It is with great sadness that I am posting a message our dear Bronzehairedgirl620 posted on her FF.net page today:
All Need To Read:
Last night, May 8th, 2009, Daddy's Little Cannibal (otherwise known as Stephanie) was killed in a drunk driving accident.
Stephanie's sister sent out a mass message through Stephanie's phone telling those who knew her about the car crash. With her sister's permission, I decided to post an author's note telling everyone on FF that she had passed away.
I do not have her log in - I do not know how any of her stories end. She was a fantastic foreshadower, and nothing ever happened that you expected. I can’t tell you what happens.
For now, Worlds Collide is put on hold. I don’t know if I can finish it, or if I even want to. I’m sorry if you read it. It was Stephanie's idea, she kept it together, and I don’t know if I can do it without her. Hopefully you can understand.
The Epic Contest will continue until June 6th in remembrance of her, as the idea and the name were both things she came up with. The ending date was the day she was supposed to graduate high school.
In respect of Stephanie's memory, no one will finish her stories. It's the way she would want it, no one would ever be able to do justice to her writing, and no one is going to try.
Many of you know I was good friends with her. We collaborated many times and she was an outstanding person, by far one of my favorites on the site. I'm going to take a short break from writing, just to get things together. I'm sorry if this bothers you in any way, but given the circumstances, it's needed.
If you knew her or were a fan of her work, you know how hard this is. Her fanfiction was original and amazingly good, and her novel ideas were even better. She will be missed by everyone who knew her or knew of her; she was a legend.
-Bronzehairedgirl620
from PM
Saturday, May 9, 2009
Fan Made Poster of Paul....Thank you!
...I can't even think of a caption that could possibly do this picture any justice.
Created by GossipLaley (Confessions of a TwiCrack Addict)
-JessH
Twilight names top list of 2008 Baby Names!!
[Picture borrowed from Confessions of a TwiCrack Addict]Twilight has dominated the media for some time now, but it seems that there was more influence than we thought! In 2008, the names "Jacob" and "Isabella" topped the list of most popular baby names, according to the Social Security Administration. However, it looks like "Edward" and "Reneesme" didn't make the lists at all. Keep looking, and you'll see some other names that were also mentioned in the Saga.
BOYS
*Jacob
Michael
Ethan
Joshua
Daniel
Alexander
Anthony
William
Christopher
Matthew
GIRLS
Emma
*Isabella
*Emily
Madison
Ava
Olivia
Sophia
Abigail
*Elizabeth
Chloe
Source: Confessions of a TwiCrack Addict.
See the original "Popular Baby Names of 2008" post at the Social Security Administration.
~ Brandi
Maggie's Pictures of Montepulciano
Maggie is an extremely talented lady! She is originally from the U.S. but is now doing her PHD in Wales about Fantasy Literature Adaptions.
** (This means she is studying how books get made into movies - what a lucky girl!)
While in Montepulciano, she took some great pictures of the Italian city that she felt were sure to be used in the shots for Volterra in New Moon. Here are a couple of her pictures and what she had to say:
"On my second day there I was sitting in the Piazza Grande on my way through a film theory book with a glass of red and enjoying the general splendor of the beautiful day and the striking architecture that would soon be turned into a film set."
** (This means she is studying how books get made into movies - what a lucky girl!)
While in Montepulciano, she took some great pictures of the Italian city that she felt were sure to be used in the shots for Volterra in New Moon. Here are a couple of her pictures and what she had to say:
"I made my father pull over at one point so I could get a picture from the road as we approached the city, as I'm sure it'll be an establishing shot in New Moon. The city sits on top of a hill and while it's gorgeous in hues of orange, red and brown amongst the greenery, it is rather ominous and forbidding. That's the point of these hill-fort towns though, to protect them against invaders and be forbidding; that's precisely what Montepulciano does. It certainly 'sets the scene'."
"Obviously the Piazza Grande will be used. That will be the busy square that Bella runs through just as the clock (conveniently on the tower) strikes noon.
"On my second day there I was sitting in the Piazza Grande on my way through a film theory book with a glass of red and enjoying the general splendor of the beautiful day and the striking architecture that would soon be turned into a film set."
"And the final day I climbed up the clock tower building to the terrace and took some photos from there of the gorgeous scenery. It was also a national holiday (literally, such is my life... of course it was a national holiday), Italian Liberation day, so there was a band in the square, and it was the most blue-sky day we'd had since we got there."
**(NOTE: Maggie also explains that none of these sets are solid for backdrops for the movie - all of this is just speculation to give us an idea what the movie could look like.)
