Twilight: A rising fervor to my obsession with vampires...

I have loved vampires since I was little. Its weird, I know, but true. Vampires and pirates. I was a pirate for Halloween, my brothers were vampires. And dang if my mom didn't do the best vampire make-up of all time. In 7th grade, I dated this boy named Jason. My mom made him up as a vampire for our church Halloween party... I was WAY too excited by this; I am pretty sure we kissed a lot that night. In fact, I have noticed that my taste in men is usually of the vampyric nature... tall, slender, brooding, strong jawed, black hair, pale, hard-edged and damaged (this is why I end up with punk or indie rock gentlemen... they usually fit this bill). In fact, here is a pic of my favorite boyfriend of all time, Thomas (ignore the baby fat in my cheeks and my blonde hair). TELL ME HE DOESN'T LOOK LIKE A VAMPIRE?!

Enter present day: Rachel's Books Not Boys Club (of which I am a very proud member - she is the best book club boss of all time, I swear). This month we are reading Twilight by Stephenie Meyer. I have to admit I was pretty skeptical at first. BUT HOLY CRAP IF ITS NOT SUPER HOT!!!! I realize it is a vampire love book set in an after-school special, but I love it. The plot is super predictable. The dialogue is ridiculous. But you should see the excitement that comes over me when I read about Edward Cullen's Volvo. I can't breathe. Those golden eyes! He bosses her around... oh man. My favorite! In two days and hardly any free time, I have read 180 pages. I can't help it. I know my girls feel precisely the same: I have heard as much from Natalie, Julie, Mary, Rachel, Kylee...


The Twilight cover from Japan: I am freaking in LOVE with Edward Cullen and this is exactly as I envision him:

Again, that indie rock hair and brooding eyes! Gets me every single time. Unhealthy obsessions with vampires (and vampyric-like men) have dictated my love life since I was young. I have tried to love the more boy-next-door types, but I just can't. I need the moods! I need the bossing me around! MUST HAVE THE BROODING!!!

I realize this is dysfunctional, but how can I help it when vampires look like this???