Twilight International

I just got back from Barcelona last night. And guess what poster was all over the city! I still haven't seen the movie since it doesn't come out in the UK until Dec 19. But I fly back to UT on Dec 20 so maybe I can get Esmessence to go with me.

Essence of Twilight

Where have we been? Many of you have heard, but Runswithvampires and I have been overwhelmed with a business that is so close to our hearts. We now make the only Twilight scented lotions available anywhere. That's right. We took SM's descriptions and created Edward, Bella, Jacob, and Alice fragrances in lotions, body sprays and lip balms.

You have got to try them! We are so excited and doing rather well for and idea that started 6 weeks ago.

Our business blog is: essenceoftwilight.com. Check us out. We give great deals to blog members, right RWV?

Love you all, even you sneaky people who I don't know and won't admit your obsession. Give in girls!

H-Y-P-E-R V-E-N-T-I-L-A-T-I-N-G-! ! ! !

Paramore - New Music - More Music Videos

Twilight New TV Spot #7

Really I won't post many more of these, but the added line from Charlie is too precious to miss!

Video Fest and #1 Cafeteria scene

Oh my goodness, oh my goodness. This is the first of I think, 6, TV advertisement that are ridiculously good. Really I had my first movie stomach flips watching some of the last ones tonight (#5 and 6, hold on to your tummies).

Sigh . . . I think the next poll should be predicting how many times we see the movie in a 2 week period.
I am going to try and not watch to many more because really there is basically a shot of everything. So that is your warning if you don't want to be "spoiled".
Be good girls and leave a little comment after you watch.

Twilight New TV Spot #2

WHAT IS BELLA WEARING!!!

Twilight TV Spot 3!

Only one new line as far as I can tell.

4th TV Spot for Twilight

This one has Renee, and Bella is actually smiling!

Twilight TV Spot #5

AHHHHH!!!!!!!

Twilight TV Spot #6

Unpardonable Sins

So Edward takes Bella up in a tree. It is actually kind of visually stunning. So he rescues an apple in the lunch room. He looks gorgeous in that scene. But in all my fishing through trivia of late, none worth sharing by the way, I have discovered several UNPARDONABLE SINS in the movie. I thought it my duty to warn you all.

#3 - It appears that Edward/aka Robert Pattinson very well may expose his torso during a hike scene. And well, its not very buff and its a little hairy, particularly around the naval.

Uh-hum. Personally, I could "stomach" it (get it, ha, ha) but others have been alarmingly turned off by the photo. And sorry but I don't have these photos and not sure if I can get them right now because they were removed from the site. They are from the movie companion book, which is being released before the movie. Dumb. So I have stopped looking at posted movie shots because I want a few surprises. And honestly I can't imagine any worse crimes than the ones I am listing here. But be prepared for a very different visual on that open shirt scene than previously imagined.

#2 - The piano in the Cullen home is BLACK. This could be incorrect, maybe there are two piano scenes in the movie? But the pictures I saw had a very black baby grand. Grrrr.

#1 - Bella is wearing a tennis shoe to the prom. Yep! UNBELIEVABLE. I mean really people come one. She wasn't a tom boy. A cast on the other, well of course, but a tennis shoe!!!!!!!!! Crap! When I first saw it I thought it must just be for the practice scenes. But nope, over and over in the prom shots, a color coordinated blue ked! FOR HEAVEN'S SAKE!

Other than that, the movie should be fabulous.

I miss you all. I should be posting very shortly the exciting news of where I have been these last weeks.

The Final Trailer

Let's hear it!

Watch the trailer here.

Holy Smokes! These Pictures are HOT! (HAWT?)

You want to get even more excited for the movie? Throw out all doubts one more time? These pictures are just a few, of many new ones at this link. I couldn't post them all. Wow. Wow. It just has to be good. And how did this prom picture not end up in the Calendar?

Movie Soundtrack is Here!

I have posted it on the playlist. Some of the songs aren't available so I just added the artist.

What do you think?

