8 posts tagged “taylor lautner”

I am having a lot of fun playing WOW. D and I just leveled up to 7 last night and I got spells. I love it. I think it is safe to say that the 14 day trial is going to become a permanent thing. I think my favorite quest so far were the Kobold Tunnelers with the gold dust. It was hard. We couldn't have completed it on our own and it was harried at times but the loot was unbeatble. And I do love me some good loot. I was tempted last night to take a shiny seashell though because I LOVE seashells. Man, I love this game.

So the other day I sat down and read some of the comics I have that has just been staring at me. I got around to LOA Knight of Darness #2&#3. It's been about a year since I read the books and there are things that I forget about until they are happening. I do have to say that Blaise is seemless. I like how they have drawn Varian and so far no naked Merewyn so she doesn't have bulging sinew. Score one there. I am looking forward to more stuff with Derrick, Merrick and Erik. I'm pleased with it. Oh and I got a bonus surprise the other day. I found Darkness Within, the 3rd Lords of Avalon book will come out this year sometime. I don't know any more info than sometime, but I will just keep an eye open.

So it's been a while and it keeps slipping my mind to make mention of it but... I guess they offered Dakota Fanning the part of Jane in New Moon and I love the girl so all the more power to them getting her. I would like Taylor Lautner to grow a foot as well. Which one is more likely?

I'm almost done with City of Ashes at the gym. My theory of the week is that Simon lived through the sun coming up because he had Jace's blood in him and Jace is, as Valentine is the first to admit, altered. Only 53 more days until City of Glass. I can't wait. You can't begin to understand what a fiend I am for The Mortal Instruments. I love Jace to pieces. Oh I got too excited thinking about it. I want to jump up and down. If I could take only 3 books with me to the moon it would be these three. And I beat myself a bit because I bought the book, City of Bones, and didn't read it for two months. I could have fell in love that much sooner. Wasted time reading other books. When these are my soul mates. Speaking of soul mates. I realize that I owe Belle an apology. I finished The Vampire Academy and I didn't hate it. Once the school makes Rose cry I liked the book much more. And I do ship Rose and Dimitri even though I think I got spoiled for his fate and if it is so then I will go back to not liking the series much. I liked Christian and Mason right up to the end but Dimitri is my real fascination and the make out scene got my hopes up to crash them down with the scene in the gym. Augh. Boys are sometimes harsh. I also finished Shattered Mirror this morning. The book was frustrating (no happy ending), the heroine was impetuous to a fault, the most likeable characters are shit on by Sarah--I liked Christopher. There is this threesome vampire feeding that sounded a lot like really dirty, creepy sex. And there is unrequited love in a seriously fucked up way. I'll probably read it again but it weighed heavily on my mind, especially having just left Rose in an unhappy way this morning that I need a happy ending. I can't just read these frustrating books. My romantic heart doesn't sit easy with such things. I like soul mates. Don't make me read Twilight again.

So as I sit here, post finished, listening to Taking Back Sunday, I feel unable to close it out and have that be all. I've been feeling, and being more vocal, about this ever growing feeling of disenchantment with my life. I miss writing. It just feels like words are utilitarian now--they've lost their ability to mean deeper things. I'm feeling more detached. Distance seems to be growing between me and friends. The world is leached of real joy and in it's place is all these black and white things. Objects really, nothing personified. It makes me feel like hiding more behind things I can lose myself in, just so I can forget how little of life I live. And there is only one or two people that I can talk to because of these chasms that have leapt up where once I had faith in friends. They are just strangers who spend their lives in other worlds that don't even rub up against mine. I'm not even lonely really, I'm just utterly alone. No feelings but anger and fear, no dreams past reading books, nothing can make me happy. I don't see why people like me even exist. We find life support so we don't die but we don't have anything to live for. No future. It seems pathetic.

