My Hiatus

I realize that I have been M-I-A, but I have been spending quite a bit of time on another endeavor until recently. After the "Big Championship Game" I kind of went on an eating binge and gained 57 pounds. Thus, I have spent the remaining months of my summer at a fat camp for post-adolescent females trying to shed my newly unwanted weight. Okay, that's completely untrue. I was pregnant. Okay, that's not completely the truth either. (No need to start rumors about myself, I suppose!) I wasn't particularly thinking that I would admit to what I was doing, but after talking to a couple of my friends and getting teased for not updating my blog...I suppose I'll air my dirty laundry and confess to my time consuming "vacation". First, there's a precursor. You have to know that I NEVER do anything like this, I never get involved, I don't like to "follow the crowd" per se. Some could attest that I am very nearly incompetent. Another term I hate is "jumping on the bandwagon", but I have been reassured that that isn't relevant if it's something I wanted to do instead of just doing it because other people were doing it.
I am going to come right out and say who's fault it was...my MIL. That's right Annie, this is all on you! She told me, "just read a couple of chapters, it won't hurt you" and "if you don't like it after that, you don't have to feel bad, just give it back to me!" Well, after two chapters I didn't want to stop! I kept going and going and before I knew it I was through with all of it in 6 days. Through with what, you say? The Twilight Saga, of course. Yep. I read all four books in 6 days. Needless to say, my children were fed and bathed, but other than that it may have been slightly bordering on neglectful behavior. (but they're still alive, so I don't think social services needs to get involved.) I had been borrowing my MIL's books, but I kept reading them over and over, so I finally went and bought my own and in the meantime got my mom reading them also. What is it about these books?? I rarely read anything, I just don't like reading at all. (thus entering the incompetency) So for me to sit and read all of these books so thoroughly is an amazing feat.
I do have some qualms about these books/movie though:

1. What the crap kind of horrendously ugly name is RENESME?? I realize that it's the combination of Bella's mom's and MIL's names...but seriously!?
2. I don't know if anyone else checks Stephenie Meyer's web site, but she announced that she was writing another version of Twilight, but this time it was from Edwards perspective. Turns out that someone she trusted leaked out the partial draft of this book out the internet and now she basically said that she won't be finishing it. I read it (because she posted it on her web site, I didn't go looking for the pirated version) and I think that I like Edwards' perspective more than Bella's. She goes into so much more detail with him. Needless to say, I am completely irked that some jerk ruined it for me...I mean ruined it for everyone.
3. I'm a little perturbed at the actors that they chose for the movie. I'm sure they have great skills, but according to the image that I conjured up in my head because of the descriptions Stephenie provided, I don't think a couple of the characters fit.
First, Alice's hair isn't dark enough and from the pictures on her web site, I don't think that she is petite enough.
Secondly, Rosalie is suppose to be the "reincarnation of beauty" and the girl they chose is pretty, but I think they could have done better.
Thirdly, I thought in my mind that Emmitt would be bigger than who they chose. The guy in my head looks more like Colossus from the second X-Men movie (side note: if you don't know who I'm talking about, I suggest you try and see him...it will be worth your time--WOW!)
Fourthly, and lastly. Bella. I don't think the actress they chose fits her description in the book at all. Her hair is way too light and almost red, her eyes aren't dark enough, she doesn't have a heart-shaped face, and if you ask me...her voice is a little too butch. So, needless to say, I think they only hit the Edward character on the head. Now, saying all of that, I must also say that once I see the movie and see all of them interacting and what not, I bet all of my intricate complaints won't mean as much (hopefully).
So anyway, that's what I've been up to. Now leave me alone!