Muse — Supermassive Black Hole
Paramore — Decode
The Black Ghosts — Full Moon
Linkin Park — Leave Out All The Rest

MuteMath — Spotlight (Twilight Mix)

Perry Farrell — Going All The Way (Into The Twilight)
Collective Soul — Tremble For My Beloved
Paramore — I Caught Myself
Blue Foundation — Eyes On Fire
Rob Pattinson — Never Think
Iron & Wine — Flightless Bird, American Mouth
Carter Burwell — Bella's Lullaby

Oh YEAH! New movie trailer

Is anybody out there? Just checking in. My plan is to post weekly but this has been QUITE a week. I miss you all when you don't stop by, or say you've stopped by. Here is a bit of big and little news: (and sorry the picture is so big. Sometimes I am a dunce at these things.)

1. MOVIE TRAILER - available online Thursday night. I will add a link when it is ready. I am going to attempt to wait until Friday and watch it for the first time on the big screen. EEE! I am going to have to chain up my computer all day Friday I think.

2. Here is a website advertising the Twilight trading cards. There are a few images I have never seen.

3. The first official sound-track song, Decode, by Paramore is here. I think I'll end up liking it quite a bit. The rest of the sound track will be released soon. Watch for it here.

4. And the Kansas City Star is keeping up there vigil for news about Midnight Sun:

The link to a very recent article discussing it is here. And then this little blurb was published yesterday:

"Is anyone listening?
We have pages and pages of readers’ comments urging Stephenie Meyer to please complete Midnight Sun.
A spokeswoman for her publisher, Little, Brown, said she has read our story about the leak (we’re honored!). Meyer’s agent has it, too, she said, and will forward it to her “if she feels it would be appropriate” (cross your fingers).
Officially, the publisher won’t really comment on Midnight Sun except to say:
“While no decisions have been made at this time regarding the publication of Midnight Sun, Stephenie Meyer is currently at work on other writing projects. Little, Brown looks forward to our continued publishing relationship with Stephenie Meyer and, like her many fans, we are eager to experience her next literary creation.”
In the meantime, keep those comments coming!"

I say lets add our comments.

5. If your interested in Twicon - well Dallas is the location. Twicon.org for details. I wonder if it would be as fun and groupy as the signing and Forks, or cheesy and lame. Will we ever know?

HAPPY BIRTHDAY JILLIKE!!

When I gave Jill a copy of Twilight she really did not want to read the book, had no intention of liking it, and didn't care for it much the first time through. But because her life-long friend loved it she kept an open mind. And as thrilled as I am that she gave in and loved it, she would be the first to admit she has had a very happy year, due in a little part to the Cullens and associates.

And then the girl that came to Twilight dragging her feet has set a precedence by reading all of the books WITH her husband. Yes her own, better-than-Edward, Paul, has thoroughly enjoyed the joint-reading experience. I even get a little jealous that he has taken my place as her "Twilight Buddy, although he didn't go to Forks. (maybe that will be their anniversary trip? hee, hee.)

I think she also holds the record for hosting Twilight get-togethers. Yay.
Is that real friendship or what?

Of people I admire in the world, Jill is at the top of the list. This may not be the place to elaborate on why and how. Just trust me. She is amazing and I am blessed to have her as my friend.

Not much new . . .

So much of the updates on other websites are not worth any one's time.
Here 's a few items that are.

Didn't want anyone to miss these Forks articles (thanks others for posting them in the comments.) The CNN article is here. MSNBC article is here. And a Yahoo news article is here.
Kind of a cute article about the popularity of Twilight with older than teeny-boppers, is here.

For actors - I thought these quotes were fairly quotable.

From Peter Facinelli:Your next movie "Twilight" has a lot of devout fans - did that make you nervous?Peter: When we first started filming, absolutely. But I think they'll all be really happy with the finished result. I saw some of it the other day and it's so beautiful. I love the look of the film and Catherine [Hardwicke, the director] has the most amazing vision. She's made a very artistic film and combined it with a very commercial piece.

From the eloquent Rob on the occasion of Harry Potter 10th anniversary: Robert Pattinson (Cedric in "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire," Edward in "Twilight"): "Does it make me a traitor? 'Harry Potter' was what made me become an actor. I credit 'Harry Potter' with everything else that's come since for me. I didn't know what I was doing before that. I hadn't read the books before doing the movie, so at first I read it just as an acting exercise. But I really enjoyed it! But I think Edward would kick Cedric's ass, to be honest."

And if you are really, really desperate, there is a quirky, trendy article about Robert here, with an unusual picture that fan girls are drooling over. And all things considered, he looks better here than in most places. Which reminds me, I can't find the source now, but Entertainment Weekly is supposed to give Robert another cover, since the original was so bizarre looking.

