43 posts tagged “stephenie meyer”
Yesterday was really nice. Susie, Belle and I went to The Grove for lunch and shopping. Other than books, I got a new top and some underthings from the Gap. I saw so many things there that I covet and would like to have. Also they had a picture on the wall that was Sean Avery. I was suprised. Sean Avery never struck me as a Gap guy. After the mall we came back to the apartment for a bed party. We hung out and Belle and I discussed books and Susie started reading my Gossip Girl book. She said it is pretty different from the show and when they had to go she asked to borrow it to finish it so it must be compelling. It was nice to see them and I think it fulfills Dr. Moore's edict of more socializing less isolating. We might even see them on Sunday, they might come to the Getty with us. Maybe we will go to the zoo instead.
On another note, things in which caught my attention and have me tingling from head to toe. Today I was at DSW and I found two pairs of shoes for the fall. I got one pair that is a brown slip-on and one pair that is black with a cute little buckle. I love shopping for shoes. Although I admit I'm not at all interested in serious shoes. I like my cheap Mudds. I don't need more than that. Of course I still haven't found a pair of gold sandals to go with my green and gold dress though. I would love to be able to wear the dress for my birthday but it's not looking good.
Speaking of disappointments... and weirdly enough not mine. I finally got around to watching the new 90210 and I am the only person on the earth who did not hate it. I found it to be nothing more or less than the original. I remember watching the premiere of the original and it being bad. I liked it but it really wasn't anything good and at 17 I knew that. The new one is no worse and those who cry foul aren't being honest. I do have to say that Kellan-I-Am-A-Babe-Lutz is a mega asshole in it. I find the main character, Annie, played by Shenae Grimes is so unnattractive that I cringe as I watch all these 'hott' boys supposedly are into her. I just can't buy it. I do like Ethan The Blow Job Boy. I like the conflicted but good guys. I can't stand Naomi. I hope something truly evil befalls her. But, unlike all my friends I will be watching the second episode. I will watch the third too if it isn't cancelled by then.
In the meantime I read Rhonda Nelson's The Player this morning and I think the series makes so much more sense now that I read the first book. I had read the second book, The Specialist, first and it was okay but it refers back to Audrey and Jamie and I didn't know enough about their story to get the subtleties. So now I am on top of it and I really liked Jamie and Audrey. I don't know if it was reading it and filling in the gaps or what but I think I liked them better than Payne and Emma, from the second book. Maybe I should reread it again before moving on to Guy's story in The Maverick. I guess reading either of them is better than reading You Suck at this point.
There has been much goings on in the Twilight-verse the last few weeks. The Midnight Sun leak that got Stephenie Meyer reacting like a drama queen and punishing all her fans for the betrayal of someone close to her. I think
I got to talk to someone yesterday who is bipolar but is managing without meds and it had the oddest effect of longing and despair in me. My experience is that I need meds to manage. I lose control to easily and go right down the drain. Not to mention I get the longest spells of depression and mania. A month of either and I'm disfunctioning. I see Dr. Scott today and I plan to mention to him my reaction although Dr. Moore is more likely to have me understand it. I don't see her until next Monday. Silly little thing to let get under my skin. I need to read and forget it all. This is who I am and I need to stop letting these little things interfere with me being whole again. Just throwing debris in the minefield.
Ah, I just finished reading the leaked chapters of Midnight Sun, which I will share. At first I was suspicious because I thought the feel was off but that soon passed. Then I was wondering about the length as S. Meyer has said she was half way through and it was over 300 pages, but then I realized this would equate to that in book format. I soon found myself engrossed and I have to say that it is a much more compelling read than Twilight. I will even add that it is more steeped in yearning and desire than Bella's point of view. More sexual. And I've only read the first 12 chapters. The manuscript is lousy with errored paging though, pages 16 and 25 come after 51 and others are inverted. One page is sideways and that will be interesting for some one on a PC to read. I want the rest now. I very much hope that this isn't a clever fake, I'm leaning hard on it being legit. Edward's perspective is just enthralling. The rest of the books need to be done, regardless of what Stephenie Meyer has to say about that.
I came across the pdf. and the audiobook of Breaking Dawn recently and took the time to upload them. The audiobook is broken up into our parts, I, II, III and IV. I still maintain that the book wasn't bad despite the ending. I think I am likely to listen to the audiobooks sometime. And I still have plans to reread all 4 books sometime and look for the clues that S. Meyer talked about being there that tell you the events of Breaking Dawn. Now I just have to find the audiobook for The Host.