Source: Pillow Biters
View Maggie's whole original blog HERE
~ Brandi
Robert Pattinson Day June 20th
Photo: Dossier MagazineSaturday, June 20th is Robert Pattinson Day at Picturehouse Cinemas in the UK. They will be showing 3 of Rob's films back to back - Twilight, How To Be and Little Ashes. When they first announced Robert Pattinson Day it was only at City Screen Picturehouse in York, but now it has grown to include:
Clapham Picturehouse, London
Harbour Lights Picturehouse, Southampton
Picturehouse at FACT, Liverpool
The Belmont Picturehouse, Aberdeen
Click HERE for more information.
Thanks to RPO for the update.
~Kim C
Melissa Rosenberg: The Set Of New Moon "Ridiculously Happy"
Friday, May 8, 2009
Fanmade 'New Moon' Poster Of Bella
New Moon Movie discovered this fanmade poster of Bella that was done by the creatively talented Grodansnagel.
Not too bad, huh? But you probably remember the post that we did a ccouple days ago on the one of Jacob Black also done by Grodansnagel. WOW!!! That one was pretty hot, don't you think?
But, what I'm wondering is where's the one of Edward? I think it's about time that we had one of him with his shirt off, too! Of course, I'm probably just biased since I'm for Team Edward.
What do you guys think?
~Angel
Hey Twilighters: Alex Meraz Is Not ACTUALLY Paul
According to Marc Malkin at E!Online, Alex Meraz experienced an not-so-friendly fan encounter when a young woman took out her frustration for his character Paul on him in person.
"Someone started yelling at me because they didn't like my character," Meraz told us last night at a Carrera Vintage Sunglasses party at the Chateau Marmont hotel.
"I play a bad boy, so she got mad at me," he added. "She said, 'I hate you, Paul!'
That was the craziest thing for me—being confused for a character."
Meraz's response to the hater?...
"I yelled back at her, 'I love you, too!'" he said.
Let the poor man do his job! He and Paul are not one and the same.
Alex goes on to discuss the idea of being a sex symbol and the possibility that he will reprise his role in Eclipse. Read the full article here.
-JessH
Twilight Saga Marriage Survey Results Are In
The Effects of the Twilight Saga
by Dawn Harris
This article is property of CBA, please do not copy or redistribute without written permission.
The Survey
I have been in what I like to call the "Twilight Fog" since January of 2008. My introduction to the books was much the same as many of the participants in the CBA study we did this week. I was given Twilight to read and it all was downhill (a GREAT RIDE downhill) over the next week. I read straight through, lacking sleep, nutrition, and general daily activities were set aside all to catch that drug-like high that the relationship of Bella and Edward gives off. After over a year delving into this world, I had heard around that marriages were breaking up, major riffs were occurring in families, and had suffered some of the untoward effects in my own house that the "Twilight Fog" can cause. I began to wonder WHAT had this seemingly benign, chaste, YOUNG ADULT book done to the middle-age housewife out there?
I set out with a mission, I needed to know what it was that would cause us to turn from "Stepford Wives" into 17-year-old vampire lovers?
The survey was simple. It came with a disclaimer if there was anything too intrusive, then the party answering could skip the said question. I must say, you ladies rock as I did not have one survey (out of the 14 that came back) that had any questions unanswered.
Here are the questions:
How long have you been married?
How many children do you have/ages?
Has the Twilight Saga caused you to argue with your spouse?
Have your kids complained about your reading/movie addiction leaving them unfed/feeling left out?
How have you dealt with these issues?
Do you feel your addiction is detrimental to your marriage? If so, how?
Do you feel Twilight has lead to a change in your life for the better or worse? How?
Have you or your spouse contemplated divorce/have divorced due in any part to your Twilight addiction?
Have you ever been intimate with your spouse while thinking about Edward?
How have you changed your usual routine since your addiction started?
Has Twilight changed how you expect your spouse to treat you?
Has your addiction lessened since the release of the movie?
The average length of marriage was 10.2 years, ranging from just 7 months, to 25 years. The number of children only got up to 2 (so it is safe to say the Octomom did not participate in my survey), and while some had children in their 20s, others were in the conceiving stages. The study went across the marriage spectrum and the child-rearing spectrum very well even in our tiny sampling of the Twilight world.
The Sex
The question asked was, the question was answered. "Have you ever been intimate with your spouse while thinking about Edward?"
Of all the questions, I figured that would be the one not answered. No one was shy. The answers ranged from it being too dangerous to do that sort of thing in a marriage, to "yeah, but then my husband is thinking of Valerie Bertinelli." The central theme though, seemed to be that Edward spiced up sex lives all over. Whether it was through getting women in touch with their feelings and romance, or whether it was closing their eyes and pretending Edward was there, even in the rocky relationships, the sex aspect seemed to have benefited from the "Twilight Fog."
