Interview with a vampire-stalker

Great interview with a Robert Pattinson stalker.

a) I love this girl
b) I love this interview
c) Who is willing to let me interview you and post it on the blog?
d) I have like 10 readers - aka no one will see it.
e) Did he really hook up with the whole cast?
f) Email me or leave a comment if you're in the mood to be my Twilight science experiment.

Peter Facinelli; IT'S ON!

Today is the day that Peter Facinelli's buddy Rob has to dance down Hollywood Blvd, wearing a bikini and singing "All the Single Ladies" from Beyonce. Check out Rob (not ROB, just Rob) trying on bikinis for the big day while Peter watches. Very funny. And if you want to be updated on this stuff, you can follow him on Twitter.

Cool Volturi Video

Found this on youtube. Shows the Volturi cast. Love. it.
PS - Um. Go Team Demetri!

My sister's keeper...

Have I mentioned I have two sisters? Cuz I do. Jill - who lives for vampires, has read Twilight and seen the movie, and is yet to pick up the copy of New Moon I sent her. And Tracey - to whom I would never have sent a Twilight novel, thinking she wouldn't like it - yet she's reading the series and is completely addicted. What is interesting is the fact that Tracey is a writer. Like... a REAL writer. Is published and shiz. Novels? No. Articles? Yes. She's an Editor and has been one since moving out of my parents house and taking her Teen Beat collection with her.

So - Tracey started Twilight last weekend... started New Moon on Thursday, Eclipse on Saturday and is plugging along with Breaking Dawn as I type. And she's been sending me little emails all day that say things like:

"On page 223.

SOOOOOOOO loving Jacob.

Bella = Big. Fat. Dope."

Gee....you think we're sisters? Yeah. Me too. Anyway - she sent me an email today with her thoughts on Breaking Dawn (this was this AM, she's way past this now because she's a speed demon) and I HAD to share. I love reading reactions from people while they're reading the books. It's So. Much. FUN!

I am one chapter into Book Two (Jacob's part). I put it down a bit after midnight, figuring that I will have all day today to read it.

So here are my thoughts so far:

GOOD
• The wedding was great.
• Page 58 made me cry.
• I want to go to Isle Esme.
• Midnight swim. Le sigh.
• Loved the, ahem, honeymoon (tho a few additional details would be nice). Freak officially on!

STILL DECIDING
• Book structure....specifically, that we're now hearing Jacob's POV. It was interesting when done at the very end of Eclipse, but I'm not sure how I feel about this entire book being divided that way. I wonder if we will get Edward's side at all...
• Is Jacob REALLY going to turn bad? I hope not.

BAD
• Pregnant???????????? PREGNANT??????? WHAT THE EFF???????? When did this fucker suddenly morph into Alien? Maybe on the plane ride home, the thing will pop out of Bella's stomach and start singing "Hello My Baby" a la Spaceballs! Seriously, if she's carrying some freaky vampire alien spawn, that is just going to be too over the top for me. I'm praying it's some other physical condition--or maybe there's an outside weird bizarro chance that it's Jacob's baby. Or maybe the Isle Esme is really the Lost island and she's been impregnated by an Other.

• And while we're on the subject, since when did Bella start getting all maternal and baby-obsessed? This is WAY out of the blue for her character.

• And by the by, you think maybe instead of being like "Rosalie, help me--it seems that Edward has knocked me up with a freakazoid alien vampire baby that's gestating in dog years, but I really want to keep it because, well, just think about how dreamy he's gonna look," Bella might think about the fact that there is a FREAKAZOID ALIEN VAMPIRE BABY inside her and want to claw it out with her own hands!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Seriously I do NOT like where this is going, but I am going to but my faith in Edward's hands and trust that everything comes out ok....

Music and Lyrics

OK so I've had the soundtrack to New Moon on the brain for the past day or so....and I wanted to show where I'm coming from with some of my favorite soundtrack picks. I feel so strongly about some of these songs, I'd love to be able to float them to someone at Summit for the hell of it. I could see them having different (more updated?) artists recording some of them differently (but NOT Kelly Sweet - this version is crucial.) Maybe acoustically or electronically...whatev.

"And I love her yet she has done me wrong. Can I bring her back? She has been long gone. And I'll always be her broken hearted savior." "Broken Hearted Savior" from Big Head Todd and the Monsters.