I have listened to the newest Stills CD and I pretty much love it. I think that I must have listened to it about 5 times on loop when I first got it. I have uploaded that too and you can grab it here. It is a lot more of a throw back to Logic Will Break Your Heart. I think the last album tanked and they realized that people liked them for their initial sound. A few songs stand out on this one; Being Here, Everything I Build, Hands on Fire, I'm With You and Statue of Sirens--But really the whole thing is c cohesive work and it all stands out. I do have to say that as a longtime fan I miss the feathers. The skull seems a bit morbid and harsh. I am planning to see them play in October. They will be touring with Kings of Leon and the tickets were fucking expensive, 120.00 for both of us. Much different than the 15 bucks we paid last time they were out here. And I don't even plan to stay for Kings of Leon... I know they had a marketable song a few years ago but I don't really recall what it was. I miss club shows.
Going back to Twiligt-verse related things... this photo of Rachelle LeFevre as Victoria was leaked last week and I love it. The woman is totally gorgeous and I might totally be in love with her. I do have to say that I wasn't half as interested in Victoria in the book as I am as her character in the movie. I read an interview with her and Robert Pattinson last week and I can't remember who it was with but she was so well spoken and even Rob commented about it she credits it to her dad being a professor and her mom is something impressive too. There was a bit of joke from that when Rob came back with his dad made German techno music. I guess it was funnier in the context of the interview rather than my playback. I'll go back to drooling over Rachelle. I totally want her for my girlfriend.
I've been slogging away at my goal to read all the Harlequin Blaze books. I read 7 in a three day period this week before slowing down to a less machine like pace. D made me a little database to keep track of the books I have, need and what I've read. All this because I was BookMooching books that I already had or had read. I have 72 unread books at the moment. I have more that I've ordered that haven't arrived yet. And to be honest most of them aren't stories that I'm that impressed with or that I will think to ever read again, although there have been a couple. One was Sarah Mayberry's Take on Me. I totally loved it and it even warmed me some to Mayberry who I wasn't impressed with in the past. I am reading one by her now called Below the Belt. I'm hoping it will be as good as Take on Me. I have about 350 books to read to read all the Blaze books. It's quite the undertaking. I don't have a set date to read them by so it can be a marathon rather than a sprint. I still have other books to read too.
Today I'm spending time with Logan again. We are going to the Mission of San Gabriel, which will be fun for me and who knows if anyone else will actually like it. I am already late in getting ready. I don't regret it Midnight Sun was worth the upheaval this morning.
Oh and Death Race is a completely senseless movie, just like it looks, but D is happy he got to see Jason Statham. My boy has a big man-crush on him. Ian McShane was no Swearengen sadly.
Yesterday I got to see a friend of mine, who I haven't seen in 8 years. We had to drive down to Orange to see him though and the 5 is always so trying but we spent the day in Huntington Beach so it was a nice day. We got to talk a little about old times and what he's been doing since. We also talked him into signing up for Twitter. I can never have enough Twitter friends. We took a picture off the pier and I look like shit but hey what can I do. I sort of look like my Grandmother... and that is a little eerie to me.
I Finally finished Acheron. It felt like I read it for weeks rather than days. It was pretty good once you get passed the violence, humiliation and degradation of the first 400 pages the present day story was really nice. I loved that you got to see a humorous Jaden, an advice giving Urian and an ensemble showing of ex-Dark-Hunters. Wren has a showing and Ravyn got a mention. Vane and Fang were both there but no Fury. I think I loved Valerius' small part. Tabby is in a condition that made me way happy. Styxx is finally something other than annoying. And I think the heroine is obvious if you have read all your books. Although I have to admit waiting for her to show up was very hard and the notion to skip
On Friday night I went to see Sherrilyn Kenyon at Dark Delicacies in Burbank and to get my Acheron book signed. It was a really small place and there was no Q&A. It was just the signing... but over 120 people showed and there was a line out on the street that went down the block. I was really impressed by the turn out. Sherri is just the sweetest woman, she really loves her fans and it is apparent in the time she takes with each one. She is always touching your hand and hugging you and thanking you for just being there. It's really nice on the heels of Stephenie Meyer to meet someone who appreciates you as a fan. God knows why Stephenie Meyer even bothers she is so unpleasant when you get to her. Anyway, Sherri was great and I mentioned how hard it was to read the beginning of Acheron and she was like, "...but now you understand him and why he does the things he does and why he is the way he is." Which you really do but this sweet, kind woman thinking up these tortures and trials is beyond my ken. She's too nice to be so evil.