One wife said that her husband should thank Edward for her increase in libido. While Edward is fictional, the entire story seemed to bring us all back to our courting days, whether we had been married 25 years or 7 months, it took women back to the days before life got in the way.
The Friendships
Many a friendship has been forged through Twilight. Women from all over America are on at all hours of the day and night looking for any inkling of news concerning the Saga. While in that search, we come upon others who share the insanity, who are lost in the "Fog" with us. Kindred spirits join up and become a force to be reckoned with. The popularity of Twilight and the constant news clips, commercials, etc, are in part due to the women and their internet savvy. From Twilight Moms to The Twilight Lexicon, and everything in between, women are alerted within minutes of anything Twilight related and then the site/news source/store is bombarded. We have shut down more servers than probably any other phenomenon in recent history. Thanks to the "Twilight Fog" we all have new friends, and great places to hang out like Cullen Boys Anonymous.
The Twilight Orphans
My kids, and children of the participants, were often times orphaned when it came to our addiction. While most would either fend for themselves, or were fed less-than-healthy meals while we were stuck in the "Fog" most have come out the other side better. Daughters and mothers have bonded, some kids now share music with their moms thanks to the Twilight soundtrack. While, yes, there is still the eye-rolling issue and the "Not Twilight again" moans heard, it seemed to be more positively taken by the kids. Maybe they rebounded faster than the husbands, or maybe they adapted into the "Twilight Fog" themselves, but all the children seemed to be resilient.
The Marriage Issues At Hand
While not many of the study participants were willing to call their tiffs with their spouses arguments, but rather disagreements, it seemed that most all at some point had terse words in regards to their Twilight addiction.
There are two distinct sets of problems that seem to accompany the "Twilight Fog." The first being our lack of attention to our families. As middle-aged mothers and/or wives, our families are accustomed to our total attention. Most have left their selves at the threshold of their married life or their life as mom. Long forgotten was the happiness we had once found in things that were solely for ourselves. That loss of self and then the subsequent finding of self through Twilight can take a rather docile husband and make him berserk. Here is this man, trotting along through life with a "Stepford" wife (or pre-Fog wife), one who takes care of whatever needs done and then one day the "Twilight Fog" rolls in and he feels the backlash. No dinner at 6, no clean clothes ironed today, the dog is a mess, the kids are still sitting in front of the TV and where is mom, cuddled up with Edward in the bedroom. Honestly, mom doesn't even hear what is said outside of the book. Kids talk, but it does not register as mom is in Forks. Feeling beside himself and suddenly cheated, the husband will likely raise a fuss that the mom is shirking her responsibility.
Now let's look through mom's eyes. Here she is, she has given up self, she has given up everything for her family unit. Everyone's needs come before hers. She has this one thing she is totally enamored with and they have the audacity to come at her with complaints? When she had the flu, she still functioned and took care. She has given up so much and all she asks in return is this one passion. It feels like a jip. Mom is left wondering, "Is this all there is?" The awareness of self that was left so long ago (or maybe not so long ago) comes crushing back down on those in the "Twilight Fog." The self-discovery begins, other books, other hobbies, Twilight crafts, other crazed Twilight fans, trips to Forks, the whole enchilada. Dad sits on the sidelines wondering, for lack of a better term, WHAT IN THE HELL? While mom sits in quiet determination that she will not only have her new hobby, but dang-it, she wants to be treated better too.
Will anyone budge? Where can resolution be found?
In the small sampling survey we did, it seemed that the very strong marriages used it as a stepping stone to better that marriage. They communicate their needs, like the need to be treated the way Edward treats Bella. Other marriages left wives wondering, Is there an Edward out there for me? Why won't my spouse love me with that unconditional love? While neither outcome is set in stone, I think the route to getting to both ends of the spectrum was the same.
Whether Twilight has left your marriage in shambles, or made your marriage stronger than ever, I think the universal effect on women is eye-opening to say the least. I dare say it is a movement back to being singular beings, back to being Jackie, or Helen, or Dawn instead of just "mom" or "my wife." No more generic soccer mom, substitute teacher mom, we are women of the Twilight Fog. We have found our selves.
CHECK OUT OUR NEXT SURVEY, TEENS AND ONLY TEENS, HAS TWILIGHT CHANGED YOU? EMAIL BDBLVR@COX.NET FOR SURVEY QUESTIONS.
by Dawn Harris
This article is property of CBA, please do not copy or redistribute without written permission.
