Stephenie Meyer

What kind of woman dreams about a sparkling vampire with his human girlfriend in a meadow, discussing their relationship? Stephenie Meyer does (and she's married!)! You've probably ALL heard about her, if you don't, then you probably live under a blessedly oblivious rock.
Although, I can't say that I have much against her. All she did was write a book that became famous, added sequels, and optioned the rights for a movie and a graphic novel off. And honestly, if you were in that position, wouldn't you do that too? What I do hold against her is that I do not like her writing style, at least in the Twilight Saga. It could be because Bella's personality isn't the kind that I like reading first person in? I mean, honestly, for almost the entirety of New Moon, she's in a zombie-like state because her vampire boyfriend left. I understand that it was emotional, yes, but that's a bit much. Probably because now I've grown up a little and don't really believe in that kind of effortless romance anymore.
But I do really dislike the hordes of rabid fangirls. I mean, really! Taylor Lautner got asked by a girl's mom to sign her young daughter's underwear. And he's not even playing the principle role- although by the look of things, her fans like Jake a whooole lot more than Edward. Did you know that the two most popular baby names of 2009 were Isabella and Jacob? I only know because I was perusing for suitable names for my own story. All I have to say about that is that I pity kindergarten teachers in about four-five years. Actually, I pity all teachers that'll teach in the next twenty to twenty-three years. How many Bellas and Jakes will there be? Who knows?
Back to the actors. Honestly, Robert Pattinson was okay in Twilight. Just okay. He was so much better in Goblet of Fire- I think it had something to do with how he was pretty much a minor named character who died at the end. Okay, kidding, that was a bit harsh. But seriously, he played Cedric better than he did Edward. Taylor Lautner seems to have done a pretty good Jacob, even though he worked out and put a ton of weight on. I also heard thoughts that he used steroids? I wouldn't know... And now, on to Kristen Stewart. She may look Bella brought to life, but can she act? Not really...but then again, that's my opinion. She seems to fumble a bit though, and in New Moon, her 'screams' during the nightmares weren't convincing, they were slightly disturbing. And they just sounded plain wrong. That wasn't really a scream- it was a high-pitched croak. And because she's a girl, her fashion and sense of style is fair game too. I'll be the first one to say that I don't know much about clothes- clean and comfortable is how I go- but even I can see that she doesn't make the best decisions. And even when she wears something somewhat nice, she ruins it with either her heavy wanna-be goth make-up or her slouching posture. But I'm sure she's a nice person... I hope she and Rob are happy together- speaking of which, how are things in couple-land? I don't keep up with gossip either... I still remember when the joke of the two Taylors was the funniest thing around: If Taylor Swift marries Taylor Lautner, then they'll both be Taylor Lautner!
But I don't mind beind out of the loop.
Bon nuit, bon apres-midi, et bon matin!
~~SKS
PS: French for good night, good afternoon, and good morning- I'm taking it in school ;)