/end rant.
I just had the nicest Rob Pattinson dream. He was stranded with Susan, Belle, another 2 girls and I and we were walking these streets. It was someone's birthday and Rob took this book home with him and he made the girl a birthday present. It had pictures of him and facts about him in it. The last fact was that he wished he made more money per film. Belle called him on it and he blushed. I told him the dates of my birthday as well as Belle's and he laughed. Just as I asked him how we could contact him in the future I woke up and that was so disappointing. I really would have liked hearing how to contact him. I don't care that it was a dream. It was a good dream. My birthday is 9 October and I would love it if Rob was there for it. I wouldn't mind dreaming more dreams with him in the starring role. Nope the day started really nicely.
Today is the Stephenie Meyer signing and concert and I am a little anxious about it. I know it's assembly line and that you don't really get to talk with her. That all disappoints me. But I guess that is what you can expect when someone becomes a bookstar. I don't really care at all about Justin Furstenfeld, I'm not a Blue October fan. But I will get my book signed and all will be better with the world. Right?
I was on Lion & Lamb the other day and came across pictures of Rachelle Lefevre and Ashley Green from H magazine. Since I totally have a crush on Rachelle I had to steal the pictures to post here. I think she looks fabulous in these pics. She's so sexy and beautiful. *sigh* I think the only thing better than a picture of her is watching an interview of her or a video of her acting. She is so put together and eloquent. Yay for Rachelle. One day I hope to meet her and then I will tell her how much I adore her. In a nonscary, non socially idiotic way.
I started Acheron and I have read 156 pages and I have to hand it to Sherri the beginning of the book is dark, twisted, sickening, sad and makes you want to die. And this is all still back story we haven't even got to present times, I'm on December 11, 9529 BC. I feel pity for Acheron, something I have never felt before. I need the back story to be over soon though. I don't know how much more pain, suffering, humiliation and hatefulness I can continue to read. D says he is looking forward to reading this book because it wraps up the Acheron arc. After this book the arc will be Jaden's and I am looking forward to that. I don't think Acheron ever peaked my curiosity like he was supposed to. Jaden definitely has. Jaden... Jaden equals yummy.
I went to the doctor yesterday. I told him that the Neurontin works to make me fall asleep and he told me I should start taking it every night. So I am officially up to 8 pills a day. That seems like an awful lot to me but maybe I'm looking at the wrong things. I should concentrate on the fact that it is all helping me and forget about the details. I'm just glad that the Neurontin isn't causing horrible side effects. It's better than the Abilify, Lamictal, Clozapine, Xyprexa, Topamax, Zoloft, and the others. And D and I came to a decision about staying with Dr. Scott. Since D is changing jobs and his insurance won't be the same... We are going to stay with him and pay out of pocket. Use all my visits that we will have through the plan to see Dr. Moore. It's an imperfect plan but I don't have to start getting ready to start over so I really like it.
few days ago I got a box of things together for my sister. I got her two Gwen Stefani dolls at Comic Con. A book called Avalon. A few magnets from the zoo and some little things. I forgot to include a note but she probably won't miss it. Iam trying to let her know that I haven't forgotten her. She is so sad at home. And I've heard how mean my mother is to her on the phone. I just want her to feel loved for a few minutes. I don't think that gifts are going to change her circumstance but I figure that they can't hurt. Of course my mom could take away the dolls and never let my sister open them like she has done with several of the barbies I've sent. It's jus so hard to find a happy medium where I can do the right thing and make every one happy. I miss my sister like crazy and wish I could go see her but I'm still not cleared to travel on my own. If I could I would go home in a second. I don't care that I would be sleeping on the floor of her room.
Decompressing turned to avoidance and now I have 3 days worth of things to write about and that is just daunting.