SM on Ellen! and other Updates for the Week

Just a reminder for anyone who is interested, that Stephenie Meyer will be on the Ellen Show on Wednesday (Sept. 17th) at 4:00 on channel 4. Will we finally, after 2 1/2 weeks of nothing, hear something about Midnight Sun? I'm keeping my fingers crossed. I will put some things that Ellen said about the interview in the comments of this post. 9/16 - MTV Tuesday has Robert explaining why his lullaby wont be used in the movie. Here. Robert has really grown on me. Not that I think he is anything like Edward, for Heaven's Sake! But I like him. He seems like a genuinely nice guy. Too bad about his song.

And here is a very painful explanation of the "Spider Monkey" controversy. I thought some of you girls would get a kick out of this: (bear in mind the teenage fan-base thought Spider Monkey is drool worthy. Gag-worthy was my reaction, but oh-well, no-one asked me to write or cast the movie. Darn it.)

MTV: Are there any lines of dialogue that make you particularly proud?
Rosenberg: Well, I can tell you this: "Spider monkey," I believe, comes from Rob Pattinson. I didn't actually write "spider monkey."
MTV: Really? Because the fans already love that line in the clips we've seen when Edward tells Bella, "You better hold on tight, spider monkey!"
Rosenberg: That was an improv.
MTV: So is that one of the things where a screenwriter sees the movie and says, "Sweet improv!" Or do you go, "He ruined my script! 'Spider monkey' is not accurate!"
Rosenberg: [Laughs.] Well, what I should say is, "I came up with spider monkey on my own. I wrote that."
MTV: Someday that could be the new "This is the beginning of a beautiful friendship" — or something like that.
Rosenberg: Exactly.

Twilight Moments

Midnight Sun has given me back a little bit of the old "Twilight Obsession" where thoughts and moments throughout my day center around a universe that includes vampires. Ahhh it feels good to be back to my best self. Ha ha. So here are a few of my best recent TW moment.

1. On the same day both RWV and I noticed a silver Volvo FOR SALE, on 700 East between 10600 and 11000. It is perfect. She called me about it and I had meant to point it out to her the next time it entered my mind. By sight now, we can both identify that it is the s60. We haven't been able to tell if it has the "R" or not. If it does well you know what that mean right? We HAVE to buy it. It is only 10,000 so if 5 of us chip in that's only $2000 each. We could drive it every 5th week. Think how happy those weeks would be, and the week before our turn, and several days after. Oooh we'd have to find an air-freshener that smells like "honey, lilac and sunshine."

2. Also like my former heavy Twilight using days, I am dreaming again about Twilight, or having Twilight themed dreams. The dream I am about to tell you is very embarrassing.

Before MS came out, I was slowly trying to get through Breaking Dawn again. I survived the Jacob book without as much skimming as the first time. Then I got to one of my favorite 2 moments in the entire book, Bella' change. Thank heaven for the glorious description of her new vampire self, because the birth just prior still makes me a little queasy. But minds do funny things. I thought my mind would be focusing on the part I liked, the vampire change. My subconscious, however. drummed up a Twilight dream last night that had ME giving birth, gratefully in a very naively undetailed version (but quite a big surprise, since my children are adopted) and then that baby is A GIRL (even bigger surprise!) and she is smiling at me, right after deliver in a bedroom somewhere. Well lets just say it was easy for my conscious mind to connect the dots for the inspiration on that one. Good Heavens! that book is really getting to me in all the wrong ways. Top that dream girls.

the tiniest bit of Therapy

Still no encouraging word from our dear author. But I remembered a fan-fiction that actually gets fairly close to the mark. No its not SM. No its not as good, but it is good and it at least gives us a good description of the meadow. Of course that is where is ends so be prepared for that as well.

I am VERY picky about fan-fiction that I will actually recommend. This is one of two. The Lion and the Lamb. It is written as Edwards perspective by the famous Alphie of the Lexicon founding fame. When she wrote it, a long, long time ago in Twilight time, SM even encouraged her and checked some of her facts. I read a little of the chapters that begin where the REAL Midnight Sun ends, and it was a little therapeutic. Take it or leave it. Just trying to do my part to comfort the broken hearted.

Okay and I am adding one more fanfiction here. This one makes me realize that really we need to read EVERYTHING from Edwards perspective. This one is also very well done, not pure, but very well done.

