Showing posts with label Twlight. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Twlight. Show all posts
Thursday, May 28, 2009
Frustration Level: HIGH
7:57 AM | 
Posted by
Heather Warren
Well my cute, white Sony laptop returned to me yesterday and Mr. Jetplane acted like it was all great, well NO its freaking not! Everything was wiped out....EVERYTHING. Luckily - our wedding, engagement, family pictures are all on CDs but I had them downloaded onto the computer, and I had edited over 100 of the pictures from the wedding. That 'free' program that came with my computer for photo editing - GONE, all the pictures I had taken from the past 8 months - GONE, all the images I have saved for blogging, home decorating - GONE, and all the CDs I had downloaded for my IPOD - GONE.
Yes - I should have backed it up. Yeah! Thanks! I'm well aware of that.
Am I totally and 100% pissed off at the world (my husband) and throwing an all out bitchfest party of 1 - HELL Yes! Mr. thought that all my pictures would be on my card for my camera...uh no... I download and delete them off when I upload onto my computer, uh do you really think that card would hold 1k pictures. Surprisingly I guess he did.
Any good news... well the Mr. took my old Dell into the computer place as well, this computer has been in the closet for 2 years or so, the power cord broke and I've been too lazy to order a new one and we had gotten a new PC so I didn't need it. Well this Dell was a college graduation present and my old work computer from my first job out of college. I wanted to pull all the pictures from that computer. Mr. had successfully retrieved all the picture so we have some vintage Milo puppy pictures (be still my heart).
But I'm still really upset about this situation. Considering my husband is the one that knocked my computer off the coffee table and broke my hard drive.
Anyway... on a MUCH lighter note!!
1. Yard Sale - thank you for all your kind words, to those that have emailed me, I will get back to you with our address.
2. The money will go to me getting a new cell phone, some spending money for our upcoming Biloxi trip, and hpefully some will go in the bank... here's to making some $$$. NO I won't be buying clothes with it.
3. I saw this driving into work today on the back from a van. 
Not a big deal until I saw the front windshield of the van that had a wrap around decal that stated, " Yes I am one of those Twilight People!"
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Friday, May 22, 2009
For All You Crazy Twilighters
11:49 AM |
Posted by
Heather Warren
I the video doesn't work.... here's the link
http://www.funnyordie.com/videos/5d5afcd5d7/cam-gigandet-vs-twilight-fans
Tuesday, May 12, 2009
Oh Sookie... you're so fine, you're so fine... you blow my mind...
8:39 PM |
Posted by
Heather Warren
Well... let me tell you I finished Dead and Gone on Friday night. And I had a mix of happiness and sadness. I was happy that I finished the book and sad that it was over. I love the Bon Temps world and all the crazy characters that inhabit it. The book was good... not great, but very good. And you want to know the best part.... Eric, oh Eric... I heart you and want you and Sookie to end up together.
I'm not going to give anything away, but I will tell you that you get to learn more about Hotshot, the Fae community, and more about Sookie's family history. There's a mysterious death of a 'person' close to Sookie, the Weres come of out the closet, and a new war is brewing in the supernatural community. My only complaint is, I did feel some of the story lines could have been drawn out a little more. But in general I really enjoyed the book.... and Eric...ok so might be a little obsessed with Eric.
Now... I'm going to open the conversation to Twilight v. Sookie Series... Yes, I've commented that this series is much better than Twilight and I firmly stand behind that statement. Sorry all you Twilight lovers, but its true.
**The next statements are the opinions of Mrs. Jetplane and Mrs. Jetplane only...
Twlight
I found Bella incredibly annoying in the first 2 books. I found her incredibly needy and co-dependent. I say this as an almost 29 year old woman, but I found her completely immature which would make sense, since she is a teenager. It left me thinking... OMG was I that needy and annoying in high school, I'm pretty sure the answer would be YES!
I found Meyer's writing style annoying at times. I felt used some words over and over, and I became noticeable.
