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Rob on the cover of Vanity Fair Italy + new interview

sharpysunshine — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 10:16:12 -0700

If humanity is divided between the party of “I wish but I can’t” and the party of “I could but I don’t want”, I propose Robert Pattinson as candidate of the second faction. 23 years old, vampire in spite of himself, unwillingly sexy icon, the boy with the case ( he has three of them, really, like the years that he spent among hotels ), he looks at the world from a porthole and thinks: “Boh?!”. But then he plays a DO, drinks a beer, crunches a Twix and goes on. He admits that he never has had the sacred fire of art, but he was a cute guy, and the acting school of Barnes Theatre Company was the right place to meet girls. One thing leads to another, and so it happens that you find yourself on the set of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. Then it happens that you hears they are doing a screen test for Twilight, and then you shoots a video with one of your friends, but this is so disgusting that you not even send it. But since lucky is even more stubborn of you not looking at her, they call you the same, and you gets the protagonist role. If Pattinson had read attentively Twilight before answering yes – or he had made his sister read it – he would have perceive that Edward Cullen ( the intellectual and torn hunk that all women dream ), would have bled him dry first. But he didn’t read it, and the rest is history, if not of the cinema, at least his history: daily chronicle of the prisoner of luxury suites, forced of room service, incredulous witness of collective hysteria phenomenon by fans. Trying to separate Edward Cullen’s canines from his neck, between one episode and another of the saga by Stephenie Meyer, he shoot Remember Me, a romantic drama movie directed by Allen Coulter and place in New York, where he plays Tyler, student from a rich and devastated family, who despises icy dad’s money ( Pierce Brosnan ) and lives in a revolting apartment with a idiotic roommate. But Ally ( Emilie De Ravin ), even her with a baggage of troubles, comes putting in order his heart and his kitchen. The two of them fall in love, save each others, loose each others and then who knows: the ending leaves the audience still and silent, so we can’t tell it. But since movies go faster than life, when I met him, in London, he has already the features of his new character Georges Duroy ( “one which hates everybody. He was needed after all this romantic stuff. Being always good is annoying” he tells me ), the Bel Amy of Maupassant: polished moustaches and beard, under them his t-shirt with shapeless neck makes a strange effect. Just a warning about the interview for all those people who can’t sleep at night asking if Robert is still ( still? Has he ever been? ) or not with Bella / Kristen Stewart: yes, I wanted to ask him about this, no, I couldn’t. “No pics, autographs and questions about private life, or the interview will end”, they threatened us. We have to stick to the official statement: “ we are just friends”. It is certain that there is ( or there was?) feeling between the two of them, “many and complex feelings” said Twilight director Catherine Hardwicke. In their private life they are such as in the movie: between them there is an intense attraction that you can’t realize. In fact, during the shooting, Kristen was ( officially) with her historic boyfriend, actor Michael Angarano. So, I wish but I can’t. Perhaps. Biographic notes that accompanies every movie of yours, describes you like a good and humble person, but it is really possible not getting big –headed when you are perpetually surrounded by screaming girls? “Yes, even because the effect of all of this is more terrifying. Success is a thing in which I literally fall into. Probably, if I have worked hard to achieve it, I would see things in a different way, but since I didn’t do anything, I am, how can I say, perpetually surprised.” Интервюто и останалите сканове след прочетете повече… It doesn’t seem such a great sensation. Did you ever think: give my previous life back? “No, thinking like this would be absurd. I regret some things: meeting people who don’t know who I am, being able to go in a shop, do not asking to myself if people is acting in a certain way with me because I’m famous. While I was shooting Remember Me, it happened that there were 40 people around the corner, ready to take a picture of me, or asking me an autograph. Well, this all is weird.” Where and how are you able to find a little peace? “There are a couple of friends who are close to me. And the presence of my sister Lizzie also ( a singer of discreet success ), helps me to maintain things the most normal as I can. Having some targets give me peace, I must always know what I’m doing, otherwise I get stressed.” Tyler, your character in Remember Me, is so different from Edward. How has it been returning human? “Even Tyler is not such a normal person. It’s strange, but I never performed an ordinary person. Also because the roles of ordinary people are rather boring. Tyler is simple, but not too much simple. I liked the idea of being not a vampire, but at the same time non a banal one.” Was it difficult? “Yes, from a certain point of view, but also not, because I could follow my instinct more. With Edward you can’t improvise. But I allowed myself to give Tyler little things of mine: I thought about how I was at 21, totally at the mercy of my emotions.” Were you one person willing to beat life, too? “Of course, and I’m still so. I know well that anger without any specific object” And how do you get over this? “Splitting everything.” When you go out with a woman for the first time, what do you tell about you first, to make splash? “I don’t talk about me, at the beginning. I think that it is always better listening than talking.” Now that you are famous, is it easier or more difficult to seduce a woman? “I think it’s more difficult, for different reasons. First, I can’t go where I want without someone being able to recognize me, and many of the women approaching me are doing this for exhibitionism. People don’t understand, but I’m not interested in this kind of conquests. So, at the end, all becomes really stressful: distinguishing who is authentic and who is not, fearing to hurt who is really kind. It’s all different from before, when nobody noticed me.” How do you distinguish the good ones from the bad ones? “The good ones call the day after…” Remember Me tells us that love can save a life. Do you believe in this, or is it a romantic thing? “I believe that is a really beautiful and important idea. I think that even seriously ill people can heal, literally, thanks to love all around them. Love gives you purposes. Tyler hadn’t any of them, but he met Ally and his perspective changes. She is like a pair of glasses, and you can see things through them. All begins easier when she arrives.” The movie also tells the things can end in an instant. There are people who spent all their life agonizing over this. And you: would you be ready to loose everything, happy about what you have received? “All movie turns around happiness and being able to see it. Having, here and there in life, moments of consciousness about our happiness makes life deign of being lived.” Do you recognize those moments? Yes, I think so. They last a little, e and I am always ready to ask myself: and now how much time will pass before I will regret or worry about something else? But between a trouble and another, there is peace.” Could you tell me one of those moments? “Little odd things: seeing how my little dog behaved in her last two days of life, how she was proud. I realize that it is a such a depressing thing to be told as happy moment.” What do you do to make the many hotel rooms you attend like home? The presence of my guitar makes much home, to me. And even going to Skype. Last year I practically didn’t talk to anyone and only when I returned to London, I realized that my social life has been completely collapsed. Now I put it again on its feet, and I cultivate it in the distance. Then, luckily, there are people in flesh and bones, the colleagues. Emilie De Ravin, beside that fragile aspect, is a tough person. One evening she drunk 25 beers in succession without feeling the blow. I need two weeks to recover myself and I stopped before her.” Sorry, but what do they mean the words SB on your hat? “I believe Santa Barbara. But I bought it in Tokyo. At least it seems to me….”

