Yay!! Those are cool!! Thanks, Mappy!!

Thanks, Mappy. Those are so cool.

Dennis Hopper interviews 'Twilight' star Kristen Stewart. And doesn't mention Robert Pattinson

Actor Dennis Hopper (who was admitted to a New York hospital yesterday and released today) interviewed "Twilight" star Kristen Stewart for the new issue of Interview magazine. A short version is online and more will be in the issue that hits newsstands next week.

After asking Stewart to say hello over the phone to his 6-year-old daughter, Galen, Hopper asked how she was doing.

"I’m pretty good. I’m not very good at interviews, but this is a trip," Kristen said."Why in God’s name did you want to do this? You have no idea how cool this is for me."

Hopper replied: "Well, you’re a really good actress. And my daughter is your biggest fan ... . I usually don’t do this. either. But you must be going through a lot right now, the way 'Twilight' is hitting. You must have no peace at all."

Said Stewart: "The sad thing is that I feel so boring because 'Twilight' is literally how every conversation I have these days begins -- whether it’s someone I’m meeting for the first time or someone I just haven’t seen in a while."

He also asked about the tabloids and how she maintains her privacy.

"There’s nothing you can do about it, to be honest," she said. "I don’t leave my hotel room -- literally, I don’t. I don’t talk to anybody about my personal life, and maybe that perpetuates it, too. But it’s really important to own what you want to own and keep it to yourself. That said, the only way for me not to have somebody know where I went the night before is if I didn’t go out at all. So that’s what I’m trading. It depends what mood I’m in. Some nights, I think, 'You know what? I don’t care. I’m just going to do what I want to do.' Then the next day I think, 'Ugh. Now everyone thinks I’m going out to get the attention.' But it’s like, no, I actually, for a second, thought that maybe I could be like a normal person."




http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/thedishrag/2009/10/dennis-hopper-interviews-twilight-star-kristen-stewart-and-he-doesnt-mention-robert-pattinson.html

The pics of Kristin in that article are so beautiful.

ChelsiaHart Having a drink with my bro, his fiance, and my best friend Alex. We're talking about Twilight.... She's obsessed... Never seen it, should I?
about 7 hours ago from UberTwitter

Oh great!!!!!
I just got over my Big Brother withdrawals, Mappy!!

I really love these books...I am going to hate reading the last page of Breaking Dawn.

Stephenie's comment:

As some of you may have heard, my partial draft of Midnight Sun was illegally posted on the Internet and has since been virally distributed without my knowledge or permission or the knowledge or permission of my publisher.

I have a good idea of how the leak happened as there were very few copies of Midnight Sun that left my possession and each was unique. Due to little changes I made to the manuscript at different times, I can tell when each left my possession and to whom it was given. The manuscript that was illegally distributed on the Internet was given to trusted individuals for a good purpose. I have no comment beyond that as I believe that there was no malicious intent with the initial distribution.

I did not want my readers to experience Midnight Sun before it was completed, edited and published. I think it is important for everybody to understand that what happened was a huge violation of my rights as an author, not to mention me as a human being. As the author of the Twilight Saga, I control the copyright and it is up to the owner of the copyright to decide when the books should be made public; this is the same for musicians and filmmakers. Just because someone buys a book or movie or song, or gets a download off the Internet, doesn't mean that they own the right to reproduce and distribute it. Unfortunately, with the Internet, it is easy for people to obtain and share items that do not legally belong to them. No matter how this is done, it is still dishonest. This has been a very upsetting experience for me, but I hope it will at least leave my fans with a better understanding of copyright and the importance of artistic control.

So where does this leave Midnight Sun? My first feeling was that there was no way to continue. Writing isn't like math; in math, two plus two always equals four no matter what your mood is like. With writing, the way you feel changes everything. If I tried to write Midnight Sun now, in my current frame of mind, James would probably win and all the Cullens would die, which wouldn't dovetail too well with the original story. In any case, I feel too sad about what has happened to continue working on Midnight Sun, and so it is on hold indefinitely.

