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Tent City Warriors Part 2 – Yep, That Was Me Sleeping On National Television

2011-12-08T02:13:00.021-05:00

By day 4 of Tent City hobo life, I could officially say that I had seen the Breaking Dawn trailer at least 1,000,017 times on the big Nokia screens and spent way more time at Starbucks than I ever thought possible. However, I still hadn’t figured out why Summit wanted to know my blood type when I registered for my Breaking Dawn premiere wristband. Seriously, they really did ask us that. I speculated that it was either because Tent City residents were being considered as a vampire food source or they were preparing for emergency transfusions in case of blood shed during the frenzy to get close to Robert Pattinson at the premiere.

Me (on the right) with my best pals and partners-in-crime, ZAnyMouse and Twifixx - The BookClub.

Our camping mates (aka the HBG Girls, named in honor of Kristen’s hot bodyguard) were in charge of “media relations” for our group. Here’s Lyn_sey_Gail being interviewed while looking through our face-in-hole stand. I love it that Edward/Jacob/Faceless Bella were featured in lots of interviews and photos.

17foreverLisa, TwiloveSue, DangrDafne

TwiloveSue and Director Bill Condon

Our second to last full day of camping ended with a showing of Eclipse on the big screen and then, around midnight, we had to relocate camp (Tent City #1) across the street to the Staples Center Plaza (renamed Tent City #4 - don't you love their creativity?) so they could take down the ginormous tent and set up for the premiere. It was hard sleeping through the overnight construction noise (beep, beep, beep….), not to mention that it was soooooo cold. Yes, I know I'm a wimpy Southern Californian and anything under 70 degrees seems chilly to me, but I literally woke up a few times because my teeth were chattering so loudly. Imagine the Eclipse tent scene without Edward or Jacob and that was me.

We pretty much got used to seeing (and dodging) the media who were constantly wandering around camp, but they were especially difficult to avoid when we awoke to hoards of them on the morning before the premiere. Summit provided breakfast and brought several Breaking Dawn cast members to visit camp for one last PR opportunity.

Jackson Rathbone

Jackson cracked us up when he signed ZAnyMouse’s poster because he giggled and pointed out "I signed on Bella's butt! Shhhhh....."

We also met the actresses who play new vampires Tanya and Kate Denali. They were both super nice and quite beautiful, and took their time visiting everyone who wanted to meet them. I think they were a little surprised by all the Twilight love they were getting.

Twi-daughter Nicole and MyAnna Buring (Tanya)

TwiloveSue and MyAnna

Twi-daughter Nicole and Casey LaBow (Kate)

It was great seeing Boo Boo Stewart again because he is always so friendly and genuinely adorable. I swear to you, he IS Seth.

TwiloveSue and Boo Boo

Twi-daughter Nicole and Boo Boo

ZAnyMouse and Boo Boo

After Boo Boo finished pictures and autographs with us, I was talking to his Dad (a huge, scary looking guy who also functions as his body guard) and complimented him on what a sweet, friendly kid he has and how he wins over everyone he meets. His Dad smiled and said, "That's because he's drunk." So funny.

Peter Facinelli was super handsome, but you could tell his heart really wasn’t in it. Maybe he was mad that someone made him wear a bunch of make-up.

Apparently Peter was having some sort of a dilemma deciding where to sign my poster.

Twi-daughters Nicole and Megan with one of the new Wolfpackers (couldn't find his name on IMDB, but he plays either Brady or Collin). While they were having this picture taken, his Dad (trying to coach him on proper fan etiquette) reminded him, “Both arms, son.” The girls later said they felt just a little awkward and creepy cause he was so young. Yeah, right. Welcome to my world.

By the time afternoon hit, we were exhausted from the excitement and general lack of sleep of the past several days, so decided to just relax for awhile. And that is how ZAnyMouse and I ended up sleeping on television.

So much for my efforts to avoid getting caught on camera, because several people emailed me by the end of the day to say they spotted me on the news and various websites in this and many other shots. CullenaryCurser even sent me a link where our sleeping picture won the dubious honor of being one of the “16 Most Unsettling Photos from Twilight Premieres”. Yay us. At least I held on to my last shred of dignity and declined to put on a wedding dress in the Yahoo Twilight Lounge and have my picture taken with cardboard Edward.

Eventually we decided that rather than wait to tear down camp at 6am the next morning, it would make way better sense to check into a hotel to get a good night's sleep before the premiere (although I was just a teeny bit ashamed for abandoning camp early). There were no more activities scheduled at camp and we weren’t due back until the next afternoon to be herded into metal pens on the black carpet.

If there were an award for the best tent sign, it would definitely have gone to the gals from Robsessed for this one!

See you next week for my next post… the Breaking Dawn premiere!!

TwiloveSue XOXO

Tent City Warriors Part 1 - Say Goodbye to Reality and Proudly Wave the Twilight Freak Flag

2011-11-30T11:09:00.017-05:00

If you think I told many people that I know in “real life” about my plan to live in a tent for a week crammed into the center plaza of a downtown LA entertainment complex with hundreds of other people just for the privilege of watching some young actors (whom I may or may not actually get to talk to) walk into a theater to see the premiere of a movie about vampire and werewolves (that I may or may not actually get in to see), well, then you would be wrong. I made all sorts of vague excuses to friends and clients as I packed up my Sharpies, Poptarts, and Edward blanket and escaped reality with my little gang of 14 warriors.

Camping out for the premiere was both an exhausting emotional roller coaster and an exhilaratingly awesome celebration with friends of all things Twilight. True, there were a few dark times that I passionately wanted to hurt someone, but I still consider it to be one of the best weeks ever. Once we got past the ridiculously unfair wristband distribution process (believe me, Summit heads should roll for that) and finally settled into our cozy little campsite, life was good. We were very bummed, though, that part of our group got separated from us in the wristband inquisition and we weren’t able to camp right next to each other.

Twi-daughter Megan, Twifixx, TwiloveSue, Twi-daughter Nicole, 17foreverLisa (yes, that really is my tent with the Edward sheet draped over it. Don’t judge.)

Because the premiere was scheduled on one of the two weekends per year it actually rained in Southern California, they built huge tents over the three Tent City camping areas for us.

Home Sweet Home (I spy Twi-daughter Nicole, do you?)

Over the course of our time camping, there were surprise visits from 12 cast members and other people associated with the movie. Every single one of them was very friendly and gracious, taking time to meet and thank us for our support of the movies.

Tinsel Korey with TwiloveSue

… and with Twi-daughter Nicole

On the first night of camping, Kellan Lutz brought 40 dozen Krispy Kreme donuts to hand out to fans, but the Nokia Center security wouldn’t let him because they said it was some sort of a food violation. They must have feared that either he was going to try to poison us or the crowd would be overcome by a sugar rush and attack.

I think ZAnyMouse looks awfully comfortable here, don't you?

Kellan was making such a funny face in this picture with Twifixx and Twi-daughter Megan that I had to include it.

Doesn't our gang look cozy? Each night we got to watch a different Twilight movie on the Nokia Center screen. It was hilarious listening to all the comments people were shouting out, but I could have done without the drunk hockey hecklers when the game got out at the Staples Center. I'm sure most of us have watched the movies more times than we'd ever admit even to each other, but believe me, the cafeteria walk and parking lot strut on the big screen never get old.

17foreverLisa with the lost portion of our posse: Bethth1, Mama_Cougar, TatooMickey, and Papa_Cougar

Kiowa Gordon showed up late at night to play a little acoustic music with his band, but we were so tired after being up for over 24 hours that we slept right through it (even though he was apparently right next to our tent for a little while). I'd like to think, though, that I would have sensed Rob's presence and awoken even from a coma.

The absolute coolest surprise was when Stephenie Meyer showed up to pass out autographed books and pose for pictures. She took her time to personally give a book to each person and thank them for being there. It meant so much to me to be able to thank her for the great impact she’s had on my life.

TwiloveSue and Wyck Godfrey

On the second night, we were treated to a concert by six bands from the Breaking Dawn soundtrack and emceed by Charlie Bewley. Charlie is one of those people who have personality plus and he was very entertaining, as always.

I don’t know why I think this picture of Charlie pretending to hang himself is so funny. There’s just so much wrong here.

You know the rule, every post ends with an awesome picture of Rob to send us merrily along our way with a smile on our faces and a song in our hearts.

TwiloveSue XOXO

Breaking Dawn Premiere: Best Day Ever!

2011-11-21T03:47:00.022-05:00

I have SO many pictures to share with you from my time living as a distinguished resident of Tent City and then attending the LA premiere of Breaking Dawn (plus tons of great shots from the BD convention the week before), but I’m going to start with the very best part… not only did I get to spend a wonderful week with great friends, but I accomplished my #1 goal - I had my picture taken with Robert Pattinson!

TwiloveSue and Rob

I probably should have been more specific in my goal setting to say that I wanted him to hold me in his arms and be gazing adoringly at me without the camera being right in my face, but this is good too. TwiloveSis pointed out that I don’t look very happy in this picture, but I think the expression on my face was a combination of sheer elation and shock, plus the fact that I was trying not to have crazy eyes and a jack-o-lantern smile.

And not only was I lucky enough to get a picture with Rob, but so did my dear friends…

ZAnyMouse (Z, please forgive me for unintentionally photo bombing you!)

Twifixx

17foreverLisa

Our evening on the black carpet was a total blast and we got autographs with many Twilight actors and other celebrities over the course of the evening, but you know there was one person we kept our eye on from afar… Rob! Last year at the Eclipse premiere he ran out of time and never made it down to our end of the carpet before he had to go in for the movie and we were so worried that it would happen again. We were on a virtual emotional roller coaster as we watched him inch his way towards us as time ran out.

As the movie start time passed, we were so disappointed to see Rob still working the press line across from us and only occasionally stopping to wave or smile in our direction.

So near and yet so far

We even got captured in the background of some of the interview shots across from us and were starting to worry this was the closest we were going to get to him.
I love this one of me right next to Rob’s ear

If you look closely, you can see 17foreverLisa, Twifixx and Twi-daughter Megan

As he got to the end of the press line and near the theater entrance, we were just about to give up all hope and then… he turned around and came back!! I am completely convinced that this was due to 17foreverLisa’s earlier plea to Rob’s representative Stephanie. Thank you, Lisa, we all owe you big time!