Will Begging Help? SM updates

First SM has some VERY insightful info on her page. Her BD FAQ's (I will be saying "I told you so" in detail very soon.) Anyway these are a must read. Go here.

Below are some of the ways people are trying to send our love and hope to SM about Midnight Sun.

9/4 - Ooh this is getting so much hype. Here is an actual article, "Midnight Sun Leaked, Unfinished, and Glorious. It basically asks her to finish it. It is so good.

and . . a good brief update on the new movie scenes, with a mention of MS is here.

Go tell the LA Times what you think, click here.

First two petitions (I have no idea how she gets sent word of these.

http://www.thepetitionsite.com/1/Please-Finish-Midnight-Sun and

http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/savemidnightsun/?e

Next you can send a nice email to this group collecting letters by email to send to SM in one big batch. You send an email to: savemidnightsun@yahoo.com

Then you can go to this blog and add your name to a list of SM supporters.
http://www.supportstepheniemeyer.blogspot.com/

The Lexicon has bigger plans. They have combined with 4 other big fan groups. Go here for details. But they don't involve any begging, which I see as a must here. No respose yet from Ms. Meyer on any of this stuff.

Tragedy - is there a silver lining?

If you haven't already heard, Stephenie is going to stop working on Midnight Sun. Someone leaked her first 12 chapters on-line and so she put them up on her sight. She says it is on hold "indefinitely" whatever that really means.

Ummm. . . .I've tried to pep talk myself out of this depression, but I'm sinking. If she's given up so much that she is willing to reveal half of the book, what motivation will she ever have to finish. WAHHHHHHHHHHHH!

Anyway the link to her statement and the copy is here. If a site starts a petition of love and groveling I will let you all know.

And let us know; Are you going to read it? I am undecided.

Breaking Dawn Mosaic and Discussion

I would like to use Amy's first, and most impressive post, to start an in depth discussion on the book. Many have had closure and gone on with their lives, leaving Twilight as a memory. But if its still near enough in your thoughts to add to our discussion, please, please do. We will start with the 2nd "favorite" on the list. The wedding. Add your thoughts, both positive and negative about the long awaited event.
From Amy Ladora (a closet member for some time now)

This is my first post and I'm very nervous about it...oh well here it goes. After I finished Breaking Dawn I didn't have too many good feelings about it and so in my atempts to find the good in the book I created this mosaic representing the nine topics I liked about the book...minus the Jacob chapters. I sent it to Twilightmom and she invited me to post...so I guess I'll share this with the rest of the TA's.

Topics

1- Breaking Dawn

2- Wedding

3- Honeymoon

4- Pregnancy

5- Transformation

6- Eternal Life/Hunting

7- The baby

8- Bella's protective sheild

9- Family

Thanks for letting me post

Time to Catch Up

Update: 8-27 - really some good articles here on the movie, if your a movie news junkie.

The movie fanatic article is here, and it is quoting a UK article that is found here.

Update: 8-26 - Twilight Tuesday on MTV here. Mostly trivia. They will be filming some additional scenes, cool. And if you scroll down on the MTV blog, I forgot to add a link to Jasper explaining his hair difficulties It was very insightful.

8/25 - Well school is back in. To celebrate I am here on my blog, a very much missed place during the busy weeks of summer. Here is the best of the news that is out there from the past few weeks.

Since it is so dear to my heart now, I thought you might enjoy this article about the Forks travel phenomenon here.

Time magazines 10 questions for Stephenie. A few more insightful than most interviews.

MTV has almost every question from the SM Breaking Dawn signings, and maybe more. Read them here.

The movie - well I am just waiting, pin and needles for a new trailer. Don't you think there will be another, longer one? I hope so. In the mean time:

Borders has compiled several interviews and the trailers here.
The Kristin and Rob interview is worth watching. And the "Penelope" clip, on the same Borders sight, has the entire Twilight movie clips and behind the scenes footage. The original link I found and published a few weeks ago was missing some of the behind the scenes stuff. It is DEFINITELY worth watching over and over again.

Another Birthday Surprise TM - Enjoy!!

These are about 1/4 of all of the fun pictures we took - they should make you smile!!

Take a look at the next post too...

Happy Birthday Twilight Mom!