I'd rather my fans not read this version of Midnight Sun. It was only an incomplete draft; the writing is messy and flawed and full of mistakes. But how do I comment on this violation without driving more people to look for the illegal posting? It has taken me a while to decide how and if I could respond. But to end the confusion, I've decided to make the draft available here (at the end of this post). This way, my readers don't have to feel they have to make a sacrifice to stay honest. I hope this fragment gives you further insight into Edward's head and adds a new dimension to the Twilight story. That's what inspired me to write it in the first place.

I do want to take a moment and thank the wonderful fans who have been so supportive of me over the past three years. I cannot begin to tell you how much each of you means to me. I only hope this note will stop all the confusion and online speculation so that the Twilight universe can once again become the happy escape it used to be. After this incredibly busy year, I am now focusing on spending more time with my family and working on some other writing projects.

--Stephenie

On a happier note::

June 2008 Update: In response to the outrageous number of emails that I have received with questions concerning Midnight Sun, I talked to Stephenie this weekend and she asked me to let everyone know that Midnight Sun is her next project. She has not yet finished writing it (and there is no timeline set up, so we all need to put a lot of effort into being patient for a while longer), but she is definitely still planning on having it published. And, after Breaking Dawn comes out, Stephenie will have much more time to focus on writing Midnight Sun.

Yippee! I was hoping she would finish this project. I already read the excerpt from her website and loved it!

I just finished reading Twilight in less than two days. My neighbor loaned me the book. She is now reading New Moon, and I am all about her finishing so I can start reading. I gave her my Twilight movie to watch tonight. Obsession craziness What? Not me

xoxo

Midnight Sun is an exercise in character development that got wildly out of hand (as do many of my projects).

While I was procrastinating some real editing work (I'm always at my most creative when procrastinating), I started to wonder how the first chapter of Twilight would read if it were written from Edward's perspective. There is so much more to his side of the story than there is to Bella's in that first chapter. After all, Bella only knows that an incredibly gorgeous boy is looking at her funny. Meanwhile, Edward is suffering through one of the most momentous days of his very long life! First there's the shock and frustration of not being able to hear Bella's thoughts, then the wild, monstrous reaction to her scent, followed by the incredible expenditure of self-control that it takes to not kill her... His side of Bella's first day at Forks High School is a hundred times more exciting than her own.

Though I didn't have time to work on it right away, the idea of letting Edward have his chance to speak stuck with me. I couldn't shake it. I found myself thinking his words in the middle of the night and jotting down phrases he would use while I was waiting in line at the post office. As soon as I finished my real work, I sat down and let Edward get his say.

Writing chapter one, "First Sight," from Edward's point of view was an exciting experience; I actually had my pulse racing as I typed. When I finished, I was truly pleased with my creation. Here was the other side of the story that no one knew. Here was the truth of what Edward had been through. I felt like I knew my Edward even better, and I was sure his dialogue would be more insightful in future novels. The end. Exercise over.

Ha ha. It wasn't long before I was thinking about Edward in Alaska, Edward upon his return to Forks, Edward's side of that fateful conversation in Biology... Chapter two started to write itself in my head, while I kept telling myself that I didn't have time to write a book for fun when I had real books to write. (My mother seconded that opinion—she thinks I work too hard).

But when a story demands to be written, there's no way to resist. And the more I wrote, the more I became convinced that Edward deserved to have his story told. At first I was planning to post it all here on my website, but I changed my mind for two reasons, the most important being that Edward's version is much longer than Bella's—Edward over-thinks everything. I'm not even half way done, and the page count is near three hundred. The second reason that I changed my mind is a little bit silly—I just would really love to have a pretty, matching, bound version of Midnight Sun to put beside Twilight on top of my desk. So I'm going to try to have it published as a complementary novel to Twilight. It will take a while, because I can only work on it between editing stints, but I hope that someday I'll be able to see Midnight Sun on the bookstore shelves next to Twilight, New Moon, Eclipse, and etc... (Fueling my belief that Midnight Sun is worthy of publishing is my mother's about face—after reading the first eleven chapters, she thinks it's magic and says I should go for it.)

And here I was going to write just a short paragraph of introduction. You see what I mean about things getting out of hand?