On a side note, I learned by experience that you’re not allowed to touch Rob on the black carpet. When it was time for our picture, I innocently started putting my arm around his back and the security guard quickly pushed it back down (come on, you know I had to try). I can’t remember much about what I said to Rob other than to thank him for coming back over to see us and I do believe that I told him I love him. What can I say? I was caught up in the moment. Luckily, he just chuckled and thanked me without running away in fear.

Twi-daughter Nicole has the dubious honor of being able to say that Bodyguard Dean got mad at her. She batted books and posters out of the way while trying to take Rob’s picture with Lisa and I guess Dean was alarmed by the sudden movement and thought maybe she was starting a rumble or getting ready to jump the chest high barrier. Earlier while we were waiting for Rob to get to our spot in line, we tried to get the girls around us to calm down and stop pushing and screaming every single time Rob breathed (trust me, he breathes a lot and the screeching was unbearable) because we didn’t want them to lead Rob away before he got over to us. So when Nicole was getting her autograph, she told Rob that we had tried to keep everyone calm as not to scare him. He laughed and said “it didn’t work.” Honestly, I can’t say enough how sweet, friendly and charming he was as he worked his way through the frenzied crowd.

After Rob went into the theater and we were all blissfully basking and sighing in the afterglow, security came over and gave us all tickets to the movie! There’s no better way to watch a movie than in the same room with all the actors and it was a fabulous ending to an equally fabulous day.

Do we look exhausted and happy, or what? 17foreverLisa, ZAnyMouse, Twifixx, TwiloveSue, Twi-daughter Nicole, Twi-daughter Megan

Needless to say, all of the time and effort to attend the premiere was so worth it. I had the ultimate Twilight fan experience on the black carpet with my best friends and would do it all over again in a heartbeat.

TwiloveSue XOXO

This Happened

2011-11-15T07:59:00.001-05:00

Well hello there.

Mrs. P is here. Everyone sit up straight, please.

How are we all doing? Are we all well rested and fed? Did we watch the Breaking Dawn premiere in LA? Did we see all the photos from said premiere?

Well get on that...because we have something to talk about first.

I must digress, though, and remind you all that our beloved TwiloveSue tented herself (along with her posse) in the middle of that mayhem and has so many photos and AMAZING stories to share.

She just needs to sleep indoors first and compose herself. She is understandably frazzled. It was THAT AWESOME.

Now, back to my story.

Last night while I was watching my twitter feed and having myself a good giggle, I saw this photo.

Do you see it? Let me help you.....

I've circled two things. One is a pen. The other is MY FACE!!!!

Holy crap on a cracker. I immediately started tweeting like a mofo...asking who did it. WHO was brave enough to ask the Stew to slap her John Hancock on my kisser???

No response.

Then I got a little nervous because in the torrid history of TwiBite, we haven't been super kind to the Stew. We may have called her Spicy, I might have thrown her and Rob in a burning forest or two during a TwiBite challenge to see who you all would rescue first (you all rescued him). I even threw them both off a boat and you all gave the life preserver to Rob (except for Lisa who decided to sacrifice herself to Davey Jone's locker because she just couldn't choose.)

Aaah. Memories.

Then I was told to check my text messages.

So I said, "Surely. Let me fire up the old mobile device and see what someone has sent me. I'm game."

This was there.

Let me make it bigger.

ROBERT PATTINSON SIGNED MY FACE

ROBERT FRICKEN PATTINSON SIGNED MY FRICKEN FACE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Dangrdafne from

Dangrdafne Days of Delirium

Got Robert Pattinson to sign my face!!!!!!

That happened.

It really did.

Let's tell her how awesome she is, in the comments!!!!!

Peace, Love, Stew didn't sign me and I can't say I blame her,

Mrs. P

Breaking Dawn Convention: Robert Pattinson Looked at Me and I Forgot to Breathe

2011-11-07T17:04:00.007-05:00

Normally I’m not prone to shaky hand syndrome around Twilight actors and certainly never forget to do something as important as breathe (after all, I have been doing it practically my whole life), but this past weekend at the Breaking Dawn Convention in LA nearly did me in. Twi-daughter Nicole and I scored second row center seats to the convention and had a truly incredible experience. We visited with lots of great friends, immensely enjoyed all of the panels, and took lots of amazing pictures. But…. it’s quite likely that the world stopped that evening when I looked through the camera lens and saw this image looking back at me:

Breathing? What’s that?

Imagine my surprise when I later found out that there were three other people on stage with Rob. I'll have to look through my pictures to find some shots of those other unknown people and all the other Twilight celebs from earlier that day for future posts. Today, it's all about Rob.

I owe Twi-daughter Nicole my eternal gratitude for taking most of the pictures during the Twifecta panel. My hands really were shaking, so I handed the camera to her with the instruction to “take tons of pictures.” She did me proud and we could literally make one of those action flip books from all the photos she took. I could probably also do a whole post on the multitude of interesting ways Rob holds a microphone.

I’m now preparing to once again become a citizen of Tent City and attend the Breaking Dawn premiere, which proves that Rob was correct this weekend when he said that “Twilight fans are literally on the verge of being clinically insane.” I think he meant that in a good way.

TwiloveSue XOXO

P.S. I’m honored if you want to copy any of these pictures or repost to your own blog, but would appreciate it if you credit the source and not edit out the website tag. Thank you!

More Twilight Actors Making Funny Faces: The Jackson Rathbone Edition

2011-11-01T23:46:00.012-04:00

Because I just can’t leave well enough alone and am probably the most easily amused person on the entire planet, I’ve decided to continue last week’s post of Twilight actors making funny faces (you can catch it HERE if you missed it) with a special edition focusing on one of my favorites, Mr. Jackson Rathbone.

Because I operate under the assumption that you’re bound to get at least one good picture if you take enough of them, I have tons of photos from going with the BookClub to see 100 Monkeys perform. And I have to say, Jackson is a goldmine of interesting expressions. I don’t know what it says about me that these amuse me so, but I hope they make you smile too.

I also can’t resist again including some pictures of my very favorite funny-face-maker, Robert Pattinson (photo sources unknown unless indicated on the photo).

And we simply must end with a gorgeous shot from the recent Breaking Dawn fan event in Stockholm (photo source: Robsessed). I think we can all agree that Rob should definitely wear black more often!

Rest assured that I’ll be snapping pictures like a maniac this weekend at the Breaking Dawn convention!

TwiloveSue XOXO

P.S. Be sure to go Walk With Mrs. P!

If You Take Enough Pictures of Twilight Actors, You’re Bound to Get Some Funny Ones

2011-10-26T03:19:00.017-04:00

When I attend Twilight events, I tend to frantically take a ton of pictures in the fervent hope that I will somehow miraculously end up with a few gems. Basically, I try to compensate for my lack of skills and knowhow (and cheap camera) with volume. Believe me when I say that for every one good picture that I take, there are many, many more blurry and undecipherable ones. I also occasionally end up with some funny shots that I keep hidden away in the vault (that’s the super secret folder on my computer where I stash all my Twilight pictures so that my family will never realize that I have more pictures of Robert Pattinson than them). Until now.

As I anxiously count down the days until I race off to the LA Twilight convention and Breaking Dawn premiere, I’m opening the vault to share some pictures with you that, in all good conscience, probably should just be deleted. Sure some of them are kind of unflattering, but I know that you, my fellow Bite Packers, will accept them with the same good humor and shared love of all things Twilight in which they are offered. Enjoy!

You know there’s no shortage of pictures showcasing the many funny faces of Rob. In fact, I wouldn’t be surprised if there are entire websites dedicated to them. In honor of the many new ones yet to come during the Breaking Dawn press tour, here are a few of my favorites (sources unknown unless indicated on the photo):

And to send you off with a dreamy smile on your face, here’s a picture from this week’s Breaking Dawn fan event in Paris (borrowed from Robsessed). I could probably just stare at this picture of ParisRob for hours (and maybe I shall. I think that would be time well spent, don't you?)

TwiloveSue XOXO

Getting Cozy With Bobby Long

2011-10-04T12:29:00.013-04:00

I would like to officially say that McCabe’s Guitar Shop is my favorite place EVER to see a musician perform. As I’ve mentioned before, this tiny venue is literally the back room of a guitar shop with 100 folding chairs set up in rows. All of the walls were covered with guitars (shocking, I know), ukuleles, banjos, and I’m pretty sure I saw a digeridoo. The room had no elaborate lighting, curtains, or anything fancy - just a small, beat up stage with a mic stand, a chair, and a piano in the corner. You just can’t beat it for an intimate, acoustic set to show off an artist’s true talent.

When Twifixx, ZAnyMouse and I saw Bobby Long perform two weekends ago, we could have taken the most amazing pictures if cameras had been allowed in. However, once Bobby started singing, I got lost in his music and picture-taking was the last thing on my mind.

(source: Gibson.com)

(source: buzzinemusic.com)

Let’s just pretend that the above pictures were from the show, shall we?

He wore a brown/tannish plaid shirt rolled to the sleeves with a Hank Williams t-shirt underneath and rolled up jeans with navy blue socks and brown dress shoes. OK, so that doesn’t sound quite so stylish when I describe it, but take my word that it worked out just fine.

Does Bobby's unique and riveting fashion sense remind you of anyone else? (source Paul Froggat)

I'm still holding out hope that someday we'll see Rob perform live (source: Sofar Sounds)

As with the last show we saw at McCabe's, Bobby was very comfortable in the small venue and even joked that he could say anything he wanted because he knew it wouldn’t end up on youtube or twitter (or as he says with that adorb Brit accent… twittuh). Bobby’s voice and guitar playing were nothing short of amazing.

In between songs, he talked about what inspired him to write each one and went off on lots of very funny and strange tangents. In the course of the evening we learned that Barnes & Noble banned “The Bounty of Mary Jane” (he seemed both surprised and pleased by that), his blood type is B (not sure if that knowledge will ever come in handy, but make a note in case), and he reminisced about going on family trips to old graveyards in France when he was a kid. He also cracked himself up by saying that when he turns 40, he's going to wear suits every day, shave and shower every day, and have a couple of kids that his manager will babysit for him. I think half the time even he was surprised by what he said. I would also like to mention that I absolutely LOVE British slang.