Coffee Party activists say their civic brew's a tastier choice than Tea Party's

liliblu — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 10:41:00 -0800

By Dan Zak
Washington Post Staff Writer Friday, February 26, 2010

Furious at the tempest over the Tea Party -- the scattershot citizen uprising against big government and wild spending -- Annabel Park did what any American does when she feels her voice has been drowned out: She squeezed her anger into a Facebook status update.

let's start a coffee party . . . smoothie party. red bull party. anything but tea. geez. ooh how about cappuccino party? that would really piss 'em off bec it sounds elitist . . . let's get together and drink cappuccino and have real political dialogue with substance and compassion.
Friends replied, and more friends replied. So last month, in her Silver Spring apartment, Park started a fan page called "Join the Coffee Party Movement." Within weeks, her inbox and page wall were swamped by thousands of comments from strangers in diverse locales, such as the oil fields of west Texas and the suburbs of Chicago.
I have been searching for a place of refuge like this for a long while. . . . It is not Us against the Govt. It is democracy vs corporatocracy . . . I just can't believe that the Tea Party speaks for all patriotic Americans. . . . Just sent suggestions to 50 friends . . . I think it's time we start a chapter right here in Tucson . . .
The snowballing response made her the de facto coordinator of Coffee Party USA, with goals far loftier than its oopsy-daisy origin: promote civility and inclusiveness in political discourse, engage the government not as an enemy but as the collective will of the people, push leaders to enact the progressive change for which 52.9 percent of the country voted in 2008.
The ideas aren't exactly fresh -- Tea Party chapters view themselves as civil, inclusive and fueled by collective will -- but the Coffee Party is percolating in at least 30 states. Small chapters are meeting up, venting frustrations, organizing themselves, hoping to transcend one-click activism. Kind of like the Tea Party did this last year, spawning 1,200 chapters, a national conference and a march on Washington.
"It's like trying to perform surgery in the dark," says Park, 41, a documentary filmmaker. She's exhausted, overcommitted, passing whole days on Facebook, not collecting a paycheck, hopping between conference calls, sending e-mails at 4 a.m., smoothing out conflicts over strategy. She has been swept up in this project, and so have others. Within two weeks of forming, the Los Angeles chapter produced a five-minute video in which citizens yearn for sensible progress and lament obstructionist truth-twisting.
Progress is patriotic, they tell the camera. Wake up. Espresso yourself. Something is brewing, America.
* * *
Need something to wash down that heaping helping of American angst? Tea or coffee? (Must we choose?)
Deep down, underneath the Tea Party's Revolutionary War garb and the Coffee Party's faded HOPE stickers, they seem to want the same thing. To save America. Which raises the question: "From what?"
The easy answer is "each other," when really their complaints are similar and eternal: The political system is broken, elected officials ignore the people, and the media warp truths and pit sides. A recent Washington Post-ABC News poll shows that two-thirds of Americans are "dissatisfied" or "angry" with the federal government," the highest level in 14 years, and many have sought solace in social networking. The Coffee Party, whether it grows or fizzles, is the latest effort to turn virtual disenchantment into real-world results. Its members are incited by Tea Party tactics, which they believe obstruct reform and discourage thoughtful deliberation, and the Tea Party -- well, the Tea Party has not heard of the Coffee Party.
The Coffee Party is not so much a party or movement as a slow-drip ripple through online nano-politics. Within the past 10 days, its Facebook fans rose from 3,500 to more than 9,200, which is far more than the 5,900 fans of the central page of Organizing for America, the DNC-funded group supporting President Obama's agenda. What does that mean, though, when nearly 100,000 Facebook users have joined the Tea Party Patriots Facebook page and 1.5 million have joined a joke page titled "Can this pickle get more fans than Nickleback?"
"So what are we doing here? What's the objective?"
Alan Alborn, a retired executive and former Army officer who voted for both George W. Bush and Obama, crosses his arms over his maroon sweater and leans back in a Manassas cafe last Friday. With him are Park, her boyfriend and fellow filmmaker Eric Byler, and Elena Schlossberg, who co-writes a blog focused on Prince William County politics. The quartet, first united by their involvement in the county's fiery immigration debates in 2007, discusses Coffee Party talking points, staying positive and coming up with a marketable phrase. Maybe "What does America really think?"
"And we need a big idea that's separate and stands alone," says Alborn, 61, who appreciates the basic tenets of the Tea Party but can't subscribe to what he views as its stonewall strategy and jumble of church and state. "We need to find people who will pledge to be one-term candidates, so that we get citizen politicians."
On Sunday afternoon, Stacey Hopkins, a 46-year-old mother of five who lives in Hapeville, Ga., speaks on a conference call with a half-dozen organizers of the Atlanta Coffee Party.
"You're dealing with a nation that's jaded, paranoid, distrustful, broke, angry -- it's like they just woke up from an eight-year meth binge," Hopkins says. "We've become so polarized. Once we say our political affiliations, everyone goes to their corner and then comes out swinging. . . . A lot of people have the same goals and desires."
Park views the Coffee Party as an extension of that desire for conversation instead of closed-mindedness, as an evolution in wiki-government, where technology enables fuller citizen participation.
"We have to relearn how to talk to each other, to deliberate," says Park, driving west on I-66 to the Coffee Party meeting in Manassas. "It's also about regaining confidence that we can come together, that we can come to the middle and agree on things."
The Coffee Party believes the middle is consensus. The Tea Party believes the middle is the Constitution.
The parties continue to post videos and recruit fans of all ideological stripes. On Sunday, a handful of San Antonio Coffee Partiers joined a small MoveOn.org rally to counter a Tea Party event. Coffee meet-ups are planned for this weekend in the District and Herndon, and there's talk of a conference or march in the summer. On Saturday, there will be 50 Tea Party rallies around the country to mark the first anniversary of the movement, and hundreds more are planned for tax day on April 15.
So: Tea or coffee? While the movements are at different points in their life cycles, both view themselves as silent majorities who have found their voice, as sleeping giants who are now awake, caffeinated on activism, ready to persuade or react to the other side, if there are sides at all.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/02/25/AR2010022505517.html?hpid=artslot
Coffee Party USA
http://coffeepartyusa.com/

