Harry Potter Prequel

Whoa!!  Didn’t even know this existed.

http://www.gryffindorgazette.com/2008/06/11/the-harry-potter-prequel-read-it-here/

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The Phantom of the Opera

I just finished reading the translated version of Phantom by Gaston Leroux. I hope that one day I will be able to read Le Fantôme de l’Opéra in its original French, but that is a long way off right now. The language used is so rich and amusing on many different levels that I’m sure the French is going to be really difficult to understand. And while the musical is actually almost nothing like the original story – it is so much closer to the spirit of the story and has so many more throw-backs to the book than any other Phantom movie available.

The story, as I’m sure you know by now will all my ranting of how awesome that musical is, is about a woman named Christine who is tutored by “The Angel of Music,” a disfigured man named Erik or, more commonly, the Opera Ghost.

I’m not going to tell you a lot about the book – although it is very, very different from the musical – but I will suggest that you read it when you get a chance. It’s an awesome story. ^^

8 of 10 Chickens

xxdruxx

 

Old News

YAY!!~

So I got semi-distracted from blogging by this weekend ( which was pretty good, by the way. Except for me being weird on Friday. But I think I’m really getting better. Which is awesome. ^^ ) but I wanted to share the excitement that had so consumed me earlier.

Like the forty-thousand views. If anyone would like to make congratulatory anythings, that’d be awesome, and you can totally email them to me and I’ll post them up here. Just comment for my email. =)

Then, there was also this:

Yeah. Pretty amazing…

I sent him an email a while ago and the very next day! he emailed me back. And found me on Facebook. And added me.

OHMIGOSH!~ It’s pretty amazing.

( And I AM going to do some reviews soon. The Uglies series is one I’m going to highlight. =) )

*sigh*

Happiness.

More pictures coming soon. ( Like in a few minutes. )

xxdruxx

 

Publish

Maybe I SHOULD go with a pen name.  Something like… Leanne Bryant, or something.  My middle name and my Mom’s maiden name that I was always convinced should’ve been my name.  (Bryant is so much classier than Sitton.  AND southern.)

But IF I do end up publishing, I don’t want it to be as big as Twilight.

I don’t want to log onto Deviantart and see people have drawn my characters having sex.  I don’t want to see fanfictions about Leah’s brother and her boyfriend.  I don’t want to hear people saying things like “Oh if only the twins got togther!”  NO!  No.  I don’t want that.  I don’t want people trying to come up with what they really looked like, because they obviously know better than I.  I don’t want to be interviewed and say something totally stupid or be faced with a question I have a stupid answer to.  I don’t want to have to tell people that the characters’ characteristics were based off of real people.  I don’t want to tell them Leah’s origin.

That’s not what I want.

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Twilighters Gone Mad

Okay.  I read the book, loved the book, about three years ago.  Read the next three books, loved them eventually, became completely obssessed with the story.  It was all I read.  I admit it.  I’m crazy over Twilight.  I love love the story.  The movie was good, though not quite how I pictured it.  It was a Twilight movie, not Twilight, if you know what I mean.  I love Stephenie Meyer, I think she’s a talented author.  I don’t think her writing style is for children.  I read The Host, and I absolutely loved it, even though there were some parts of it where I was thinking, “Really?  Really, Stephenie?  Is this necessary?”  I ADMIT I’M A DIE-HARD TWILIGHT FAN.

But this is getting out of hand.

You can’t turn the pages in Facebook flair without having at least one TEAM EDWARD or REAL MEN DON’T SPARKLE or STUPID LAMB sticker.  Or, something to that effect.  There are countless ones.  Twilight is bigger than Hannah Montanna, High School Musical, and Narnia combined.  No joke.

It’s so big they’ve published three books about Rob Pattinson’s acting career in the past two months.  I know.  I was in Hastings yesterday.

Catherine Hardwicke published Twilight: The Director’s Handbook.

Twilight: The Movie Companion was published.

Twilight: The Series Companion was published.

They sell jackets that have the word Twilight emblazoned on them for $50.

They have jackets, key chains, t-shirts, posters, calendars, books upon books, pre-orders of EVERYTHING, the Cullen family crest, Rosalie’s necklace, Edward’s pin, Emmett’s wristband, yellow contacts, fansites galor, and the list goes on and on.

OH and collector’s editions of all four books are coming.  Twilight is already here.

They have two movie soundtracks: The Orchestral Music and the Rock Music.  And now they’re going to have a third, which is the “Special Edition”.  Has 30 minutes worth of interviews, and five extra songs, four of which are merely remixes or aucustic versions.

Stephenie Meyer’s website is one of the most-viewed ever.

 

DOES ANYONE ELSE SEE A PROBLEM?

 

Yeah, they had all this for Harry Potter.  But that was a little better, because it didn’t happen over-night.  She had 7 books to get people excited, and something like 12 years.  Meyer had 4.  HOLY COW, people!

 

I’m just utterly amazed at how obssessive people are.  I mean, I know I’m generally an obssessive person, but all of this?  This is just crazy.  Although I admit a lot of it thoroughly excites me and I wish I had the money to buy some of it, but this is utterly nuts!  Twilight has gone overboard.  It makes me not want to be a fan, if that makes any sense.  It’s very sad, too, because I absolutely love the story.  It’s just SO CRAZY.

And all of this comes from the girl who owns a Bella & Edward t-shirt, all four books hard-bound, the rock soundtrack, and two key chains.  Sigh.  (Although to be fair, the key chains, soundtrack, and two of the books were given to me as Christmas presents.)