I have seen Twilight only three times so far. This morning will be four. I hear that it is doing really well in the box office and that they have already got the go ahead for New Moon. All music to my ears. I actually like the movie. I've heard some other people with contrary opinions but I don't understand them. The worst I have to say is that the effects weren't so great, but considering the budget I have to say they could have been worse. I also heard someone who said that the story was too truncated but it is already a 2 hour film it really would have been too long if they added any more. And at the Catherine Hardwicke Q&A we were at yesterday someone said there was too much Charlie and I disagree. I liked having him more fleshed out. I thought the acting was very good with the exception being the part in the ballet studio where it sounds like Bella is orgasming and it looks like Edward is eating her arm. That part seemed clumsy and I think that goes back to Catherine. Just bad direction there. I loved the part where the Cullens are introduced. Gil Burmingham's parts were a thousand times better than in the book. I LOVE the music that is played when Bella is leading Edward up to the mountain. I must locate it however it is going to happen. I'll ask on Lion and Lamb or something. The kiss scene is soo good. Very sexy. Not how I pictured it but having seen this take I have to say I won't quibble with it. Michael Welch was one of my favorite parts. He plays Mike Newton in the best, most comical yet not too funny kind of way. And then there is Kellan. Have I ever mentioned how much I love Kellan Lutz? Because I do. I really REALLY do. And my boy Krys is in the La Push scene with Taylor Lautner and Solomon Trimble. And then the one thing that bothered me but bothers me less with each time I see it is the sparkling. It makes me think of freezer frost. And despite the sparkle no where in the movie does he utter the dazzle line. I can live without it but I would have loved to see it in it. I did like almost all the lines that were lifted from the book though. The "You are my life now" didn't seem half as corny as it did in the book. You go Rob for delivering that one with a straight face. And the adrenaline rush line was also delivered in a way that didn't make me cringe like I did when I read the sides. I'm happy with it. I know I am going to go and see it a few more times. I already can't wait until it comes out on DVD and I am so very excited for New Moon.

And despite all this I still love Jace and Clary more. I will be reading City of Bones while up in Alaska. After Wizard's First Rule, of course.
 

This has been a long few days for me. I have been touched by something diabolical and Belle and I spent the last two days submerged in Twilight fandom and it has been sick (I'm not even sure I use that in a good way or a bad way). On Sunday I battled some not so hot morning issues and we went to the Borders in Westwood to gather around and see Peter Facinelli, Jackson Rathbone, Michael Welch, Solomon Trimble and Christian Serratos do a quick round of questions and later do a signing. We didn't get there early enough for the signing. People were there at 5pm Saturday to wait in line and the first 70 got bands for the signing. But Belle had a hook up and we got to meet Michael and get our picture with him. He also signed my Kids with a Cause t-shirt. He was really nice. Of course I can't picture him in my head from Joan of Arcadia days but I think he's a good Mike Newton. I, of course, didn't think to bring my camera and only had my iPhone with me for both this day and Monday which speaks to my lack of preparation. I really am working on half of what a normal mind works with.

On Monday we got up at 6am to be in Westwood by 7:30 to get in line for the Twilight Premiere audience. There were already 400 people ahead of us and some people had been camping out since Friday night. It was utterly insane. Belle and I settled in with knitting and City of Ashes to pass the time in the unbelievable heat, 90F. You can believe me when I say it was ridiculous the number of annoying, loud and stupid people. And maybe we can own up to the stupid part of that ourselves but it was painful. We waited until noon and then they let us move and it took 2 hours for us to get our wristbands to get into the holding area. Then it was waiting on your feet for 3 hours with no room to stretch and people started pusing and shoving early. They did come by and gave us water. My guess is that they were worried that people would pass out. Then they gave us little rubber bracelets that say Twilight and then 11-21-08. Finally they gave us t-shirts. The smallest size was a medium and it was pretty big. Then it was more waiting. I was just happy I could text D because I desperately needed to get my mind off the crowds and there was nothing there but people which does not soothe me. So D saved the day. And the cute small child named Lindsay who stood in front of us who was totally adorable. They handed out raffle tickets to win passes for the premiere and I told Belle I would ditch her if I won and it was only one ticket. Then when we heard it was two, I told her I still ditch her and take Kellan.

The first one to show was Michael Welch and then it is kind of a blur. We were stading at the end of the runway, right before the platform for the interviews and it was a difficult place to be because a lot of actors, *cough*KStew and Taylor*cough* blew right by and didn't even cast a look in our direction. Not to rant but I don't think that Taylor is that big of a star that he can snub fans, not that I am saying I'm one of them but there were several around me, this early in the game. It's such an arrogant move. Kellan was beautiful and he was big and brawny and sweet to the fans. He signed tons of things and took pictures with what seemed like everyone. I think the best description of him would be dapper. Mhmmm.

Jackson was incredible. I haven't been a big Jackson fan because some of the the MTV interviews with him just turned me off. But he was just so nice. He came to our section on three separate occassions to get everyone. He took his time and seemed genuinely appreciative. I was really impressed and I totally have had my mind changed. I would say that I am now a fan.

Sol came through and people behind me were surprised that he was even in the movie because he had such a small part and they were disappointed in the fact that he's this thin wirery guy. He seemed to eat up the attention though. I don't know how I feel about him but I was hoping he'd come over and give me Krys's phone number or last name.