I was the other woman. (revised)

Tue, 23 Feb 2010 20:39:22 -0800

I was the 'other woman.' I guess I will start at the beginning. I first met Dan when I was 17 through a mutual friend. I was a teenage ditz and he was a shy nerd and we never really had much to say to one another, although we never disliked each other.

Fast forward to age 23. I was fresh out of a very very bad relationship, I was dressed sexy for a concert, slightly drunk, slightly horny, not looking for a one night stand so much as just desperately in need of some of that naughty sort of confidence that only comes when men drool and trip over themselves wanting me. My friend Seth said, "Hey, Dan's here and he's sad. Why don't you go cheer him up?"

So I see Dan... 6 years later... and damn. He's a big guy but he has gotten sexy since the last time I saw him. I check for a ring... don't see one... so I walk up to him, grab his hands, put them on my bra-less tits and say, "Does that cheer you up at all?" And he just smiles at me. I know that's a sleazy thing to do... but I was drunk and at that point in my life I really didn't care.Nothing happened that night but some nice conversation and mild flirting.

The next day I mention him and someone says, "You know he's married, right?"
"What? I didn't see a ring."
"Well he is married. And his wife is due to have their kid in a couple months."

So I apologize the next time I see him and I ask him if he's REALLY married... which he is... his ring is broken and it's been sitting in his ash tray for weeks or more. "You really did cheer me up though," he says.

His wife, Marcie, is head nurse at a local hospital. She's the 'bread winner' of the family and he works bars as a karaoke DJ. I figured he would have a drop-dead-gorgeous wife. He's just that type: handsome, outgoing, charming. So one night, he and I and a few friends went back to his place after bar closing time, and that's when I first saw her. Not her, her picture. Their wedding picture, to be more precise. And I remember thinking to myself, "I hope this is just an unflattering picture of her... on her wedding day?" But no, that's just how she looks. I'm not judging her based on that, the few times I met her she seemed nice enough- a little aloof but I figured she just didn't see any need to be friendly with his female friends. I was just shocked. Call me vain, I don't care. I honestly thought she would be the most beautiful woman I'd ever seen in my life.

So I casually flirt with him when I see him... never expecting (or at that time wanting) it to go anywhere. I would say, "Dan, if you weren't married I would f*ck your brains out." To me he was 'safe' the way gay guys are safe... you can talk and hug and hang out and you know it will never go anywhere. I thought he had enough will power to resist me.

So one night... I'm drunk. And broke. I walk up to Dan and say half seriously, "Buy me a shot and I'll show you my tits." He raises an eyebrow at me and smiles- he has an amazing smile- and orders my favorite. I take it and then he grabs my hand and says, "Time to pay up." We walk out behind the building and I give him a quick look... and a quick feel... and then we head back inside flirting and drinking more than we should have. We end up back behind the building again and he undoes my pants button and says, "Now let me see everything else."
Now I'm a flirtatious drunk but as soon as the pants start to come off I sober up. "No, come on, I haven't even shaved... and I'm so drunk right now... let's go back inside." I walk in and later say to Seth, "I think Dan tried to f*ck me."
He laughs and says, "Dan is wasted and his wife's not giving him enough attention. I'm sure he didn't mean it. You're not exactly playing hard-to-get, you know."

So I think nothing of it and things go back to harmless friendly flirting. There was a definite attraction between us, but I figured nothing would ever come from it.
Until one day... We leave the bar. He and I are in his car and the rest of the group is in another. He starts to talk about how his wife is mean and talks down to him all the time. I say, "It's the hormones. She'll be back to normal in a couple months. Babies are stressful, just give her time." He says, "No, it's not the hormones. She's been like that ever since we got married. I don't know what to do." "You not thinking of leaving her, are you?" "No. I was raised Catholic... we never get divorced. And I love her. But I'm lonely," Runs his hand across my cheek..."I've never had sex with anyone other than my wife," Fingers slowly find their way across my cleavage... down under my bra... "And that's not going to change..." Down my stomach, the tips of his fingers teasing the waistline of my pants... "Anything else though..." Slowly undoing the button of my jeans... sliding his hand down further...

That's how it started. I'm not going to give the details... that's for me to keep private. I will say this: we never actually had sex. Penis never touched vagina. Anything else though... in total orgasm only happened three or four times. We weren't animals about it. His wife wasn't satisfying him and my new boyfriend wasn't satisfying me. In a way I feel good that he chose me to mess around with instead of someone else, because I respected him and I never once pressured him to do more than he was comfortable with. Usually it was just, he'd go out to smoke a cigarette and I'd go with him and he'd give me a quick feel-up in the parking lot; not seductively, but just because a man can only go so long without touching a woman and I like to be touched.

