I've talked about some of the things that crossed my mind when reading Twilight in the past. Thoughts such as "when is Bella going to freak out about the Edward watching her sleep thing?" "Did that say sparkling? I've re-read that passage like, four times and it still seems to say sparkling" "Does Stephanie Meyer think deer is a vegetable? no, really does she? Does she think you can call yourself a vegetarian if you don't eat things like people or those monkeys who know sign language?"
But those are valid thoughts that many people reading the books also thought (well, maybe not specifically the thing about Stephanie Meyer thinking non-vegetarians are cannibals who eat sign language monkeys, but the gist was the same). But aside from the sensible queries I had I also ended up wondering stupid things like:
1. How could Edward possibly enjoy watching Bella sleep?
We all think of this from Bella's point of view, how she should feel violated, how could she be ok with that, etc, but lets see this from Eddy's. Since 'special sleeping' is never mentioned as one of Bella's mary sue powers I'm going to guess she sleeps like a normal person. Making this the least romantic experience ever. Sure you can watch someone sleep for a few minutes and think they look all cute and cuddly, but all night every night? He must have heard her fart about a hundred times. What if she snores? or talks in her sleep? or drools? She must do at least one of those things. If she doesn't the soul crushing boredom would have killed him. The fact that the way she sleeps was entertaining enough for Edward to keep it up every night means I have to assume he was there to laugh at her in all her embarrassing sleepy glory.
2. What if Bella started wearing perfume? Would he still like her? Because I estimate his feelings for her to be based on 50% her smell 15% her ability to not laugh hysterically at things like sparkles or vampire baseball 25% her willingness to be pushed around an 10% the fact that she's as melodramatic as him.
3. Speaking of them both being melodramatic, what if the girl who was just his favourite kind of smelly hadn't luckily turned out to be a huge drama queen like him? Could he love someone who was down to earth and reacted in any normal way? Even if it was still a girl who was ok with being a doormat, could he love someone who wasn't a drama queen? That would make their conversations suck for him:
E: "We cannot be....For I am evil like a spider, and you are pure like people who take spiders outside away from people who don't like spiders."
Non Drama queen Bella: "Oh, for heavens sake Edward can we just watch the movie?"
E: "No, metaphorical spiders like me don't deserve movies."
NDQB: "Will you just shush and eat your popcorn?"
E: "This...is the popcorn...of a KILLER! we may never be a couple"
NDQB: "Look, do you want us to break up?"
E: "What? No. Where did you get that? You're not playing along!"
4. Wouldn't sparkling make it very hard to see? Even if part of his vampire powers is that strong light doesn't hurt his eyes (which it must be, have you ever looked really close at something bright? it hurts) all those little sparkles dancing around his vision would be so distracting. He doesn't just shine, he sparkles meaning it's lots of tiny little lights not just him glowing. How can he possibly focus past them? Does he sometimes just randomly go cross eyed because he was distracted by the sparkles on his nose? He must. I would.
5. Are Esme and Carlise secretly really bitter that Edward's vamp power is mind reading, Alice is psychic and the powers the got stuck with (if memory serves) are things like 'love' and 'compassion'? I would be furious. Especially since Carlisle was the first Cullen vamp, did he even know that turning into a vampire could get you a real power, not just a heightened emotion? Can you imagine how you'd feel if you were walking around feeling all sparkly and good about yourself "I'm awesome, not only do I have all these vampire abilities I also got extra compassion. Wooo." Then you turn some kid, who you'd think would be weaker than you since you're the older vamp and he gets mind reading? I don't care how fatherly and sweet Carlise acts to Edward's face, he's punching his pillow of a night ranting about the snot nosed brat who got mind reading while he's stuck with compassion.
6. Isn't doctor the stupidest career choice in the history of idiocy if you live a daily struggle to avoid eating people? I get Carlisle wanted to help people, but there are probably dozens of jobs where you help people but at no point risk snapping and eating them. Did he wait and become a doctor after he already had his bloodlust so under control, or for the first few years was he just the worst doctor ever, who occasionally ate a patient? "Doctor, my flu is just getting worse, and also you appear to be biting my neck." That's like a big fat guy starting his diet on his first day on the job at the cookie factory.