The Survey
I have been in what I like to call the "Twilight Fog" since January of 2008. My introduction to the books was much the same as many of the participants in the CBA study we did this week. I was given Twilight to read and it all was downhill (a GREAT RIDE downhill) over the next week. I read straight through, lacking sleep, nutrition, and general daily activities were set aside all to catch that drug-like high that the relationship of Bella and Edward gives off. After over a year delving into this world, I had heard around that marriages were breaking up, major riffs were occurring in families, and had suffered some of the untoward effects in my own house that the "Twilight Fog" can cause. I began to wonder WHAT had this seemingly benign, chaste, YOUNG ADULT book done to the middle-age housewife out there?
I set out with a mission, I needed to know what it was that would cause us to turn from "Stepford Wives" into 17-year-old vampire lovers?
The survey was simple. It came with a disclaimer if there was anything too intrusive, then the party answering could skip the said question. I must say, you ladies rock as I did not have one survey (out of the 14 that came back) that had any questions unanswered.
Here are the questions:
How long have you been married?
How many children do you have/ages?
Has the Twilight Saga caused you to argue with your spouse?
Have your kids complained about your reading/movie addiction leaving them unfed/feeling left out?
How have you dealt with these issues?
Do you feel your addiction is detrimental to your marriage? If so, how?
Do you feel Twilight has lead to a change in your life for the better or worse? How?
Have you or your spouse contemplated divorce/have divorced due in any part to your Twilight addiction?
Have you ever been intimate with your spouse while thinking about Edward?
How have you changed your usual routine since your addiction started?
Has Twilight changed how you expect your spouse to treat you?
Has your addiction lessened since the release of the movie?
The average length of marriage was 10.2 years, ranging from just 7 months, to 25 years. The number of children only got up to 2 (so it is safe to say the Octomom did not participate in my survey), and while some had children in their 20s, others were in the conceiving stages. The study went across the marriage spectrum and the child-rearing spectrum very well even in our tiny sampling of the Twilight world.
The Sex
The question asked was, the question was answered. "Have you ever been intimate with your spouse while thinking about Edward?"
Of all the questions, I figured that would be the one not answered. No one was shy. The answers ranged from it being too dangerous to do that sort of thing in a marriage, to "yeah, but then my husband is thinking of Valerie Bertinelli." The central theme though, seemed to be that Edward spiced up sex lives all over. Whether it was through getting women in touch with their feelings and romance, or whether it was closing their eyes and pretending Edward was there, even in the rocky relationships, the sex aspect seemed to have benefited from the "Twilight Fog."
One wife said that her husband should thank Edward for her increase in libido. While Edward is fictional, the entire story seemed to bring us all back to our courting days, whether we had been married 25 years or 7 months, it took women back to the days before life got in the way.
The Friendships
Many a friendship has been forged through Twilight. Women from all over America are on at all hours of the day and night looking for any inkling of news concerning the Saga. While in that search, we come upon others who share the insanity, who are lost in the "Fog" with us. Kindred spirits join up and become a force to be reckoned with. The popularity of Twilight and the constant news clips, commercials, etc, are in part due to the women and their internet savvy. From Twilight Moms to The Twilight Lexicon, and everything in between, women are alerted within minutes of anything Twilight related and then the site/news source/store is bombarded. We have shut down more servers than probably any other phenomenon in recent history. Thanks to the "Twilight Fog" we all have new friends, and great places to hang out like Cullen Boys Anonymous.
The Twilight Orphans
My kids, and children of the participants, were often times orphaned when it came to our addiction. While most would either fend for themselves, or were fed less-than-healthy meals while we were stuck in the "Fog" most have come out the other side better. Daughters and mothers have bonded, some kids now share music with their moms thanks to the Twilight soundtrack. While, yes, there is still the eye-rolling issue and the "Not Twilight again" moans heard, it seemed to be more positively taken by the kids. Maybe they rebounded faster than the husbands, or maybe they adapted into the "Twilight Fog" themselves, but all the children seemed to be resilient.
The Marriage Issues At Hand
While not many of the study participants were willing to call their tiffs with their spouses arguments, but rather disagreements, it seemed that most all at some point had terse words in regards to their Twilight addiction.
There are two distinct sets of problems that seem to accompany the "Twilight Fog." The first being our lack of attention to our families. As middle-aged mothers and/or wives, our families are accustomed to our total attention. Most have left their selves at the threshold of their married life or their life as mom. Long forgotten was the happiness we had once found in things that were solely for ourselves. That loss of self and then the subsequent finding of self through Twilight can take a rather docile husband and make him berserk. Here is this man, trotting along through life with a "Stepford" wife (or pre-Fog wife), one who takes care of whatever needs done and then one day the "Twilight Fog" rolls in and he feels the backlash. No dinner at 6, no clean clothes ironed today, the dog is a mess, the kids are still sitting in front of the TV and where is mom, cuddled up with Edward in the bedroom. Honestly, mom doesn't even hear what is said outside of the book. Kids talk, but it does not register as mom is in Forks. Feeling beside himself and suddenly cheated, the husband will likely raise a fuss that the mom is shirking her responsibility.
