I Declare this an Emergency -- Musings

Its a conspiracy. Muse and Stephenie Meyer have some sort of twisted pact, working together to gain followers and be the demise of western civilization. I am sure of it!

Take a Bow -- Clearly about Volturi

Time is Running Out -- Clearly about mortality

Stockholm Syndrome -- New Moon

Invincible -- Breaking Dawn

Yes, yes this IS an emergency. Because I read twilight and I want to listen to Muse. I listen to Muse, and all I think is vampires. Oh well, I guess there are some things I will just have to learn to live with... 

Muse, Paraphrased

I want it now

Give me your heart and your soul

This is the last time I will abandon you

This is the last time I will forget you

I wish I could cast a spell on the country you run, and you will think I'm drowning I wanna break this spell and risk all their lives and their souls and corrupt all that you touch will be the death of me lips are turning blue I only dream of you if you promise not to fade away give me your last chance to lose control how long before you let me go? ooooooooooh come on and spread a sense of urgency, I declare this an emergency!

What is your favorite vampire-ish Musing?

Twilight Avatars - Hilarity Ensues

Twilight Wardrobe Trauma

hhhhhhhhhhhhhhh. I didn't notice at first. That's part of what makes it so irritating. The books were so good that I went into speed reading mode -- I couldn't be bothered to stop and ponder the wardrobe, though the signs were definitely there.

Maybe it was the build up, all the little things coming together. Or maybe it was because the book 4 plot twists left me feeling like good friend had betrayed me. And once betrayed, you begin to notice all those other things... So It wasn't until book four, when Bella oggles Edward in his tan slacks and grandma sweater. Tan slacks? What? Gag reflex activated!

The details all started coming back to me... The leather jacket, ribbed turtlenecks, sweater vests, khaki and beige and --AGH. I suppose he could be pulling off a GQ model look, possibly. So I could understand one or two sweaters. Or maybe if he were going for a clark kent alter ego... 

I noticed that in the movie, Jasper appeared to be sporting the wardrobe that book Edward had, except with better colors. But Jasper is also older than Edward and has more of a "I'm jaunty and I bite" charisma anyway. 

High school fashion is pretty laughable, I'll admit, but its rare that a teenage boy would try to pull off something akin to Edwards wardrobe. The point of fashion in high school (or in life, really) is to try to tell the world a little bit about your personality through a combination of colors, cuts and styles. If you don't care, your clothes might reflect that. But vampires... what else do they have to think about? They don't sleep. They have all night to pick out an outfit for the next day. And if you're a 17 year old vampire who hasn't had a girlfriend for 100 years, might you brood a bit? Dabble in the darker colors of depressed and more depressed? Wear several different shades of grey? 

And thus ends my Fashion Trilogy Blog.

 

If you were to create a vampire character, what would their style be? Please comment belooow

Just Ask Alice

Oh Alice, if you love fashion so much, why did you let Edward leave the house in a beige leather jacket? You knew he was going to run into Bella that night. Did you really think a white turtleneck sweater would do the trick? DO YOU EVEN CARE!?!

So, Alice is supposed to be this bad ass mind reading vampire with a taste for fashion. In the books, she designs clothes for her family and keeps their wardrobes up to date. The movie did a fair job of updating the wardrobe of the vampires, and making them more stylish than their Olympic Peninsulan school mates. 

As one of those who grew up in the depths of the creepy Western Washington woods, I generally lack style. Or perhaps more accurately, I have many styles, and none of them quite add up. But does this stop me from giving a critique? Of course not! 

I think Alice's movie wardrobe could have been a little different. I think they were trying to make her look weird and edgy. That's fine, but it mainly seemed weird. Her hair is cute, but an older style. Is this because her hair cannot grow out once cut, and she just had to have that spiky year 2000c 'do? Or is it because the book was started several years ago, and its important to keep some of the visual details accurate, even if they are slightly outdated? Will we ever know?

Does Alice use her mind reading abilities to pluck fashion ideas from top designers? That would be pretty cool. We need to see Alice use her visions for trivial things. Like chess games, rock paper scissors... the movie only shows us a minimal amount of Alice and her mind reading abilities... just enough to keep the plot going. I guess movies have to do that. Visual media is all about abridging. Unfortunately this cut out some great lines, like Bella discussing her vampirism --"You won't catch me betting against Alice." A very important thought.

