So I finished it
I finished Twilight, and while it was an enjoyable enough read, I'm not finding myself as sucked into it as I thought I would be. Probably because I've had so much RL crap going on that I would start reading and find myself going "OMFG BELLA YOU ARE SEVENTEEN GET SOME PERSPECTIVE." Which likely means I am thisclose to putting a rocking chair on my porch and telling those damn kids to get off my lawn.
There is, however, one thing I would like to get off my chest, and that is the complete and utter lack of reaction when Edward admits that he's been sneaking in her room and watching her sleep at night. I'll even cut Edward a generous amount of slack...the kid's been deprived/deprived himself of anything resembling a romantic relationship for almost a century, and he's probably a little rusty when it comes to basic socialization with someone he's attracted to, and how to express that attraction.
It's like the sweet but socially inept nerdy guy, who's never had a girlfriend before, and then when he finally gets one he completely worships the ground she walks on and she comes over and he's like "OH HAI I SAVED ALL OF YOUR STRAY HAIRS THAT I COULD FIND AND MADE THIS DECORATIVE PILLOW TO REMIND ME OF YOU WHEN YOU'RE NOT AROUND." Creepy, but his heart's in the right place, maybe.
What really gets me is that when Edward goes "Oh yeah, I've totes been watching you sleep at night and counting the number of times you say my name" Bella's reaction is first "OMG I AM SO EMBARRASSED THAT YOU HEARD WHAT I SAID WHILE I WAS ASLEEP" and then "Sweet! So you won't mind staying when I am conscious and aware of your presence, since you've been doing that the whole time anyway!" And then it is never made mention of again.
Um. Okay?
Anyway, I would now like to direct your attention to Growing Up Cullen, because it is hilarious and even after reading the book I can still imagine Edward pressing flowers in his room. ANGRILY.
saint_renegade: NO MOM, HE DOES IT ALL THE TIME, AND HE KNOWS IT'S DISRESPECTFUL, HE KNOWS
oxymoronassoc: and esme would be like WHY DON'T YOU GO TRY OUT THAT NEW POTTERY WHEEL I BOUGHT?
saint_renegade: and that's how they have like 80 bowls they'll never use
There is, however, one thing I would like to get off my chest, and that is the complete and utter lack of reaction when Edward admits that he's been sneaking in her room and watching her sleep at night. I'll even cut Edward a generous amount of slack...the kid's been deprived/deprived himself of anything resembling a romantic relationship for almost a century, and he's probably a little rusty when it comes to basic socialization with someone he's attracted to, and how to express that attraction.
It's like the sweet but socially inept nerdy guy, who's never had a girlfriend before, and then when he finally gets one he completely worships the ground she walks on and she comes over and he's like "OH HAI I SAVED ALL OF YOUR STRAY HAIRS THAT I COULD FIND AND MADE THIS DECORATIVE PILLOW TO REMIND ME OF YOU WHEN YOU'RE NOT AROUND." Creepy, but his heart's in the right place, maybe.
What really gets me is that when Edward goes "Oh yeah, I've totes been watching you sleep at night and counting the number of times you say my name" Bella's reaction is first "OMG I AM SO EMBARRASSED THAT YOU HEARD WHAT I SAID WHILE I WAS ASLEEP" and then "Sweet! So you won't mind staying when I am conscious and aware of your presence, since you've been doing that the whole time anyway!" And then it is never made mention of again.
Um. Okay?
Anyway, I would now like to direct your attention to Growing Up Cullen, because it is hilarious and even after reading the book I can still imagine Edward pressing flowers in his room. ANGRILY.
saint_renegade: NO MOM, HE DOES IT ALL THE TIME, AND HE KNOWS IT'S DISRESPECTFUL, HE KNOWS
oxymoronassoc: and esme would be like WHY DON'T YOU GO TRY OUT THAT NEW POTTERY WHEEL I BOUGHT?
saint_renegade: and that's how they have like 80 bowls they'll never use