I found it disappointing that her fight scenes were extremely short. She would write pages after pages go into specific detail about some things, and then in the culmination of a battle it would get like 5 pages....very anti climatic for me.
FYI - I got Mr. Jetplane to read them as well... he agreed.
P.S. Yes I love Edward and Jacob. P.S.S. I'm very concerned about how they are going to make the werewolve transform in the movie, since I thought the glittery skin in the sun stuff was complete crap.
Sookie Stackhouse Series
I enjoy the fact that it is ADULT. Read all that you want into the word...ADULT...this isn't PG13 honeys...
Sookie is an incredibly strong young woman. You respect and admire her as a character. She doesn't need a man, even though she does get quite a few.
The stories bring you into a whole new supernatural world, and with each book you learn more and more about the 'people' and societies that walk upon this world.
Its dark but humorous all at the same time.
And the books aren't crazy long.
NOW --- to wrap this up. Yes, I read all the Twilight books. Yes, generally I like them, but I'll be honest... I HATED New Moon. I had to push myself through it because I wanted to read all 4 before the movie came out. Do I honestly believe that the Sookie series is better, yes I do. That is my personal opinion... so please no mean comments. I know you crazy Twilight fans.
But I do feel as an adult, I found Sookie was more appealing to my sensibilities than Bella.
So what's the peanut gallery have to say about it....
Friday, May 8, 2009
Pug Friday.... Vote Vote Vote
8:15 AM |
Posted by
Heather Warren
The polls close on May 10th. If you haven't voted then you need to do it now!
Here's one last look at the contestants....
Chief
Paulie
Alex
Lilly Ann
Buster
Happy Friday to All.... I have another post coming up later today... Edward/Bella v. Sookie, people seem to doubt that the Sookie Stackhouse series could be better than Twilight. Well, we're going to open that discussion later today...
Saturday, November 29, 2008
Coming up to breathe....
11:11 AM |
Posted by
Heather Warren
Hello all! I'm still at my parents house and enjoying some days off.
My mom is incredible, she's in high spirits and insisted on having Thanksgiving at our house. With the help of some wonderful relatives, Thanksgiving went off without a hitch.
This morning at 2:30am the Mr. left my parents house to drive to STL to head back to Texas. I miss him already. It was great to get to see him for a couple days, but its never enough.
And we finally saw Twilight on Friday afternoon. As you may know we both read the books and waited to see it together. It was OK. Cedric Diggory (Rob Patterson) won me over. I'm convinced he can be Edward. But the actress that plays Bella annoys the crap out of me. Also, the actor that plays Jacob, while very cute I'm not won over. Also, I didn't like the actors that played his friends. These "boys" are supposed to turn into werewolves. I'm not convinced.
I also had problems with a lot of the actors selected for the movie. A couple of other things, I understand you made this movie on the cheap. But seriously, you're going to gross a ridiculous amount of money so please, please, please, make the special effects better. Edward sweating glitter was horrible. The transformations into the werewolves better not look stupid.
Tuesday, October 14, 2008
Book Review - Breaking Dawn
9:34 AM |
Posted by
Heather Warren
I've done it. I've completed the Twilight series, and I am honestly glad I did. The 4th book, while different from the others, was worth the 751 pages it took to finish. The book is divided into 2 sections - the 1st section told from Jacob's POV and the 2nd section told from Bella. Its a little different, but you have experienced this in the past books as well, just not to this degree.
A LOT happens in this book. Things change, characters change, expectations shift, and you are introduced to a ton of new characters, so much so that there is a chart in the back of the book to keep all the covens straight.
Don't worry I'm not going to give any of the story away.
The author has done a good job of getting you interested and involved in the various story lines of the numerous characters she introduces, but I don't think there is enough back story in some cases. Granted the book is over 700 pages, but I still want back story, I still want a better understanding of exactly how things came to be the way they are now.
Overall, the story was enthralling and very entertaining, my favorite book by far. My 2nd place would be Twilight (1st Book) followed by the 3rd book and finally the 2nd book (which I didn't care for at all).