And it wasn't an emotional love affair. We were in no way 'soul mates,' more like 'kindred spirits.' We were both attractive and laid-back and fun on the outside but deep and intelligent and sensitive on the inside. And we were horny.

We agreed to keep it completely secret, not only from his wife, but from our whole circle of friends. Not to sound vain, but I'm a good looking girl and there were a few men out there- particularly our mutual friend Seth-who would have wondered, "why not me?" He had just gone through a nasty divorce: his wife Lydia cheated on him with- and then left him for- some guy she met one the internet ("Oh, he's my soul mate," she said). She then broke up with Mr Internet a month later, got back together with Seth, and then left him AGAIN a couple months later saying, "I feel like it was all a lie." And I don't know why I chose Dan- maybe because I'm a bad girl trapped inside a good girl's body. Maybe because I thought if no one knew then it didn't count. Maybe because I just wanted a cheap easy orgasm or two without the commitment and I didn't want anyone kissing-and-telling and labeling me a slut. I don't know. Maybe I just always want what I can't have.

So one night, things get pretty intimate... in his basement... with his wife and baby sleeping peacefully right above our heads. And we mutually decided that enough was enough. There was a bit of crying, but we were both sick of waking up with a guilty conscience, and who were we kidding? Nothing good could ever come of this. So that was it. The end of the affair.

We stayed friends after that, close friends actually. We were so comfortable with the whole situation that we even joked around about it. And it never got intimate again. I think he may have wanted it to once, but I'm not sure. He was going to give me a ride to the bar and picked me up about four hours early, when his wife was gone for the night. He said it was just easier that way because he was on my side of town. All we did was play catch with his kid's ball in the basement and surf the internet. He didn't try anything and neither did I, but he sort of had that look in his eye.

So months go by, everything is fine, and then he stops returning my calls. At first I think he's just been busy, but then it's been a month and I still haven't heard from him. Now he's the sort to call any of his friends every week or two just to see how they're doing, so this was out of character for him. So I mention to Seth, "Have you talked to Dan? I'm sure it's nothing but he's hasn't called me in a while. How is he?"
"Uh... Sweetheart, Dan isn't allowed to call you," Seth tells me.
"What? Why?" I ask naively, thinking we still had our little secret.
"Well, he and his wife got in a fight and he told her about everything that happened between you two. They're not going to break up but he had to promise never to see or speak to you again."
"So... now everyone knows?"
"Yup."
"Everyone? They all think I'm a slut now, don't they?"
"Hey, if it makes you feel any better, Marcie knew Lydia was cheating on me and never told me. What goes around comes around, right?"

So that's it. That's where I am now. I pretty much lost my whole social life... all my hang-outs were his DJ spots and I'm at least respectful enough not to risk running into him. Sometimes I wonder what I'll say if I ever run into him again, or even worse, run into Marcie. I don't know. Oh well. I learned my lesson. I'll never be the other woman again. I'm done being a home-wrecker. But I have to admit, I had one hell of a good time doing it.

Wed, 31 Dec 1969 16:00:00 -0800

He wants an open relationship but I want to be exclusive

Wed, 24 Feb 2010 02:36:42 -0800

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I met an exchange student from Spain almost 2 months ago. We hit it off right away and started spending time together (like watching a movie together) and also sleeping together (we don't hook up every time we're together). We talk almost every day and get along great.
We both agreed that we don't want anything serious, especially since he is leaving the country in the summer.
As time went on, I found myself liking him more and more however and I wondered how he felt about me and whether he had been with anyone else since meeting me.
I finally brought up the topic last week and he said that 1) he doesn't want a relationship because he has trouble being faithful, 2) his most recent relationship was an open one in which both parties were free to do whatever/whomever they want, 3) he likes spending time with me but doesn't see any further than what we already have, 4) he hasn't been with anyone else since meeting me, and 5) we can continue doing what we're doing but it may change at any time, meaning that he may hook up with other people at some point, even though he's not planning for that at the moment.
I was quite disappointed...the reaction I wanted was for us to keep doing what we're doing with no chance of other people coming into the picture.
Because the thing is, I don't want a serious relationship but I don't want an open one either.
I want us to be "exclusively casual", if you will.
Where do I go from here?
I really like spending time with him but I know I will feel hurt if he hooks up with someone else. I know it would be very difficult to end what we have but it would probably be even more difficult later on.

Should I hold out for hope that he won't meet anyone else or should I cut things off right now and tell him I want to be friends?

If I decide to be just friends with him, what would that look like? I worry that spending one-on-one time with him, even platonically, would make me like him even more.

More quotes ... Edward Cullen...

bellaswan79 — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 22:58:59 -0800