After the show, Bobby hung around the shop to pose for pictures and sign autographs. While he appears a little introverted onstage, he's even shyer in person. He seemed very appreciative of everyone's support and made a point of thanking each person for coming to the show.

Bobby and TwiloveSue

Bobby and ZAnyMouse

Bobby and Twifixx

I couldn’t decide whether or not to include this last picture of Bobby because it truly was taken accidentally. Then I remembered what pervs you all are, so here it is. I started to take a photo of him signing autographs, but lowered my camera when someone moved in front of me. The picture took and this is what I ended up with:

My camera apparently has a mind of it's own.

This is the only photo I could easily find of Bobby and Rob together. I say “easily” because, frankly, I’m pretty lazy and gave up looking very quickly. (source:ADifferentForest.com)

And I’ll end with a picture of my other Favorite Brit, who I’m going to pretend was one of those shadow people in the loft above the stage during the show (source: ThinkingofRob.com)

TwiloveSue XOXO

P.S. I was so surprised when I Googled for Bobby Long images and several pictures of Scarlett Johansson came up. Apparently she made a movie called “A Love Song for Bobby Long.” Huh.

WaxRob is Temporarily Unavailable for Leg-Hitching

2011-09-23T01:27:00.021-04:00

When 17foreverLisa visited me during Comic-Con week, one of the must-do items on our list was to make the pilgrimage to Madame Tussaud’s Wax Museum in Hollywood to pay homage to WaxRob. However, we were disappointed to learn that he was away on an extended vacation. Do not fret though, because the kind staff member we spoke to reassured us that a refurbished WaxRob would return in time for the November premiere of Breaking Dawn (we were quite obviously not the first people to ask her this question). Apparently he is at some sort of wax figure rejuvenation spa, recuperating from all the groping, hair tugging, and leg-hitching that he’s been mercilessly subjected to over the past year (I may or may not be referring to last year’s BookClub field trip). He’s not at rehab, despite what you may have heard. Hopefully Rob’s doppelganger will return not only well-rested and ready for another year of Twitard-inspired shenanigans, but also will more closely resemble the perfection that is the real life RPatz.

Memories of our last visit… (TwiloveSue, WaxRob, Twifixx, ZAnyMouse) While WaxRob was a little “off”, he was still kind of intimidating and took our breath away.

There is a resemblance, right?

Even though WaxRob couldn’t be there to play with us, his wax friends still showed us a good time.

Luckily we were there to save Tony Hawk from impending doom (17foreverLisa, Twi-daughter Nicole, TwiloveSue, ZAnyMouse)

Twi-daughter Nicole and I would like you to meet my real life sister, TwiloveSis (I gave her the opportunity to pick her own Twilight blog name, but she deferred to me. So trusting…) and Sir Elton John, an old friend of the family.

Lady Gaga and a couple of her little monsters

This is one of my favorite pictures of the day because it makes me look innocent and Lisa look lecherous. It’s also concrete proof that you really can’t take her anywhere. And I feel kind of sorry for Brad, cause Angelina doesn’t seem to care at all about what Lisa’s doing to her man.

You just can’t fake this kind of terror

Here's Lisa having a staring contest with MJ. It takes a true optimist to even consider competing against a wax figure, let alone the King of Pop.

Is my kid talented or what?

Sure, we know Captain Jack Sparrow

Mrs. P and Forrest Gump go together like peas and carrots

It's so hard to believe that Dwayne Johnson is this big in real life!

Despite what you may have heard, this was our first time behind bars

We spent the rest of our most wonderful day checking out Grauman’s Chinese Theater and the Hollywood sign, eating at the In-N-Out restaurant where Rob said he used to sit in the parking lot and read scripts (yeah, we’re not freaks at all) and then Twifixx joined us for a BookClub “meeting” at the ZAnyMouse House.

Good friends, good times (and isn’t Z’s backyard beautiful?)

The real thing

Thank you to ZAnyMouse and TwiloveSis for letting me use some of your pictures!

TwiloveSue XOXO

End of the Road for Our Feet and 100 Monkeys in San Diego

2011-09-15T15:54:00.017-04:00

We ended our BookClub 100 Monkeys Stalking Adventure with a show at the San Diego House of Blues. While I was sad to say goodbye to the Monkeys, my feet were silently cheering. They probably would have done a happy dance, but were just too exhausted to even bother. I still can’t believe how many hours over the long weekend that we spent standing in line or squished up in front of a stage, but it really did go by quickly. Let’s face it… it’s not like I was going to spend that time solving world peace anyway and quality time with such great friends is a very worthy endeavor in my book.

Partial BookClub: ZAnyMouse, TwiloveSue, Twi-daughter Nicole, Twifixx (Twi-daughter Megan arrived a little while later)

There’s not much left to say about seeing 100 Monkeys in concert that I haven’t already gushed about in many other posts, so I’ll just get right to the pictures.
Jackson and Jerad

Ben G. and Jackson

I love Jackson's dancing, but you've got to wonder about the decision to wear flannel on stage.

Jared solicited ideas from the audience for the night's improv song. He ended up going with "Aunt Irene" in honor of his aunt that was there attending with his whole family. Jackson's lyrics were hysterical and he ending it by thanking Jared's parents for "making love and creating Mohawtie."

Jackson and Uncle Larry

Since this was the last show on the tour, there was a extra energy and sense of fun as 100 Monkeys wrapped it all up in my home town. They closed out the night in a fabulous jam session with Kissing Club and Bleeding Horse Express. It was cool watching them have so much fun together and finish in a big way. Jackson and Bradley, the lead singer of Bleeding Horse Express. We enjoyed seeing this group from Vancouver open for the Monkeys several times and apparently Jackson liked them a lot too because he produced their new CD.

Jackson was videotaping us again. Hopefully there will be a tour DVD out soon!

And before presenting our closing Hot Rob picture, I’m feeling a little nostalgic and want to thank all of you for your sweet and encouraging blog comments this year. Sharing my pictures and talking with you guys about my little Twilight obsession is always a highlight of my day and just as much fun as going to the events themselves. I would also like to give special thank yous to the BookClub for being such amazing friends, to 17foreverLisa for being the best enabler ever and a big, sloppy wet kiss to Mrs. P for letting me play on her blog. I love all of you Bitepackers and will use you as an excuse to double my stalky efforts for the rest of the year. Let’s just see where my husband’s Twilight tolerance ends, shall we? (just kidding ~ sorta)

Don’t forget to go Walk with Mrs. P! Today she gives us a breakdown of the Breaking Dawn trailer as only she can.

Mwahhh!!
TwiloveSue XOXO

P.S. Here are a few last shots from the show that made me laugh

Jackson seems to be wearing the ears of some small, unidentifiable primate.

Bradley wore this interesting shirt for their last song. I don’t recall seeing it for sale at the Monkey merchandise booth, though.

100 Monkeys and Refrigerators at Best Buy

2011-09-08T12:45:00.011-04:00

On the last day of our 100 Monkey marathon weekend, we caught the guys at an in-store appearance at the Best Buy in San Diego. Being the conscientious (not obsessive) fans that we are, we arrived nice and early to stake out our spots. After our eagle eyes quickly spotted the 5 empty chairs and table set up in the appliance department, we then proceeded to mill about the store trying not to look like fans stalking the appliance section of a major retail store. You know, it’s a lot harder to kill an hour and a half pretending to shop than you’d think. Here we are, looking not so inconspicuous… (top row) TwiloveSue, ZAnyMouse, Twifixx, LuvsmesumEdward, Jaymes805, (bottom row) Twi-daughters Nicole and D.

Jared was the first to arrive and seemed perplexed that no other band members were there yet. After a little while, he emerged from the employee break room wearing a Best Buy t-shirt, customized with cut off sleeves. All of the employees seemed happy to see him and he posed for pictures with many of them. It turns out that he worked at that exact location for two years in his pre-100 Monkeys days (that's your Monkey trivia for the day).

Eventually the rest of the guys arrived (about 30 minutes late), looking very tired but happy to be there. The Bens looked especially worn out, with Ben G. wearing the same clothes from the night before (not that we’d ever notice something like that…) and I’m pretty sure Ben J. had recently been turned into a zombie. Jackson and Uncle Larry looked just as polished and put together as always.

They sang acoustic versions of several songs for the small but enthusiastic crowd and then signed autographs afterwards. It was so funny to see all of the other shoppers wander past the appliance section wondering what in the world was going on. It was a very fun and casual way to see them perform and they sounded extremely good. I always tell people that CDs just don’t do justice to them. 100 Monkeys really do need to be experienced live.

For today’s Rob picture I’ve brought back an old favorite because there is no such thing as too much Rome Rob.

TwiloveSue XOXO

P.S. Don't forget to go Walk with Mrs. P!

Going Bananas with 100 Monkeys in Anaheim

2011-09-02T01:14:00.017-04:00

Our second 100 Monkeys show of the Monkey Mania Marathon weekend was at the House of Blues in Anaheim, located right in the heart of Downtown Disney. It was kind of odd being right next to Disneyland and not going into the park, so I bought myself a pair of Mickey Mouse earrings and that made me feel a whole lot better.

At the time we orignially bought our tickets, we were overcome with a weak moment of unexpected logic and declined to buy the VIP package that included watching the sound check and early admission into the venue. However, we did buy overpriced HoB merchandise and food to qualify for the “pass the line” line and get in ahead of the rest of the general admission ticket holders. It worked out fairly well and we ended up in the 3rd "row" of standing people from the stage.

Here we are! Twi-daughter Nicole, ZAnyMouse, Twi-daughter Megan, me (TwiloveSue), and Twifixx

It was a super tall stage (granted, I am short and everything looks tall from my perspective), making it pretty easy to see the show above everyone’s head. We were crowded so closely together, though, that I could only take a picture of whatever was directly in front of me as long as nobody was bumping me or holding their camera up into the air. I ended up with many very funny shots of well-focused hands holding cameras, heads cut off, and a whole lot of things I can't identify at all. Perhaps I shall make a coffee table book from them someday to finance my Monkey travels. People around us pushed like crazy when Jackson hopped off the stage a few times, but it was still a fun group. Well, except for the drunk dirty dancing wannabe lesbians… but I'm thinking that's a story best left untold.