Well, this is a very late and sad attempt to wish our beloved Twilight Mom a very Happy Birthday - please forgive us. She did get a wonderful TWILIGHTY birthday (what could be better than spending your birthday week in Forks???), but we wanted to celebrate a little extra. She isn't a big fan of 'talking nice about the birthday girl', but since I'm sort of related - hopefully she'll forgive me... and MA, you'll probably have to choose your own favorite picture to post - sorry!

What do we say about our amazing MA? Lots, and lots...

I know I am not alone in some of my opinions of this wonderful person - especially when talking Twilight and her amazing blog ... how fun!! TM/MA first introduced these 'weird Vampire' books to me about a year ago. I have to admit that I was very skeptical about them - for one thing, who has time to read for pure pleasure? And, I was thinking they might be a little creepy. But, once I started TW, I literally couldn't put it down - sounds familiar, right? I specifically remember calling MA when I was reading Port Angeles...up until then, it was sounding pretty much like a regular book - but then they were actually saying out loud that Edward was a Vampire - WHAT!!! I called her saying that I didn't really know if I wanted to finish it - she nearly drove down to my house (Provo, at the time) and took it away - How dare I?! Anyway, to make a long story short - Port Angeles is now one of my very favorites!!

Well, enough about my silly, getting addicted story - I really owe MA for a LOT of happiness throughout this last year - so thank you from the bottom of my heart!! We've been teased over and over about what TW has done to our relationship - but if you ask me - it has been one of my favorite parts!! I sure have loved sharing this with you - I personally hope that it doesn't ever REALLY end...

HUGE NEWS - THE MOVIE DATE HAS BEEN CHANGED

So I have heard that some of you have let Twilight run its course in your lives. So sad. I'll tell you if you are still having Breaking Dawn blues, a trip to Forks will cure you in a heart beat! So for me, the mist of Washington is running through my veins. I am thoroughly prepared for another emotional upset, but rather than waiting until Dec. 12th we only have to wait until . . .
NOVEMBER 21st!!!!!!!!!

Really if you love it like you all have said you do, you need to keep checking in for little thrills like this.

Here is the link again to the calendar pictures, the wallpaper images are pretty cool too. Go to "extras" on twilightthemovie.com.

Stephenie's Q & A's about BD plus other articles...

Here is an article about her reaction to negative fan reaction
and here is a very indepth interview with CBS (pictures of her in college!)

The following is a link to the first half of the
Here is the Q & A session from Stephenie's signing in Chicago, hopefully the rest will be released shortly. I found them very interesting to read, I always like to know what she's thinking. I'll add future links from other signings as they become available!

This next link is from the LA signing. These Q & A's are a little longer, and there weren't very many repeats, I liked reading these.
Here's a link to a Rolling Stone article, it's an interview with SM about her writing experience in general and how she involves music so much with her writing. The playlists seem to interest people on the outside.

A Delightful Event

Now that my post-traumatic stress syndrome has settle into something manageable, I have realized how shamefully I neglected the best part of Breaking Dawn, the party to celebrate it.

I loved so much our dinner, dessert, camaraderie and reading together. Thanks again to Trisha and Jenn for their hospitality, for every one's yummy food and great company.

If anyone has pictures, send them and I'll add them to the blog.

THE AFTERSHOCK

Breaking Dawn - its come, and knocked the wind out of us. In some good ways and in some shocking ways. Use this post and the next TWO to discuss.

"Breaking Dawn" . . . any ideas on the symbolism?

How about the cover, what did that mean?

And the prologue, the significance there?

The Best of Breaking Dawn

Did you love it? Like it? Why?

Where did you sigh, laugh, clap, wait on the edge of your seat, etc?

BD - where did it Break Down for you?

We love SM too much to bash the book. Most of you probably have to come to terms with the tricky parts. In general this is a forum to post your minor or major complaints, with love behind them of course.

As for me, I feel very alone and disappointed to be so. Is there no one else who loved Twilight so much that they aren't broken hearted by Breaking Dawn like me?
Don't get me wrong, I loved the lovable parts. I am coming to terms with the weird stuff, but the overall feeling for me was such a let down. I don't want to rip it apart I just need someone to "mourn with those that mourn."
And I have been accused of liking my own theories better than the authors, but I never really expected any of my guesses to come true. What I did anticipate was to have my expectations exceeded. To be taken by surprise in ways that would be difficult and wonderful. And without question I expected a continuation of the world that took me by complete surprise and swept me away.
I was certainly taken by surprise, that element was strongly evident. But I feel more like I have been dumped off a cliff. Yes I like the final page, Bella's change, and the sweet moments, but it felt more to me like a fanfiction than the surreal magic that was created in Twilight and then sustained through New Moon and Eclipse.

