AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH...i love this.

So wow.

it's been awhile since i've posted. just a warning for this post -- i don't feel like using proper capitalization right now, so i'm not going to. and i might go a little crazy and forget an apostrophe or spell a word wrong too (i know -- i'm SO dangerous)...

all of that hell that went into TWILIGHT weekend paid off. things didn't go exactly as planned, but it was still awesome. i have to tell you, watching that hilarious commentary at 3 in the morning was the greatest thing ever. but i'm not going to go into detail about that, mainly because i haven't actually finished listening to it yet. i'll save that for another post.

sam's birthday weekend was another escapade, complete with pretty shoes and losing money...lol. oh, and then the awkwardness of the hotel room and the laptop incident and all of the giggling until like 3am. and then the bacon the next morning, which was yummy. i almost forgot the twilight escape outfits...those were awesome. team edward and the cullen crest. of course.

so there were those weekends and then there was this last weekend, which was supposed to be equally as epic. but it wasn't. because i guess someone felt like they couldn't tell me the truth and lied to me instead. and then i found out that this certain someone lied from my best someone, who got it out of the one who's name won't be mentioned. and i was pissed because i was supposed to have fun after work, and then i didn't. but at like 1230 in the morning on sunday, fun came in the form of a VERY interesting conversation with another certain somebody (i'm not naming names people). sure, it was maybe a little tiny bit of a drunk conversation (he was, not me) but still...it made me giggle, which was something i guess i needed.


i'm still mad. and apparently my mother thinks that i shouldn't be. but whatever. here's something for those of you who read this and actually know me -- just for future reference. DON'T LIE TO ME. i'd actually rather hear whatever horrible thing that comes out of your mouth. no matter what it is. i'm actually really good at keeping secrets. you can really trust me with just about anything. the only one i'm likely to blab to is steven, and (just so you know) there are some things that i don't tell him. if you ask me not to, i won't.

well enough of the ranting. because this so called person who i'm mad at won't see this, so i'll stop being such a major bitch nugget. this weekend is going to probably top sam's birthday weekend. however, it will not and probably can't top twilight weekend, because...well let's face it -- nothing will ever top that weekend. not until november at least.

hobo and i (the nugget) are going to party like it's 1999 (but not really). with the exception of the forever nagging of the fact that i'm supposed to work on saturday, i'm free all weekend. but in reality, i couldn't even work saturday if i wanted to (which would NEVER happen) because the family is doing Easter a day early because my aunt and uncle are going out of town for the real thing on sunday. so forgetting about the work thing, it's going to be epic. full of awesomeness, but that's who we are -- we can't help it.

first things first. friday night will be (hopefully) awesome. starting early however, so not really the night. more like the afternoon. but still. definitely one, possibly 2 movies that day. if there's no work on saturday, another movie will happen then. here's the gameplan: OBSERVE AND REPORT, FAST AND FURIOUS and ADVENTURELAND. not particularly in that order, but that's a possibility. because i love seth rogen and anna faris, i have nothing (and i mean NOTHING) against vin diesel and paul walker driving fast cars, and both hobo and i LOVE THE KSTEW.

movies are currently showing up at my house left and right. i ordered them from amazon.com and they just keep showing up. "harry potter and the goblet of fire (2 disc special edition)" showed up at the house yesterday, and today the epicness that is the KSTEW movie "the cake eaters" showed up today. i'm still waiting on 5 movies -- the rest of the hp series (1-3 and 5, all 2 discs) and fierce people. oh wow. did i mention that i got all of these movies, brand new, for 70 bucks, including shipping? i know, it's awesome.

oh, and today, my sister made me open all of the movies that i still hadn't touched yet. it's not that i don't want to watch them, it's just that i don't really have time. i think that there are only a couple of ones that i've bought recently that i haven't watched...they were just all sitting wrapped...lol.

i think that this is the longest post on this blog that i've ever done. wow. holy cow. i just looked around me, and i really need to clean my room and sort out some stuff...lol. i also need to work on fixing my itunes library...yet again. and i have to do some laundry and figure out what i'm wearing for easter. oh dear. and i just saw eminem's new music video, and i think i may have lizzed in my pants a little...lol.