Because I just can't wait out the years it will take to reach publication for people to begin to understand Edward, here is my original character development exercise, Edward's version of Bella's first day at Forks High School, the first chapter of Midnight Sun*:


http://www.stepheniemeyer.com/midnightsun.html

Saw the preview tonight. It was definitely a Team Jacob promo. He sure has grown up. (Purr...) Yet, I will always be Team Edward. My daughter and I can not wait until November 20th.

http://extratv.warnerbros.com/2009/10/new_moon_robert_pattinson_taylor_lautner_spotlight.php

RPattz Ready to Give Spotlight to Taylor Lautner

"New Moon," the next film in the "Twilight" franchise, centers around Taylor Lautner's relationship with Kristen Stewart -- and that is just fine with camera-shy Robert Pattinson!

"I'm not the lead in the second film. Taylor [Lautner] is." Rob tells the Sydney Morning Herald. "I appear in Bella's dreams. So I'm in it but the focus is not on me. I just have significant moments at the beginning...and the end. So I'm more of a supporting role in this one, which is why I felt so free. I didn't have to deal with any of the bulls**t of the first one. I don't have to hold the movie or worry about the fans. I think I did it better without all those pressures."

Pattinson may step out of the spotlight in the film, but that hasn't kept mobs of screaming girls to clamor after the sexy vampire everywhere he goes. "To be honest, I still don't really understand what's going on," he says. "Like yesterday, I was having lunch down the road. We were in this place for a couple of hours and suddenly there was like 400 people outside on the street. It was just so nuts and it's like that all the time now."

Still, the actor insists its his character they're after -- not him. "I just don't take any of it seriously. It's just a job and while it's a job I love, girls scream out for Edward, not Robert. I still can't get a date."

For his next project, Pattinson pairs up with Hugh Jackman, who he recently met in Japan to bond with before filming starts. "We went karaoke singing," Rob says, laughing. "We were singing Abba songs, it was pretty funny. It was sort of an Abba song sing-off, you know, last man standing." He adds, "He's a cool guy and I'm really looking forward to that film."

Check out photos from the set of "New Moon" below!

http://photos.extratv.warnerbros.com/galleries/new_moon_set

It's been awhile since I've been in this wonderful thread. And this is what I have to add:

http://www.vh1.com/video/play.jhtml?id=1606911&vid=443769

I adore cats so much. My own little naughty girl looks like the black one in this video.

That was cute, Frances.

Here's the song list at a glance:

1. Meet Me On the Equinox, Death Cab for Cutie

2. Friends, Band of Skulls

3. Hearing Damage, Thom Yorke

4. Possibility, Lykke Li

5. A White Demon Love Song, The Killers

6. Satellite Heart, Anya Marina

7. I Belong To You (New Moon Remix), Muse

8. Rosyln, Bon Iver & St. Vincent

9. Done All Wrong, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club

10. Monsters, Hurricane Bells

11. The Violet Hour, Sea Wolf

12. Shooting the Moon, OK Go

13. Slow Life, Grizzly Bear (with Victoria Legrand)

14. No Sound But the Wind, Editors

15. New Moon (The Meadow), Alexandre Desplat

It's sounds like the most depressing soundtrack ever. I couldn't even finish listening to it. I know this movie is suppose to be more depressing. The music is definitely a match up.

It is dirge-like. The first song sounds kind of like Rush to me. I like the last song--The Meadow--It's hauntingly beautiful.

So cute Franny! The white one with the touch of grey on the saddle reminds me of Mittens, our cat when I was very young.

Gail, I haven't listened yet. I'm in a good mood and don't want to it to go south lol I'll know when the time is right

'Twilight' Launches Twitter Page; Announces 'New Moon' Length

There's good news for 'Twilight' fans wanting up-to-the minute news about their favorite franchise. The filmmakers from Summit Entertainment have launched a 'Twilight Saga' Twitter page featuring tweets from 'New Moon' director Chris Weitz. Today, a tweet revealed that 'New Moon,' which hits...
Published: 22 mins ago

(The Insider keeps showing an error when I try to see the full story...gonna keep trying)