I finally was able to continue reading the Twilight series. I just finished the third book, Eclipse, and I must say... I found it incredibly unentertaining (if that is a word). I enjoyed learning about more of the characters but other than that, I was not real impressed. I have organized my thoughts into highlights and lowlights.
HIGHLIGHTS:
Learning about Rosalie's past. I mentioned before that I was very curious as to why Rosalie was so against Bella becoming a vampire. I think that her story was very interesting and I'm glad I finally got to hear her testimony, if you could call it that.
Learning about Jasper. I think that he, by far, has the most interesting human to vampire story. I loved the way he was transformed, I loved how he was so involved with other vampires and had to learn to become a “vegetarian” after years of being a human-eater.
Edward and Jacob spending quality time together. I love the complexity of these two characters. I have grown to dislike Bella because she just annoys me. Her indecisiveness, her dependence on Edward, yet her desire to be friends with his nemesis, her constant wanting to become a vampire… I’m just really over it. HOWEVER, I love Edward and Jacob and I strongly want them to become friends, which I realize is silly. They both have such strong feelings for Bella and it’s like strange love triangle. When I think of love triangles, my mind goes right to Dawson’s Creek and how in the end, Pacey and Dawson were able to be friends even after Joey choose Pacey. And I just want that for Edward and Jacob.
LOWLIGHTS:
The tribal history of the werewolf pack. I was so put to sleep by this long, drawn out story. I was able to read one sentence on each of the 10 pages and I feel like I understand the story just fine.
Bella’s trips to La Push. I cannot get over how stupid she is! I mean, she has Alice who can see the future of everything, everywhere, except La Push, yet she decides to go there! How silly!
Bella’s decision to become a vampire. I cannot understand why she is so eager to become a vampire when she can continue living the way she is for awhile. Especially now that Victoria is not a problem. Which leads me to my next issue…
The fight scene. I CANNOT believe that Bella asked Edward to not fight. I mean, get tough and let someone else stay with you to insure that no one gets hurt. I suppose everything worked out well, but come on! It was so built up and then… a disappointment.
There are many more but I'm over it.
I know that I will read Breaking Dawn and will read the fifth book when it comes out but I don't have high hopes.
One thing that I have been doing, which is fun and girly, is creating make up looks inspired by characters. (Keep in mind, I haven't seen the movies so I don't know how the director/producers translate the book characters into movie characters.) Today for example, I'm wearing Alice Cullen inspired make up. I went really girly because I feel like that's the feeling I get from her. The books describe her as walking like she's dancing, graceful, voice like a bell, and she loves planning fun events for Bella. My eyes are done in pink and blue pastel, baby pink lipstick with glittery lip-gloss, and pinky pink blush. I would have added more glitter and sparkle if I were going anywhere more exciting than work but I was trying to keep it professional. I think my next look will be Rosalie because it will be so different from what I normally wear. The books say that she was human in 1915, so I’m excited to try to do a fun look from that time.
Until next time... x's and o's
Tuesday, February 9, 2010
Monday, February 1, 2010
WEAK.ends.
I would like to start off by saying it is completely my fault that I had too eventful of a week and weekend. I jinxed myself because I wished for more excitement. That resulted in too much excitement. From now on, I will be grateful for what I have. I'm going to give a recap and hope that it is short and sweet.
MONDAY: Started the week off nice and easy, nothing eventful.
TUESDAY: There is a strange feeling in the office. Everyone is on edge. Kyle had a melt down about school and I had to help him get reorganized which caused me to have to cancel the line dancing class I had just signed up to take. My sister and her boyfriend wound up in a financial crisis and had to come up with $700 by Wednesday. He also found himself in the hospital and needed 8 staples in his head. Had nightmares all night and got next to no sleep.
WEDNESDAY: It was my little sis's (from my sorority) birthday and she recently moved to Texas. I had mailed her a gift and on Wednesday I found it returned in my mailbox requesting more postage. Everyone at the office is still on edge. Also Wednesday I went to Zumba at the YMCA. When I left, I slipped on the only patch of ice in the parking lot and hurt my knee. Again, had nightmares all night.