Justin Chon looked really good but I wasn't able to find any pics of him. I think he was the second of the night to show. He kind of got lost in the interview section and was never to be seen by me again.

Peter Facinelli was there with Jennie Garth who just looks beyond beautiful althought I hated the dress she wore. It looked like a Grecian looking garbage bag. Both took time to sign. I thought it was awesome that Jennie signed autographes as it wasn't her event. They looked really good together. He's a handsome devil.

Cam was a freaking lunatic. He was a ham and cheeseball. Belle maintains that he is d-bag and I have to agree because he is, but I love him to death. I was hoping to get close enough to him to tell him that I know where he shops. I want to see if I can unnerve him if I tell him we live near one another.

I didn't care too much about Ashley. I feel bad for not being excited about her but I was blown away by Rachelle's stunning beauty. She looked breathtaking. I wish I could have heard the interview she gave. The one draw back of being there in person.

A couple of others that I didn't get too excited about were Billy Burke, Elizabeth Reaser, Gil Birmingham--who teased fans with his attentions. It seemed cruel. Sarah Clarke was there too. Oh! Edi was there and he was so cute. He was dressed real nice and he seemed to be caught between being a ball of energy and very serious. Again another interview I would have likd to have heard. Christian was gorgeous. Anna Kendrick was there and sort of flew below my radar. Melissa Rosenberg was there and she looked about 20 foot tall and really elegant but I wanted actors.

So who's left? Kristen and Rob. First like I said before, I'm not sold on KStew and I won't have my mind changed until I see the movie. Her attitude towards fans is a growing amusement. She called them retarded at one point so it is all kinds of fun to watch what comes out of her mouth. I really would have loved to see what would have happened if she had to interact with the fans last night. I thought that last night she looked really pretty. Not at all the brokeass whore that she could have looked like. But her facial expressions in every picture seem to bleed through her general unhappiness to be there and I don't know who I feel worse for her or the fans.

Now Rob... He surprised me on multiple counts. He was dressed up and not in a button up shirt undone to his nipples. His hair started out combed back and not a duck's butt. He was not the last one to arrive. He was clean shaven. I really expected him to show up in typical Rob fashion and I love him dearly but I put nothing he does as a surprise these days. But no, no. Rob was gorgeous and stylish even. Although in my opinion his pants were a little tight looking but I blame his stylist for that. By the time he got up to us his hair was all silly but that is because the man has a serious nervous habit and it couldn't be helped. He went out of his way to sign things for fans and play the doting actor. I totally feel for the man. He's been elevated to near god status in the fandom and he is handling it like it's nothing at all. He doesn't even get to move without the soundtrack of screaming girls. No one can ever hear him. Poor guy. What happens when he leaves acting for a music career?

More pictures when Bell sends hers. In this video you can see Belle in the crowd, she's in the pink.

I was very anxious about this book after reading Valiant, but I liked it. I wish there had been more Roiben in it. But I was okay with the story. I liked that Kaye is still finding who she is and that it isn't a short journey. I like that they continued Corny's messed up head from the end of the first book. I loved seeing Luis again. I somehow missed that he is supposed to be a black boy when I read Valiant but when I realized this suddenly he came into focus for me. I like him and Corny together it is a good pairing. I still hate Silarial even though I love her name. I think she is a terrible queen. As far as story goes I love Kaye's quest and how she hears and despairs and pretty much spends the book just thinking it's an impossible task. I felt for Roiben in this position where he is trying to do right by Kaye and it means him making decisions for both of them. I can see his point of view and it must be maddening to be thwarted by your heart's desire at every turn of your despairing journey. I was happy with what happened to Dave because that character annoyed me all last book. I wanted Ethine to befriend Kaye and that made me sad that she falls apart in the end. I will get all three books. It was really hard to read it on the computer, my eyes were killing me after a few hours. I kind of hope that there is another book because I would like to see where Roiben and Kaye go from here. There is still a lot of story to tell. It's like Wicked Lovely, it feels unfinished.

I've started You Suck: A Love Story, but I'm really not enjoying it that much and I sort of put it down last night. I think the only character I like so far is the one main character Tommy Flood, although his naivete drives me bonkers. Jody Stroud, his love interest seems to not really love him. I find that said since she made him a vampire. I can't stand Abby Normal, she makes me want to lobotomize myself with my bookmark. I don't know I am going to try to read a few chapters a day but I won't be devouring this one even a little.