Jackson Rathbone

Ben Graupner

Jared Anderson (aka Mohawtie)

The Monkeys maintained the same high energetic pace as from a few nights before and played many favorites, including “Orson Brawl” and “Ugly Girl” (love it when they get to the “funkified” part!). They also played “Keep Awake,” which we hadn’t heard in awhile and it was a huge hit with the audience. The improv song was named Hurricane and Jackson’s trademark song dancing did not disappoint (go search it on youtube!).

Towards the end of the show, I was so surprised when Ben G. threw a guitar pick into the crowd and it landed right into my hands without me even trying to catch it. I gave it to Nicole, who promptly gave it to Megan because she knew Megan would really like it. I thought that was so sweet and a great example of how much our little group has come to care for one another. And in a wonderful stroke of karma, Jared threw his guitar pick into the crowd to Nicole!

Jared, Uncle Larry, Ben Johnson

Yup, I do believe he is looking at me

At the autograph signing afterwards, I chatted with Jared and Jackson about what they were going to do after the tour was over (“what’s a vacation?”), Ben G. shook my hand and Ben J. gave me a high five when I said I would see him the next day. Uncle Larry hugged me and called me baby. Obviously that means he wants me to marry Jackson and go on tour with them to Europe.

Jackson is always so heartfelt with his emotions during the "Thank You" song

We wrapped up the late night with a BookClub slumber party at my house, but we were too tired to eat the snacks, drink the wine, or do much more than go to sleep. I know… I’m so ashamed.

I think this is my favorite picture of the evening

TwiloveSue XOXO

P.S. Our Rob picture of the day is this fabulous new Water for Elephants still. Don't you just love it?!

Monkey Play at the El Rey in LA

2011-08-30T23:28:00.010-04:00

When we heard that 100 Monkeys were going to wrap up their 45 city tour with several Southern California shows, we just couldn’t resist throwing all good judgment to the wind and making a long BookClub weekend out of it. Having unlimited wealth, no responsibilities in life, and a complete lack of priorities (only one part of this sentence is actually true), we decided to hit the road and become the 100 Monkeys version of Deadheads (but with daily showers).

The first of our four Monkey encounters was at the El Rey Theatre in LA, a fabulously renovated art deco theater from the 1930’s that makes you think old time Hollywood. The five of us (Twifixx, ZAnyMouse, Twi-daughters Nicole and Megan, and me) got spots in the center right up against the stage, the perfect location for maximum Monkey enjoyment. As always, it was a highly energetic show with the very enthusiastic crowd dancing and singing along the whole time. Every time I see the Monkeys perform, I’m convinced that it was the best show I’ve ever seen them do and this one was no exception. Jackson learned some mighty fine new moves during his travels these past few months and the band clicked together better than ever.

Yes, that really is a camera on Jackson’s hat. It took me awhile to notice the flashing red light and realize that we were being recorded every time he looked our way.

In honor of my good friend kiTT (who I’m convinced is the originator of Jared’s nickname “Mohawtie”) and thanks to a terrific suggestion from 17foreverLisa, we made neon green signs to try to get Jared to choose "Mohawtie" as the improv song. His sister was in the audience and he went with her title of "weightlifting snowman," but at least we made Jerad and Jackson laugh.

At the autograph table afterwards, Jerad told us that he would have picked our song title if his sister hadn't been there. I’m sure Jackson could have come up with some very interesting lyrics for that one! When Nicole gave them the Mohawtie sign to autograph, Jared drew a cute picture of a fish on it and then jokingly stuffed the page into his shirt. I'm not sure why he did that, but it was pretty funny and then Jackson acted like he was afraid to touch it. When Uncle Larry signed the page, he asked Ben J. what "Mohawtie" meant and Ben told him that it was because "Jerad has a mohawk and people think he's... we'll... you know.... hot" and then he looked really embarrassed from saying that. I thought it was such a generous and personal touch for the guys to stay after the show for an autograph line when it was so late and they were clearly exhausted.

We’ve seen 100 Monkeys perform quite a few times now and it’s hard to explain to people exactly what it is that keeps us coming back over and over again. I guess the best way I can put it is that it’s a chance to escape from real life for a bit with my two best friends (and future commune co-dwellers) and our wonderful daughters to dance and smile with a group of multi-talented guys who are very easy on the eyes and seem just as happy to be there performing for us as we are being there listening to them. What’s not to love?

And speaking of easy on the eyes... here's a favorite shot from one of the best magazine shoots EVER! I realize he's not a member of 100 Monkeys, but it just isn't right to leave him out of a TwiBite post.

TwiloveSue XOXO

P.S. Thank you to ZAnyMouse for naming my Monkey posts!

Random Comic-con Chat

2011-08-19T00:57:00.015-04:00

Comic-con week began with a bang when 17foreverLisa flew halfway across the United States to brave a whole week with my family and attend the festival of nerds known as Comic-con. Nearly a year had gone by since the one time we'd ever met in person, but when we saw each other again it was as if no time had passed (I’m feeling so poetic right now).

TwiredJen, 17foreverLisa, and TwiloveSue (aka Jen, Lisa and Sue) at the San Diego airport. You know, I can't help but notice that we fail at having super secret online identities since all three of us include our real first names as part of our screen names.

Jen and I surprised Lisa at the airport with an embarrassing Rob sign, balloons, and a box of her favorite beverage (wine) decorated with Rob, Kristen and Jackson pictures. We had a great lunch at Seaport Village next to the bay (yes, Lisa overcame her fear of being eaten by killer whales!) and had a fun afternoon on the Old Time Trolley Tour through San Diego. I'll save the story of our BookClub fieldtrip to Hollywood (and all the embarrassing pictures) for my next post.

Because we take our Twilight extremely seriously and lost all sense of logic years ago when Edward first walked into the cafeteria, we then spent the next three days waiting in line for the Breaking Dawn panel. It was a little frustrating since Comic-con security didn’t quite know what to make of us being there so early (yeah, nothing weird about that). We kept trying to tell them it was only a matter of time before our group of thirty would grow to thousands.

Eventually they accepted our presence and went from threatening to call the police to “trying to work with us” to making us the official line and providing shade and bathrooms. Ah, the power of well-behaved Twilight fans and perseverance…

I know this sounds nuts, but it really was a fun experience and I’d do it all again in a heartbeat. We held back on purpose to be second in line as part of our on-going plan to avoid the press at all costs. The group in front of us was inundated by media interviews from every news outlet and blog known to mankind and I’m grateful to them for representing our fandom so well. They were well-spoken and provided an interesting human interest story rather than the freak story I would have been. Trust me when I say that.

TwiSis Crystal, LuvsMeSumEdward, Twi-daughter D, Mary Lou, 17foreverLisa, and Allye – doesn’t this look cozy? ZanyMouse and TwiredJen made special trips to the convention center to keep us company in line.

Twi-daughter Nicole, Allye, Lisa

I will admit, though, that outside the San Diego Convention Center was not the most peaceful and comfortable place to sleep. It was cold being right there next to the water (what can I say, I’m a wimp and anything below 65 degrees is cold) and I can’t even say how happy I was when the trolleys across the street stopped running around midnight. That is, right until I realized that once the trolleys stopped, then the freight trains started. Seriously. Freight trains!!

Home Sweet Home

Nicole and I are huge Dr. Who fans and this picture from the BBC website of Nicole shows the beautiful Cosplay dress ZanyMouse made for her. Nicole had her picture taken tons of times over the weekend by other Who fans and also was interviewed for a BBC special. Is ZanyMouse incredibly talented or what?

My goal for Comic-con was to get as close to Robert Pattinson as possible and Nicole’s goal was to meet Matt Smith (he plays The Doctor on Dr. Who). I still can’t believe we both met our goals with flying colors (you can read about when I met Rob HERE – sorry to keep bringing it up, but I still can’t believe it!). Thank you again to my anonymous friend-who-shall-not-be-named that gave us the hot tip on where to find Matt!

Matt and Nicole

Sue and Matt

It was so cool to meet up with two of my Twilighty friends who also happen to be fellow Whovians, Dangrdafne and MissTejota.

I’m sure you’ve figured out by now that Nicole and I are total geeks, so we were truly in our element at Comic-con. While I was there first and foremost for Twilight, it was pretty exciting to meet actors from Star Trek and Nicholas Brendon, who played Xander on Buffy the Vampire Slayer. He was so sweet and gave GREAT hugs. Sigh.

Sue, Nicholas, Nicole

I have plenty more pictures to share in my next post, but here’s a lovely one of Rob to hold you over in the meantime. I may have used this one already, but does it really matter?

TwiloveSue XOXO

Comic-Con: Twilight Stars Look Fabulous at the Crack of Dawn. Me? Not So Much.

2011-08-09T00:13:00.017-04:00

As part of my diabolical plan to confuse you by doing my Comic-con posts in a completely random order, I’ll now tell you about our surprise early morning visit by Twilight cast members and save the adventures of line camping and other Comic-con talk for another post.

At about 6am on the opening day of Comic-con, Summit surprised us by bringing Nikki Reed, Ashley Green, Elizabeth Reaser, Boo Boo Stewart and Julia Jones to visit the line and deliver us breakfast. Needless to say, the crowd went nuts and nobody was interested in the food. Not only were there several thousand people in line by that point, but there were news cameras galore, spectators everywhere, and enough security to thwart a small country's revolution.

As security escorted the stars through the line, it became sort of a free-for-all to get a Breaking Dawn mini poster and coffee mug, meet each actor, and get an autograph or a picture. Despite the chaos, all of the actors were very calm and friendly, cheerfully posing for pictures and signing as many autographs as they could while security rushed them along and news cameras were shoved into their faces.

I spy Ashley Greene somewhere in the middle of all this mayhem.

There she is!