MORE QUOTES FROM CHAPTER 8 -13 : EDWARD CULLEN FROM THE TWILIGHT BOOK

Distract me, please.Edward Cullen, Twilight, Chapter 8, p.163
Sometimes I have a problem with my temper, Bella.Edward Cullen, Twilight, Chapter 8, p.164
Go stop Jessica and Angela before I have to track them down, too. I don’t think I could restrain myself if I ran into your other friends again.Edward Cullen, Twilight, Chapter 8, p.165
Do I dazzle you?Edward Cullen, Twilight, Chapter 8, p.168
I hope you were more creative this time… or are you still stealing from comic books?Edward Cullen, Twilight, Chapter 8, p.171
Only you could get into trouble in a town this small. You would have devastated their crime rate statistics for a decade, you know.Edward Cullen, Twilight, Chapter 8, p.173
I was wrong - you’re much more observant than I gave you credit for.Edward Cullen, Twilight, Chapter 8, p.173
You’re not a magnet for accidents - that’s not a broad enough classification. You are a magnet for trouble. If there is anything dangerous within a ten-mile radius, it will invariably find you.Edward Cullen, Twilight, Chapter 8, p.174
I’ve never tried to keep a specific person alive before, and it’s much more troublesome than I would have believed. But that’s probably just because it’s you. Ordinary people seem to make it through the day without so many catastrophes.Edward Cullen, Twilight, Chapter 8, p.174
Your number was up the first time I met you.Edward Cullen, Twilight, Chapter 8, p.175
It’s harder than it should be - keeping track of you. Usually I can find someone very easily, once I’ve heard their mind before.Edward Cullen, Twilight, Chapter 8, p.175
It was very… hard - you can’t imagine how hard - for me to simply take you away, and leave them… alive.Edward Cullen, Twilight, Chapter 8, p.176
I followed your scent.Edward Cullen, Twilight, Chapter 9, p.180
The more familiar someone’s… ‘voice’ is, the farther away I can hear them.Edward Cullen, Twilight, Chapter 9, p.180
Most of the time I tune it all out - it can be very distracting. And then it’s easier to seem normal when I’m not accidentally answering someone’s thoughts rather than their words.Edward Cullen, Twilight, Chapter 9, p.180
The only guess I have is that maybe your mind doesn’t work the same way the rest of theirs do. Like your thoughts are on the AM frequency and I’m only getting FM.Edward Cullen, Twilight, Chapter 9, p.181
I hear voices in my mind and you’re worried that you’re the freak.Edward Cullen, Twilight, Chapter 9, p.181
Aren’t we past all the evasions now?Edward Cullen, Twilight, Chapter 9, p.181
I’ve never been in an accident, Bella - I’ve never even gotten a ticket. Built-in radar detector.Edward Cullen, Twilight, Chapter 9, p.182
Enough commentary on my driving.Edward Cullen, Twilight, Chapter 9, p.182
And you accused me of dazzling people - poor Jacob Black.Edward Cullen, Twilight, Chapter 9, p.184
You don’t care if I’m a monster? If I’m not human?Edward Cullen, Twilight, Chapter 9, p.184
I’d rather know what you’re thinking - even if what you’re thinking is insane.Edward Cullen, Twilight, Chapter 9, p.185
I can’t sleep.Edward Cullen, Twilight, Chapter 9, p.186
Don’t you want to know if I drink blood?Edward Cullen, Twilight, Chapter 9, p.186
They’re right to keep their distance from us. We are still dangerous.Edward Cullen, Twilight, Chapter 9, p.187
We’re usually very good at what we do. Sometimes we make mistakes. Me, for example, allowing myself to be alone with you.Edward Cullen, Twilight, Chapter 9, p.187
I don’t want to be a monster.Edward Cullen, Twilight, Chapter 9, p.187
I can’t be sure, of course, but I’d compare it to living on tofu and soy milk; we call ourselves vegetarians, our little inside joke.Edward Cullen, Twilight, Chapter 9, p.188
I didn’t want to leave, but it was necessary. It’s a bit easier to be around you when I’m not thirsty.Edward Cullen, Twilight, Chapter 9, p.188
It makes me… anxious… to be away from you.Edward Cullen, Twilight, Chapter 9, p.188
I was distracted all weekend, worrying about you.Edward Cullen, Twilight, Chapter 9, p.188
Well, you asked if the sun hurt me, and it doesn’t. But I can’t go out in the sunlight - at least, not where anyone can see.Edward Cullen, Twilight, Chapter 9, p.189
Don’t you see, Bella? It’s one thing for me to make myself miserable, but a wholly other thing for you to be so involved.Edward Cullen, Twilight, Chapter 9, p.190
It’s wrong. It’s not safe. I’m dangerous, Bella - please, grasp that.Edward Cullen, Twilight, Chapter 9, p.190
You were right - I’m definitely fighting fate trying to keep you alive.Edward Cullen, Twilight, Chapter 9, p.191
I’m not always the most dangerous thing out there. Let’s leave it at that.Edward Cullen, Twilight, Chapter 9, p.192
You take everything so coolly - it’s unnatural. It makes me wonder what you’re really thinking.Edward Cullen, Twilight, Chapter 10, p.198
We try to blend in.Edward Cullen, Twilight, Chapter 10, p.199
Hadn’t you noticed? I’m breaking all the rules now.Edward Cullen, Twilight, Chapter 10, p.199
We all like to drive fast.Edward Cullen, Twilight, Chapter 10, p.199
She wants to know if we’re secretly dating. And she wants to know how you feel about me.Edward Cullen, Twilight, Chapter 10, p.200
And as for her other question… well, I’ll be listening to hear the answer to that one myself.Edward Cullen, Twilight, Chapter 10, p.201
You’re always curious.Edward Cullen, Twilight, Chapter 10, p.207
Jessica’s analyzing everything I do - she’ll break it down for you later.Edward Cullen, Twilight, Chapter 10, p.207
I warned you I would be listening.Edward Cullen, Twilight, Chapter 10, p.208
I do want to know what you’re thinking - everything. I just wish… that you wouldn’t be thinking some things.Edward Cullen, Twilight, Chapter 10, p.208
Do you truly believe that you care more for me than I do for you?Edward Cullen, Twilight, Chapter 10, p.208
You don’t see yourself very clearly, you know. I’ll admit you’re dead-on about the bad things, but you didn’t hear what every human male in this school was thinking on your first day.Edward Cullen, Twilight, Chapter 10, p.210
Trust me just this once - you are the opposite of ordinary.Edward Cullen, Twilight, Chapter 10, p.210
Of course, keeping you safe is beginning to feel like a full-time occupation that requires my constant presence.Edward Cullen, Twilight, Chapter 10, p.211
Are you referring to the fact that you can’t walk across a flat, stable surface without finding something to trip over?Edward Cullen, Twilight, Chapter 10, p.212
Of all the things about me that could frighten you, you worry about my driving.Edward Cullen, Twilight, Chapter 10, p.213
Grizzly is Emmett’s favorite.Edward Cullen, Twilight, Chapter 10, p.215
If you’ve ever seen a bear attack on television, you should be able to visualize Emmett hunting.Edward Cullen, Twilight, Chapter 10, p.216
You need a healthy dose of fear. Nothing could be more beneficial for youEdward Cullen, Twilight, Chapter 10, p.216
Newton’s getting on my nerves.Edward Cullen, Twilight, Chapter 11, p.222
I wasn’t intending to bring a car.Edward Cullen, Twilight, Chapter 11, p.224
Did I frighten you?Edward Cullen, Twilight, Chapter 11, p.224
When we hunt, we give ourselves over to our senses… govern less with our minds. Especially our sense of smell. If you were anywhere near me when I lost control that way…Edward Cullen, Twilight, Chapter 11, p.225
It’s twilight.Edward Cullen, Twilight, Chapter 11, p.232
It’s the safest time of day for us. The easiest time. But also the saddest, in a way… the end of another day, the return of the night. Darkness is so predictable, don’t you think?Edward Cullen, Twilight, Chapter 11, p.233
So you never met anyone you wanted?Edward Cullen, Twilight, Chapter 12, p.242
If I’m going to be alone with you tomorrow, I’m going to take whatever precautions I can.Edward Cullen, Twilight, Chapter 12, p.243
Alice is the most… supportive.Edward Cullen, Twilight, Chapter 12, p.244
They don’t understand why I can’t leave you alone.Edward Cullen, Twilight, Chapter 12, p.244
I told you - you don’t see yourself clearly at all. You’re not like anyone I’ve ever known. You fascinate me.Edward Cullen, Twilight, Chapter 12, p.245
People are predictable. But you… you never do what I expect. You always take me by surprise.Edward Cullen, Twilight, Chapter 12, p.245
Be safe.Edward Cullen, Twilight, Chapter 12, p.249
Were you planning to make it out of Forks before nightfall?Edward Cullen, Twilight, Chapter 12, p.253
Are you so depressed by Forks that it’s made you suicidal?Edward Cullen, Twilight, Chapter 12, p.255
So you’re worried about the trouble it might cause me - if you don’t come home?Edward Cullen, Twilight, Chapter 12, p.255
I won’t let you get lost.Edward Cullen, Twilight, Chapter 12, p.256
I can be patient - if I make a great effort.Edward Cullen, Twilight, Chapter 12, p.257