But those are valid thoughts that many people reading the books also thought (well, maybe not specifically the thing about Stephanie Meyer thinking non-vegetarians are cannibals who eat sign language monkeys, but the gist was the same). But aside from the sensible queries I had I also ended up wondering stupid things like:
1. How could Edward possibly enjoy watching Bella sleep?
We all think of this from Bella's point of view, how she should feel violated, how could she be ok with that, etc, but lets see this from Eddy's. Since 'special sleeping' is never mentioned as one of Bella's mary sue powers I'm going to guess she sleeps like a normal person. Making this the least romantic experience ever. Sure you can watch someone sleep for a few minutes and think they look all cute and cuddly, but all night every night? He must have heard her fart about a hundred times. What if she snores? or talks in her sleep? or drools? She must do at least one of those things. If she doesn't the soul crushing boredom would have killed him. The fact that the way she sleeps was entertaining enough for Edward to keep it up every night means I have to assume he was there to laugh at her in all her embarrassing sleepy glory.
2. What if Bella started wearing perfume? Would he still like her? Because I estimate his feelings for her to be based on 50% her smell 15% her ability to not laugh hysterically at things like sparkles or vampire baseball 25% her willingness to be pushed around an 10% the fact that she's as melodramatic as him.
3. Speaking of them both being melodramatic, what if the girl who was just his favourite kind of smelly hadn't luckily turned out to be a huge drama queen like him? Could he love someone who was down to earth and reacted in any normal way? Even if it was still a girl who was ok with being a doormat, could he love someone who wasn't a drama queen? That would make their conversations suck for him:
E: "We cannot be....For I am evil like a spider, and you are pure like people who take spiders outside away from people who don't like spiders."
Non Drama queen Bella: "Oh, for heavens sake Edward can we just watch the movie?"
E: "No, metaphorical spiders like me don't deserve movies."
NDQB: "Will you just shush and eat your popcorn?"
E: "This...is the popcorn...of a KILLER! we may never be a couple"
NDQB: "Look, do you want us to break up?"
E: "What? No. Where did you get that? You're not playing along!"
4. Wouldn't sparkling make it very hard to see? Even if part of his vampire powers is that strong light doesn't hurt his eyes (which it must be, have you ever looked really close at something bright? it hurts) all those little sparkles dancing around his vision would be so distracting. He doesn't just shine, he sparkles meaning it's lots of tiny little lights not just him glowing. How can he possibly focus past them? Does he sometimes just randomly go cross eyed because he was distracted by the sparkles on his nose? He must. I would.
5. Are Esme and Carlise secretly really bitter that Edward's vamp power is mind reading, Alice is psychic and the powers the got stuck with (if memory serves) are things like 'love' and 'compassion'? I would be furious. Especially since Carlisle was the first Cullen vamp, did he even know that turning into a vampire could get you a real power, not just a heightened emotion? Can you imagine how you'd feel if you were walking around feeling all sparkly and good about yourself "I'm awesome, not only do I have all these vampire abilities I also got extra compassion. Wooo." Then you turn some kid, who you'd think would be weaker than you since you're the older vamp and he gets mind reading? I don't care how fatherly and sweet Carlise acts to Edward's face, he's punching his pillow of a night ranting about the snot nosed brat who got mind reading while he's stuck with compassion.
6. Isn't doctor the stupidest career choice in the history of idiocy if you live a daily struggle to avoid eating people? I get Carlisle wanted to help people, but there are probably dozens of jobs where you help people but at no point risk snapping and eating them. Did he wait and become a doctor after he already had his bloodlust so under control, or for the first few years was he just the worst doctor ever, who occasionally ate a patient? "Doctor, my flu is just getting worse, and also you appear to be biting my neck." That's like a big fat guy starting his diet on his first day on the job at the cookie factory.
Jacob: Let me call Bella.*dials Bella's number*
Operator: I am sorry. This person is talking to (Bella's voice)Edward Cullen. Please leave a message after the tone.
*tone never comes up*
Jacob: OH C'MON!
The next day.
Jacob: I want Bella NAO!*calls Bella*
(Answering machine): The Swans are out right now, please leave a message after the beep.
[beep never stops]
Jacob: OH C'MON!
