cares at this point. He's ADORABLE! Have I not said he's the most interesting person to follow on Twitter? Check him out! He's at the end of the video - about 3:45.

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Mario Lopez vs Taylor Lautner = NO CONTEST

Got this from MTV: Mario bragged, "People always tell me Taylor Lautner could be my little brother.. Wonder if he hears the same thing.. Interviewing him later today."

Holy crap - Taylor Lautner really is minty. Slater's always been minty, but look how much hotter TLaut looks next to him. Dayum.

New Moon TV Trailer

I JUST SAW IT!!! ON TV!!! FINALLY!!! HOLY CRAP THAT WAS AWESOME!!!!

THE BEACH!!! THE TRUCK!!! THE FANGIRL!!!!!!

More Kristen Stewart and Taylor Lautner in Mexico

OK - hold on - still likin' KStew's look, y'all. She looks adorable - as does the hair (remember, people, it's a GROW OUT. You don't understand if you've never been clipped so badly by your stylist of 5 years that you looked like Leather Tuscadero. Not that that happened to me 4 years ago or anything. So just hush!) I'd rate this ensem a solid 8 & 1/2 if it weren't for the shoes. Clearly she's been dipping into Gregory Hines' closet as well. (Lord of mercy on him, as my mom, PattzR says.) And PS - lest I be double standarding.... what's good for the goose is good for the gander. Tay's lookin' pretty hot. Digging the henley...likin' the colors... easy on the jackets, tho... don't let too many collarless coats into your collection lest you start looking a little too Members Only. And PS - LORD where did you get that belt, boy?! Carson Kressley?! (Oh Carson,  you know you'd wear it, too. Fess it, Sister!)

Nutty Madam on the BBC!

The beach! The truck! It's Emma aka Nutty Madam! I just love her. She's crazy and so much fun to watch. No one can bring her down, man. She's ALL about the Twilurve...

Robert Pattinson. The hair. LORD the hair.

Dear Mrs. Pattinson,

I realize you don't know me. But if you could just do me one favor. Please do everything in your power as a mom to make sure your son's hair will not go back to looking like this now that he's not having it professionally done by a stylist on set every day. (Sorry for that run-on sentence. I'm American.)

With most sincere regards,
Carol (a chick who is obsessed with hair because I have crazy hair, myself. See my profile shot for further proof. And that night it was tame.)

Robert Pattinson in Tokyo

Remember what I said about being into the books and not really caring what goes on with the movie actors? Yeah well that all goes out the window when we're a mere 16 DAYS away from the movie!

Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson in Harper's Bazaar

Dear Twigirls around the world,

I WIN!

Love,
Kstew
PS - HA ha! 

*Muchos gracias to newmoonmovie.org for posting these BEAUTIFUL photos. (Go look. NOW.)

NEW VOLTURI Behind the scenes video

Oh. My. GOLLYJEEPERSBATMAN!!!!!!!!!


The Twilight Saga: New Moon Volturi Featurette

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Taylor Lautner and Kristen Stewart in Mexico

Pretty cool vid. LOVE Kristen's ensem. I am SO PROUD OF HER! She's totally putting forth some major effort to present herself to the fans this week. And on such a crazy, global schedule, too! She has not only stepped up to the plate but has hit a few right out of the park over the past few days. GO TEAM KRISTEN!

Robert Pattinson Vanity Fair Video on E!

Damn. No wait....HOT damn.



Note: Jenn D says the following:

Hey, on the website for VF you can get a yearly subscription for just $12 AND they promise you'll get this edition in your mailbox! I used to get this magazine and its really good...ok, enough pimping, I'm going back to the Pretty.

Kstew (and her hair?!) in Brazil

Check out this E! article, ripping on Kstew's hair. What do y'all think? I don't think her hair looks bad at all! She's growing out the Joan cut. C'mon! I think she looks like a very-layered Courtney Cox. Am I wrong? At least it's not up in the nubbin-tail. She washed it and everything. I am being TOTALLY serious. I think Kstew looks fabu in this shot!

Bella's truck in real, live FORKS!