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 she is ridiculous and I don't care about her writings about mermaids, I want Edward's story. There were some new photos of the filming up in Portland and the reshoots in and around LA. Those pictures had TwiMoms in them and they scare me. And then there are these near pornographic pictures of little Taylor Lautner who is trying to "bulk up" for the next movie and to my disgust adult women are perving over this little 16 year old boy. And before anyone calls me a pervert hypocrite over Krys, I defend myself saying I never wished to do him or see him without his clothes on. I merely find him beautiful. There is a distinction. Taylor Lautner should tie the panties of young girls in knots but not adult women. Some of these women are old enough to be his mother and they are asking his preference in underwear. The fandom is twisted. I like my pedophilia to be literary. Otherwise I choose adults.

Speaking of adults, and hott ones at that, I have listened to a lot of Taking Back Sunday the last few days. I forgot how much I like them and of course all that leads me to the very beautiful Adam Lazzara. The boy just sizzles with hottness. I must recommend Louder Now as a very good pop punk album. I love the lyrics which are pretty clever and intelligent. Liar (It Takes One To Know One), MakeDamnSure, What's it Feels Like To Be a Ghost?, My Blue Heaven and Miami are just a few of the songs that I really think sell it. And did I mention that Adam Lazzara is just fine? Check out the album or let me know you want to and I will zip it up and share it with you. No one will ever ask though. I am not even convinced that people regularly read this.

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.

I just finished Living Dead in Dallas and I want to shoot Sookie. Thankfully she didn't cry as much in this book as in the first one but I have to be honest and say I don't see what Sam, Bill and Eric see in her. It must be the impressive bosom that gets mentioned in this book. I do have to say that I was unbelievably happy with the amount of Bill and Eric in this book. I think I fell further in love with Eric. He's so lusty. *shakes head* I don't know if I can get behind a reformed Jason. Part of his charm was that he was an unconsciencable man-whore. I did like the story though... although Sookie is just flat out dumb sometimes. I don't think I'm ready to jump into Club Dead now though. It might be a few days until I can take more of Sookie Stackhouse.

This last past week more ads for How to Be surfaced. It's had some success in London and New England with screenings. I hope that it means that it will get a fair shake in the new year and get some distribution. I am just dying to see this film. Some yummy Rob goodness.

I have my desktop looking like my trash pin it's covered in pics so I thought it was time that I posted some of them so they can be dropped into iPhoto and I can see my desktops again. I love the new baseball one. I think Jackson looks good there. I'm not a fan of his crazy 80's hair in the film so seeing him with the hat on is major points in my book. I am totally becoming a huge Cam Gigandet fan and I think this pic is such a good James one. I watched the video from Comic Con again and he's just a creepy mofo.Krys... I'm such a sinner with the perving on a baby, but I think he's really beautiful. Should have been Jacob. I could have bought him over Taylor Lautner. The Read poster makes me shake my head. It's genius in a marketing standpoint but I wonder if they have any shame. And then the girls. I both love and hate this picture. It makes it all seem neat and pat. They are all Twilight whores. All of them.

Yesterday I found the audiobooks and pdf for Breaking Dawn. If anyone sees this and wants me to upload them let me know and I will. I am not ashamed of my pirate-y ways and think audiobooks cost way too much for something so cheap to make. By the same notion, anyone know where I could score the Gemma Doyle Trilogy on audiobook I would greatly appreciate it. I do miss me some Kartik. And I loaned my first two books out and can't reread them.

D has been really unhappy at work for a while so he was going to take the latest offer that Get Back. But just when he thought all was lost Spike TV, who he works for offered him a promotion with an office and a pay raise. So of course he couldn't in good conscience say no to that and he took the promotion. Today he got his office and you can see it in the picture to the left. Nice view too. Now I am determined to decorate his office. I want to get some lucky bamboo for it and he can use one of my Twilight posters if he wants. I think he needs to get some swag from MTV, it's the mother company to Spike TV and then his walls won't look so bare.

My plans for the weekend include seeing a movie with Connie and whomever else is coming. I think I plan to do nothing but read over the weekend. I have 80 Harlequin Blaze books, Vampire Kisses, Vampire Diaries, Tithe, more Sookie Stackhouse books. I could happily read and do nothing else and have no problems with it. We will see.

There was a surprise guest. Hugh Jackman came out in support of the new X-Men movie Wolverine. They showed a short preview of it and it looked really good.Everyone was screaming when the recognized a character. The place went wild when they saw Gambit, who will be played by the dishy Taylor Kitsch. Yum.