oh, and i know this is going to seem like some sort of apocalyptic event, but i am seeing the hannah montana movie on friday during the day...i know. but i'm actually kind of curious. i keep telling people that it's stupid, but i'm seeing it...oops.

oh. last thing. apparently ET is on set in Vancouver getting exclusive stuff from the peeps who are working up there on New Moon. footage is supposed to air sometime soon...yay! our first peek at what is bound to be an amazing movie...i can't wait.


here's what i'll leave you with.
"i won't tell you that i love you. kiss and hug you. 'cause i'm bluffin', with my muffin. i'm not lying, i'm just stunnin' with my love glue-gunnin'. just like a chick in the casino, take your bank before i pay you out. i promise this, promise this. check this hand 'cause i'm marvelous."

oh GaGa.

So no TX.

So we (meaning Steven, Sam and I) were thinking about going to Texas at the end of July for TwiCon. Yes, that may sound nerdy -- we know that. I even had my dress picked out for the Volturi Ball (LOL. Just the name should make you laugh). But then I decided that perhaps we should go to TwiCon next summer, as we'd have more time to save the money and all that jazz.

And I was sad. I was bummed that we weren't going. And not only was I sad because we weren't going, but I was also sad that we wouldn't be able to have the ridiculous amount of fun that we would've had on the road trip down there.

I had kind of forgotten about it until today. I saw a link on the New Moon website. I didn't really read it because I never do. But I kind of read it. But then I accidentally moved pages and it was gone. So I went back a page, hoping it would still be there, and it was!

So here's the alternative. Instead of going to Texas for the fun that would've been TwiCon, we're going to go to the convention that's being held here! Yes, that's right. They're having one in downtown Minneapolis, Minnesota. I guess the city is just THAT cool. It's earlier in July (17-19, Friday to Sunday) and sounds like just as much fun.

Driving to and around in Minneapolis is kind of like a road trip itself, so I'm guessing that will be an enormous amount of fun.

It's WAY too much to explain on here. So read all of the details on the website for the convention. Where is it, you ask? Why, here. I'm nice enough to post a link. LOL.


So in summary: we're going, it's going to be awesome, and I'm probably going to get to meet Ashley Greene and Kellan Lutz. How cool is that?


JULY 17-19, 2009. MINNEAPOLIS MARRIOTT CITY CENTER.
BE THERE. OR...BE LAME.

lol.

Seriously...

Still waiting...

...for THE mittens to get here. And I'll be really pissed if they come tomorrow while I'm at work with my mother. Because I have to sign for them because they're an international delivery. Boo. Hopefully, if they're going to show up tomorrow, they'll come AFTER I'm home...lol.


This was a pointless post. I am aware of that. More tomorrow, I promise. I really have to get to bed now.

There's some cool New Moon news tomorrow for you guys too...

Here's an exclusive...

Here's a little peek into my version of the soundtrack for New Moon. It's nothing huge -- it's probably not even worth posting. But I'm going to anyway.

I'm still debating on what songs to use in most places (all of which have now been figured out -- for now, I think it's 18 total. But that could very well change, depending on whether or not I change where I think songs should go).

But there is one that I'm sure of. It's for the credits. We have learned that good songs come during the credits. Both "Decode" and "Leave Out All The Rest" (by Paramore and Linkin Park, respectively) were only featured in the credits and not in the rest of the movie (which is odd, considering "Decode" was written specifically for Twilight. But it did have perfect placement. Anywhere in the movie would've seemed weird, seeing as it is definitely a song that relies heavily on vocals and guitar. Simply stated, it wouldn't have fit anywhere in the movie perfectly like the other songs did.).

Which brings us to my pick for the credits...

"Hallelujah" by Paramore.

If you haven't heard it, go buy the entire album and listen to it all of the way through. I love this song, and I think that it's perfect for the situation at the end of the movie. You can read the lyrics here.

So that's your little sneak-peek. More soon...I promise. The list of where I think there should be songs will be going up here soon, hopefully followed by my version of the soundtrack.

so this is intriguing...and yes, that is how you spell it. i looked it up.

So apparently the Twilight soundtrack is being re-released on March 17, with some sort of a special DVD attached. The only thing is that no one knows just what is on this DVD. It is safe to say that it's not the movie because it's being released 4 days later. But I do have a theory...