50 Cheap Date Ideas

PinkNC — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 07:17:05 -0800

Discount Dating

A lighter wallet is no excuse to turn date night into a luxury. Get out of your sweatpants, put down the cold pizza, and check out these 51 budget-friendly date ideas that will get you off the couch and into each other's pants.

Get on thin ice. Depending on the weather, head to an indoor or outdoor ice-skating rink - it's the perfect excuse to hold hands, "accidentally" fall on top of each other, and grab a cup of hot chocolate and cozy up to each other to keep warm.

Skip the pricey wine bar and grab a few beers at your local dive bar. Make sure you pick a place with a pool table or dartboard set up, and challenge him to a few games. Loser owes the winner a song on the jukebox.

He may hate to shop, but he'll end up thanking you if you drag him to a flea market. There's something for everyone and plenty of things you never knew existed - you might even discover he has a hobby or weird collection you didn't know about!

Settle in for a night of pampering: No pricey spa required. Use your empty wallets as an excuse to stay in - and up - all night. Run a bubble bath and then treat each other to full-body massages. Sleep in the next day.

Get an adrenaline rush at the roller-skating rink. As long as you don't mind being the oldest people there who aren't chaperoning their children, it's a great way to have fun and let loose with each other. Top it off with a bowl of ice cream when you get home.

Play house: Dress up in your most serious grownup outfit and leave your tiny apartment to visit some open houses. Spend the day arguing over where you would put the love seat, discussing the difference between eggshell and ecru paint, and giggling over strangers' hideous decorating choices.

Does he drive you up a wall sometimes? He probably feels the same way about you, so put on your sneakers and head to an indoor rock-climbing gym. Challenge him to a race to the top and relieve sore muscles with a hot shower together afterward. Just try not to gloat too much about beating him.

Celebrate the first snow of winter with a day of sledding. Pick a hilly spot in your town and use garbage can lids as makeshift sleds. Wear a bike helmet to up the dorky fun factor, and celebrate living through the experience with a cup of hot cocoa.

Spend the day picking fruit at a local farm, either one-on-one or with a few couples you know - the more the merrier. Once you've picked all the apples you can carry back to the car, get creative in the kitchen and think up some recipes with the fruit you picked. Judge each other's creations, Top Chef style.

Plan a trip. You might need to save up for awhile, but that doesn't mean you can't daydream. Plan your dream vacation with each other - it might be the incentive you need to start putting your loose change in the piggy bank.

Challenge your guy to a little friendly competition and surprise him by taking him to a rifle range. After each round, compare your targets - loser buys the next round of bullets; winner gets gloating privileges.

Spice up your movie-night routine by finding a drive-in movie theater. Stop at the supermarket on your way to load up on your favorite snacks, and bring blankets and pillows to make the car extra cozy. Let him pick the movie - you'll get points for being easygoing, even though you know you'll probably miss most of the movie.

The easiest way to booze it up on the cheap? Take a tour of a winery or brewery, and pick up some wine facts for your next dinner party while getting tipsy.

Dying to see a musical or play but can't afford the tickets? Call around to see if you can buy tickets to the dress rehearsal instead - you'll pay a fraction of the price for the same experience.