I have to start with Sunday when we went to the San Diego Zoo. We got a really early start too, we got there around 10AM and it was really nice to be there without the crowds. Though they showed up as the day wore on. I have to say the highlight of the day for me was the mating orangutans. I was fascinated but those around me were really a.) freaked out or b.) appalled. Me, I was all crazy apes. For other reasons than the call of nature, I do love me the orangutans and I got to spend some time just watching them. They are my favorites by far. I usually want to go check out the chimps too but the SD Zoo doesn't have any. I know that is blasphemy but it is the true. I also was rather into the polar bears. I think they were tons of fun. The male was just huge and he was making love to frond and that didn't freak that many people out. Oh and the baby meerkats. They rocked the house. The young hippo who was smushed up against the glass was rad. The cats are always favs. I'm distressed by the animals that pace. I empathize with them and imagine that they would be worlds happier in the wild. Of course that will get me on a jag about how some of these animals don't have a habitat anymore and that leads to an unhappy place so I will desist and post a caboodle of pictures.
On the way home I started reading Charlaine Harris's Dead Until Dark and I finished it very quickly. I like Bill Compton
Speaking of The Cullens, Breaking Dawn comes out on Saturday and D, Belle and I are heading to a release party in Corona. I am excited to read the 4th book, but really scared. I will be fine once I've read it but getting through it will be hard. I want too much from this book. Too much and there is no way it will live up to my expectations. *sigh*
The last few weeks I have indulged in a ridiculous amount of bookmooching and I requested something like 70 books. All popcorn books and they are arriving these days in quantities in which I can't possibly store. Nine new titles arrived today and I have the Harris books to read and I still haven't read Tithe or City of Bones or Coraline for that matter. I've been out of control. I need to learn to curb that impulse until I've read about 60 or so books. It will tide me over for the month atleast. I should give myself a goal of getting back to 120 points and then not letting myself go below 100. Self control, I need some.
As for Twilight happenings, it is Twilight Tuesday, there are a ton of tabs open on my computer. Yahoo has an article about Comic Con. I may have posted this earlier but hey. Jo Blo had they best retelling of what it was like
The day that begins after a solid eight hours of sleep in which you don't move at all, all night, is good. I wasn't even
We got to the convention center before they opened the doors and only had a little wait. Our plan was to hit the Exhibit Hall. I wanted to go by the Sherrilyn Kenyon booth and we wanted to get to look around a little. Unfortunately, Sherri had to set times for autographs, so she wasn't in her booth when we stopped by. But we got a special edition version of Sieze the Night and a tote bag that says 'When it absolutely, positively must be destroyed overnight.' It's pretty roomy too. Then I went back to the Summit booth and they were handing out swag and I got an 11"X17" Twilight poster. I had D grab one too and then I went back for another. Hey, I didn't win a large one so of course I'm greedy. I have 6 or 7 of the Entertainment Weekly issues with Rob and Kris on the cover now. I also have a few of the trading card sets. It's like I hit Twilight swag pay dirt or something. Then D and I went shopping. We bought a special Comic Con Angel: After the Fall, #10 that is autographed. Then we went to the SG booth. I got a little something for Nielle, see the video above. I bought their
Sherrilyn Kenyon's autograph signing started at 3PM so we got in line. There were about 20 people in front of us and another 20 behind, I was surprised by the turn out. I had a scare listening to the woman ahead of me that said she was only signing one thing. Learn me to never listen to strangers. She signed my Dark-Hunter Companion and both of my Lords of Avalon #1 comics. She even commented on how I had the variant and she was scared she was going to ruin it when it couldn't be replaced. I did get her to dish some about Acheron. She said there are some parts with Valerius, which makes me ungodly happy. Urian is in it and he will show up in Stryker's story, One Silent Night. She said that because of who Ash is everyone is in his book. I get to see Sherri again on 8 August at Dark Delicacies in Burbank and that is after Acheron comes out so I will get to call her on her facts. I am a little sad because I wanted to ask about Fang and Aimee but I got distracted and lost it. She was a sweetheart though and hugged both Heather and I. I was worried before I met her... everyone is measured by the Stephenie Meyer stick now and it's not too hard to impress me since she was such a dud. I loved Sherri though.
Yesterday at the True Blood panel we got tickets for some swag, but the line to get in the Fulfillment Room last night was a half a mile long. So we didn't get our goody bags until today and I was so so pleased. I got 2 T-shirt one that says 'Real Blood is for Suckers' and the other says 'Friends Don't Let Friends Drink Friends'. Also in the bag was a comic. I haven't had a chance to read it yet but I hope it will be a preview of the feel of the show. Lastly, we got the first Sookie Stackhouse book, Dead Until Dark. Since D and I both got a bag I have two copies. I plan to start reading it tonight. It was by far the most fortuitous swag package we got this weekend. I am not discounting my lil' Twilight poster, but I like the True Blood stuff a whole lot. Maybe if I got one of those big Twilight posters, I might feel differently.