There is going to be a New Moon teaser on the Blu-Ray edition of Twilight, so I'm guessing that the people at Summit Entertainment are going to be nice and put it on the DVD that comes with the soundtrack. It's only my guess, and I guess I say it because that's what I really want.

If it is the New Moon teaser, beware. There's not going to be any sort of footage or anything, seeing as they won't have started principle photography by then. Most likely, if it is there, it'll be some sort of sneak-peek to the script, or an interview (or interviews) with some of the cast and production crew.



Oh, and another thing. and maybe this is just for me, but maybe it's not. Since I am going to St. Cloud to study film, this book will be a good thing for me. Plus, it's like behind the scenes info that wouldn't have been out there if Catherine Hardwicke hadn't written it down. Check it out here at Amazon. There's a more in-depth detailing here. It is a book full of director's notes and sketches, so I guess that's why I'm more excited about it. But it still is really a cool insight into the making of the movie. And it's bound to have those hilarious behind the scenes pictures that everyone wants to see...

Here's the cover...pretty cool.




Seriously...

Well this is random...

So today I had a good day. I think this is going to be my first blog on this post that isn't (all) Twilight related...lol.

I had the most wonderful day with my mother today. She had to work for a few hours so I volunteered to go in with her and sit at the gift shop, which is all volunteer. I didn't get paid for it, but that wasn't a big deal to me. I just sat in there and started reading Dead Before Dark, which is the first of the series that the new HBO series True Blood is based on. There are currently 8 books in the series (book 9 comes out in May of this year), and I have to say that I was loving it. But I only read like 20 pages. Then I started reading New Moon (I know -- again!). I figured that it might be helpful to re-read it considering I'm putting my NM soundtrack up soon. I attempted to figure out where songs should go, but that's as far as I got. As of now, there are only about 6 spots where I figured songs should go. However, I only got to the pivotal part of the book when Edward leaves Bella, so there is plenty of book left to "song".

So after my mother was finished at work, we headed to Rosedale Mall to eat lunch and get my iPod fixed. We ate at Ruby Tuesday's, which was amazing, and then headed to the Apple store. In summary, I had scrumptious turkey burgers and apparently my iPod should be fixed. Yay on both ends then (if the iPod is actually fixed, that is). Then, after my appointment at Apple, my mother wanted to shop. And shop she did. I actually controlled myself and escaped the mall with 1 bag from Borders. Sure, it may have been a bag with $50 worth in it, but still.

After the mall, we had to come home and get my sister. Then we headed to the Hallmark store in The Village, where I picked up some OH-SO-IMPORTANT supplies for Sam's birthday. Then it was off to GameStop, where I bought Guitar Hero World Tour (after learning that my Rock Band instruments will work with it). Then it was off to Target, where I found the bedding that I'd been hoping to find...more on that later.

So now I'm home, working on homework and blogging. And that's always fun. And now I'm off to do some more homework and maybe play a little World Tour later...


Seriously...

Just a few New Moon rumblings...

So if you click on the title of this post, you'll be redirected to the amazingness that is a website for New Moon. As to be expected, there's not much on it yet because nothing major has happened -- the movie is still in pre-production and will be until the end of March when they begin filming. But when they do start filming, it should be a good source of info, the kind that we all know we want. But I think that the biggest thing that'll come from the site is casting information, so check it for that if you use it for anything. And stay tuned...

Some things from the site:

Kelly Clarkson is a Twilight saga fan.
Well of course she is. Who in their right mind isn't? This is great in my brain. Kelly always has been and always will be my favorite AI winner. A sorry goes out to Carrie Underwood, but as the saying goes, you just don't mess with Texas (that's Kelly's home-state) or the original American Idol...

