The Moment You Realize You're Not Like Everyone Else

Yep.  I had one of those moments last week.  A moment where I realized I was not like everyone else.  I mean, I've always known that I'm weird.  Michael reminds me on a regular basis.  But this moment was different.

I'll play it out for you. 
Bare with me, if it gets lengthy.

I was standing in the hallway of Isaiah's school last Thursday.  There were about 5 or 6 other parents standing around with me.  We were waiting to go with the kids on a walking field trip downtown.  As we stand there, waiting for them to get ready, we begin some casual conversation.  Mind you, we were in mixed company...a few dads and a few moms.  So, the initial conversation was that of weather, news, and current events. 

The conversation started to dwindle and I immediately went for my phone. 

I wasn't really interested in conversation anyway.  I was more interested in my smut book I had been reading and my thoughts were really on that...what were the characters doing while I was away...what was going to happen next...etc. 

So, I began reading and one of the dads made the comment that in 50 years we would all be old and hunched over from all the years we spent looking down at our iPhones.  I said "yeah, it'll be a new condition called iPhoneitis."  We all laughed a little.  I then said that I'm always on my phone, but recently started reading books on there and it was worse. 

Out of no where, one of the moms mentioned Twilight and how she liked it.  My heart immediately started pounding harder, wondering if she knew that I was a Twihard.  Was she directing that at me?  She went on to say that she never heard anyone talking about it anymore...and I smirked, but inside I was dying...WHAT?!  No one talks about it anymore???  She obviously does NOT live in my world.  I wanted to say something, but WHAT?  What do you say?  "Hello, I'm Jenny and I'm a Twihard...I have the tattoo to prove it."  I'm the girl who has the crazy Twilight blog and I throw parties for premiers and make trips to see Twi-stars.  She obviously did not know who she was talking to.

So, I kept my mouth shut and merely just nodded my head in slight agreement with her.  But she didn't leave it alone.  She went on to say that when she first started reading the books, she couldn't put them down...yada yada yada.  She then asked me if I had read the books, to which I smirked again and felt an immediate rush of blood to my cheeks.  I knew I was blushing.  WHY was I blushing?  Inside, I'm telling myself  "hold yourself together...you can't let them see the crazy."  So, I just smiled and said that I loved Twilight and had read the books...12 times.  WHAT?!?!  Did I just admit to reading the books 12 times??  I wanted to kick myself for letting out that little tidbit of information.  What was I thinking?  I could feel the other 4 sets of eyes on me.  Finally, she spoke back up and said "12 times?"  She had a look of awe on her face.  I was like "yep.  I really love them."  She was like "I guess so". 

I know they walked away from there thinking crazy thoughts about me.

In that moment, I realized I am not like everyone else...in more ways than one.

 

Tuesday Twilight Saga Update

I've been so busy with New Moon party stuff. It's kind of consuming. I just have so many ideas running through my head...and only 18 days left!!! Can you believe it??! 18 days! Two weeks from this Thursday. So, the countdown is really on now (although it's been on at this blog for quite some time). I think the first time I downloaded a countdown widget there was more than 200 days...now only 18! I'm also marking off my party checklist. All of the invitations are made and ready to mail. I have my New Moon outfit put together and finalized. Wanna see?

What do you think?

I've purchased all of the party favors and game prizes. The decorations are all accounted for (Edward and Jacob are still in my office...waiting patiently). The hotel rooms are booked. I'm still working on my New Moon banner and the centerpieces I'm making. I didn't get much done over the weekend with all of the Halloween festivities. I'll have to show you guys some pictures from all THREE parties I helped throw. I've been way busy.

Have you all seen the New Moon commercials on TV? LOVE IT!

Something else I love is this new Anya Marina video for Satellite Heart (from the New Moon soundtrack). Enjoy!


'Satellite Heart' Anya Marina

Anya Marina MySpace Video

Hope everyone is having a terrific Tuesday!

Tuesday Twilight Saga Update

This is a very exciting TTSU because we are officially ONLY ONE MONTH AWAY from the premiere of New Moon! WOOT!

I'm thinking up some good ideas for some bloggy fun in the next few weeks. I do my best work in the shower and while standing in the shower the other day I started to put my plan together...so stay tuned. I'll be making another post soon with details.

There is a NEW New Moon clip on iTunes (available for free download today!)