I’m sure I’m stating the obvious by saying that actors and actresses look so much more amazing than normal people to begin with, so when you put them next to people who have been camping out for multiple days…. well, in my case, the comparison becomes extraordinary (and not in a good way). Everyone else looks pretty good, though!

Twi-daughter Nicole and Nikki Reed. Nicole is a huge Dr. Who fan and proudly wore this awesome Tardis dress made by ZanyMouse.

Julia Jones and TwiloveSue

Twi-daughter Nicole and Boo Boo Stewart. Turns out he's a big Dr. Who fan too.

Elizabeth Reaser, TwiloveSue, Twi-daughter Nicole

The day’s autographs: (top l to r) Bill Condon, Rob, Taylor, Kristen, (bottom l to r) Boo Boo, Nikki, Elizabeth, Julia, Ashley. (I’m still in shock…!). Note that all I could think of to weigh down the poster corners for this picture was my spare change. I’m classy that way.

In case you were worried about Mrs. P’s fate after reading about how kiTT found her on the shores of the East Coast ready to cross the Atlantic in a bottle (hop over to TongueTwied for the full story HERE), rest assured that Mrs. P made it to San Diego in plenty of time for Comic-con.

She camped out in line with us for three days…

… got herself signed by Julia Jones (I hope that wasn’t too awkward)….

…and scored plenty of CC swag!

And because every post simply must end with a hot picture of Rob (this is a hard and fast rule, after all), here’s a shot from the Teen Choice Awards that pretty well demonstrates the smoldery yet incredulous look Rob gave me at the autograph session when I confessed my dorkiness to him. If you missed that post, you can read it HERE.

TwiloveSue XOXO

P.S. Don't forget to go Walk with Mrs. P today!

Comic-con: The Planets of the Universe Aligned, Karma Smiled, and I Met Robert Pattinson

2011-08-04T03:17:00.016-04:00

I attended Comic-con a few weeks ago with one goal in mind: to get as close to Robert Pattinson as possible (without getting myself arrested or becoming the lead story on Access Hollywood). Silly me, I thought my best bet would be to camp outside Hall H for three days and try to score a front row seat at the Breaking Dawn panel. Little did I know that pure, dumb luck (or as I prefer to call it, fate) would be the key to my success. I’ll tell you more about being a crazy line camper and all the other fun things we did at Comic-con in another post because right now I have to tell you about how I MET ROBERT PATTINSON!!

I’m still in shock…

On the first day of Comic-con after several cast members visited us in line and Summit brought us breakfast, they held a raffle for the first 300 people in line to have a chance at 50 wristbands for a private autograph session with Rob, Kristen, Taylor & Bill Condon. Unfortunately, I didn't win, but my most awesome friend 17foreverLisa did along with one of the girls in the group in front of us. The rest of us were super bummed, but we still tried to be happy for the ones who won (believe me, it was very hard and I’m sure my eyes were glowing a bright green).

When they finally let us inside for the Breaking Dawn panel, it was total chaos and the back of the line basically went nuts trying to run in front of us and we also saw that the front rows were already blocked off for studio execs, the deaf, and all of their family, friends and neighbors (don't even get me started on that...). Our group got split up in the stampede, but Twi-daughter Nicole, 17foreverLisa and I did manage to get 2nd row seats together.

Before the panel started, I turned to Twi-daughter Nicole and said, “I wish I could have met Rob today, but I know it will happen sometime." As soon as I said that, a lady tapped me on the shoulder and asked if I was leaving right after the panel and could she have our seats in exchange for her wristband to meet Rob!! I nearly died on the spot. Luckily she didn’t ask for my firstborn child, because Nicole was conveniently right there with me and I would have gladly traded her into a lifetime of servitude for a wristband. It’s quite likely that woman was my fairy godmother.

After the panel was over (more on that next time - it was fabulous!!), Lisa and I scurried off to the secret room to line up for the signing. They let us go in a few people at a time and I swear to you, I almost couldn't breathe when I saw Rob mere feet away. Taylor, Rob, Kristen and Bill were seated at tables all in a row and we were each given a Breaking Dawn poster to have autographed. We weren't allowed to take pictures (they threatened us big time) and the dictator-like woman in charge kept saying they had to leave in 7 minutes for another engagement. We found out afterwards that they ran out of time and the back part of the line never even got to see them. Can you imagine? I'm so glad we hurried.

Luckily there were some official photographers on hand to capture it all (note: none of the pictures in this post were taken by me and I believe all are APwire)

I met Taylor first and he was very adorable and friendly. We just made surface chit chat about Comic-con and his upcoming movie Abduction. I don’t remember much because, for some reason, I was having concentration issues.

Then, I moved down to Rob’s table and said hello to him with a big, dopey grin on my face. He smiled and said hi (I’m pretty sure I heard a choir of angels singing in the background) and then he asked me "what does it say on your shirt?" I moved my CC lanyard out of the way and basically leaned forward with my chest stuck out (I'm such an idiot) and he read out loud "Ciao Volturi" (it had a cartoon picture of Alice in a yellow porche) and then he laughed and said, "that's funny."

You'd be very impressed at how cool and normal I acted (I think). I thanked him for coming to CC and said I was looking forward to seeing Breaking Dawn. I also told him that I was one of the dorks who waited in line for the past few days for the panel and he gave me a really funny, smoldery look, like "no you didn't...!" and stared straight into my eyes and smiled. I kind of shrugged and rolled my eyes and said, "I know...."

I told Rob how much I’ve enjoyed all of his movies and that it was really great to meet him. I also joked that I wouldn’t talk while he was signing his name because I didn’t want to make him mess it up (or something stupid like that) and he laughed. I tried not to be too gushy, but I’m sure I was. Then we said goodbye and I moved on to Kristen’s table.

I didn’t talk much to Kristen and Bill because it felt kind of awkward. I basically just said hi and that I enjoyed their movies (plus my brain was not working so well at that point) and then I floated out the door.

Wow. I still can't believe I finally met Rob and am so relieved that he was just as wonderful and gracious as I'd imagined. He was quite gorgeous in person and I didn’t even notice the hacked up haircut because I was so busy looking into his eyes. He most definitely has magical powers.

TwiloveSue XOXO

'Round the Birthday Bases : Home Plate!

2011-07-27T16:00:00.003-04:00

Well hello there!!!! Mrs. P is here to

Welcome you to

HOME PLATE!

If you arrived here after rounding Third Base, we need to take care of some business first.

Just look at the little light....

OK. We should be good to go now.

What's our theme, you ask?

Well it's none other than FORKS!!!!!

Let's start with a birthday message from TwiloveSue!

FOOORRRRKKKS!!!

Forks, Washington will always hold a special place in my heart not only for being the home of my favorite books and movies, but also because it’s where so many online Twi-friendships became “real life” friendships. The Twitarded invasion of FOOORRRKKKS last fall was proof that our virtual friendships were true and that you could know and love someone before meeting them in person. It truly was the trip of a lifetime.

TwilightCupcake, 17foreverlisa, TwiredJen, StarlitViolets, Mrs. P, Truebldtwilight, TwiloveSue

Mama_Cougar, TwiloveSue, 17foreverlisa, LivingWEdward, Mrs. P, DangrDafne, CullenaryCurser

17foreverlisa, StarlitViolets, TwiloveSue, Musingbella, Renabug1

A whole flock of Twitards (picture borrowed from Twitarded)

Note from Mrs. P : I'm the one on the far left with my hand on my hip thinking I'm all sorts of sexy. **face palm**

I’m so happy to be part of this very wonderful birthday tribute to my Forky friend 17foreverLisa. She truly is the embodiment of the warm and generous community that is Twitardia and proof that it is indeed possible for Diet Pepsi addicts to live in harmony with Diet Coke addicts. I’m so proud and grateful to call her my friend.

Happy Birthday, Lisa. Love ya!!!

TwiloveSue XOXO

Next up, we have a Forks message from Munkee:

Lisa--
You were the first person I met in Forks. Somehow I had gotten lost on the way
there--I drove an hour in the wrong direction and arrived just in time for the
movie. I walked into that huge, dark room, all by myself, and somehow found
your friendly face. You gave me an enormous hug and made me feel right at home.
I know you don't keep up with the blog much these days (you either P), but I
really loved reading it and appreciate so much the time and effort you made to
write it. Happy Birthday, Lisa! It's cool to know there are kindred spirits
out there. A shitload of them, apparently! And your present is in the mail.

Love,
Munkee

We now have a birthday message from Twifixx:

"Happy Birthday, Lisa! It was great meeting you in So. Cal. and including you in your first Bookclub Meeting with the Serial Killers. I'm glad your ComicCon trip was awesome and successful! ---Twifixx (Linda)"

Here we have a beautiful message from LivingWithEdward!

Mrs. P, Twired Jen, LivingWithEdward, and Lisa

Happy Birthday to the best bloggy mom anyone could ever ask for. So many of us never would never have met without Lisa having accepting and welcoming us into what has become the best community the fandom has seen. Twitarded has spawned our lovely lot, and Lisa nourished and loved it, helping to connect a lot of us all together. Lisa, today we honor your special day and celebrate the woman who we owe our new friendships, bonds, and sisters to. We love you long time and hope for nothing but the best for you. Happy Birthday Lisa, and many many more!

Next we have a birthday message from Honolulu Girl!

I want to wish Lisa a very Happy Birthday and hope that she has a great time with family and friends celebrating.

Here is a photo of Lisa with Twilightcupcake

Another note from Mrs. P: I'm the idiot in the background over Twilightcupcake's shoulder.

**double face palm**

Last up we have a contribution from Twired Jen!

Dear Lord...there's that "R" word again. OK...hold still. This won't hurt....

Well, I guess the only one left is me.

Dear Lisa,

We've had more laughs and more conversations than I have hairs on my head...and that says a lot. There really isn't anything I can't talk to you about and there really isn't anything I can't depend on you for. You're part of the reason this blog was the success it was...I know that. You were the first TwiBite Challenge...you were the first person I spoke to most mornings, and you were my loudest cheerleader. It's absolutely impossible for anyone to realize what we've been through and what we've overcome. You can choose your friends...you can't choose your family.

I choose you.

Stay 17 in your heart forever. Love is love, no matter what.