The next panel was for the movie Push starring Chris Evans, Dakota Fanning, Camilla Belle and Djimon Hounsou. The director, Paul McGuigan was also on the panel. I wasn't sure about the movie at first but the clips that they showed sold me on it.The one clip showed Dakota and Chris in a fish market in Hong Kong and they run into these bad guys and fishtanks are exploding all around them. It sounds silly when I say it but it was really intriguing. Chris Evans is really too hot.

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.

Finally it was time for Twilight and I was so not disappointed. The venue quivered and squeed as the cast, Stephenie and Catherine came out. I sadly can't tell you much of what they talked about because I was so excited I really don't know that I was of sound mind. I do remember Catherine intimating that Rob was doing Bella's Lullaby. I know that Rob wants Taylor to take his shirt off. There is a pervert of a TwiMom out there who asked a 16 year old boy if he wears boxers or briefs and asked Kristen if she knew if Rob did. When a fan yells that they love Rob, his answer is 'Good'. Cam wants to come back next movie despite the fact that his character dies in this movie. Rob thinks Rachelle is smarter than him.  Rob looked adorable and humble and shy. Alex interviewed him for Access Hollywood and I'm anxious to see that article. Catherine wasn't asked that many questions. Stephenie pushed Breaking Dawn saying her favorite Edward and Bella moment was in the fourth book. Kristen looked really good. She was nervous and fidgety though. It looked endearing rather than unprofessional. Cam looked really good and his humor really came out. Rachelle is always so eloquent and gorgeous. Edi did get to answer a few questions and it was the first time I really have ever heard him speak. And Taylor looked so so young and shiny and new.

 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.

I saw The Fall tonight and it was the best movie that I've seen all year. It just blew me away. Lee Pace plays Roy Walker, an actor/stunt, man who meets Alexandria, Catinca Untaru, a young child who is recovering from a fall. He starts telling her stories and they bond as his tales take them away to a fantasy place. Upon learning that she has stolen communion wafers from the priest he asks her to steal drugs for him and their relationship gets more complex. I won't divulge the rest of the story because I think everyone should go and see the movie for themselves. Lee Pace is ungodly wonderful in it, playing the broken and reluctant hero to a young girl. He has a way of acting with his face that is superb. Catinca Untaru is cute and funny and she just shines in this story. The two have the most incredible chemistry it's like magic. The film was shot in 18 countries and the locations were just breathtaking. The costumes, which were showcased in the lobby and D took pictures of and I am hoping he will post on his Vox, were just stunning. The wedding dress of Evelyn is elaborate and gorgeous. There is one scene in the beginning with Alexander the Great in an orange desert that looks like a whimsical production. Going back to scenery there is a castle surrounded by a blue city, that I really liked and an island that is just out of a dream. I'm so excited by what I saw tonight. I wish it were a book, because I just want to relive it again. Maybe if I am really good, D will take me to see it once more before it's out of the theater. I know for a fact that I will own it on DVD when it comes out. I hope it wins lots of awards.

The other big news of the night was the Comic Con info on Twilight. Greetings from Twilight announced that Rob, Kristen, Taylor, Cam, Rachelle, Edi, Catherine and Stephenie will be doing a panel on Thursday and that they would be doing autographs and an eyebrow raising 'more' while there. Summit has it's own booth and that is going to make me a happy girl. Hopefully marketing will have Twilight giveaways. I am so looking forward to this that after hearing about it I immediately put myself into panic because I realized that we would only be driving in Thursday morning. So D and I discussed it and we are going to call the hotel in the morning and see if we can't get a room for Wednesday night. We'll get our badges Wednesday night and then we can get into the hall early Thursday morning so I can be as close to the front as I can get. D even said he would stand in the autograph line to save me a space so I don't miss anything. These are the reasons I married this man, because he really takes care of me when something means a lot to me. I am all sorts of excited about what this all means. I am hoping that they will have something to show us at the panel other than the fight scene. I want a little dazzle. And Comic Con isn't really that far away anymore. The schedule will be out in the next few weeks and then the planning will be in gear. This year it is going to be so good. My one goal is to meet Rob. I'd really like to meet Catherine too, but Rob is my main attraction. And I want Belle to meet him. I told her tonight that it has never occurred to me that she wouldn't be beside me when I met him. Oh god, I am such a fangirl. It's alright though, I accept that I am like this and it is going to work for me this Comic Con.

Pride is this weekend and Sunday is the parade and I would really like to go and see it finally. It means waking up early which I proved I could do last week. I want to take tons of pictures. We will have to see if it happens.