New Moon Soundtrack News.
Apparently, it could be more experimental. I guess Chris Weitz likes to be surprised by music for his movies, so Music Supervisor Alexandra Patsavas has a LOT of work ahead of her. I know one thing for sure though: the soundtrack WILL be amazing. There's no doubt about it. And of course, Stephenie Meyer's favorite band Muse and everybody's favorite band Paramore are expected to be on the soundtrack as well (in case you didn't know, both bands were featured on Twilight's soundtrack, with Paramore having written 2 songs specifically for the movie). I don't want to offer suggestions or anything, but I am going to make my own version of the soundtrack and hopefully post it up here soon. I am going to suggest one song though: "Need" by Hana Pestle. If you haven't heard it, you should, and then jump on the Hana bandwagon to help her get her song on the soundtrack. (If you've never heard of her, she's 19, from Montana, and amazing. She wrote "Need" in 2005 when she was 15. The song is so absolutely PERFECT for New Moon, it's not even funny. Oh, and by the way? Song = written in 2005. New Moon = published 2006. So she wrote THE perfect song before the book was even out. Nice.)

The 5 Most Anticipated Scenes of New Moon.
So those fan sites have their lists, and they're great and all. But I have mine.

5. "The Vote" - I don't know about you, but I'm REALLY excited to hear Kellan Lutz shout out, "Hell yeah!". Just the dynamic of the scene is enough to make me want to see it, and what Emmett says is icing on the cake.

4. Laurent's Death - If James' death was any indication, this is going to be spectacular. Werewolves, vampires and Bella - oh my. **I will admit that the earlier version of this post was WRONG. And I am sorry to Stephenie Meyer for that. I was thinking of when Edward and Seth kill Victoria in Eclipse. It's the werewolves that end up ripping apart Laurent.** I do like Laurent, don't get me wrong, but he had to die. And so he did. And Edi Gathegi is sure to make this scene as bad-ass as it can possibly be. ("Hello. My name is Laurent. Have you seen my abs?" LOL.)

3. Italy - Everything about Italy I'm excited for. And the fact that the locations they'll use are going to be authentic (Kristen Stewart recently confirmed that they are indeed filming in Italy) makes me even more excited. It's going to be amazingly beautiful scenery with an even better storyline. I can't wait to see the village of Volterra and the Volturi compound (I didn't know what else to call it...lol.).

2. Edward Leaves Bella - I know that this should be my number one. And in a way, I suppose it is. But on this list, it is number 2 for a reason. Number one is really good, I promise. Anyway, this is bound to be the saddest part of the movie. I'm going to cry, that I already know. Luckily, when we see the midnight premiere in theaters I'll be sitting next to Sam, who I know will cry too, therefore making me feel like less of a dork. Rob Pattinson and Kristen Stewart will get to showcase their acting talents in this scene, and of course it's on everyone's list as a must see because it's a pivotal part of the story.

1. Bella's Birthday Party - I know what you're thinking: "How is Bella's birthday party going to top Edward leaving Bella?" And I have the answer. Based on the description that Stephenie Meyer gives in the book ("Alice, I assumed, had covered every flat surface with pink candles and dozens of crystal bowls filled with hundreds of roses. There was a table with a white cloth draped over it next to Edward's grand piano, holding a pink birthday cake, more roses, a stack of glass plates, and a small pile of silver-wrapped presents. It was a hundred times worse than I'd imagined."), it's going to be the girliest birthday party ever, something Bella wouldn't ever want or set up for herself. And it's not just the set that makes me want to see this scene either. This is another major part of the story -- Jasper attacks Bella after she gives herself a papercut while opening one of her presents. That whole fiasco is what leads Edward to believe that he and the family need to leave to keep Bella safe. Ashley Greene should be hilarious in this scene, with all of her Alice peppy-ness. And I'm looking out for Jackson Rathbone too, as he's going to get to play a whole new Jasper -- one that attacks his brother's girlfriend.


*ReelzChannel, which is a cable channel dedicated to movies and movie news, has a complete listing of the scenes some fan sites are dying to see. I've read some of the comments, and it seems like people are getting some pretty good ideas. Like this chick:


"loverofbooks
01/29/09 06:37 PM
Hopefully, ALL of the scenes listed above will be included. I'd like to add three more. 1 - the scene where Jacob and Bella almost kiss and Bella is hesitating and the phone rings because Edward is calling. 2 - the scene where Rosalie calls Edward to tell him that Bella is dead (I know that this did not take place in the book, but Stephenie Meyer did write it as an extra and posted it on her website and it was amazing). Since they add scenes anyways that are not in the book, why not add one that Stephenie did write?! 3 - after the vote, when Edward takes her back to her room and cleverly comes up with a way to postpone her turning into a vampire by offering to turn her himself if she will marry him first. The proposal must be in the movie!!!"

