Vampires and werewolves and... vampires... and werewolves (oh my!)

So, yeah, I jumped on the Twilight bandwagon.

It's not that I'm a big fan of vampires, although I did enjoy the Anne Rice series back in the day. Twilight was on Showtime one day, so I decided to watch. That was it for me. I ran out the very next day (or a week or so later) and borrowed the book from the library. I'm usually a "read the book, THEN see the movie" kind of girl. But whatever.

I found the movie was pretty true to the book. Aside from different characters saying a particular line or omitting some important details. I read Twilight in a weekend. The house fell apart, the children ran amok, I think my husband left me (or went on a business trip - he said something before he left, but...). Anyway, I couldn't put it down. I was Team Edward all the way. I added the soundtrack to my iPod. I couldn't get enough, so I went right into New Moon.

New Moon was different. It took me longer to get through. I read it over the course of a week (my co-workers have given up trying to talk to me in the lunchroom, I'm constantly surprised/relieved when I remember there are no vampires trying to kill me, and I've left a loaf of white bread and a jar of peanut butter on the kitchen counter in case the kids get hungry). New Moon was a great story, even though Edward leaves Bella (for her own safety, of course), which is depressing. But the reader gets to learn more about Jacob. I must admit, I was starting to lean Team Jacob.

No offense to Edward, of course. But, I am halfway through Eclipse and I'm getting pretty tired of him telling Bella what to do all the time. Cut the girl some slack, Edward. I realize there are blood-sucking vampires out to kill her, but you're kind of the reason they're after her. And she has werewolf friends to protect her. Let her live a little.

Sounds to me like she might be in an abusive relationship. He won't let her do things by herself (or, at the very least, she has to ask permission). She has no other life outside of him. She's not allowed to keep her best friend. Plus, she's willing to give up, you know, her human LIFE for him. I think she deserves to go to a cookout without him freaking out.

All that said, I'm still Team Edward. Because, of course, he's the one she's meant to be with. And he's awesome. You know, in an intelligent, brooding, vampire-like way.

What she really needs to do is stay away from the mythical creatures, find herself a nice human boy with a good moral upbringing, have a few babies, grow old and die. You know, like the rest of us.

Obviously, I don't know what happens as I haven't finished the series, but maybe she takes my advice. Maybe she pulls a Kelly Taylor "I choose me", kicks Edward and Jacob to the curb, goes to college, becomes an award-winning author (her stories based loosely on her experiences) and talk show host, finds a nice woman to settle down with (because, clearly, no other man could compare to a vampire or a werewolf), adopts 12 babies from some third world country, grows old and dies.

It could happen.