Pet Peeves

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So .... my main reason for posting right now is because I don't want everyone to think I've abandoned this blog. It's just that my latest assignment for the institute of children's literature was due on the twentieth and I thought it was later, and I haven't even started writing it yet. :(

My assignment is supposed to be an article written on whatever I want. But since I really hate writing articles - even though I'm decent at it - I've really been dreading this one. I have, however, come up with an age group and subject. I'll be talking about the responsibility of various pets, for a young child. At least that's the plan. After I finish this post I'm going to do some research - I really only know about cats.

On the subject of books, I got Eclipse today. I'm really excited about it, but I have to share it with my mom. And I'm not really allowed to read too much because of this assignment. That reminds me, have I mentioned how big of a fan of Twilight my mom is? Oh yeah, she's obsessed. She read Twilight and New Moon in like four days. She was more excited to see the movie than me! Then again, I really wasn't looking forward to it anyway. I mean, the Harry Potter movies have been pretty bad, I expected the same with this.

We did buy the movie this Saturday... or Friday night, actually. I was pleasantly surprised, but it wasn't as good as it could have been. I mean, Robert Pattinson as Edward? He's not even good-looking. And they deleted some of my favorite scenes and lines from the book. -sob-

My dad watched it with us today and actually liked it! Which is really surprising, because he hates a lot of movies. Now my mom's got him reading the first book. Tell me, is it a good or a bad thing that my parents have been calling each other Bella and Edward all day?

Anyway, I still can't tell you much about my rpg informational site/blog that I'm working on. Work is kind of at a stand-still right now due to my busy schedule. But I'm still on Something Wicked, and just joined an rpg owned by another friend of mine, Emily. It's an original storyline, kinda like X-Men. I'll give you the link in my next post. I'm also done an rpg of my own.

It'll be called Incinta Incanto, and it's a Harry Potter rpg. All the boards are put up and stuff, I just need to finish my character bios. I'm still not sure if I should open right now. I mean, what's the point on opening when my two best role-playing friends are so busy? Well, maybe I'll be able to do it the next couple of months. Fingers crossed!!

xoxoxoxo
Lizzy <333

A Break From Reality #2

Anyway, moving on to movies: just saw the remake of Salem's Lot last night. It featured Rob Lowe and Donald Sutherland - and who doesn't love Donald, right? Can't stand Kiefer, but I love Donald. Ack, I'm getting off topic. The point of this paragraph is that the remake of Salem's Lot = a bloody waste of time. They killed off every good guy but one - won't say which one - and the movie was terribly confusing all the way through. I've never seen the original, and at this point I'm really not looking forward too it.

Facebook has been a pain lately, kicking me off at the worst times - the worst times count as the ones when I'm playing Pet Society, by the way.

Uh ... whatelse is there to say? I'll leave role-play talk for my next entry. Gaming is for another blog completely... Aha! Only got one thing left to talk about. And that'd be the book my parents just bought me last Sunday. Can anyone guess? That's right! New Moon by Stephenie Meyer!

At first I was a little weary to start reading, having read many bad reviews of this book. But how ever am I supposed to advance to Breaking Dawn - supposedly the best in the saga - if I don't read this one first? The first two chapters were nice. Loved that little chat with Carlisle. The third chapter though ... well, let's just say that I kinda knew where it was going (there were no spoiler warnings in those reviews). So, from chapter three to chapter sixteen, I've been really depressed and I think a lot of that hased to do with the fact that I still think I'm a lot like Bella - she hurts, I hurt.

I'll admit, there were a lot of great moments along the way. I can now understand why a lot of people think Jacob Black is good for her, at least. I mean, he's hilarious. But I still smile every time Edward is mentioned. Anyway, I was really disappointed that the Cullens haven't reappeared yet. I really thought they would by now, given the Preface, and what I know about the next books. But I just started chapter seventeen and I'm kinda anxious to get back to it, so I'm gonna cut this post short. Thanks for listening to my rants!!

xoxoxo,
Lizzy

Twilight After Midnight

It's nearing one in the morning here in Milton and I'm bored. So, what's a girl to do when she's avoiding responsibility? Blog, of course!

Today ... er, tonight, we're talking about Twilight by Stephenie Meyer. I received the book as a gift over Christmas and read it before the week was up. It's so romantic and mysterious and amazing! Now I can't decide which is better - Twilight or Harry Potter. Before I get into my real review of the story, I'll just say that I have yet to see the movie and the other three books in the series, so please don't spoil them for me. Spoilers ahead!

For starters, let's talk about Bella. If you really want to know me in a way that you can't through a computer, read Twilight and picture me as Bella. Clumsy? Yes. Not exactly like everyone else? Yes. Strange relationship with father? Yes. Little to none experience with dating? Absolutely. Hell, even the description of her fits me... kinda. I now believe Stephenie somehow bugged my house and wrote Miss Swan entirely off of me (I wish).

Edward. The name sends images of all my latest hotties fluttering into my head, though none of them are Robert Pattinson. I'll admit, I didn't understand why women always said they were in love with fictional characters. Of course, I'd liked many characters from books, tv, and movies. I've wanted them to be real, so I could be friends with them. But I've never wanted a guy for dating purposes. I mean, I think after the third or fourth Death Eater attack, I would have told Harry to hit the road. Edward though, he got to me. He's just .... perfect!

Reading the book during all the movie hype (and with my two best friends being huge fans) it was kind of impossible to not know about certain things. Like how Edward and his family were all vampires. So when Bella meets Edward in biology class and he seems distant or to be a complete jerk, I didn't get quite as paranoid about it as she did. In fact, I was a little mystified as to why he acted so strangely toward her at first. I mean, clearly they'd gotten past the whole human-eating thing, otherwise they wouldn't step foot inside a public school. When their eating habits and Bella's scent were finally explained, I was very pleased to find that Stephenie had quite an imagination.

I'd heard, though never read, about other teen vampire romance novels, so presumed she was just following suit. But to hear that she'd actually re-written the traditional vampire rules, I was ecstatic! For example, they can eat human food; they don't sleep; and, most shocking of all, they sparkle! It takes a brilliant imagination to come up with a monster that sparkles in the daylight. ^_^

Concerning the other characters, I love Alice and really wish she was real too. I mean she's so ... cool. Rosalie, although a little cruel, I want to know more about. She wouldn't be the first "bad" character I've liked. Jasper's all right, but I get a little worried about his inexperience (the first chapter of New Moon doesn't help that fear). Emmett's fine, I guess. Esme I love, and Carlisle too, come to think of it. As for Jacob ..... well, I don't really have much to go on yet, do I? I know I don't want him with Bella. I mean, he acts his age, and she's so advanced for hers. It just seems weird. I know there are a lot of people who will disagree with this, but they've all read past Twilight. I must say though, I'm quite confidant that I'll always be a Bella/Edward shipper. I really don't care if he leaves in the next book or not.

So, that's my review of Twilight characters. Overall, the best way to describe it would be to say that it kept me laughing all the way through. Even when Bella was just doing her homework I was caught up in it all. And when they were running for their lives, it still kept my attention - which is normally very hard because I don't enjoy fight/action scenes unless they have a lot of dialogue. That's it. My review is complete. Must go retrieve laundry now. Bye-bye!

~Lizzy