I'm totally in agreement about the phone scene. If they did need something to take up some time in the movie, why not make it this scene? (If you haven't read it yet, head here and read it for yourself. It's just some banter, but Stephenie Meyer did write it, which means it would be accepted by fans of the saga everywhere.) And I also think that the "sort-of" proposal should be in the movie as well, including everything that Edward does say to Bella (line for line, or as close as possible). It's not the true proposal, but it still counts as one. And it should be there.


So leave comments. Your top 5 scenes, soundtrack ideas, any thoughts like that.
Make it fun.
And make it work! (Ha. I love Tim Gunn.)

Seriously...

Don't hate.

So I've come up with a solution to all of those people who are being all "Negative Nancy" on the Vanessa Hudgens rumor. REMEMBER: That's just what it is; A RUMOR.

Want more options for casting Leah? Here you go.

Q'Orianka Kilcher. She played Pocahontas in The New World, which also had Colin Farrell in it. It was from 2005, so it's semi-recent. Plus, she's younger (almost 19) and she is part Native American. And she does look it -- that you have to admit.

Tinsel Korey. She was just a name that someone had thrown out on the blogs over at MTV Movies. I didn't know who she was until I searched her on google. I have to say, she appears to be the most promising candidate to me. It's too bad no one really knows who she is. She has the looks for the part and the cultural background. The only question is that because no one knows who she is, can she act?

I don't know what way this is going to go. I have no idea how the casting director's brain works. But since that same person originally cast Ashley Greene as Alice despite her height and kept Taylor Lautner around, I'm going to have faith in them. For now...

Seriously...

Umm...I'm not exactly sure how I feel about this one yet.

So apparently this is just a rumor. Click the title to find out what the heck I'm talking about. And I know that I said that this isn't all about Twilight and such. But right now, it is. I'm on the fence about this one.

Pro: Visually, I think she'd make a good Leah. Better than any of the other names they're throwing around (i.e.: another Disney Channel "princess", Brenda Song, who's Asian. Yes, I went there and made that reference ;) ). She's not exactly a perfect actress. She's also not six feet tall either. But the height thing doesn't really seem to factor into who the casting director has been choosing (How, you ask? Taylor Lautner almost lost his role but kept it because Jacob is supposed to seriously grow between Twilight and New Moon. Ashley Greene was cast as Alice Cullen even though she's about a foot taller than Alice is supposed to be. See? The height thing is clearly not at the top of the requirement list for casting.). I just think people hate this idea because she's branded as "Disney". But people have to realize that if she's Leah, there is NO Disney involved. Leah's hardcore -- she's a wolf, people.

Con: She's Disney. Everything she's ever done has been Disney. She hasn't branched out yet, and everytime someone hears her name, they think, "Oh geez. That chick from High School Musical again..." She's not exactly brilliant at her craft either. She can be whiney at times.


I guess what I'm trying to say is that if it was between her and some other bitch, you'd have to go with her. Because now that Twilight has been a major success, no one in the cast is a nobody anymore. There are other rumors going around that Dakota Fanning is being cast as Jane. No offense to anybody, but we all know that Vanessa Hudgens isn't as famous as Dakota Fanning. DF would be more of a distraction to us all, not to mention whatever fool they'd have to get to play her twin brother Alec.
Look at it this way: she IS Native American, which is something that can't be ignored with Leah. Her height won't make a difference on camera -- if it did, Taylor Lautner wouldn't be coming back. There are ways to make things look real when they're not; that's the beauty of movie magic.


I'm not saying that I would ultimately pick her to play Leah. But if she does get the part, I really hope she doesn't screw it up. If she can pull it off, it'll be fantastic for her career. Maybe she'll finally get that HSM stuff out of her system...

My ultimate pick for Leah, you ask? Kristin Kreuk. She isn't Native American (her father is Dutch and her mother is Chinese), but she looks like she is. She looks like she could pull it off. Everyone loved her in Smallville, and we haven't seen her much since. A lot of people on message boards and such are suggesting her name, and that is something that I would be all for. Come on, who didn't love her on Smallville?

Seriously...