Cullenary Curser and me in the background,

Twired Jen and Lisa up front.

Peace, Love, Look How Far We've Come,

Mrs. P

P.S. Lisa, we've got all the bases covered:

Now go head on over to the other bases!!!!

Batter Up www.rathgasm101.blogspot.com

Starting Pitch www.thecoldshower.wordpress.com

HomeRun www.dangrdafne.blogspot.com

First Base www.robmusement.blogspot.com

Second Base www.twilightjunkiesanonymous.blogspot.com

Shortstop www.pattinsonpost.tumblr.com

Third Base www.sotwired.blogspot.com

Home Plate www.twibite.blogspot.com

Extra Innings w/Grand Slam www.tonguetwied.blogspot.com

The Dugout www.twikiwi.blogspot.com

7th Inning Stretch www.robzsinger.blogspot.com

The Beer Vendor www.musingbella.blogspot.com

The Outfield www.moondancewithRob.blogspot.com

Derelicts Underneath the Bleachers www.twitarded.blogspot.com

The Press Box www.mamacougar.blogspot.com

The Locker Room www.edbrella.blogspot.com

Spring Training www.starlitviolets.blogspot.com

Wish Me Luck!!

2011-07-18T02:10:00.004-04:00

TwiloveSue XOXO

11 Things I Learned on the Twitarded Trip to FOOOORRRKKS

2011-07-13T01:54:00.018-04:00

Last Fall, I went with the gals from the fabulous Twitarded blog and over a hundred of their crazy, Twilight obsessed followers on a once-in-a-lifetime trip to the Twilight Mecca of Forks, Washington.

My family thought I was absolutely nuts because I had never met a single one of these people in person and mostly only knew everyone by their very creative online screen names, and yet there I was traipsing off to another state to hang out with them. I even made arrangements to room with three of these ladies based on a very lively Twitter conversation. How lucky was I to end up rooming with the awesome 17foreverlisa, Mrs. P, Cullenarycurser and our bonus next door neighbor (the one person I actually knew in “real life”) TwiredJen?! My sister’s worry that they would all turn out to be cartoon-headed 60 year old men who live in their Moms' basements turned out to be completely unfounded. In fact, I’m nearly certain there wasn’t a single serial killer in the bunch.

And now, here are 11 things that I learned on that trip, just in case you're considering making the pilgrammage yourself. Sure, it’s true that most people make top ten lists, but I decided to go with eleven in hope that this will convince you that I’m kind of over-achievery instead of just wishy-washy.

1. Twitards are the friendliest and most accepting people in the world. It was like we had all been called home to the mother ship to reunite with old friends. We were an instant community of women who completely “got” each other.
Snarkier than you, Dangrdafne, Myg, JennyJerkface, LatchkeyWife, VitaminR

Latchkeywife, 17foreverlisa, TwiredJen, SnarkierthanYou, Twilightcupcake, Jenny Jerkface, Truebldtwilight, TwiloveSue, Mrs. P

2. The Welcome to Forks sign is very cool in person.Cullenarycurser, Mrs. P, JennyJerkface, SnarkierThanYou, TwiloveSue, TwiredJen, 17foreverlisa

3. I have no self control at all when tempted with a store full of Twilight merchandise. None. Whatsoever.
4. The town of Forks deserves an E for Effort for embracing the world of Twilight. Even though Bella Swan doesn’t live in the Swan House, Dr. Cullen doesn’t work at the hospital (he does have a parking place, though) and none of Twilight movies were actually filmed in Forks, it still felt right.

5. Vampires really aren’t allowed on the Quileute side of the treaty line.
6. There are Hos in the Hoh Forest.17foreverlisa, Cullenarycurser, Mama_Cougar, tatoomickey, TwiloveSue, TwiredJen, Mrs.P

7. TwiredJen does a great New Moon Bella impression.
8. Chief Charlie Swan does not patrol Highway #101 between Forks and Port Angeles, but the Washington state troopers do and they will give you a ticket if you speed. Believe me, I learned this the hard way (and am eternally grateful to my passengers for being sweet & demure and not getting us arrested). The Gang (picture borrowed from Twitarded)

9. You should never turn your back on the ocean at La Push beach. CullenaryCurser was taken out by a rogue wave that came out of nowhere. I wasn’t sure if I should try to go help her or take a picture. Luckily she has a great sense of humor. TwiloveSue, StarlitViolets, 17foreverlisa, Twilightcupcake, Truebldtwilight, TwiredJen, Cullenarycurser, Mrs. P

10. The mushroom ravioli at Bella Italia tastes better than it looks
11. Watching Twilight for the 17 millionth time with fellow Twitards was hysterical, like having your own Rifftraxx soundtrack. This was the funniest group ever and only we are allowed to make fun of Twilight.
If you’re still trying to decide whether or not to go on the FOOOORRRKKS trip this year, my advice is to DO IT! It’s something you just have to experience at least once and I’m so glad I did. It was one of my best decisions ever. To (mis)quote a recent circus movie, I wasn’t running away, I was going home.
TwiloveSue XOXO

We Saw 100 Monkeys at the Roxy and Partied Like It Was 10/10/10

2011-07-08T01:31:00.013-04:00

While 17foreverlisa, MamaCougar and the gang were hanging out with the Monkeys in Chicago tonight, I interrupted my Spring Cleaning (yes, I know it's Summer; I'm a procrastinator) to dig up these pictures from the 100 Monkeys show in LA last October. I attended with four of my favorite people - Twifixx, ZAnyMouse and the two Twi-daughters - and the band did not disappoint. As they say, a picture paints a thousand words.

I always love the unique Monkey stage decor

Does this pose remind you of anyone?

I don't know how it happened, but somehow pretty much all of my shots ended up being of only Jackson. Thank you to ZAnyMouse for saving the day with these great pix of the rest of the band (except poor Ben J. I guess he was feeling kinda shy).

You've just got to wonder what was going through his mind.

I think Rob was wearing a San Diego Padres hat this morning because he's just as excited about Comic-con as I am. Do you suppose he's free to come by my house for dinner? Don't worry, I'll order pizza so that I don't poison him.

TwiloveSue XOXO

TwiloveSue’s “25 Things” (dedicted to the Babes at Twitarded)

2011-07-05T16:54:00.006-04:00

If you haven’t been over to Twitarded yet to read Snarkier Than You’s “25 Things” and everyone else’s fabulous lists and blog links, be sure to go check it out. I just love getting to know everyone better! My list isn’t nearly as witty or interesting, but I think the idea is brilliant and want to play too. So here goes…

1. I’m seriously addicted to Diet Coke.
2. There are so many magnets on my refrigerator that it’s a wonder the door hasn’t fallen off.
3. Even though I spend an obscene amount of time and money on my hair, it never seems to make much of a difference.
4. I’ve been a major Donny Osmond fan since I was 8 years old and he’s jokingly referred to me as his “favorite stalker.”
5. I read several books a week
6. I’m a cat person and will probably someday have 8 of them and be the crazy lady down the street that everyone talks about.
7. I have 9 ear piercings.
8. I saw Twilight in the theater more times than I would admit even to you guys.
9. I think spreadsheets are awesome.
10. My three kids and my sister are the funniest people I know.
11. Despite all the peer pressure, I haven’t joined Facebook because I just can’t handle another obsession.
12. I’m ridiculously excited about Comic-con because it’s all of my favorite things in one place.
13. I like to drive really fast.
14. I camped out for 5 days for the Eclipse premiere and am planning to do it again for Breaking Dawn.
15. I read MoTU on my cell phone while at the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris and I think that pretty much makes me the worse chaperone ever.
16. I met my husband while we were both in the SDSU marching band and we’ve been married for 25 years.
17. I’m socially awkward and avoid parties like the plague.
18. I collect pretty much everything and the show Hoarders would have a field day at my house.
19. I used to take roller skating lessons and am still pretty good at it.
20. I started out as a music major in college, but eventually graduated with a business administration degree.
21. I’m thinking about getting a tattoo on my wrist.
22. I love to laugh.
23. I can recite the Greek alphabet really fast
24. I’m a terrible cook and am OK with that.
25. I love my Twi-friends to death and can’t even begin to say how much you guys brighten my day.

Please tell me in the comments that I'm not as weird as I think I am and be sure to let me know where I can find your list. Mwahhhhh!!!!
TwiloveSue XOXO

P.S. You know I wouldn’t leave you without a picture of Rob since every post simply must have one. Enjoy!

Close Encounters of the Brit Kind: We Finally Met Bobby Long and Did You Know That Rob Emails Me?

2011-06-30T01:36:00.015-04:00

I finally met Bobby Long last April when I caught his show at McCabe’s Guitar Shop in Santa Monica, CA, with ZAnyMouse and Twi-Daughter Nicole. I have to say, this place was the most intimate venue ever. It literally was a guitar shop with about 120 folding chairs set up in the back room. Our seats were right in front, just a few feet away from the small stage. In case you don’t know who Bobby Long is, the cliff notes version is that he’s a singer/songwriter/awesome guitar player friend of Rob Pattinson’s from London, who is on tour to promote his first album.

This show was a solo, acoustic set with just Bobby singing while playing the guitar and harmonica. It was easily one of the best performances I’ve ever seen. He performed most of the songs from his new CD and also several he was trying out live for the first time. We got such a great glimpse of his personality as he talked about why he wrote each song and shared many personal and hilarious stories. The story that made us laugh the hardest was "this morning I went to the doctor and got two shots in me ass." Not that it was funny that he'd been so sick, but he kept telling us more and more about the visit and you just can't not laugh when you hear "ass cheeks" in a British accent.

You know how sometimes in interviews how Rob goes off on odd tangents or says things that you suspect he's making up just to keep things interesting? Bobby did that too. Sometimes he'd stop in the middle of a story and say, "Nah, I'm just f***ing with you." He talked about so many random things like his first job, going on holiday as a kid with his family, hanging around London with his mates, and he demonstrated his terrible Australian accent. He kept saying that was the most he'd talked in the last 6 months. It really was a one of a kind experience.

After the show, Bobby went into the guitar shop to sign autographs and pose for pictures with everyone. I can’t remember what we talked about, but I’m sure I said something dorky.