Now let's look through mom's eyes. Here she is, she has given up self, she has given up everything for her family unit. Everyone's needs come before hers. She has this one thing she is totally enamored with and they have the audacity to come at her with complaints? When she had the flu, she still functioned and took care. She has given up so much and all she asks in return is this one passion. It feels like a jip. Mom is left wondering, "Is this all there is?" The awareness of self that was left so long ago (or maybe not so long ago) comes crushing back down on those in the "Twilight Fog." The self-discovery begins, other books, other hobbies, Twilight crafts, other crazed Twilight fans, trips to Forks, the whole enchilada. Dad sits on the sidelines wondering, for lack of a better term, WHAT IN THE HELL? While mom sits in quiet determination that she will not only have her new hobby, but dang-it, she wants to be treated better too.
Will anyone budge? Where can resolution be found?
In the small sampling survey we did, it seemed that the very strong marriages used it as a stepping stone to better that marriage. They communicate their needs, like the need to be treated the way Edward treats Bella. Other marriages left wives wondering, Is there an Edward out there for me? Why won't my spouse love me with that unconditional love? While neither outcome is set in stone, I think the route to getting to both ends of the spectrum was the same.
Whether Twilight has left your marriage in shambles, or made your marriage stronger than ever, I think the universal effect on women is eye-opening to say the least. I dare say it is a movement back to being singular beings, back to being Jackie, or Helen, or Dawn instead of just "mom" or "my wife." No more generic soccer mom, substitute teacher mom, we are women of the Twilight Fog. We have found our selves.
CHECK OUT OUR NEXT SURVEY, TEENS AND ONLY TEENS, HAS TWILIGHT CHANGED YOU? EMAIL BDBLVR@COX.NET FOR SURVEY QUESTIONS.
IFC Direct Interview With Robert Pattinson About 'How To Be'
There's a new interview with Rob about his role as Art in the movie 'How To Be', which is currently playing on IFC Festival Direct on On Demand in the U.S. For more info, please visit the How To Be Movie website.
Source: Robert Pattinson Online
~Angel
Source: Robert Pattinson Online
~Angel
Peter Facinelli To Play Charity Poker Tournament This Weekend
Peter will reportedly be in L.A. this weekend at the 1736 Family Crisis Center's third annual fundraising poker tournament hosted by Seinfeld's Jason Alexander.
You can read all the details here and then check out the promotional video below. Good Luck, Dr. Cullen!
Source: Pillow Biters
-JessH
You can read all the details here and then check out the promotional video below. Good Luck, Dr. Cullen!
Source: Pillow Biters
-JessH
Bring Out Your Mustache For "Little Ashes"
Out Magazine held a screening of Robert Pattinson's "Little Ashes" this week in New York City and MTV Movies Blog posted some pics of the "audience partici-PATION".To his credit, Pattinson went full out on the role, even adopting the artist’s iconic mustache, which has now become as talked about as the film itself. And that brings us to Out Magazine’s screening of “Little Ashes” here in New York City this week. As you’ll see…they did a little something special to pay tribute to Pattinson
See more pics here
-JessH
Robert Pattinson Is #1 On USA Today's Celeb Heat Index
Robert Pattinson is hotter than Brad Pitt this week.
After a steady rise, the 22-year-old Twilight star has hit No. 1 on USA TODAY's Celebrity Heat Index, which measures media exposure. Pattinson is only half of the centerpiece cover image on the current issue of OK! and made No. 1 only on PopSugar.com's list of top stories, but he makes enough appearances in other outlets (TV, online and print) to put him ahead of the pack for the first time.
Read more & see who else is hot HERE.
Rob is hotter then Brad every week! Sorry Brad.
~Kim C
Michael Sheen Is A Twitter King!
Michael Sheen...I love your tweets! You are a Twitter King! Thanks for keeping all your fans informed.
His recent tweets include the perfect description for Dakota Fanning as Jane inNew Moon - "an evil red riding hood", meeting Stephenie Meyer and a big scene he is doing with Edward & Bella:
Thanks to NMM.
~Kim C
His recent tweets include the perfect description for Dakota Fanning as Jane in
Thanks to NMM.
~Kim C
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