I have hope that the things they didn't manage to fit into this movie will go into the next one. They can fit all these great quotes into the beginning of the next movie, thus putting off Edward's departure until the middle of the movie and successfully shortening the amount of time we have to wait until the exciting conclusion in Volterra. 

I will now sit and wait patiently for the director to call me and ask me to come work on the set. 

Coats, Edwardian.

Bella stared at Edward, her jaw gaping at the sight of him in the sunlight.

"Edward... its beautiful!" She gasped.

"Beautiful?" He scoffed, stepping out of the sunlight and back into shadow.

"Its not. Bella, this-" he popped the collar of his custom made, double breasted wool jacket, as if to emphasise a point... or maybe just to show of the military shoulders, which he pulled of quite well. He continued, "This is the coat of a killer!"

If you haven't done an extensive web search yet for Edward's coats, don't worry about it. I have it allll here! Of course, none of them are exact, but Edward's coat was custom made, so even if some store did start making an exact replication of the custom made jacket, it wouldn't be authentic unless you customized it for yourself in some way. So if you must own his jacket, you are better off buying one of these, and taking some sewing lessons. 

http://www.shopdetour.com/mm5/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Product_Code=sofg-militaryjacket-greywool&Category_Code=a_men&Store_Code=DCS

http://www.benshermanshop.com/tmpl/en/detail.tmpl?art_count=36;pg=5;count_art_sel=1;id=q3DjVyjuCA4dG-uL1aMJZE;count_cat_sel=6;art_id=35377;count_history_sel=0

And this one looks nothing like it, but I thought it was pretty cool, so yeah

http://www.burton.co.uk/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?langId=-1&storeId=12551&catalogId=20553&productId=904543&categoryId=139025&parent_category_rn=95219

And this one is a blue/grey trench coat, but its pretty close. Just add different buttons and hem it up a bit!

http://www.thatindielook.com/product_info.php?cPath=144_169_171&products_id=1225

So, good luck finding Edward's killer jacket. What about that other grey one? The one he's wearing when he saves her from the van. Its like a grey windbreaker esque material. I'm too exhausted to scour the internet, again. 

Team Edward

Today I was talking to my friend Matilda, who has seen Twilight, but hasn't read the books (yet). She asked me what the deal was with Team Edward vs Team Jacob, and whether there was really any competition?

Ummm, No.

I suppose the competition between them becomes a pretty important part of the plot, but really, did anyone think Jacob had a chance? 

Still, I don't think I would wear a Team Edward shirt (though I don't know what color it comes in). He can be sort of a D-nozzle.

I would prefer a Team Cullen shirt. I wouldn't mind joining the family. As long as they don't nickname me after any type of monkey. 

Movie and Book: The short list

The Good, The Bad... There is no Ugly, They're vampires!

Movie Pros

Edward

Jasper's bug-eyed expression

Vampire Wardrobe

Emmet's track suit

Charlie and the Shotgun

Vitamin R

Edward

Edward doesn't chuckle

Edward following Bella into the woods is the best scene ever.

Growling

The golden Onion
Alice ripping James to pieces.

Movie Cons

Glitter Skin + bells chiming = wtf? I know the skin glitter is a huge part, but couldn't they just make it glow or something?

"The Cullens don't come here"-- perhaps one of the most important lines, but they get it completely wrong.
Too fast, too fast!
No pond diving scene.

Hissing

Tree Hopping
Monkey references. ??

Book Pros

Bella's obsession with Edward
Edward being sinister
Carlisle's History
The meadow
Good Lines (that weren't in the movie):
"Your Number was up the first time we met"

"I would rather die than stay away from you"

"If I could dream at all, it would be about you"

"You don't care if I'm a monster?"
"Sometimes I have a problem with my temper Bella"

Book Cons
White sleeveless button up T-shirts. I didn't even know you could buy those... or did he rip the sleeves off??
Tan Leather Jacket
Less chuckling, more brooding and smirking
No Beer!

So, feel free to add your OWN pros and cons.