My Twilight Weekend
[Tuesday, July 14, 2009 | 4 comments ]

I'm too embarrassed to make a confessions video about this, so I'm simply writing my confession.

I have drank the Twilight Kool-Aid.

Let me start from the beginning. A few months ago I rented the movie Twilight on a whim, bored and expecting to make fun of it because I am not into vampires or fantasy or anything like that. I watched the movie and....I LOVED it. LOVED it. Instantly smitten with Edward Cullen and the whole story (that is another post in itself).

I didn't think about actually reading the book, until last Friday. Suddenly I got an inkling to read Twilight and thought it would be fun, since I was sick and needed to rest. I bought it and didn't stop reading it until I passed out in exhaustion.

On Saturday I rented the dvd of Twilight and watched it - catching things in the movie that I never noticed before because I had finally read the book. And then I went out and bought books 3 and 4 of the series - Eclipse and Breaking Dawn - and started reading those - finishing on Sunday afternoon. (I didn't buy New Moon, but am planning on reading it later.)

I went online to geek out about the series and discovered the author Stephanie Meyer had an unpublished, unfinished manuscript called Midnight Sun, which was Twilight from Edward's perspective (alsdkfjasdj!!!!!!! OMG!!!!!). So I read that.

Then I watched Twilight the movie again for a third time. I had to go out for Sunday evening, but when I returned, I read Midnight Sun (again, second time).

Monday I thought about Twilight all day and then this morning, I took a sick day (because I am still sick, yes) and started re-reading Twilight for the second time.

I had to stop myself for a moment. I'm a grown woman and here I am OBSESSED about teenage vampire novels. There are other things to do in life besides immerse myself in Twilight.

But, seriously, I'm obsessed and I think I need an intervention. I guess this how all those Harry Potter fans feel when they read a book from the series, finish it and then immediately turn back to page one to read it again.

4 comments

Jenn said... @ July 14, 2009 10:55 AM

You have absolutely nothing to be embarassed about. I haven't had the Koolaid yet, but to my knowledge, there are only a handful of us who haven't been swept up. I've only heard good things... great things! about the books, and those who have read them love them as much and more than the movie. My roommate is planning on having a Twilight party when New Moon comes out. With plastic fangs. She's 27.

brendamills said... @ July 17, 2009 5:48 PM

The same thing happened to me - you are not alone. I don't know what it is about Twilight, but it really gets a hold on you. I suggested Evan read it, thinking he would laugh and stop reading after a few pages, but he read the whole series twice in a row and is now just as obsessed as I am.

Jenn said... @ July 18, 2009 9:45 PM

thanks for the encouragement! glad to know i'm not alone in this obsessiveness!

Jenn said... @ July 18, 2009 9:45 PM

i mean, um FASCINATION. ;)

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