Check out this AWESOME website from "Sookie Redneck Stackhouse" who is actually from....wait for it...  FORKS, WASHINGTON!!! :::bows down:::

WE'RE NOT WORTHY!  I am soooo thrilled to welcome Miss Stackhouse to My Twilight Purgatory!! Oh believe me - there is plenty of True Blood commentary on this site - so make sure to read the comments and post your own!!   Also peeps - check out Miss Stackhouse's Twitter page!

RPattz in Vanity Fair

Great article about Robert Pattinson's upcoming Vanity Fair article.  RPattz cracks me up. I swear to god. I would so love to do some type of pub crawl with this guy. He seems like one of those people who is funny no matter where he is. Like you could be sitting in a bar with him and he'd make you laugh so hard you cried over a salt shaker. Or some dude's shoes. Is is just me?

Bella "birthday kiss" - screen captures

OK so we all know that Summit yanked the new birthday kiss video. Because, ya know, we'll all skip seeing the movie if we see them kiss beforehand on the net. (rolls eyes)

Found some cool screen captures of the kiss over at Socialite Life. I'm almost waiting for someone to import all these shots into a video (the power of suggestion, perhaps?!)

At any rate - here's my favorite. I call it - simply - "the groan". Go ahead... feast thine eyes...
PS - Sorry Rob. I know you're cringing at these shots.

My Volvo Purgatory

As I've waxed on about before... THIS kills me. KILLS ME. (Click the link - it's a Volvo site with a "Win Edward Cullen's Car" contest. BLECH.) It's like Edward's picking my kids up at school tomorrow. I don't even know what to do with myself. The silver, four door Sedan Volvo WAS Edward Cullen. I am so sad that they've made this major change. And don't kid yourself; altering Edward's car so drastically is a MAJOR change.

I have one question for Robert Pattinson. (I'm using the man's full name so you KNOW I mean business.) How do you feel about Volvo using your appearance to sell cars? Doesn't that make you feel a little icky? Because it should. I am ALL about capitalism, but this is ridiculous. Usually it takes years for a company to glom on to something pop-culturish to try to make a buck. But Volvo didn't even wait for the friggin MOVIE TO COME OUT!! And Stephenie Meyer: What say YOU?! Are you OK with this?! SERIOUSLY?!

New Moon video: Bella's Birthday aka "What the EF is THIS?!"

As my good friend Rocky Balboa from Philadelphia says: "I'm afraid, alright. For the first time in my life I'm afraid."

Is it me or is this CREEPY with a capital CREEP?! I don't even know where to start! They're like... STEPFORD CULLENS. This is the most uncomfortable scene on the planet! Friggin Edward doesn't say a word; he just looks at Emmett like he's so constipated he can't stand up straight. And what's that music playing in the background?! (Clearly I haven't gone near the soundtrack, as I don't want to ruin my auditory experience). And Alice is soooo bee-boppy. Not... flitting... like Tinkerbell...just... bee-boppy! Like a 4th grader! And Jasper. Oh...poor, deranged, crazy-assed Jasper. I will say this: Rosalie = GOOD. Emmett = even better. He's the only one in the whole damn scene who comes off as REAL. Oh and Bella, too - gotta give her props. It's like she's acting totally normal while dealing with a bunch of RITCHIE CUNNINGHAM VAMPIRES. I'm totally freaked out.

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Not-so-deep thoughts on RPattz

I haven't given any views on RPattz lately... and I think we're overdue. So come along to circle time, children...and I'll fill you in on my thoughts. Ready? 'sgo...