My one main issue that I have with the author's writing in general (and this hasn't changed in all 4 books) is that she spends so much time building up to the fight sequences and then you get to the fight, the "good part", and things are quickly resolved. Its annoying. I read for 40 pages about the build up and 3 pages about the fight, that ticks me off.
Now we have the movie comes next month.....
I've taken a look at the new trailer and some of the new stills.... I'm getting warmed up to the actor playing Edward but I still can't stand Bella. I just watched the actress in the Land of Women, I just don't find her as a believable Bella. Also, the actors they selected to play Jacob and Charlie, where they reading the sames books. Maybe a better question, did they read the books at all. Jacob should be a large kid, even in the 1st book, and he should be attractive. I believe the actor playing him is the kid from SharkBoy LavaGirl.
Monday, September 29, 2008
Book Review - Eclipse
6:25 PM |
Posted by
Heather Warren
I just finished the 3rd book in the Twilight Saga, and I loved it. I do admit that I found the 2nd, New Moon, disappointing. So I didn't quite know what to expect for the Eclipse.
But, I'm happy to say that is was great. Its.... Vampires and Werewolves and Serial Killers... oh my.
The Edward-Bella-Jacob dynamic is interesting and complex. While, I did at times find her annoying and self-serving, by the end of the book I could deal with her better.
While Edward is a charming, dark knight that lives and loves "the old fashioned" way, Jacob is a breath of fresh air to Bella and to the reader. I find him funny and very entertaining. You get the opportunity to see more into the "pack" and the tribe. I enjoyed getting a peak into the back stories of the vampires and the pack. I also enjoyed learning the old tribal "legends" and understood how Bella could be touched and see the irony of the story of the "3rd Wife".
But my only dislike in the book, and it tends to be this way in her books I've learned, is she doesn't provide much details in the fight scenes. While her description is still vivid at times, I'm a detail oriented person. She builds the climaxes of the stories for a long, long time... and then its over. Its a little disappointing, but I've come to expect it now.
So now I'm onto the 4th and final book... Breaking Dawn. I will say that I'm excited to be on the final book so I can move on to a different type of book but I'm also excited to see what happens to Edward and Bella.... will she or won't she.... that is the question.
Sunday, September 21, 2008
Book Review - New Moon
9:22 PM |
Posted by
Heather Warren
So after Brent let this afternoon to head back up to Mississippi, and settled in and prepared to finish the book. For those who might not know, New Moon, is the 2nd book in the Stephanie Meyers' Twilight series. I have to admit the whole reason I've started the series to see what all the talk is about. And based upon that, I have also gotten Brent to read them as well. He just finished Twilight and hoped that I would finish New Moon before he left.... sadly that didn't happen. But with gift certificate my mom sent him as a "late" birthday present, we bought the 3rd and 4th books. Yes.... we're total nerds. Something even nerdier --- we had to pick up Brent's pre-ordered copy of Brisingr, the 3rd book in the Eragon series.
(side note - the author wrote the 1st book at 13, that to me is completely amazing. I listened to the 1st book on CD when we drove home to Illinois for Thanksgiving. The book far exceeds the movie, as it always seems to be.)
Overall, I thought New Moon was good and enjoyable. But in this book, I found Bella a little annoying at times. I found her to be so self-absorbed at times that I wanted shake her. Like the 1st book, it was pretty obvious what direction the book was taking, and what "type" of character she'd be introducing. Bella's dreams tell you, as the reader, everything you want to know. But for some reason, they don't seem to enlighten her.
To be honest, I felt the book moved rather slowly for most of the 1st half of the book, after that, it started to pick up and began to move quicker. The book ended, as good books usually do, in a perplexing situation, and I'm interested to see how Bella is able to deal with certain "issues" that are coming to the forefront.
So I am starting into the 3rd book, Eclipse. Well tomorrow that is... if I get a lunch break.
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