Ridiculously perfect lyrics for Jacob's feelings about Bella. Especially after she ditches him to go save Edward in Italy. And hello? "Todd" is part Native American. PER-FECT.

"What do I have to do to make you want me? What do I have to do to make you understand? What do I have to do to make you love me? And, if I can't make you love me, just tell me - what do I have to do? To forget about you..." "What Do I Have to Do?" by Stabbing Westward

Jacob thinking this about Bella at the end of New Moon when he won't talk to her but loves her soooo much and is trying to figure out what he has to do to make her love him instead of Edward.

"I reached inside myself and found nothing there to ease the pressure of my ever worrying mind." "Please don't ask me to defend the shameful lowlands of the way I'm drifting gloomily through time. " "The Sun Always Shines on TV" from A-Ha.

Totally describes the way Edward feels about himself while he's away from Bella - and wanting to kill himself when he thinks she's dead. And listen to the music. The frantic pace would be so perfect for Bella and Alice racing to Volterra....and Bella smashing into Edward. Ugh. It. Is. Perfect.

"Every time that I look in the mirror, all these lines on my face getting clearer. The past is gone. It went by like dust to dawn. Isnt that the way? Everybodys got their dues in life to pay." "Maybe tomorrow the good lord will take you away..." "Dream On" - written by Aerosmith. Performed by Kelly Sweet.

I picked this because the ethereal feeling absolutely blew me away when I first heard it. I immediately thought "Bella lying in the forest". Bella has always been worrying about getting older since she met Edward, but it doesn't matter anymore because... he's gone. And it hints at both Bella and Edward wanting to die because they've lost each other.

"My darling lives in a world that is not mine, an old child misunderstood out of time. Timeless is the creature who is wise and timeless is the prisoner in disguise." "Beauty and the Beast" by Stevie Nicks

The way Bella looks at Edward...and, more importantly, the way the audience looks at Edward Cullen. Absolutely heartbreaking song. It's my Number One pick for New Moon.

My New Moon Playlist

Beauty and the Beast

So I am THRILLED because my sister Tracey has succumbed to the world of Twilight. She started last weekend and started Breaking Dawn tonight.

And as she and I were discussing the series, I remembered I totally forgot to add my most perfect song to my New Moon playlist.

Beauty and the Beast from Stevie Nicks. Srsly, take a minute and listen to the song (playlist below)...and read the lyrics (below the playlist). You. Will. Die. And then you'll cry for Edward Cullen. And then you'll get even more stoked for New Moon. And then you'll curse me for making you waste time when you should be working or giving the kids breakfast or doing something non-Twilight related.

Beauty and the Beast
Written by Stevie Nicks.

You're not a stranger to me
And you... well you're something to see
You don't even know how to please
You say a lot but you're unaware of how to leave

My darling lives in a world that is not mine
An old child, misunderstood, out of time
Timeless is the creature who is wise
And timeless is the prisoner in disguise

Oh who is the beauty? Who the beast?
Would you die of grieving when I leave?
Two children too blind to see
I would fall in your shadow, I believe

My love is a man who's not been tamed
Oh my love lives in a world of false pleasure and pain
We come from different worlds but we are the same
I never doubted your beauty; I've changed

Who is the beauty?
Where is my beast?
There is no beauty
Without my beast

la bete la bete
Where is my beast?

My beauty
My beauty
My beautiful beautiful beautiful
Beautiful beast

98 Days til New Moon?!?

This wouldn't mess up my "100 Days til New Moon" party theme TOO MUCH. (Sarcasm. It's not just for breakfast anymore.) NOT that I'd complain if they moved up the opening date to November 18th. I'd just have to do some reworking of my schedule that week. Stay tuned. If they change the date, we'll get to see it two days earlier. (insert psycho nervous giddy laughter here)

Book 1 musings

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

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

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

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

An amusing quote I came across today:

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

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

Edward. Recites. Shakespeare. So swoonrific.

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

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

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

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

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

My grandmother was scarier than Edward Cullen.

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

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

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

My 200th post?

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

When vampires collide

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

New Moon book cover DELICIOUSNESS!

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

This takes the cake. Ba dum bum.

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

Go. See. The. Proposal.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

PS - The movie was actually really good!

MY proposal

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

New Moon Trailer Gets a 'Proposal'

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

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

Yet another New Moon Playlist update

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

How cute is this?

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

PS - Dear Taylor,

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

Your pal,
Carol

Happy Birthday, Edward Cullen

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