Oh, man, I’m still on the mend from yesterday’s shopping excursion. I am just so tired. I really threw myself of kilter by barely getting any sleep Thursday night, and then getting up extremely early Friday morning. I was dead on my feet all day yesterday, but I did sleep pretty soundly last night.

I have a big job ahead of me this weekend. I need to upgrade the script I use for my fanlistings. Unfortunately, it’s not one of those deals where you can just upgrade from whatever version you’re at to the latest one, so I have about five levels of upgrades to go through. I’m going to shower and eat before I get into working on that. I’ll probably listen to Twilight on audiobook once I get in the rhythm of what I need to do. Maybe I’ll even get into New Moon since I’m about done with Twilight. Blaine wanted to go see the movie again. I might call him later and see if he and Trey still want to go. Like I would give up a chance to see the movie again.

I haven’t worked in almost two weeks now. I don’t know how I’ll do once I get called in again. I could see this week with the holiday coming up and all that. I don’t know how things are around Christmas. I’d kind of assume that maybe they’d be a bit busier with people getting shirts for their loved ones as gifts, but I really don’t know.

I’m thinking of trying to find another job. Of course I’d still keep my current one, but I really don’t work there a whole lot. Usually 15 hours a week at the max. I think the only problem would be with conflicting schedules. I think I’d be fit for jobs in logistics. I’m organized, good at planning and pretty detailed oriented. Who knows if I’m actually qualified, though? I’d just really love to have some extra money so I could start saving up to move out into my own place. I know my sister is wanting to do the same thing, and I’ve entertained the idea of asking her if she’d want to get an apartment together, but I’m not totally sure I’d want to live with her. We used to always get on each other’s nerves when we shared a room, but we are older now, so who knows? But all of that is pretty dependent on me finding a decent, stable job and saving up money.

I am absolutely nuts. I got up at 2:30 this morning to go shopping with my mom. Kohl’s was a completely madhouse. People just act so, so stupid, but it didn’t take long to get through the line. They are very organized in that manner. We went in at about 4:05 - we stopped at Speedway to get some coffee first - and then we went in. My grandma sent me with money to get my grandpa a GPS system for his car. My mom got one for Bart too, and she bought my present as well. I told her I wanted the iLive audio system. It plays both CDs and my iPod and haws an AM/FM tuner, so she just went ahead and bought it since I was there to point out what I wanted from her. I’ll just have to figure out where on earth I’m going to put it.

Then we went to the mall, and I picked up some stuff. I got my grandma and mom’s gifts. Then we went to Target, which was really where I wanted to go. It was crazy too. They had their DVDs on sale, and I got a bunch of those. I got all of my sister’s shopping done and Tori’s. I’m going in with my mom on Bart’s GPS system because she wasn’t actually supposed to get him anything, so I’ve got his out of the way too. I still need to get something else for Blaine and Trey, but it needs to be something fairly cheap. I was thinking maybe I could find them funny t shirts or something like that if they’re on sale. Then I’ll have theirs finished. I need to buy something else for my mom - something small - and my grandpa. But I’m fairly close to having my Christmas shopping done, which is a great feeling. I hated the idea of stressing out about it for the next month.

So is it ridiculous that I’ve seen Twilight three times last Thursday night? Even if it is ridiculous, I can’t seem to find it in my heart to be ashamed of my obsession. I also bought the the score for the Twilight soundtrack. I’m usually not a huge fan of scores, I’ve been finding myself coming around lately. Maybe it’s the wisdom of old age that makes me enjoy things more. Ha.

I’ve reached 50,000 words for NaNoWriMo. I did that last Wednesday, and I was kind of shocked at myself. Unfortunately, I haven’t written much since then. I’ve just been to distracted, and I can’t seem to get back into the groove of writing.

Thanksgiving is Thursday. I seems insane that November has passed by so quickly, but I can’t wait for all of the yummy food. I have a few things I’m making. I probably won’t do that until Tuesday or Wednesday. It mostly just depends on what’s going on and when my grandma decides to cook her stuff. Our kitchen isn’t that big, and we tend to be right on top of each other if we try to make stuff at the same time.

Of course, after Thanksgiving, I’ll probably feel completely miserable and be in need of some new pants. I always end up stuffing myself silly even when I tell myself I’m not going to. I need to invest in Slimquick Cleanse so I won’t feel so miserable and guilty after the holiday.

Twilight (2008)

YAY! I’ve seen Twilight. I’ll leave my review comments under a cut so I don’t spoil anything for anyone, but my sister and I got to the theater at 11:15, and by that time the whole back section of the theater was full. We had to sit near the front, and there were just so many people there. It was crazy. Then girls started screaming and clapping when the movie started. Lame much? My sister told me she hated me for subjecting her to such things.