Some pictures surfaced today...  or yesterday... I'm a little behind since my sister forced me to read the Outlander series and now I'm mental over it... but I digress. Rob and Kristen at the airport... Rob, Taylor and Kristen at a photo shoot in LA...  Rob coming out of a RiteAid. RITEAID for god's sake. As if I care?! "Oooh he might use Speed Stick!" God can we not give these people a little room?! Maybe he needed something a little personal! Is that our business? UmNO. Can you imagine if that were you or me? Let me set the scene. You're sitting around and all the sudden you realize you need tampons - pronto. And not just tampons, but Kotex Super Plus tampons because there is major hemorrhaging going on in your nethers. OK that was a little obnox - but bear with me. So you trot yourself on over to RiteAid to pick up the aforementioned feminine products. And you're feeling a little uncomfortable while you're standing at the counter - gawking at Rob Pattinson on the cover of People as inconspicuously as possible - and the male check-out kid is trying soooo hard not to look at you. And you walk out the door... and BAM! 10, no 15 photogs are in your face, taking photos of you and, more importantly, your RiteAid bag full of Super Plus tampons. As if!!! Would you not DIE?!

OK so now I'm going to do something totally contradictory and I am going to send you to this pretty cool article over at Lainey Gossip about Robsten finishing filming and heading back to LA. You'd think Lainey Gossip would be full of - well, just that - gossip. But this post is actually what I'd call anti-gossip, where they're dissecting all the gossip out there and picking it apart to show us how completely moronic and false it all is. I'd think Rob and Kristen would be thankful that someone is defending them. But that's just me....

Another Twilight Cake Wreck!

THIS is hilarious.Thanks to cakewrecks.blogspot.com for the hilarity - and to Linda M. for sending it to me!

NEW New Moon video - Bella's birthday kiss

My reaction to this video?  "MOTHER OF GOD!!!!!!!"

New Moonstruck! Movie Mashup Posters

I. Love. This. And I love my bro in law, John for alerting me to this hilarious website! Enjoy!

Pete and Repeat

How long have I been saying this?  Oh... that's right... FOREVER.

Lord... WHO is dressing Edward Cullen?!

Could someone please explain this ENSEM Edward is unfortunate enough to be standing in among the ferns? When did he become "Blazer Guy"?! Not that I have a problem with blazers... not at all. But I just don't get this look - at all. Let's start from the bottom, shall we? What's with the brown shoes he seems to wear throughout the entire movie? They look like he's going to bust some moves - Fred Astaire-style. I mean, seriously. "Hi...Edward? Gregory Hines called. He wants his shoes back." (Thank you, Mr. Hines, for being OK with that joke, seeing as you passed on a few years back. I LOVED you in History of the World, Part 1...and White Nights "We're landing in RUSSIA!") OK next - the pants. THE PANTS. What in GOD'S NAME are the pants?! They look like something my orthodontist wore in 1981!!! OK next - the sweater. With the nice, WIDE, ribbed waistline. OK maybe the sweater - paired with some jeans and the right shoes - might look somewhat minty. And a little more Edwardesque. But with the blazer? THE BLOODY BLAZER?! I just don't get it at all when put together. On Edward! OK that's all. Thanks for reading my rantlicious commentary. Buh Bye.

New Moon People Magazine

Lookie what I finally found today! Squeee! And it's not a minute too soon. I've been all wrapped up in Outlander this week (which I finished and there just are no words. READ IT) and have been neglecting my poor Twilight blog. So I plan to read this now and have some commentary shortly. PS - RPattz on a leash. Too bad he's only 2...

Twilight vs. Outlander

I know what you're thinking. If you've never met me, you're thinking "Why should I listen to this kooky girl with the Twilight website and read Outlander"? And if you have met me, you're thinking "Why should I listen to this kooky girl with the Twilight website and read Outlander"? (snicker. I crack m'self up.)

So I thought I'd share with you some of the parallels between Twilight and Outlander.

Not so much the story - because, let's face it - one involves vampires - and one involves Scottish clans. Apples and oranges, right? But - if you look at the way you behave while reading both, clearly there are similarities:

1)You start to carry Outlander everywhere, just like you did with Twilight. I just sat in the doctor's office with my son, watching Casper and wishing I had my book. PINING for my book. And a certain clansmen.

2) You find yourself looking for Outlander themes in the songs you're hearing on the radio, just like you did with Twilight. Songs that have zero to do with this book, yet all the sudden seem like they have everything to do with the book.