I am also sad that this blissful blogging subject has come screeching to a halt. I thought I would have months of new images, more potent doses of my Twilight drug. I thought I would be dreaming of sugar plums for weeks but they are all a little sour.

Stephenie is being ripped apart on-line for literary quality. So I am sad for her too. Her true fans still love her, and yes there is a huge group ga-ga over this book. But unfortunately poor writing and story telling cannot be ignored. I don't want her reputation soured.

I know most of you can put BD behind you and go on your merry way. Or even more amazingly, re-read it. I definitely feel better now that I have caught up on all my sleep. But let me know if anyone had a heart like mine and cried a little. I did, literally.

Breaking Dawn Blues and Predictions

Many of us have pre-BD anxiety, but even worse, will we have post BD - blues. This is worse than day after Christmas. But we will have the book to savor again and again.

I have my own fears of what I will do without my friends, both fictional and my Internet blogging buddies, all of you. We wont have as much to talk about and I don't know what I will do without it. This year has been surreal in some ways. Nothing I could have ever predicted. So when the Breaking Dawn buzz dies down, and the post-blues fade, don't forget TA, okay? Stop by now and then to check in. Let's plan the Midnight Sun reunion right now!

At least we have the movie and Midnight Sun to look forward too. And of course I know there are many other wonderful aspects of life to look forward to as well. Right?

In anticipation of tomorrow night, be thinking of a prediction that you are 100% sure will happen in the book. Lets get gutsy and lay them out there. You can brainstorm here, but we will talk about them over dinner and dessert tomorrow. If you aren't joining us, give us some food for thought here.

Also be thinking of favorite moments of the series to share. Not the dramatic ones we all hold dear, but little things that make Twilight endearing to you.

I hope to have many more comments from all of you for a long to time come. Happy Breaking Dawn EVE!

Newest News

As one more check before we read, try this article. SM talks about BD, and makes it perfectly clear, if will be agony!

Then her spot on Good Morning American can be watched here.

Tomorrow night you can watch her NYC concert live online. Go to the Lexicon for details. We will take a peek at our slumber party too.

The Latest News

Video interview with Catherine and SM from comicon here. Various comicon interviews here. And here is the first link to a great 4 part interview with SM. Then click on the other 3 on the video page.

Holy beautiful smokes. Want to see the Twilight movie calendar pictures? They are truly stunning. All of them. Click here.

There is always more, but this is the best stuff out there right now. Can't keep up with the rest.

Everyone, yes EVERYONE, here at TA knows the wedding will take place between Edward and Bella. We have never had our doubts on that point. Well as another way of sending her fandom into a total crazed frenzy, SM has revealed a spoiler about WHEN the wedding takes place in Breaking Dawn. If you want to know (how could you stand not to know??) then click HERE.

1 WEEK!

Just had to share an e-shriek at the number on the countdown! Think what we'll be doing one week from now!!!

Eclipse chapter 20 - Epilogue

The torturous chapters. Agony (chp. 23) and ecstasy (20 and 27). Lets represent them both and everything in between.

Eclipse - chapter 9-19

Now that Edward has come to terms with Bella's friendship with Jacob the book of course turns toward all of the vampire turmoil surrounding Bella. Did you gain new insight? Did you read the Legends chapter this time through? Let us know . . .

MOVIE, MOMENTS, AND MORE!

Update: July 19 - I just had the most delightful Twilight Moment, so I thought I would share it with all of you. I opened my mailbox, very uncommon, nothing every worth looking at in there, ruffled through the growing stack (really I bring it in like, once a week), when my eye caught a bulging letter. Insurance bills I figured. Then I glanced at the return address. In big, script, lovely letters it read: OLYMPIC PENNISULA - gasp, flutter, its my travel brochures from Forks. I clasped it to my chest and came to write this before I have even opened it.

HERE IT IS:
For the newest Twilight trailer click here. And if our luck keeps up, anyone who sees Batman this weekend will get this as an added bonus. But this is so you can watch it over and over and over!