THURSDAY: The office feels like a war zone. I'm not sure how this happened. Arrived at Walmart to pick up my pictures ten minutes after the photo lab closed. Walked the track at church while Kyle coached basketball and a little kid ran around the corner right into me and fell. I felt so bad! Late Thursday while I'm sleeping I am woke by someone repeatedly slamming their door. After 20 minutes of this I got up to see what was going on. I look out side to see a man climbing into the apartment 2 doors down. I freaked out because I live alone and I had no idea who he was. I called the cops and they came and talked to him. It ended up that he lived there (although I had never seen him) and lost his keys. He tried to call the landlord 4 times but didn't get an answer so he busted out the window. (I'm still not sure why he didn't just stay at a friends house until the maintenance staff let him in.) I try to go back to sleep and am woke up every hour by some kind of noise. First it was birds on my window air unit, then a Jetson-type sound coming from my thermostat, then the alarm radio from my neighbors bedroom.
It is now FRIDAY. I spill coffee (which I obviously needed from having no sleep) on my gloves. The office has gone from war zone to uncomfortably quiet. I spend 6 hours working on a drawing, only to have the computer freeze, shut down, and not back up the file. I have to finish the drawing in 2 hours. I sit through a miserable 2 hour Burris High School basketball game while Kyle converses with 8th graders who played on the team he coached last year. (The game would have been fun except for the fact that Burris was blown out of the water and I had no one to talk to.)
SATURDAY: I oversleep (because it's the first time all week I don't have nightmares or loud neighbors). I have no time to clean my disaster of an apartment because I'm now running late to Kyle's basketball game at church. I take mail to my sister and realize I forgot to bring my laundry home to wash. I go back to the apartment and get my laundry and then go back home. I ended up making another trip back and forth although now I cannot remember why. I spend an hour and a half trying on formal dresses in Castleton and can't find one that is appropriate for a fundraiser event in my price range, style preference, and size. Kyle and I get stuck in traffic for an hour and just barely make it to Monster Jam (of course this causes an argument and we are both in foul moods because of it). Kyle later walks us 4 blocks out of the way in downtown Indy in 7 degree weather to an expensive bar that I didn't even want to go to. I also receive a text from my friend Katie whose boyfriend of 1.5 years has just broken up with her completely out of left field.
SUNDAY: I sleep through my church alarm and just barely wake up in time for Sunday dinner at Kyle's grandparents. Later, I drive to Indy to have dinner with Katie and another friend. After driving an hour there and waiting for 15 minutes at the restaurant, Katie decided she just didn't want to get out of bed. We finally persuade her to come and she spills the whole breakup story. Mackenzie and I end up more confused about the breakup and annoyed with him. Katie is a mess and there wasn't much we could say to console her. (I mean really, how do you say you want to marry someone and then break up with her a week later, all because your friend from third grade, who doesn't know your girlfriend, convinces you that your relationship sucks and is going no where?!) I call Kyle on the way home and give him the scoop and he tells me about an announcement at the evening church service. We are now looking for a new secretary and a new pastor. They both resigned because they were having a year long AFFAIR! Whoa! (talk about left field). Our pastor has run away and we aren't real sure where he went. He told all the deacons and the associate pastors and then fled the state. So the associate pastor made the announcement (this was necessary because so many people were involved; both were married with multiple children and their whole families belong to the church) and everyone is outraged. The secretary asks for forgiveness and her husband says that they will be working through it. The pastor's wife announces that they are divorcing but that is all she knows since he left. The church decides to help support her until she can get her life figured out (she just has a part time job) and that upset some people.
Overall, it was a weird week, full of strange incidents. I'm praying that this week is more relaxing and less eventful.
Now that I think about it... the week led up to a FULL MOON.
MONDAY: Started the week off nice and easy, nothing eventful.
TUESDAY: There is a strange feeling in the office. Everyone is on edge. Kyle had a melt down about school and I had to help him get reorganized which caused me to have to cancel the line dancing class I had just signed up to take. My sister and her boyfriend wound up in a financial crisis and had to come up with $700 by Wednesday. He also found himself in the hospital and needed 8 staples in his head. Had nightmares all night and got next to no sleep.