Here it is...


How's that for some wolf pack action?! I LOVE it! ( you probably already knew I was going to say that...I'm becoming so predictable)

The soundtrack is out...what do you guys think? I know that I'll love it more when I can connect the songs to the scenes in the movie. Right now my favorite songs are...

1. Death Cab For Cutie - "Meet Me On The Equinox"
2. Anya Marina - "Satellite Heart"
3. The very last song on the CD, but I can't remember the artist, I believe the song is titled "New Moon" (The Meadow), no lyrics, just piano...it's beautiful.

I'm such a dork (like I needed to tell you guys that)...but as I listen to these songs I try to imagine what scene they go with...anybody else do that? I love Satellite Heart. I think it has the perfect mood for the movie. Something about it makes me think that it will be somewhere in the scenes where Bella is in her deep dark depression after Edward leaves. I think Meet Me On The Equinox might be in one of the Italy scenes or possibly when Alice comes to Bella and they get on the plane to go save Edward...oooo, or maybe it's when Bella is going cliff-diving...maybe it's like Bella wanting to meet Edward and the only way she can see him is when she does reckless dangerous things? Hmmm. What do you guys think?

Eclipse News - Peter Facinelli said on his Twitter account that Eclipse is in its LAST week of filming! (@peterfacinelli - Back in Vancouver. Coming down the home stretch. 1 more week to go on Eclipse.
10:46 AM Oct 18th from Tweetie )Can you believe that? The awesome thing is that we won't have to wait a WHOLE YEAR from now to see Eclipse! It'll be out in June 2010. What I don't like is that there isn't much talk of Breaking Dawn...and I WANT BREAKING DAWN! Hopefully after Eclipse goes into post-production we'll start hearing more about the last movie.

Hope you guys are having a great week so far! *loves*

Tuesday Twilight Saga Update

Yesterday at Hot Topic they had Bella’s green dress from the movie and it is sooooo pretty!


I almost bought it on a whim, but changed my mind. I think it’s something I would wear again, but I’m not sure. Plus, I had a reality check for a moment right there in the middle of HT, when I reminded myself that I AM NOT 16…I AM 32…and I need to keep things in perspective. So, I slowly backed away from the dress and the punk rocker sales guy who was trying to convince me how great I would look in the dress, and I settled for some bracelets instead.

Whew, close call. You see how dangerous it is for me to go in there alone. In a mere 20 minutes I could be talked into a whole Bella wardrobe and some Edward stuff to boot. I think I need supervision on my next trip. I also bought this...

and this...

...and a Jacob bookmark. The Bella in me is coming out and forcing me to have a soft spot for Jacob...until I read Eclipse and then I get ticked off at him all over again...but isn't that very Bella-ish too? I always thought of myself as an Alice...hmmmmm.

Don't forget about the soundtrack release this Friday (moved up a week from it's original release date)!!! Hot Topic is hosting a Listening Party and the punk rocker sales guy informed me that if you purchase your CD from HT, you'll also get a free gift...and it's only 10 bucks!

Tuesday Twilight Saga Update

45 DAYS! It's not long now...before we know it the countdown will be less than a month! Time goes by so fast! I've been sick for a few days and have been cooped up in the house with lots of time to watch Twilight and read Twilight stuff (and take lots of Twilight trivia on Facebook). Anytime I do that, it puts me right back into my little fantasty world, where the Cullens are. So, I woke up this morning wondering what the Cullens were up to today. Do you ever think that? They're so real to me...their lives must go on outside the pages of those four books.

Today is the release of the New Moon Illustrated Companion! It's available on Amazon.com for about $10!

One thing I wanted to say is that there are spoilers everywhere. I, for one, struggle with the idea of knowing and not knowing. Although I'm going to buy the Illustrated Movie Companion, I don't want to read specific details about the movie just yet. Know what I mean? I want that element of surprise and I want to experience it all for the first time at 12:00 on November 19th! It's much more exciting that way. So, just beware that there are New Moon spoilers surfacing and resist the urge to read them if you still want that element of surprise the night (or day) you go watch the movie.

There is a website where you can register for a FREE trip to see the premier of New Moon (on a new moon ;) in LA on November 16th! Go HERE to register. I have a feeling you might get some junk mail when you sign up for this though. There is some small print at the bottom that says "By submitting your information above, you will also receive special offers from selected third parties..." Just so you know.