The day after that:
Bella: *makes a new answering machine*
Jacob: *calls*
[Machine]: Hi, its Bella. If its Jacob, stop leaving messages saying "OH C'MON!" and if your not a Cullen or my dad, don't call me. At ALL!
*beep*
Jacob: NOOOOOO!
*beep*
Jacob: ?
*beep beep beep beep*
{This phone will self destruct in 3, 2, 1}
Jacob: OH C'MON!
[Check the TS spot to see who made it, its me. So don't kill me about 'You stole this!'].
Operator: I am sorry. This person is talking to (Bella's voice)Edward Cullen. Please leave a message after the tone.
*tone never comes up*
Jacob: OH C'MON!
The next day.
Jacob: I want Bella NAO!*calls Bella*
(Answering machine): The Swans are out right now, please leave a message after the beep.
[beep never stops]
Jacob: OH C'MON!
The day after that:
Bella: *makes a new answering machine*
Jacob: *calls*
[Machine]: Hi, its Bella. If its Jacob, stop leaving messages saying "OH C'MON!" and if your not a Cullen or my dad, don't call me. At ALL!
*beep*
Jacob: NOOOOOO!
*beep*
Jacob: ?
*beep beep beep beep*
{This phone will self destruct in 3, 2, 1}
Jacob: OH C'MON!
[Check the TS spot to see who made it, its me. So don't kill me about 'You stole this!'].
Created:~Alice~
Q: What to Edward and a Christmas tree have in common?
A: Their balls are for decoration.
Bella: You're pale white and ice cold...I know what you are.
Edward: Say it. Say it!
Bella: Vanilla Ice Cream!
Edward: Bella...
Bella: Yes?
Edward: I just want to know how much you mean to me.
Bella: Aaw...
Edward: You know, what with me being an ancient VIRGIN vampire and everything...
Bella: Yeah?
Edward: Well, people were starting to think I was, y'know-
Bella: Gay?
Edward: ...
Edward: Old fashioned.
Bella: ...
Bella: Oh.
Q: How do you kill a brain?
A: Put it in the same room with Ms Meyer and her books and wait for two minutes.
Q: What did bella say when the shops ran low off the glitter?
A: yeeew!!! Edward you suck!!!!
Q: What to Edward and a Christmas tree have in common?
A: Their balls are for decoration.
Bella: You're pale white and ice cold...I know what you are.
Edward: Say it. Say it!
Bella: Vanilla Ice Cream!
Edward: Bella...
Bella: Yes?
Edward: I just want to know how much you mean to me.
Bella: Aaw...
Edward: You know, what with me being an ancient VIRGIN vampire and everything...
Bella: Yeah?
Edward: Well, people were starting to think I was, y'know-
Bella: Gay?
Edward: ...
Edward: Old fashioned.
Bella: ...
Bella: Oh.
Q: How do you kill a brain?
A: Put it in the same room with Ms Meyer and her books and wait for two minutes.
Q: What did bella say when the shops ran low off the glitter?
A: yeeew!!! Edward you suck!!!!
Bella Sawn.... Hmmm.
If my bestfreind has loved me, kissed me, tried to ruin my relationship with my boyfriend, i wouldn't be all cool with him loving my child.... including because she's young and his old.
Bella didn't react properly.
I wanted her to get really mad, i wanted Jacob to be banned from seeing Nessie, not have 10 minutes go by, and his aloud to hold her again.
They say you dont choose love, love choose's you.
I believe in that but Reneseme, didn't get a choice? Somehow this imprinting thing assumes the person the wolfs are going to fall inlove with are going to love them back?
In twilight saga this is the thing i do not understand or get no matter how much i try...
and I just felt the need to let that out LOL even though i have so much more i would like to let out.
If my bestfreind has loved me, kissed me, tried to ruin my relationship with my boyfriend, i wouldn't be all cool with him loving my child.... including because she's young and his old.
Bella didn't react properly.
I wanted her to get really mad, i wanted Jacob to be banned from seeing Nessie, not have 10 minutes go by, and his aloud to hold her again.
They say you dont choose love, love choose's you.
I believe in that but Reneseme, didn't get a choice? Somehow this imprinting thing assumes the person the wolfs are going to fall inlove with are going to love them back?
In twilight saga this is the thing i do not understand or get no matter how much i try...
and I just felt the need to let that out LOL even though i have so much more i would like to let out.