D and I had to switch all of our plans for tomorrow... I will now, unhappily sit through the Dollhouse panel and miss Pushing Daisies. But we are hoping to get to Felicia Day's signing after the Fringe Panel. Oh Fringe--Josh Jackson... I am so excited for this show. Note to self: Download pilot ASAP. I must watch it again.
While I was proof reading this and doing my tags fireworks started over the bay and we were watching them from our balcony. It's a sign that tomorrow will be okay. I'll enjoy myself despite my misgivings. The fireworks fairy has sent a sign.
Ah... exhaustion in the morning. I just don't wake up that easy and waking up at 6AM is even harder. But I did it and I paid a high price. I couldn't keep my head up, nodding off every few moments until nearly 11AM. I fell asleep on my feet while awaiting the Twilight Autograph Raffle... and I didn't win a spot. D, who got me a choice seat in Hall H, then had to sit elsewhere, let me crash in his lap at one point and Alex who works for Access Hollywood, filmed me sleeping on the sidewalk. It was a terrible morning. I really just cannot function if I don't sleep until I wake up naturally. Augh.
But then the day started to pick up and get fun and I was a little less comatose for it. Hall H was impossible to get into with a line that snaked around the little yard next to the convention center and then behind it. Belle, Susan and I had the honors of making it last a long time because Belle and I cut, while Sus was a good girl and went to the back of the line. When we spotted her we joined her and increased our time in the line.
The first panel of the day was for the movie The Day the Earth Stood Still starring Keanu Reeves and Jennifer Connelly. I wasn't too impressed. The clips show Keanu doing his normal unemotional and uninspired acting which just leaves me cold. Jennifer Connelly didn't really get much face time in the clips nor in the panel so I have nothing much to say about her. The movie comes out the same date as Twilight and I have high hopes that Twilight will kill it.
After that was the Max Payne panel and I am so awaiting this movie. I usually love Mark Wahlberg movies and I feel no shame in admitting that. The movie is based on the
The next panel was for the movie Push starring Chris Evans, Dakota Fanning, Camilla Belle and Djimon Hounsou.
I wasn't really into the Nicholas Cage movie, Knowing. It looks interesting but I'm not a Cage fan. The premise is something I would want to read about though. It's too bad its a movie.
Vox isn't letting me add any more pictures to this post so I will start a new one with the rest of the day and the Twilight photos.
Thursday I went to see the midnight showing of Wanted with D, Belle, Susie, Alex, Jenneca, Amanda and Paul at the Arclight. It was so good that I went to see it again last night. The movie is just awesome. James McAvoy is fantastic in it. He is perfect and his delivery and intonation is just incredible. Angelina Jolie plays the part of Fox and she is pretty solid through out the movie. Common played the Gunsmith and I thought he did a great job. I loved the Repairman and the Butcher too. Oh and Cross is excellent in my opinion too. There were a few parts in the trailer that I was looking for in the movie that must not have made the final cut.
I have been reading like a fiend. Maybe 5 books since Wednesday. I am reading Jillian Hunter's new title, Wicked as Sin at the moment. It's Gabriel's story. It feels a bit different then the other books. I think it is because this one isn't sticking with the naming convention she set up for her Boscastle books. I'm about half way through and it's nothing great but it isn't so different that it sucks either. I think I will read Wanted, the graphic novel, after this and then Lock and Key by Sarah Dessen. It all depends on the mood I'm in after this. I would like to read the new Julia Quinn novel, The Lost Duke of Wyndham soon too. I think I'm reaching critical capacity with books I'd like to read soon. I will have a pile bigger than reality will allow to read. It will make me feel slow and that always sucks. I need to pace things out more.
Stephenie Meyer's concert/book tour with Justin Furstenfeld is all sold out. There is a sweepstakes to win a trip to the New York one. I am thinking of entering it. It would let me take Belle with me if I won. If of course. If is the magical word. The rumors about the TwiMoms Mafia buying out the venue appears to be true. It seems a bit sad to me that they are so singular and selfish. I don't know if I'm jealous or if I think they are just wrong. It makes me feel like it's the world against them. They tarnish everything. But the book signing should prove fun. It will be different and I can always bring a book with me so I can read if it is boring. ...or to hit TwiMoms with.
I don't know what this weekend will hold. I am hoping for a trip to Pinkberry. I hope to read a lot. A quiet weekend might be nice. We shall see.