Inside the covers of Interview Magazine are pictures and an interview (go figure) with KStewart. (It's the September 2009 Issue with Natalie Portman on the cover.)

I'm LOVING my copy of The Sexy Stars of Twilight: New Moon!

According to the quiz inside, I'm officially Switzerland. It told me that I am torn between the vamp and wolf. I've always thought of myself as an Edward girl, but apparently I have a soft spot for Jacob. Maybe I'm more like Bella than I thought.

Oh, and one last thing. Nordstrom has some FAB Twilight inspired makeup, including the Lip Venom that I had mentioned a couple of weeks ago...on sale in stores and on-line! I'm feeling a trip to the mall coming on. Who can say "birthday money"? :)

Speaking of birthday, THANK YOU ALL for the sweet birthday wishes, e-mails, and phone calls. I appreciate each and every one of you more than you'll ever know! Love you guys!

Hope everyone is having a totally TWILIGHT Tuesday!

Tuesday Twilight Saga Update

Oh, girls (and guys...if there are any of you who actually read all this Twilight mumbo-jumbo)...the closer it gets to November, the more excited I get! Now they have all this talk around on the net about Eclipse...and the set and cast and filming...it's just crazy! I almost can't keep up with it all...I said almost. Here are a few of my favorite Twilight Topics from the web during the past week:

• One of my biggest dilemmas lately is WHAT TO WEAR to the opening night of New Moon! Should I wear "New Moon" garb? Red and black something-or-another? Something cute and flippy like an "Alice dress"? Well, whatever I choose, it will NOT be Pattinson Pants - OMG!
• 

  
  If you feel like putting pictures of Robert Pattinson or any other actor/actress in Twilight all over a pair of 80's stone-washed jeans, PLEASE lie down until the feeling passes.
  FAIL!

• Eclipse set pics - all of wolf pack is on set! Check them out here - http://www.eclipsemovie.org/


• Have you guys see Lip Venom - Twilight Lip Venom or Moon Venom - follow those links to Amazon.com they have the whole line! I so need some of that!


• I went last week to Walgreen's to pick up a couple of prescriptions for Isaiah and they have New Moon Candy and New Moon Halloween cards! (Plus candy blood in a bag, and blood lollipops...they're really playing the vampire card!) You know I bought one! OK, more than one.


• I bought this @ Target...

I realize the pages inside are the same as the original...(thank you to my mother for pointing that out.) BUT I had to have the movie cover. So HOTT! Love it!

• I had read rumors that New Moon would premier on a new moon and Eclipse would premier the night of an eclipse...how cool would that be?! I did some research...AND Wikipedia says "A partial lunar eclipse will take place on June 26, 2010, the first of two lunar eclipses in 2010. The second will be a total eclipse on December 21, 2010." Also, according to USNO the next new moon is on November 16, 2009. SO, when are the premiers? According to newmoonmovie.org...NOVEMBER 16! So cool! I couldn't find an exact date as to when the premiere of Eclipse will be, but I'm guessing that it'll be right on target for the lunar eclipse on June 26, because it will come out in theaters on June 30, 2010! I think that is a very clever marketing strategy. Love it!

I'll be back again next Tuesday with more Twilight talk. =)

For more Twilight talk any day of the week, go to some of my favorite sites:

• Twilight Lexicon - Stephenie Meyer approved. =)
• His Golden Eyes - where I got several of my widgets.
• Lion and Lamb Love - for great pictures of the cast.
• Twilight Guide - your guide to everything Twilight...where I found the link to this blog layout. They have tons of links to other Twilight sites as well.

Hope everyone is have a terrific Tuesday!

This, That, and The Other

THIS is my hubby's 33rd birthday!!

He's such a great guy, who puts up with all my craziness. He always has been supportive of everything I've wanted to do. He even knows about all this Twilight craziness that goes on here. (Like, he EVEN knows that I love Edward and he's ok with that...well, it's like his free pass, because he loves Ashley Judd, so my love for Edward makes us "even".) He let's me just be me. I love him for that...and for many other things. Happy Birthday, babe!

I also wanted to say THAT I'm going to have a Twilight Saga/New Moon bloggy carnival thingy! HOWEVER, I'm not exactly sure how to go about it...any suggestions or advice? I'll keep you guys posted.