Wherever you live, chances are there are local bands dying for an audience. Check out MySpace for bands in your area and go to a show. Alternate with your guy on who gets to pick the band so that you both get a chance to enjoy your favorite music genres, and save cash on booze by bringing a flask.

Head to the bookstore and walk through the aisles together, showing each other your favorite books, bonding over the books you both hated, and flipping through a Kama Sutra book for ideas for later.

Bowl him over at the bowling alley. Psych him out by reminding him of how many gross people wore his shoes before him, and don't forget to program his sugary-sweet nickname ("Muffin Face") onto the computerized scoreboard instead of his real name.

Show him your rugged side and build something together. Ask him to help you build something like a coffee table or dresser for your place - he'll be psyched that you asked him, just as long as you can bite your tongue when the table he puts together falls apart the moment you set your cup of coffee down.

Appeal to his inner child (it shouldn't be too hard to tap into) and buy tickets for a carnival. Embrace the cheesiness - share cotton candy, let him try to win you a prize, and ride the Ferris wheel until you get nauseous. It's a great way to get to know each other if you've just started dating and will serve as a reminder of how much fun you can have together if you've been dating for awhile.

Keep up on the specials. For a break on your dinner bill, check out sites like Restaurant.com for the restaurant deals in your area. And check out the websites of your favorite bars - they might have drink specials on certain nights, like a free pizza with every drink.

Ask him about his fantasy cars and he'll probably talk your ear off. Head over to a local car dealership and test-drive the most expensive car they'll let you take out of the parking lot. Take turns at the wheel but resist the urge to nitpick each other's driving skills.

Indulge your sweet tooth with your sweetie - visit a chocolate or cookie factory. Do a quick Google search to see if there are any in your area and give one a call to see if it does tours. If it only does group tours, make it a group date and invite a few other couples.

Get spooked at a haunted house. Check out Hauntedhouse.com for listings in your state. Start off the night by watching a scary movie before you go, and then try not to laugh when he launches a foot into the air at every corner.

Get out those matching aprons and fire up the skillet for a night of cooking - for both of you. Learn how to cook each other's favorite meal and then do it together. Whether you end up with a delicious steak and tuna casserole for two or speed-dialing for Chinese takeout, you're guaranteed to enjoy the process.

Forget eating dinner parked in front of a Mad Men marathon until you and your boyfriend are tired of looking at each other. Invite another couple over that you don't know well for a potluck dinner. Ask them to bring the appetizer and dessert, and work on the main course with your guy. At least one of the dishes should come out edible, and you can bond with your new friends over your shared culinary failure.

Tap into your animal instincts by visiting a petting zoo. Bring some bread to feed the animals and spend a few hours debating him on why getting a pet monkey is a bad idea. When you get home, jump in the shower with him to scrub off the zoo smell.

Play 20 Questions. Whether you've been together for three weeks or three years, there are probably things you don't know about each other. Each of you should write down 20 questions about the other - make sure they're open-ended so you don't get boring one-word answers - and fire away. Take turns answering the questions and get to know each other a little better than you already do.

Take a pottery class together and decorate your apartment in misshapen vases and funky-looking coffee mugs. Resist the urge to make your guy recreate the scene from Ghost every time you walk into class.

Have pretentious conversations about art at a local show. You'll find them going on all year at community centers, schools, and libraries - you might even find a great piece of art to add to your home.

Take a hike. Spend the day hiking and taking pictures together. When you're ready to recover, add some extra romance to the evening - lie across the hood of the car and look at the stars.

If you're tired of a quiet dinner at home disintegrating into chips and dip on the couch with no conversation between the two of you except for requests to change the channel, grab a blanket and some food and have an indoor picnic. The best part of staying inside? No ants in your food - plus, you're free to get busy right then and there.

Take a class together. Sign up to learn something neither of you knows how to do. Community schools generally offer a lot of options for classes you can take in eight-week sessions, from cooking to karate.

Put on your walking shoes and head to the museum. Almost all museums have one day a week where you can get in for free or for a small suggested donation. Pick the exhibits you each want to see beforehand, and spend some time at each of them together.

Celebrate something special with a trip to a bed and breakfast. A one-night stay in the colder months won't break the bank, so you can put that extra cash toward a room with a hot tub or breakfast in bed. If you're in for a long car ride, grab a book on tape from the local library.

Look into the future: Go together for a psychic reading. Practice your poker faces and spend the rest of the night talking about how funny - or eerily accurate - the reading was.

Score major points and head to a baseball game with your guy. Tickets can be as cheap as $5 a person, but bring extra cash for some beer, hot dogs, and a giant foam finger.

Check the theater offerings at local colleges and high schools. Schools usually have a spring and a fall show, and it's a great way to see a version of your favorite plays and musicals for a fraction of the cost.

One man's junk is another couple's treasure. Grab your guy and see what you can dig up at local garage sales. Up your chances of scoring something great by going to the ritziest neighborhood in your area.

Rent bikes - a tandem one, if you're adventurous - and go for a long ride through the park. Pack a few sandwiches and plenty of water for a picnic, or just grab hot dogs from a stand when you're ready for a break.

See the stars without braving the cold by getting tickets to the planetarium. Sneak in a thin blanket and cozy up. For extra privacy, go during off-peak times - call ahead to see when those are.

Bummed that you can't afford a weeklong vacation with your man? Put things in perspective and volunteer together for a cause you both care about. TiVo Gossip Girl and sign up to work at a soup kitchen once a week, or cuddle up with lovable cats and dogs at your local animal shelter.

Want some quiet time? Exercise your creative talents by drawing each other. All you need are two pieces of paper, some art supplies, and a bottle of wine for a quiet, romantic night in. Go as artistic or as fun as you wish.

Get physical. Get free day passes to a gym whose membership you could never afford and have him spot you. Challenge him to a fitness competition, bribe him into taking a spin class with you, and take advantage of the gym's sauna or pool, if it has one.

