CONFESSION #47

So here it is, & I hang my head in shame…

I’m reading Twilight.

Yes, it’s true.  And I’m not proud of it.  But even though I’m about five years past the curve, I admit that I’ve been mildly curious to find out what all the hoopla is about concerning this book/series/author.  (The movies will come next, if I think I can stomach them.)

I’m not a big fan of most YA—or whatever you might call this genre of story—but I felt the same way about wanting to know what the Harry Potter books were about, & that turned out okay.  At least for the first few books. :crazy

So when our local bookmobile librarian handed me the entire series in one gigantic stack, I first groaned, then thought what the heck.  Just because I start it doesn’t mean I have to finish it, & just because I read the first book doesn’t mean I have to read all of them.  Right?  (And, yes, I also confess that although I buy most of my books new to support their authors, I am not forking money out for this one.  At least not yet.)

My assessment so far is this…

I actually chuckled about three times in the first 15 pages.  Good.  It gave me hope.

But now I’m about 60 pages in & I’m bored.  Not bored enough to give up—yet—but feeling very ho-hum.

I don’t dislike any of the characters too much so far, but I do keep picturing Robert Pattinson as Edward Cullen, & it’s beginning to creep me out. I mean, seriously. Can you believe this not-bad-looking kid…

…is also this creepy-looking fellow?

Gurk.

Surprisingly, I don’t picture Kristen Stewart as Bella Swan—go figure.

The biggest problem I fear I’m going to have with this book is the teenage angst.  And worse yet, teenage vampire angst.  It makes my head want to explode. :hothot

But again, I’m giving it the old Dungeon try.  (Complete with torture chamber & weeping. LOL)

So what about the rest of you?  Have you read Twilight or the…*clearing throat*…Twilight Saga yet?  What did you think?

And if you haven’t, have you ever read a book or watched a movie/TV show that you were kind of afraid to admit to?

Happy Sunday, everyone! I hope you’ve all had a wonderful week, because it’s time again to share all the things we’re happy & grateful for here in The Dungeon.

I’ll start. :Pretty

This week, I am very grateful that the scratch on Simon’s eye wasn’t as bad as it could have been, & that it’s healing up beautifully.  He doesn’t exactly love the ointment I have to put in twice a day, but he’s handled it like a trouper & has even gone back to fighting with the other kitties, which we all know is how he got hurt in the first place. :angeldevil

I’m happy that my exercise bike is once again fixed.  It took some doing to get the guy out here…  I called & scheduled an appointment for two days after it broke, but no one ever showed.  When I called back, they had me down for a week & a half later.  Huh?!?  How exactly was I supposed to get confused over “Wednesday, November Third” & “Friday, November Twelfth”?  Yeah, didn’t happen; totally their goof, because I know what I heard.  But they were able to fit me in a tad earlier than the 12th, which was nice.

And the funny thing is that while my bike was down, I dragged out my old Tae Bo DVD & tried that again.  Haven’t done it in years, & I honestly didn’t think I’d be able to get through the whole thing without either passing out or taking frequent breaks.  But I did!  I’d forgotten how much I love it, too, so I ended up actually enjoying not having my bike to ride.  And I’m going to try to work Tae Bo back into my workout rotation. :hothot

I’m thankful that this was my birthday week, not because I’m a year older, but just because it was fun.  And because—to paraphrase a quote from NewsRadio—it means I didn’t die partway through the year. *snicker*  It also gives me the chance to once again remind everyone that I’m only 29 years old.  I am!  Ask anyone who’s ever asked me my age & gotten more than the hairy eyeball as a response. :winkwink

Know what else makes me unaccountably happy this week?  Buffy the Vampire Slayer is back on TV thanks to Chiller Channel.  I think everyone with a pulse or a lick of taste whatsoever will agree with me that Buffy rocks!!!  And even though I own the entire collection on DVD—don’t we all?—it’s so much more fun to catch it on TV.  (At least it is for me.)  I also love that it’s on now, while I’m working on one of my very own vampire stories.  It can inspire me daily! :surrprisse

Speaking of vampires, I am back to working on MUST LOVE VAMPIRES (formerly Vamps in Vegas) with a vengeance.  No surprise that the NJRW conference threw me off quite a bit—as did stopping right in the middle of a super-hot love scene, which is never a good idea—but I’ve finally caught up (knock on wood!), re-focused myself, & been able to jump back in.  And I’m loving this story, let me tell you!

So that’s about it for me this week.  Nothing spectacular, but a fun week with lots to be grateful for, all the same.

How about you?  What are you thankful for on this bright & sunny Happy Sunday?

And of course we have a Free Book Friday winner to announce today, as well. :party

Amanda!

Congratulations, Amanda! Please contact me with your mailing information & I’ll get your NaNoWriMo kit out to you as soon as I can.