As for the movie itself, I really, really enjoyed it. I’d seen a lot of clips online already, but I really didn’t know what to expect seeing them all placed together, but I really think it worked out great. Kristen Stewart, in my opinion, did a terrific job as Bella. There were voice overs at the beginning and end and a few places in between, and when I’d read in other places about them I thought that those could be really cheesy, but they weren’t at all. Some of the lines were actually straight from the book, which I thought was awesome, and Kristen delivered them with such true conviction that she definitely won me over for her portrayal of Bella.

I also thought Rob Pattinson was great. In a lot of interviews he said he wanted to play Edward slightly darker than he was in the books, and I can kind of see what he was talking about, and I liked what he was going for. While there were definitely moments of him smiling and appearing to be happy, you could also sort of feel that unease and restraint that he had to put into himself to keep from harming Bella. I thought that was really because I thought they might have a hard time translating that from book to screen.

I don’t think there was anyone in the cast who felt didn’t belong. All of the Cullens, even though they didn’t have very many lines, did a great job. Most of their parts consisted of looking around or being watched, but where you needed to see some sort of reaction in them, like when Bella is almost squished by the van, they were just perfect, and instead of just melting into the background, it always felt like they had some sort of presence in the film. Bella’s first meeting with them was really funny too. Even though the situation was significantly different from the norm, it still had all of the feeling of that awkward first meeting with your boyfriend’s family. And I absolutely loved the baseball scene. It was just really cool and looked like so much fun.

All of Bella’s human friends seemed to fit their roles pretty well too. I felt like Anna Kendrick was perfect as Jessica. She appeared friendly on the surface, but you could definitely sense the malice that Edward spoke of in Midnight Sun.

I also really loved Taylor Lautner as Jacob. He didn’t have a significant amount of screen time, but I think he did a great job with what he did have. I also have to say that I really loved the scene where he’s giving Bella his truck, and she hits him with the door when she’s opening it, and I just thought that was a great little thing to throw in there since Bella’s supposed to be so clumsy, but I don’t feel like they overdid it any way. I thought Billy and Charlie were great too. The way they interacted together was so funny, and Billy was just a crack up with all of his little quips about “keepin’ it real” and being “down with the kids.” Hearing Charlie say “yeah, you’re the bomb” was just great too.

I have no problem admitting that when I heard that they cast Billy Burke as Charlie I was kind of baffled because he looked nothing like I imagined in any way, but he definitely nailed down the whole Charlie vibe. I really think some of my favorite moments where interactions between Bella and Charlie. They just felt so consistent with the book even though they changed up the setting some.

I think the one thing I was most interested in was how they were going to make Edward sparkle. I had this intense fear that it was going to be something totally ridiculous and cheesy, but I think it turned out really well. It was a lot more understated and wasn’t at all over the top. Instead of having his sparking in the sun throughout the whole “meadow” scene, I think having him show her, then walk away and then having the sun come back out again worked really well.

I also really loved how they set the movie up for the sequels in more ways than just throwing Victoria in at the end. I felt they did a great job of staying true to the books while also making this movie something of it’s own as well. I just really loved the last scene at the prom of them dancing. Kristen did an awesome job of picking out the Iron & Wine song. It just fit into the movie so well, as did all of the other musical selections.

I think the only real problem I had with the movie was the pacing at the beginning. Bella’s voice overs and conversation definitely helped show the amount of time that had elapse between Edward and Bella’s first meeting and when he returns, but in other plays it felt like it was really hard to distinguish how much time was supposed to have passed. I felt like once they hit their stride, though, and things got going it really even out and turned out really well. I wasn’t thrilled with some of the other special effects - such as the running, but then again I wasn’t expecting them to me amazing considering their budget.

Overall, though, I left the theater feeling quite satisfied. I didn’t feel like their was anything left out of the movie that absolutely should have been there. I felt like it stayed very true to the books, and while the movie could have been a complete disaster, it came off really well. I can’t wait to see New Moon and Eclipse.

I don’t think you realize how addicted you are to something until you find that you can’t have it. I’m not talking about a food or a drug or anything like that. No, my addiction seems to be LiveJournal. I do spend a lot of time on that website because I’m a member of so many communities, but I usually don’t think much of it, but the site is down today for maintenance. I’m finding that it’s much harder to deal with than I thought. I keep wanting to go to the site and check up on the latest Twilight or Harry Potter news, but then I get the message that the site is down and just sigh. I’ll be glad when it’s back. Although, I guess I should consider this my wake up call. Maybe I’m spending too much time there. Oh, well, I can’t find the urge. LJ is basically my one shop stop to everything that’s going on most of the time, and I like it that way. So I shall be eagerly awaiting it’s return.