Time Use Confessions
I admitted in my previous post that I’ve spent plenty of time on my computer lately but done little that could be deemed productive. The truth is, I enjoy Stephenie Meyer’s Twilight series. I’m not smitten with her perfect vampire the way many are. I mean I like Edward and all but he doesn’t dazzle me. The story however does and I’ve enjoyed reading her first three books more than once (the first even more!) which makes me somewhat of an addict. I was so disappointed with her last book in the series that I began searching for a place to talk about it. I’m not sure if I was just trying to restore my original love of her series, work out my disappointment or just rub keyboards with a few others who could relate to the addiction, but I found a site that I’ve spent FAR too much time on lately. It’s the Twilighter’s Anonymous forum. I’ve found myself talking out the story, debating points, discussing characters, chatting with other fans and even making icons like this:
Banner ads and warning images like this:
I can’t help myself. My new Mac is so cool and has so many cool tools. Besides, on that site I can share fun images that I can’t here for ads and revenue generating copyright issues. It’s fun to explore this teeny bopper world with other lurking Twilight moms!
So now you know how I’ve been keeping my mind off of being under the weather….sad hugh? *giggle, giggle, snort*
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I’ll have to check out that forum. After I finished reading the last book, I was pretty heated about a few issues! But since it’s been a few weeks since, I’ve tried to cool down. But still, I’ll have to check it out!
I so know what you mean!
Comment by Kari — September 9, 2008 @ 2:40 pm
I really need to start that series. I love a good vampire story.
Ooooo let me know when you read it!!!
Comment by Daddy Forever — September 9, 2008 @ 7:38 pm
Which Moms lurk? Not this mom for sure!
We love you Holly!! And I am so glad to have another adult in the room when the kids get a little crazy! We gotta share a bottle of wine one night.. or a pitcher of margaritas… whatever! LOL
ROFL - How about a case of Mt. Dew….ooooo or better yet a case of chocolate!
:)
Comment by Esme — September 10, 2008 @ 5:36 am
They are passed around the Twlight books at my work but one of my co-worker has told him so much about the books that I am afraid that I won’t enjoy them. I hear there is a movie coming out in the near future so may be that can pique my interest so that I’ll want to read the books again. It’s pretty sad that I know what happens in the Twilight series and I haven’t even read it.
Well, on the upside if you did start to read you’d read them fast and be utterly entertained even if you do know more the story line. They’re just a fun and engaging read!
Comment by Vicky — September 10, 2008 @ 10:10 am
Well, of course you know, because we have talked extensively on the subject, that I too was very disappointed. But if you can stand not having the ending just yet, (I say this cause I have faith that Stephenie with finish it
please oh please oh please) the book she SHOULD have written is Midnight Sun. It brought back all the excitement and intrigue and fantasy of Twilight. My love for Twilight has been re-kindled and for right now I’ll take the 12 chapters it’s that good. Just having those has brought me back to that same giddy feeling I had when I first read Twilight. Ahhhhh. As for the movie I’m just going to pretend that it is it’s own thing and not at all associated with the books, cause what I’ve seen so far, just ticks me off.
Can’t wait for that! I won’t read the leaked chapters until she’s committed one way or the other to either finish her book or terminate the project. But I’m TRULY excited to read it. It’s what I’ve wanted her to work on since I read her first chapter on her site last year.
Comment by Susette — September 10, 2008 @ 9:40 pm