But… does anyone else agree?

WHY does it have to be so addictive?

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Sooo Many Tears!

There aren’t many movies or books that make me cry.

But I bawl through Bridge to Terabithia every time.

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Twilight and Batman

YES!  Lol.  This was taken from a Vogue article about Stephenie Meyer.  I couldn’t stop laughing, so I have to post it.

“To this day, she has not figured out why vampires; she’s not a horror person, which is clear when you meet her, though she has always loved superheroes—she’s a Batman girl. “I like that he’s not so clean-cut, that he has a dark side, that he’s doing things that are not clearly legal or illegal,” she says. And let’s face it, a vampire—especially the star Twilight vampire, who is good-looking, incredibly fast, strong, and smart—is a sexy superhero, Batman with some bite.”  YES!!!

:Batman:[with a bite]

 

Hello, My Name Is Bella Swan

Caution: I’m about to totally geek about Twilight, and that whole saga that everyone either hates or loves.  If you hate it, don’t bash me please, I can’t help it!  It’s too blatant for me to ignore!  If you love it… then you’ll probably understand what I’m saying, even though it’s completely dorky.

I really need to reread it.  I really do.  Now that I’ve been an Edward personality and a Jacob personality… Maybe this time I won’t hate Jacob as much, and I won’t be as infatuated with Edward.

After all… I do have my own werewolf.

Aquaman was my Edward.  I was immediately infatuated with him, drawn in by his charm and fitness (yes! English term!).  He was perfect in every way, I thought.  Beautiful, just a little taller than me, muscular, curly hair…  He said everything right, did everything right, and I solved the mystery of him.  He played the piano for me, was very thoughtful.  He was my first kiss.  He told me I was the first person he’d been with that he had genuine feelings for.  EDWARD, no?

And now, My Werewolf…  Because he fits into the mold that is Jacob Black.  A full foot taller than me (I’m no shortie), just a bit awkward, genuine, imperfect…  Human.  Picked me up when I fell.  When my Edward fell through.  Makes me laugh over and over.  Hesitant.  Really sweet.  JACOB, no?

Let’s pretend, for a moment, that Stephenie hasn’t written the end of New Moon, or Eclipse and Breaking Dawn at all.  I’m thinking that’s where I am.  So…  If I’m Bella (oh heavens), it currently looks as if I’m going to end up with the werewolf.

It sort of makes me wonder what exactly my story will bring.  Will I follow Bella’s path (oh heavens)?  Am I in love with the Vampire?  Or the Werewolf?

 

LOL.  Okay, geek fest over.  I feel like my intelligence levels have disintegrated.  You have no idea how much fun that was.  Thankfully for me, I’m NOT Bella, meaning I don’t have to choose my life partner any time soon.  My Dawn is yet to come…

 

You’re free to laugh at any time.  I promise I’ll be calling Dru tonight so we can make fun of me together.  Being retarded is sometimes very, very amusing.

I’m sorry this is my second post in an hour!  There’s at least one more to come, for the Dream Diary.  Dru wanted me to post it so it would be forever saved.    So… blame her.  lol.

To make up for my rantings, another picture of the day (because I don’t know about you, but a good piece of art or a spectacular photo totally cheers up my day and makes me happy, even if I’m in the deepest blue known to mankind):

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*sigh*

Because DANIEL requested that I be more plain:

I’M IN LOVE WITH JACOB BLACK! *wail*

How did this happen?

I feel so dirty…

xxdruxx

 

Twilight

Friggin series. Turns out that they’re more addictive than oreos. *sigh*

So…yeah. I managed to go to sleep last night ( At like 3. total sleep last 48 hours = 8. I’m giving in to that whole I’m an insomniac thing. It sucks because I know I can’t and I’m going to have to sleep tonight ( not until late, thankfully ) but I have to sleep. It’s one of those things that I have to do in life. *sigh* One day… ) but not without difficulty. You see, I start one of those books and then I have to finish it. Or I die. I’m about 2/3 through it now, but it’s hard not to obsess over it.

So…tonight…

yeah.

I’m pumped. It’s nice knowing that no one really reads this anymore ^^

YAYAYAYAYYYY!!! I’m going on a date. With the dancer ^^. Not The Maharaja with his harem, but the conservatively peaceful one with the wickedly annoying sense of humor and the pretty belt buckle.

Tuesday was awesome because he made el oso happy. He made mi amigo laugh like he hasn’t in months. It was awesome. ^^

Yeah…definitely been reading too much Meyers. My thought = “He’s my Jacob. Except he’s a bear instead of a wolf. But he’s my Edward too.” It’s all so confusing and disgusting when you think of it in that cliché way. *sigh*

So…I’m sorry. My attention is diverted. I am talking to Lu ( She’s like my real Jacob. My soul-sister. ^^ I miss her so much… ) and I want to write in my journal about all the very confused feelings on tuesday and…and…

I dunno.

I have to get ready too.

And, and, and…*bounce*

I is HYPER!!!

Yay, I hope the fair rocks tonight. It’ll be awesome if it does. LDS style dating is still really weird to me, but I like it. It’s a lot safer. And…YAY!

Yeah…

did I tell you we got a dog? His name is “The Great Gonzo” and he’s a black lab. And he’s cute.

He’s like a freakishly large and less playful and more pee-on-the-carpet-y version of Phrennie.

Gots to goes…

xxdruxx