Okay the Penelope Video: RENT IT!!!! Or borrow from me until Wed. Here is a link to some of the behind the scenes stuff they show on the DVD, but the actually scene can only be watched on the DVD is . . . WOW!! (its a few pieces of Bella coming to the Cullen residence. It's all wrong, but WOW anyway!)

And if you would like to see some more beautiful photos from the scene in the trees click here. Picture 16 and 17 are GREAT. I couldn't copy a picture, they are blocked. Very pretty.

Eclipse - the beginning thorugh chapter 8

I started Eclipse with the epilogue from New Moon. I like to leave my New Moon a little more peaceful. This will be our fastest read yet, so fewer posts.

Comment here on chapter 1 through 8 - Temper.

Stephenie Meyer is coming to SL on 101.9 The End!!!!

Okay, a couple of thing. First, this is my first post, and since I am not nearly as spectacular as MaryAnn, I am not going to try to fancy this up. But I just heard on the radio that SM is coming to SL and will be interviewed on the Parker show on 101.9 the end!!!!! It will be on July 29th, and he wants to bring 3 ladies on the show to do the interview. Mostly, it is because he doesn't know anything about the book. So.....I think that we should all apply to be on the show. You have to send an email to Parker@1019theend.com and put Stephenie Meyer in the subject line, then tell him why you are a fanatic! I think if there is a crazier group in Salt Lake, it has to be only the Twilight Mom's. But we have to be second. I don't know anyone who knows this book inside and out like us. So if we all apply/send emails, then hopefully one of us will get on!!! How cool would that be?!!!?

Okay, so, everyone open up your email and send Parker an email, requesting to be on the show! We have to get on there!!! Good luck!

P.S. I just noticed, we are almost to 10 days!!!! I cannot even stand it! Can you imagine when we are in the single digits! Then all our questions will be answered and our torment will be over. 14 DAYS!!

Breaking Dawn Teaser Quotes of the Day!

So as you know (or maybe you don't), Stephenie Meyer has started sharing one quote a day from Breaking Dawn, up until the release day of the book! Now I won't spoil it for anyone by listing them on the front page daily, if you want to check them out you'll have to click on the comments. I'll add the new ones as they're posted each day, and I'm more than happy to discuss or not discuss them with anyone (unless they start to keep me up at night, then I'll have to stop this altogether). I am going to share the one for Wednesday with you though, because it's not tortorous in any way (at least I don't think so), it's quite light-hearted I think.

Bella: "Jasper? What do vampires do for bachelor parties? You're not taking him to a strip club are you?"

What in the world do vampires do for bachelor parties, really?

More Fun News!

Twilight Tuesday on the MTV blog has a decent feature this week, if you can take Robert Pattinson interviews. These aren't bad. Click here and here to watch them.

A News Brief:

July 14 - update
Here is the link to the EW articles. First click here for the interview with SM.
Click here for the TW movie article. Enjoy.


So I decided to jump the run-away busy train for an hour this afternoon. I enjoyed so much catching up on the blog last night, despite the hour, that I decided I needed this happy time during the day. A rest. Ahhh.

I haven't updated much news because it is all getting just a little boring. I don't want to list over and over the Host successes or more interviews from minor places with minor actors and actresses. But here is a collection of worthy to read and look at stuff.

• SM is taking BD spoilers very seriously. She has asked all fan web-sites to halt all message boards starting July 14th. Of course the Lex will comply. I'm glad we don't have to worry about any spoilers here. Can you imagine how badly that would ruin things?
  
• Along those same lines, she is going to post a BD quote per day for something like 21 days. I really don't know if I can handle reading the quotes. I need your input here. I mean did you see how worked up we got over the preface. Truly I don't think I can handle reading them. What do you all think?


• Taylor Lautner video interview from the Lex. Click here to watch it.


• Kristen is featured with 4 other up and coming actresses on the cover of Vanity Fair.


• Lexicon video interview with the Wolf Pack.


• Entertainment Weekly features Twilight in its next issue. The cover is the picture below.

Philisophical Musings

Oooh doesn't that intrigue you? You don't have to have finished New Moon to answer this.

So the philisophical questions (if you can really call it that) is:

Did Edward have to leave? Did he? Why, or why not?

(and I know these are pictures of Bella's pain, but there are no pictures to represent Edward's feelings.)