Typically I am anti- all things that tweens are into. These things tend to be so incredibly sappy, unrealistic, and generally extremely terrible. To top it off, I can’t stand large groups of twelve year old girls squealing together and thinking they own the place. It obnoxious and it drives me out of my mind.

Then Twilight came out. Not even going to give this a chance. It’s all the things that I just described.

Then New Moon came out. I kind of was interested from the previews. A lot of my friends are super into the whole saga, so eventually I broke down. I saw Twilight, then a week later saw New Moon (in theaters, and sweet Jesus there were SO MANY squealing teenagers!).

I’m not even going to try and closet my feelings. I <3 Twilight. I’m genuinely happy I gave it a chance, and I’m actually pretty surprised I liked it so much. I could watch it over and over (well maybe no more than twice a month lol) and not tire of it. Edward? Yes please.

But we also have to talk about the fact that it’s all of the things I traditionally hate. I’ll give the sappy, unrealistic-ness of it all a pass, since that’s part of what makes it enjoyable. But the acting is abhorrent and there is no excusing that. And I can’t get past the Morman undertones/subliminal indoctrination. To top it off, we’re talking about a SUPER unhealthy relationship here. Edward is kind of a stalker and Bella needs some self-esteem stat. I haven’t read the books yet, but I have a feeling that the quality isn’t going to be that great so I’ve been putting it off.

And then MZ introduced me to Alex Reads Twilight.

OMFG I haven’t laughed this hard in years. He points out all the nitpicky things that I would find problems with and makes fun of them. Whether you love or hate the Twilight Saga, I really think you’ll appreciate this series just based on his sarcasm, wit, and British accent.

So here it is: Chapter 1

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(note: he seems to only do ~2 chapters a month, and as of today he’s only up to ch. 14. it’s completely worth the wait)

I don’t need any further commentary do I? LOL

Thanks, Kelly!

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First cool guy is smokin a cig, then….well you saw what happened. YES!

Thanks MZ for the entertainment. I almost peed myself when I watched this.

Thanks to Jess for pointing this out to me, and credit to Mission Mission for this great find!

“I mean, I avoid “the bro” every chance I get. But to straight-up bar them from the community? That seems a tad bit like overkill.”

Agreed!

"Okay, you need attention, gotcha. Now at what point do you decide the best way to draw that attention to yourself is making your backside look like a weird long-nosed martian? Even if you legitimately had a 3 foot striped tail, there has to a better way to accessorize it."

Plenty more where that came from at peopleofwalmart.com

This doesn’t require further commentary.

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Was it worth the $250,000 he was fined? For my entertainment value, absolutely!

So here’s the list of shows I’m addicted to and watching religiously:

~Sons of Anarchy
~House
~Gossip Girl
~So You Think You Can Dance (STOKED this is on during the fall!!)
~Top Chef
~Law & Order: SVU
~Southpark
~The Office
~Parks and Recreation (this show was losing my interest but regained it last week. Score)
~Community (this show is starting to lose me. hopefully it picks up soon)
~30 Rock
~Project Runway
~CSI
~Say Yes to the Dress (my guilty pleasure show)
~The Daily Show with Jon Stewart
~Colbert Report~Saturday Night Live
~Southland (though the assholes at NBC decided to cancel this in favor of the Jay Leno show. how lame is that?!)

And these are the shows I want to get addicted to. Or at least give a try. Let me know if you think I’m neglecting anything “important” lol:

~Modern Family
~Cougar Town
~Weeds (yeah, I’m SUPER behind on this one)
~Lie to Me
~How I Met Your Mother
~The Mentalist

Again, I have limited time, particularly on Thursdays – geez!, but I am definitely looking to add another show or two to my list of addictions. Such good television lately…keep it coming!!

Imagine this:

“Oh yeah, the president was talking about me!? What did he say”

“He called you a jackass”

LOL

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