You can knit holiday sweaters like nobody's business. Your man is a Guitar Hero rock star. It's great to have separate hobbies, but it's also fun to share. Pick a weekend to teach each other your hobbies, and serenade him with a guitar solo while he knits you a pair of mittens.

While you're waiting for your Netflix delivery, stop at your local library and rent a few old movies. Toss a coin to see whose pick you'll watch first, and promise not to interrupt with bored sighs, eye-rolling, or snoring sound effects during each other's choices.

Travel back in time and reminisce. If you or your guy still live close to where you grew up, give each other a tour of your childhoods. Grab a camera and take pictures of your all-grown-up selves as you visit each landmark.

Can't get away for a vacation? Sightsee in your own city. If you've lived in your area for a long time, chances are you never got around to seeing a lot of the tourist attractions. So grab your guy and pretend to be tourists for a weekend. Stop at a used bookstore or look online for travel guides for your city, put together an itinerary, and don't forget to take pictures!

Grab a cup of coffee and check out a local coffee shop's open mic night. You might luck out with a great show, or you may find a mixed bag of angsty guitar solos and bad poetry - either way, you'll have something to talk (or laugh) about on the way home.

You probably live within driving distance of a college or university. Log on to the school's website and check out the scheduled events - often, schools will open large events, like lectures and panels, to the public. Check back often - your guy's favorite movie director might be appearing at a screening at the school's drama department, or you might find a panel of your favorite authors speaking to the English majors.

Share a few laughs at a comedy club amateur night. Admission usually costs two drinks per person, and you're in for a hilarious night - whether you're laughing with the comedian or at him.
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MEN WATCH OUT!!! WOMEN YOU SHOULD BE ASHAMED!

Grandpa — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 12:15:40 -0800

MEN WATCH OUT!!! WOMEN YOU SHOULD BE ASHAMED!

WE ALL been there for this ,,WATCH THE VIDEO AT THE BOTTOM

(be sure to watch the video at the end) Police are warning all men who frequent clubs, parties & local pubs to be alert and stay cautious when offered a drink by any woman.
Many females use a date-rape-drug on the market called 'Beer

The drug is found in liquid form and is available anywhere. It comes in bottles, cans, or from taps and in large kegs.
Beer is used by female sexual predators at parties and bars to persuade their male victims to go home and sleep with them.

A woman needs only to get a guy to consume a few units of Beer and then simply ask him home for no-strings-attached sex.
Men are rendered helpless against this approach. After several Beers , men will often succumb to the desires to sleep with women to who m they would never normally be attracted.

After drinking Beer , men often awaken with only hazy memories of exactly what happened to them the night before, often with just a vague feeling that 'something bad' occurred.

At other times these unfortunate men are swindled out of their life's savings, in a familiar scam known as 'a relationship'. In extreme cases, the female may even be shrewd enough to entrap the unsuspecting male into a longer-term form of servitude and punishment referred to as 'marriage'. Men are much more susceptible to this scam after Beer is administered and sex is offered by the predatory females.

Please forward this warning to every male you know..

If you fall victim to this 'Beer ' scam and the women administering it, there are male support groups where you can discuss the details of your shocking encounter with similarly victimized men.

For the support group neares t you, just look up 'Golf Courses' in the phone book.

For a video to see how Beer works click here: BEER DEMO

Patterson & Emmy - New Best Friends Cuddling Close at Christmas

Happsmjc — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 16:49:38 -0800

Emerson (Emmy) just joined our family this December, and our Patterson has not known what to think of her at times! They usually get along, especially when they are both sleeping. Here they are exhausted and sleeping together on Christmas day. I love them both and think Emmy has been such a great addition to the family! I think Patterson even likes having her around now!! I will be sure to post more pics soon (they just had a photo shoot!!) Happy V Day!

friend declares he wants more now...what does he really want?

Sun, 31 Jan 2010 15:16:59 -0800

Hi,
I have had a friend for a while. At first we were attracted to each other but both getting out of bad relationships. We have a lot in common in that our exes are similar. So we have alot to talk about, it turned into telling each other about our latest dates etc..
His personality style is a bit of that condescending type, which I can laugh at, but still always make me refer to him as that 'friend that is a likeable jerk'. Funny, but he is a 'mean' joker and its his character which I have grown to expect from him, but don't want to get close to either, No-one is as perfect as him, type deal.
Other than that we get along great and have a lot in common, but he is younger, makes less, has less schooliong than me..those are differences I would rule out from pas experiences already.. so when he teases me about age, schooling..it would not insult me anyway..considering hes just being the way he is.
So lately he has told me he has gone on some dating site, and figured out that I am his perfect match, that I have been there for him all along, and such,as if we should start considering getting together..so I said well... ok, since he always speaks in a kind of way that is half joking, I never quite give him a serious chance. and I always protect myself anyway.
That same evening , he was touching me a bit more (on the back etc), then after he was calling and saying thanks for spending time, or doing such and such, and complimenting me alot. Which he does not do usually.
So he left, I did not invite a sleep over, we said we'd do something again. So I said I'd call (today) I did, saying he could come over anytime to pick something up, and he said he was going to stay in today.
OK, we did not have fixed plans, nor was I inviting him over at that instant, or day even, I was on my way out, I was just following up on what I said. He gave the above answer and nothing else... strange behavior no?
Maybe I did not jump so much at his declaration, no sparks and fireworks started. I just reciprocated a bit more, but with reserve, cause I wanted to see if I can take him seriously or not. I would want to know, is the way he has been acting (as a friend) the same way a girlfriend would get treated. He is acting a bit different, but its only been one day.
I'm on the wait and see wagon, because there is a pretty good reason why we did not get together to begin with. He has/had issues towards his ex that I sure dont want to be subject or involved in , even if she is everything he described.. I met her in person and liked her alot. They have a kid.