THE OTHER thing I wanted to share is that I gained 1.6 pounds at Weight Watchers yesterday. I had a small pity party accompanied by the inhalation of a Snickers bar. After wiping the chocolate off of my lips...achem...I felt a new sense of determination. Those scales will not beat me! I'm bigger than them! I boycotted the whole weight loss venture yesterday and didn't do an Extreme Makeover:Me Edition post, but I'll join back in next week.

Hope all of you are having a great day!

Smile...it's contagious. :)

Friday Confessions and my new office decor ;)

• Should I confess now or later that I've been falling asleep to Twilight (the movie) playing on my iPod?
• Along with that I should also confess that I've been listening to Twilight (the movie) on my way to work...not watching...ok, watching, but just every brief once in a while when I know Edward graces the screen....oooo, and that one scene at the end where Jacob shows up at the prom. Love that scene.
• I sent Melissa a care package b/c her kiddos have been sick with the Swine Flu. (that wasn't the confession) I took some tissue paper with me just in case I needed it as a filler in the box. After purchasing my care package items, I dumped them all in the Fed-Ex box. In my haste to get the package into the Fed-Ex drop before the deadline, I left the said tissue paper all folded up nice and neatly in the bottom of the box. I'm sure Melissa was like "thanks, Jen...tissue paper, just what we needed...are we supposed to blow our nose with this?"
• I let the ATM eat my debit card! Yep, I walked off and left my card in a machine and it ate it! I almost forgot how to write a check. I've been in awkward situations a few times already because of it. Like last night, I ran by the convenience store (who does NOT take checks) to purchase a bottle of water and some Mountain Dew for Michael. I realized I did not have a debit card or cash and had to make my purchase with quarters. (Man, those quarters have really saved me lately!) Mr. Habeeb (ok, I don't really know his name, but that seems fitting) seemed really appreciative. He said "o, thank you...we been short on change." Glad I could help, Mr. Habeeb. Glad I could help.
• I've made a few changes to my decor in my office...

Is it too...how do I put this...over the top? I really need your professional opinion...or maybe I should just see a professional...therapist, that is.

Hope everyone has a fabulous Friday!

New Moon HOTTNESS!

I'm here today for the love of New Moon...and all it's yummy goodness. I don't really have time to be on Blogger...I should totally be punching some numbers and running reports, but these lovely photos captured my attention and I just couldn't NOT share them with all of my fellow Twilighters (Twihards, Twiholics...however you label yourself...you know who you are.)



Without further ado...

Let the love triangle unfold...it does make for a great story, doesn't it? I love Jacob for the fact that if his love for Bella (and her's for him) didn't exist, the Twilight Saga would have ended a lot sooner. So, thank you Jacob for loving Bella.

Holy HoTTness...it's Edward Cullen!

Thank you Lord for New Moon and the fine features you bestowed up on our very own Edward Cullen. It's much appreciated.

...did I mention that I would like to give thanks for Edward being so hott?

Once again, I would like to give thanks for Edward being so HOTT...however, I do not give thanks for this portion of New Moon. At this point in the book, I was ready to throw my copy of New Moon out of my bedroom window and make it my life's mission to make Stephenie's life as miserable as possible (but I totally don't feel that way now, of course...but at the time...well, you know what I mean.) Oh, but I am thankful for Edward and Bella's reunion in Italy and all of the Shirtless Rob pics floating around the internet...thank you for those!

This makes my heart melt...I'm going home to re-read New Moon...TONIGHT!

Yeah, this one...

Hellloooo, CUTE boys! :)

The whole cast...

In case you aren't keeping count, there are only 116 days until New Moon (that's like 2,784 hours...or 167,040seconds).

For the 11th (eleventh) and 20th (twentieth) commenter (if there are that many...if not, I'll do a random drawing), I have a New Moon teaser poster w/ your name on it! If you're a Jacob fan let me know. The first person to declare their love for Jacob will get a Jacob poster!

I would like to give a big THANK YOU to Michelle (from Tickled Pink) for my WAY cool magnet she sent me...that she bought while in Forks, WA (yeah, THE Forks!) over the 4th of July! Thank you, Michelle! You're awesome! I love owning something that came from Forks! :) It will reside with the rest of my Twilight treasures in my office and every time I look at it I will think of you. :)

I hope everyone had a wonderful weekend! Enjoy your week!