WEDNESDAY: It was my little sis's (from my sorority) birthday and she recently moved to Texas. I had mailed her a gift and on Wednesday I found it returned in my mailbox requesting more postage. Everyone at the office is still on edge. Also Wednesday I went to Zumba at the YMCA. When I left, I slipped on the only patch of ice in the parking lot and hurt my knee. Again, had nightmares all night.
THURSDAY: The office feels like a war zone. I'm not sure how this happened. Arrived at Walmart to pick up my pictures ten minutes after the photo lab closed. Walked the track at church while Kyle coached basketball and a little kid ran around the corner right into me and fell. I felt so bad! Late Thursday while I'm sleeping I am woke by someone repeatedly slamming their door. After 20 minutes of this I got up to see what was going on. I look out side to see a man climbing into the apartment 2 doors down. I freaked out because I live alone and I had no idea who he was. I called the cops and they came and talked to him. It ended up that he lived there (although I had never seen him) and lost his keys. He tried to call the landlord 4 times but didn't get an answer so he busted out the window. (I'm still not sure why he didn't just stay at a friends house until the maintenance staff let him in.) I try to go back to sleep and am woke up every hour by some kind of noise. First it was birds on my window air unit, then a Jetson-type sound coming from my thermostat, then the alarm radio from my neighbors bedroom.
It is now FRIDAY. I spill coffee (which I obviously needed from having no sleep) on my gloves. The office has gone from war zone to uncomfortably quiet. I spend 6 hours working on a drawing, only to have the computer freeze, shut down, and not back up the file. I have to finish the drawing in 2 hours. I sit through a miserable 2 hour Burris High School basketball game while Kyle converses with 8th graders who played on the team he coached last year. (The game would have been fun except for the fact that Burris was blown out of the water and I had no one to talk to.)
SATURDAY: I oversleep (because it's the first time all week I don't have nightmares or loud neighbors). I have no time to clean my disaster of an apartment because I'm now running late to Kyle's basketball game at church. I take mail to my sister and realize I forgot to bring my laundry home to wash. I go back to the apartment and get my laundry and then go back home. I ended up making another trip back and forth although now I cannot remember why. I spend an hour and a half trying on formal dresses in Castleton and can't find one that is appropriate for a fundraiser event in my price range, style preference, and size. Kyle and I get stuck in traffic for an hour and just barely make it to Monster Jam (of course this causes an argument and we are both in foul moods because of it). Kyle later walks us 4 blocks out of the way in downtown Indy in 7 degree weather to an expensive bar that I didn't even want to go to. I also receive a text from my friend Katie whose boyfriend of 1.5 years has just broken up with her completely out of left field.
SUNDAY: I sleep through my church alarm and just barely wake up in time for Sunday dinner at Kyle's grandparents. Later, I drive to Indy to have dinner with Katie and another friend. After driving an hour there and waiting for 15 minutes at the restaurant, Katie decided she just didn't want to get out of bed. We finally persuade her to come and she spills the whole breakup story. Mackenzie and I end up more confused about the breakup and annoyed with him. Katie is a mess and there wasn't much we could say to console her. (I mean really, how do you say you want to marry someone and then break up with her a week later, all because your friend from third grade, who doesn't know your girlfriend, convinces you that your relationship sucks and is going no where?!) I call Kyle on the way home and give him the scoop and he tells me about an announcement at the evening church service. We are now looking for a new secretary and a new pastor. They both resigned because they were having a year long AFFAIR! Whoa! (talk about left field). Our pastor has run away and we aren't real sure where he went. He told all the deacons and the associate pastors and then fled the state. So the associate pastor made the announcement (this was necessary because so many people were involved; both were married with multiple children and their whole families belong to the church) and everyone is outraged. The secretary asks for forgiveness and her husband says that they will be working through it. The pastor's wife announces that they are divorcing but that is all she knows since he left. The church decides to help support her until she can get her life figured out (she just has a part time job) and that upset some people.
Overall, it was a weird week, full of strange incidents. I'm praying that this week is more relaxing and less eventful.
Now that I think about it... the week led up to a FULL MOON.
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