Bobby and TwiloveSue (I’ll confess, I was standing on my toes. He’s really tall!)

ZAnyMouse

Twi-daughter Nicole

Bobby signed his CD and, for the life of me, I can’t figure out what he wrote. Any guesses? All the best? M Me Rel? I’m not Rob?

We weren’t allowed to take pictures during the show, so this would make for a short post if I didn’t have anything else to share. Luckily, I think the time is right for me to tell you about the secret emails that Rob has been sending me for the past few years. It’s like he knows when I can use an encouraging word or something pretty to look at. Yeah, sure, some of you might think it’s really Twifixx and her magical iphone, but I prefer to think that Rob always has the BookClub on his mind. These are but a few of the pictures "he" has sent to ZAnyMouse, Twifixx and me.

Valentine’s Day

Mother’s Day

Having a bad day

ANY day

ZAnyMouse, Twifixx and I had a girl’s weekend at this fabulous Victorian-style hotel last year. We didn’t see any ghosts (it’s reportedly haunted) but we did happen to glance out the window and catch Bel Ami Rob strolling the grounds (hopefully this picture came out clear enough that you can spot us creeping in the window).

And because I love Jumping Rob to death, I’ll end with this picture courtesy of ZAnyMouse. Seriously, these will never get old!

TwiloveSue XOXO

P.S. Don’t forget to Walk with Mrs P!

Pfach’s Practically Perfect Presence at Petco Park Pleased People and Properly Produced Profuse and Prolific Praise

2011-06-23T00:37:00.019-04:00

A few days after the Eclipse premiere, Summit hosted a series of Twilight Nights around the US. The event featured a double feature of Twilight and New Moon at various outdoor venues with cast appearances beforehand. We lucked out to have one scheduled in our home town of San Diego at Petco Park with appearances by Peter Facinelli (the hardest working actor in the world) and Christian Serratos. Even though I was pretty worn out from camping out at the Eclipse premiere (sitting around is such hard work), I couldn’t resist going with a few of my favorite Twitards.

Don’t we look like we’re having fun waiting in line sandwiched between the trashcan and a big ashtray? Twi-sister Crystal, LuvsMeSumEdward, TwiloveSue, and Twired Jen (Elusive_S joined us a little bit later)

Those clever Twilight fans…

Waiting in line with TwiredJen and her lovely sis Elusive_S

Look, they gave us free Eclipse t-shirts!

The event was set up in the Park at the Park, with blanket seating and a big movie screen. While we waited for Peter & Christian to arrive, there were various game booths to keep us occupied plus free popcorn and other goodies. Twi-sister Crystal won an Edward lunchbox!

We had a lot of time to kill, so the inappropriate behavior started right away. Yep, that really is Elusive_S doing the splits on Edward’s face.

Once Peter and Christian arrived, they were interviewed on the big stage for a Moviefone live stream and then briefly signed autographs. To say there was an abundance of screaming pre-teen girls would be an understatement. We hedged our bets and picked a spot in the front off to the side of the stage that paid off.

Peter was so cute using the security guard’s back as a table.

Oh yeah, best shot of the night.

Now, some people would think Peter was way too close to take a picture in this instance. Not me. Don’t you love that scruff?

Jen had a very close encounter with Peter. So cute!

We posed for a group picture in front of a green screen at one of the booths and then our picture was posted on the event website a few weeks later. Darn, we were hoping to end up in the tent scene with Edward.

Nice, huh? I figure the baseball hat ties this Rob picture into the post’s theme.

I’ve got my fingers crossed for some great Breaking Dawn promotional events. November will be here before we know it!

TwiloveSue XOXO

A Look Back at the 2010 LA Twi-con Part 2: Do Your Best Bella!

2011-06-14T21:59:00.017-04:00

In addition to heart palpitating appearances by Peter Facinelli and Kellan Lutz (you can check out the pictures and read part one of my post HERE), there were plenty of other Twilight cast members to keep us entertained over the three day weekend. And one thing you can always count on at a Twilight convention is that that there will be plenty of laughing.

One of the most fun guests that we’ve seen a few times now is Wolfpacker Alex Meraz (Paul). He was very charming and extremely good looking, not to mention quite a good sport.

We submited questions in writing ahead of time for the cast member Q&A sessions and my question for each person was to "do their best Bella." There had recently been a lot of discussion on Twitarded about Bella impressions and I figured what the heck. Of course, I put Twi-daughter Nicole's name down as the person asking (you didn’t think I’d put my own name down, did you?). Boy was I surprised when they chose "her" question for Alex to answer. I have to say, he was hysterical. He knew exactly what I was asking and did a fabulous Bella impression, very twitchy and blinky.

He also told a bunch of great stories and didn't hesitate to talk about his filming experiences and funny antedotes about fellow cast members.

Another “Wolf” that we saw was Kiowa Gordon (Embry). His panel had a whole different vibe for me cause it was like watching my teenage son up there answering questions. He was sweet, but all kinds of awkward.

Kiowa also performed with his band “Touche”. I use the terms "band" and "perform" kinda loosely cause they were every sterotype of a typical high school garage band and I have a feeling this may have been their first gig. I also suspect that the sound guy may have turned the microphones off completely for the last part of their performance. Still, you have to admire their enthusiasm.

They ended up asking "Nicole's" question to do his best Bella and I don’t think Kiowa completely understood the question, but it was still fabulous. He brought Nicole up on stage to act out the New Moon break up scene with him and it was SO funny! He kept running his hands through his hair like Rob while Nicole stuttered and blinked her way through it. Surprisingly she didn't kill me afterwards.

Chaske Spencer (Sam) told some really funny stories and had a killer smile. He was one of those people you instantly like and could just sit and listen to all afternoon. And who would have pegged him as a closet Lady GaGa fan?

I’m so sorry I can’t remember much about when Justin Chon (Eric) was on stage…

Or Justine Wachsberger (Gianna) either…

Tinsel Korey (Emily) hosted the Friday night karaoke and I’m pleased to report that she can sing! She was very likeable and great at answering the randomest questions with equally random and entertaining answers.

Charlie Bewley (Demetri) was interesting, because between his British accent and very offbeat personality, most people didn't know what to make of him.

He bounced around the room like a rubber ball and was extremely energetic and enthusiastic (and maybe just a little scary). He kept saying the word “banananana” in that delightful accent and cracking us up. True, we were an easily amused crowd.

Twi-daughter Nicole, Charlie Bewley, TwiloveSue

We also attended the Vampire Ball the second night (I dressed up as a human) and all of the day's Twi-cast members were there too. I was very impressed that Chaske stayed the whole time and danced with everyone (and by the term "everyone" I mean 12 year old girls). He totally made their day.

Throughout the convention they had videos playing on the big screens, trivia contests, various panels, dealer room, etc. We met all of the actors to get their autographs and it was especially fun getting Mrs. P’s avi signed by Peter Facinelli. I have to give him credit that he didn't seem surprised at all to sign a picture of a cartoon girl. He looked at me a few seconds like he was thinking about what to write and then wrote “To Mrs. P ♥ Mr. P”. What a doll. We also met the “Twilight Hands” lady who holds the apple on the Twilight book cover and she good naturedly posed holding Mrs. P’s avi (see left sidebar for photos).

And Mrs. P also met the Hillywood Show! She was just as impressed with Hillywood-Jacob’s abs as we were.

Don’t forget to go Walk with Mrs. P today!

TwiloveSue XOXO

P.S. You didn’t think I’d leave you without a picture of Rob, did you?

A Look Back at the 2010 LA Twi-con: In the Kingdom of Cullen, Peter is the King and Kellan is a God

2011-06-09T21:53:00.015-04:00

The first Twilight convention that I attended where I had close enough seats to take a photo and actually recognize the person in the picture afterwards was in Los Angeles in March 2010. The convention was hosted by The Hillywood Show (they are awesome, by the way!) and guests were Kellan Lutz, Peter Facinelli, Alex Meraz, Chaske Spencer, Charlie Bewley, Kiowa Gordon, Justin Chon, Tinsel Korey, and Justine Wachsberger (don’t feel bad, I didn’t know who she was either). Out of the three day event, the last day was the absolutely best by far because we saw Peter and Kellan.

Our first glimpse of them was at the photo op, which was incredibly intimidating. Peter is extremely handsome (extremely), but I have to say, Kellan is absolutely gorgeous (seriously, we're talking Adonis). Of course, it didn't help my concentration that I had recently seen him in his underwear (come on, you know which pictures I’m talking about).

TwiloveSue, Peter, Twi-daughter Nicole, Kellan (do we look height-impaired or what?)

After the photo op, they each did 30 minute Q&A sessions individually and then another 30 minutes together. They were absolutely hysterical. Since it’s now been over a year since the convention and I have a memory of a goldfish anyway, it should come as no surprise that I remember very few details. Plus, you have to realize I was in a bit of a stupor having them both right there in front of me.

Sorry, I know the lighting is terrible…

As you know, it’s important to have one picture in which Kellan is looking directly at me.

Actually, I do remember Kellan talking about a movie role he had just accepted in which he was going to play the Greek God Poseidon with a lot of shirtless scenes (Immortals opens later this year!). He also joked about his plan to thwart the papparazi by wearing the same clothes every day while out jogging with his dog. He figured they wouldn’t be able to sell new pictures if he always looked the same and eventually they would just leave him alone. He also told funny stories about how his dog Kola kept getting lost from his yard and girls would always find and return her, like it was all just a big coincidence. He just had such an adorable, humble way about him and I know every person in that room was so hooked.

I honestly can’t remember anything specific about Peter’s Q&A session… sorry!! We’ve seen him several times now and I can’t remember what he said at which one and I think you’d figure it out if I started making stuff up. Anyway, I can say for sure that he was super charming and we laughed a lot.

The pictures are pretty to look at, though, aren’t they?

Peter and Kellan together were hilarious. You can tell they’ve spent a lot of time together and were very good friends. They teased each other and told lots of funny stories about one another and other cast members.

Let’s all just agree that Peter is looking at me in this shot.