3) You miss the main male character when you're not reading. Like he's your boyfriend and you're (im)patiently waiting for him to call you when he gets back from Pep Boys with his dad.

4) You see the book lying on a table and an instant sense of simultaneous calm - and excitement - comes over you.


5) You find yourself looking up maps of Scotland... planning your summer vacation in Scotland... and being incredibly jealous of all those who actually live in Scotland. Or at least near it, which means they can visit whenever they want. LUCKIES.

6) You can't stop thinking - or talking - about the book.

OK - if that isn't a glowing recommendation, I don't know what is. And for some reason, I'm really curious about whether Stephenie Meyer has read the Outlander series - and if so, if she loved it.

That's all for now. More Edward later. Right after I trek around the Highlands a bit more...

New Moon Parking Lot Scene

9 seconds. It's only 9 seconds! I'm sorry. Can't...stop...posting....New Moon... videos!!!!

Outlander

I think I might be cheating on Edward Cullen.

I am slightly more than 1/2 way through "Outlander" by Diana Gabaldon - a story that takes place mainly in the Scottish highlands in 1743 - and it's tremendous. If you fell hard for the intensity between Edward and Bella, you will fall OVER when you experience the relationship between _____ and _____.  (Dinna want to spoil anything, Lassies. You'll just have to read and find out.) It's just like Twilight in that you'll want to experience it all yourself - and you won't want to talk about it too much with anyone who has read it. And - if that weren't enough, you'll carry the thing around with you - just like you did with Twilight. Even to the Halloween store with your family, so you can read it in the car.

Have to mention - it's not "Young Adult" reading in the slightest. So if you are under 18 - head on over to this none-too-shabby Amazon list of best Young Adult books after Twilight.

New Moon Volturi Fight Scene

As my sister keeps pointing out, look at the floor tile at the very end of this video - and keep your eye on Edward's left cheek. KEWL.

Another New Moon TV Spot

PFach lookin' all kinds of yummy

More thanks to my sister, Tracey R. for finding this lovely PFach ad. Just look at all the pretty. Her comment was "Now this is a Carlisle Mama can get on board with." I had a major giggle-squee at that commentary. I'm thinking I have to work THIS PFach into my Outlander casting at some point. Dougal, perhaps?!

People Magazine New Moon edition

My sister just found "the mag" at the Shoprite in Short Hills. So clearly my Shoprite needs to get on the ball. Our new friend Deb from Connecticut found it in Barnes and Noble... so I'll be heading there. I've gone from "I don't want to look at any more New Moon stuff until Nov 20th" to a frantic "I must  have this NOW!!!" PS - Ummmm what's JFK doing in it? That's a little weird, no? OK that's all. Later. I'm off to read more Outlander. It's getting good, y'all...

New Moon Exclusive TV Spot

ALRIGHT! I LOOKED! THERE! YA HAPPY?!?

Why are Edward's eyes yellow?

Something has been nagging at me for a while...and I haven't been able to put my finger on it. But now I have. Can someone please explain why Edward's eyes are bright yellow while he's fighting with the Volturi? Shouldn't they be black? What, did he hunt the royal Maltese while they were shuffling him down the dark, underground hallways? Confused, party of 1!

Edward Cullen Mask

Oh this is rich. Thanks to Jenn D. from Bowling for Vampires - and all the peeps at Thinking of Rob for the find!

AWESOME interview with Chris Weitz

Thank you Tracey R. for sending me this amazing interview with Chris Weitz on THR (Hollywood Reporter). It's a tremendous interview. Chris Weitz just exudes class. He's brills. I cannot WAIT to see this film. I already know I'm going to love it because he directed it. Hell the TRAILERS are awe-inspiring.

PS - Check out what he said about us bloggers. Awww shucks, Mr. Weitz. Thanks for the kind words:

I think it's great that there are fan sites that are not there to make money but to express enthusiasm for these books and the movie and they are happy to share information with one another. 

This is amusing seeing I have been thinking a lot lately about advertising on the blog.  Hey, a girl's gotta eat!

Bella's truck

So... just curious. Do you do warp speed U-turns and stalk Bella's truck when it happens to show up in your town? Cuz I do.

