a breif fangirl interlude

So I have a confession. I am a Twilight Saga fangirl.

To be fair I started reading the books before it became the teeny bopper sensation it now has become. I picked up the first book over spring break my freshman year of college and proceeded to finish it in two days. i read the second one in one and the third over the course of a week. I found them to be a nice break from my stressful reality (read: finals). It was only after reading them that i found out it was going to be made into a movie and to say i was over joyed would be an understatement.

For the next few months i silently reveled in my fangirl joy, not knowing anyone else who read the series. Then, before i knew it, suddenly everyone around me was reading them. My first rude awakening to the insanity of the fandom was at the midnight release for the fourth book. One of my best friends in high school went to our local barnes and noble for the party and upon entering i was immediately embarrased that i had something in common with the loud, annoying, squealing 13 year olds that surrounded me.

I read the fourth book and enjoyed it, then proceeded to wait for the movie to come out.

Luckily my fears that no one at school would want to see the movie with me were unfounded. A few days before the movie came out a few of my sisters and I bought tickets for the midnight showing of Twilight. I could barely contain my joy. Finally this movie that I had waited nine months for was happening. We got to the theater early and made sure to get good seats. I was practically jumping out of my seat when the movie started with Bella's voiceover.

15 minutes into the movie the only emotions i was feeling were dissapointment and anger. To say the movie sucked would be an understatement. Even the actors distaste for this movie they had spent months filming was palpable. I left the theater yelling about how all my excitement over the last nine months was for nothing.

Because the movie took in tons of money and it's a saga, the next movie is already in production and has a scheduled release date. When my sister asked me if i would be going to the midnight release i velmently told her no, saying i wouldn't waste 11 dollars on that pile of crap. I'd simply wait until the movie came out on DVD or some hacker put it online. But i might have spoke to soon.

Tonight the poster for the movie was released and words cannot describe how awesome it looks. Damn you poster maker. Damn you to hell.