Win Bella's Bracelet - Tweet to win!

Want to win this very cool replica bracelet? Tweet to win!

New Moon clip with wolves; Bella slaps Paul

Love that Bella's bringin' on the feisty in this new video.

New Moon hilarity

Go read this post over at The Lit Connection. She's got some amusing photoshops of Edward Cullen. How funny is this graphic? I'm sure she ganked it from someone else... and if I knew, I'd give them credit. She also discusses whether she should take her boyfriend to New Moon. My answer? HELL NO!!!!!

Timbaland + Twilight = Disaster

Let me state for the record that I dig Timbaland.  He's tremendous. You always know you're hearing a song he's worked on because he's got that signature style. Justin Timberlake. Nelly Furtado. One Republic. All bands who have certain songs that have that certain something. That Timbaland sound.

However, I am horrified at something I read this morning. Something I'll share with you shortly. And since it seems to be "Duran Duran Week" on my blog, I will also share a little story with you.

I promise, the Twilight connection is coming.

I was at the famous Roosevelt Hotel in Hollywood when John Taylor announced he was leaving Duran Duran in the late 90s. He was playing an acoustic show for a small group of fans - and we were crushed when he told us. We had been loyal fans since the first time we'd seen Planet Earth on Mtv in the early 80s - and we couldn't believe our ears.

For a few years we went to Duran shows with no John Taylor and it never seemed the same. Then - a few more years went by and we were ecstatic to find out the five original members were getting back together. The original Duran Duran would be back in business for the first time since 1985. I am lucky enough to say I attended a show they did after getting back together - where they played a ton of old hits at Webster Hall. It was an amazing show that was filled with celebrity fans like Chloe Sevigny, Christy Turlington and Moby. MOBY. That's how amazing Duran Duran really are.

Then they met Timbaland.

Apparently they had a whole album's worth of songs written for a new album - early Duran-sounding songs that brought them back to their roots in True Romantic fashion. But once they met Timbaland, they decided to scrap all that (most likely amazing) true Duran music and work with him - and Justin Timberlake. They wanted to be current. They wanted to be in. Because for years, Duran Duran has been striving to get back to the top of the charts. They've been making music all this time - music you know but don't realize you know (I Don't Want Your Love, Ordinary World, Come Undone). But they have never been able to reclaim the massive fame they had in the early to mid 80s.

That's when Andy Taylor left. Again.

He wanted nothing to do with the further commercialization of Duran Duran. And they let him go - and made an album with Timbaland called "Red Carpet Massacre". Ever heard of it? I didn't think so. Because when you ditch what you're good at - to work with the latest-and-greatest producer - it's just not going to work. And it didn't. And now Duran Duran fans are left scratching our heads and wondering what the hell bonehead move the band we love is going to make next... instead of just putting out that great Duran Duran sound.

Wondering what this has to do with Twilight? Read this MTV article, my friends.

Read it and weep.

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Another Breaking Dawn soundtrack epiphany

Thanks to the 80s station on Sirius radio, I have just had a major epiphany regarding the music in Breaking Dawn. I apologize because once again, you're going to have to hear about Duran Duran.

Sit down, y'all. This might make you fall over. Are ya ready?

Breaking Dawn. Honeymoon. Swimming scene.
SAVE A PRAYER by Duran Duran. (It's on my Breaking Dawn playlist.)


Pretty looking road I'll try to hold the rising flood that fills my skin
Don't ask me why I'll keep my promise, I'll melt the ice
And you wanted to dance so I asked you to dance 
But fear is in your soul
Some people call it a one night stand
But we can call it paradise

Don't say a prayer for me now
Save it til the morning after...

Holy crap. HOLY CRAP! Don't just read it, please click here and listen to it on my Breaking Dawn playlist and hear how amazing it would sound. There are so many different parts they could use while he's pulling her out into deeper water... or when she's waking up with feathers in her hair. I don't know what to do with myself. Seriously. I've never taken a valium in my life, but I'm thinking I need one right now...