Unfortunately, Kellan had other obligations and had to leave before the autograph session started, but they gave us each a pre-autographed picture from him. Mine said “I love you, Love Kellan” and obviously it was meant just for me (shhhhh, don’t burst my bubble).

Nicole and I both had Peter sign our group pictures from when we had seen him a few weeks earlier. He asked us where they were from, so we talked about the event a little and I told him how much I admire him for hosting charity fundraisers. He is just so modest and genuinely a good person.

We also teased Peter about his voiceover comments on the Wii Twilight Scene-It game. Nicole chose to be "Waylon" when we played it once (she's weird) and then when she got a correct answer, Carlisle’s voice said "Waylon, you sparkle like a diamond" and that really cracked us up. We tried to get him to say it last time we saw him and he said he was too embarrassed, but this time he covered his eyes and wouldn't look at us and said it in a really dreamy voice. It was so funny. On Nicole's picture, he wrote "Nicole, you sparkle like a diamond." On my picture he wrote "My darling Sue, XOXO Peter Facinelli" and I blushed like an idiot.

I don’t know if the Twilight cast will continue to do these kinds of conventions for many years like Star Trek actors still do, but I am so glad we at least have this small window to enjoy them. I hope it comes across in my posts that I find these conventions highly entertaining and a great opportunity to meet and get to know the cast members just a little bit. We’re all caught up in this indescribable Twilight wave together and might as well enjoy it to the fullest while it lasts.

And I’ll end with one of my favorite Rob pictures from awhile back that makes me want to re-read "The Office". Since it’s in black and white, I'm thinking I snagged this one from 17foreverLisa’s blog (thank you, Lisa!)

TwiloveSue XOXO

How Could I Not?

2011-06-08T00:51:00.000-04:00

Heeellloooo everyone! Mrs. P here and I would like to direct you all to this wonderful place:

Pink Just Had A Baby So We Should Give Her A Pass

There you will find my MTVMA recap and how I am now very sexually confused.

...this is not hot, this is not hot...WHY IS THIS HOT??????

See you there, loves.

Peace, Love, GO!

Mrs. P

New Moon DVD Release Party: We Hung Out at Walmart with Nikki Reed, Chris Weitz, and all the Cool Kids

2011-06-02T23:44:00.016-04:00

Doesn’t this poster bring back great memories?

For the DVD release of New Moon in March 2010, Summit hosted midnight parties with cast appearances at several locations all over the country. The not-so-brilliant part of their plan was waiting to announce the actual locations and which cast members were appearing until late afternoon on the day of the event. Even though we had no idea where or even if there would be an LA area appearance, we still hopped into the car and aimlessly drove in that direction since it was an over 2 hour drive and we needed the lead time. Luckily we found out the location on twitter and arrived at the Walmart in Santa Clara early enough to be about 30th in line. (You know, this all seemed perfectly normal at the time, but as I write it right now... not so much.)

Walmart actually turned out to be a pretty good place to wait in line. They were super organized with lots of security, the store sold just about every item known to mankind (including a section of New Moon merchandise), the restrooms were very accessible, and there was a McDonald’s. Other than having to sit next to pallets of fertilizer for 7 hours, it was great place to hang around and visit. Hundreds of people turned out to wait in line, along with many news crews and curious Walmart shoppers.

Here’s our happy little group: Twi-daughter Nicole, ZAnyMouse, Twifixx, TwiloveSue (me) and Allye. Note the fashionable Twitarded shirts.

When it got close to midnight, they let the first 100 people enter the store to wait in the glamorous garden department for Nikki Reed and Chris Weitz to arrive. It was funny to watch Twi-daughter Nicole and Allye interviewed by MTV and a couple of other news channels. While we were waiting, they held prize raffles (we didn’t win) and gave away free cupcakes. The lesson of the night was that no matter how hungry you are, do not ever eat cupcakes with black frosting. Sure, they looked cute and fit in well with the vampire-y theme, but there were many people running around with black teeth after that. I will not mention names, but I was not one of them.

Once Chris and Nikki arrived, they greeted the crowd waiting inside the store and briefly answered questions before signing some autographs.

Nikki was very pretty and petite, although I still can’t get used to her not having blonde Rosalie hair. People in the back of the crowd kept shouting to get her attention and every time she looked up to smile at them.

Chris worked the crowd, patiently signing autographs and joking with everyone. By the way, if you aren't following him on Twitter, you should. He's hilarious.

Don’t you just love the classy Walmart signs?

Each person was given approximately 4.5 seconds to go up one at a time to meet Nikki and Chris and say something gushy that they would later regret. They were very nice and gracious, and seemed to appreciate everyone coming out to see them. Isn’t it funny how they were positioned right in front of a stack of birdseed bags for such a fine photo op? They also stood behind a short little barrier apparently for their protection, as if that would stop us if we decided to attack. I do have a picture of me with them, but you can just take my word that it came out terribly. Thank you to ZAnyMouse for this wonderful shot!

After meeting Nikki and Chris, we were directed over to the registers to purchase a pre-signed DVD (please ignore my ugly bedspread).

At 1am, the line still stretched further than my tired eyes could see and the people still waiting gave me hostile looks when I took this picture. I can’t even imagine how long it took before they got through the last person. Even though we didn’t get home until 3:30am, we still had to stay up to watch the DVD (although we may have forwarded through the Jacob parts…)

Today’s Rob photo is brought to you courtesy of Twifixx, who always knows how to brighten my day with a well-timed bit of eye candy.

TwiloveSue XOXO

100 Monkeys at the El Rey Theatre Part 2: Because We Need to See More Jackson Rathbone Pictures

2011-05-31T22:31:00.010-04:00

Since I don’t have a particularly good camera or any special photographic skills to speak of, I operate under the theory that if you get close enough to your intended target and take enough photographs, you’re bound to get a few good shots. So, I snapped my shutter like crazy two weekends ago when I saw 100 Monkeys perform in Los Angeles and it turns out I have enough pictures for a second post. If you missed it, you can find part one HERE, but this time around it's all about Jackson…

Really, what is there to say? He’s sublime

I’m not exactly sure why Jackson was on his knees in front of me, but how could you possibly expect me to remember anything after that?

One of the things that makes Monkeys shows so fun to attend is that you can clearly see how much the band is enjoying themselves and they sweep you right into their joy of being on stage. I will never, ever get tired of watching Jackson dance. If you’ve never seen the Monkeys perform live or watched a YouTube video of Jackson dancing, then trust me when I say you’re missing out on something important.

The Monkeys switch instruments seamlessly after nearly every number, and in this show we saw Jackson play a few different guitars, keyboards, drum set, harmonica, and tambourine.

I wasn’t going to include this last shot taken at the end of the show because I already used a similar photo in my other post, but then I noticed the bottom of Jackson’s shirt in this one. You’re welcome.

And now I'll end with a random, lovely picture of Rob, because every post must have one (original source unknown, but this one is one of many from a folder on my computer innocently labeled "Car Maintenance Records"). Sigh.

TwiloveSue XOXO

P.S. Don’t forget to visit Mrs P at her other blog!

http://walkwithmrsp.wordpress.com/

Work that roller baby...WORK IT!!!!!

2011-05-30T00:27:00.000-04:00

Rob...what's the matter?

I think Mrs. P is about to post something...

Why yes...yes I am.
You see, Rob...I don't know if it's because you were all gussied up in your suit and your slicked back hair or because you were sitting next to a blond (holla!) or because I got some serious sunburn in weird patches on my face that have now alerted me to where I forgot to apply sunblock...but I feel like posting. So, do what you have to do to prepare yourself, Rob....

How does someone get lint on their tie? I'm going to try and guess. Let's see...one could be hugging a fuzzy cat. One could have rubbed their face in a fluffy towel in the bathroom because it smelled ABSOLUTELY LIKE SPRING. Or, one could have fuzzy fingers when they knotted their tie.

OR....you could have been accosted by an overzealous lap dancer with a cotton thong.

I'M KIDDING!!!! Geez...

In all seriousness...you look amazaballs. I really wish I read this book so I could ponder what this scene was about but I think I'm gonna wait for the movie on this one. Rumor has it it's one of those socio-economic-Wall Street-sex-money-stocks-bonds-numbers-zzzzzzzzzzzzzz

I'm sorry...I'm more of a Duke-Earl-castle-pull my corset open kind of book reader these days but that doesn't mean this won't knock me out of my fuzzy socks when I see it.

OOH! FUZZY SOCKS! Did someone rub their feet on your tie? Never mind...don't tell me.

I'm gonna stop now...he's starting to look pissed. Someone grab him a diet coke from the fridge behind him.

Pictures snagged from someone on my sidebar.

Did you see all the photos?? Did you read the book? Do you ever get lint on your neck? Tell me, in the comments!!

Peace, Love, Have A Coke And A Smile,

Mrs. P

100 Monkeys Shows are Like a Box of Chocolates: You Never Know What You’re Gonna Get

2011-05-26T23:01:00.013-04:00

Last weekend at the El Rey Theatre in Los Angeles, not only did we get to see 100 Monkeys perform two completely different sets of awesome music, we also saw a great performance by Paul McDonald from American Idol and met Nikki Reed and Ashley Greene in the audience.

I attended with the usual posse (ZAnyMouse, TwiFixx, and the two Twi-daughters) plus VampiresWeLove joined us for the adventure. I won’t even say how many hours early we arrived to wait in line lest you judge me for being weirder than I actually am. I know this sounds odd, but standing around visiting with everyone in line is half the fun. We were also super excited to find a shop across the street that sold Harry Potter/Twilight merchandise and hosted Harry Potter themed parties. Seriously, it was the coolest store ever other than Dazzled by Twilight in Forks.

It’s important for you to understand that for maximum enjoyment, the Monkeys need to be experienced as up close and personal as possible. Luckily, we were able to snag a great spot up front by the stage in the center. As always, the Monkeys delivered a high energy rock/funk show that did not disappoint. The crowd was large and enthusiastic and you could just feel the energy in the room.

This is my favorite picture of Jackson of the whole night.

Uncle, Jerad and Jackson

The Monkeys performed several cuts from their upcoming new CD Liquid Zoo.

The improv song was “Magic Hands” and it kind of looks like Jackson was showing off his magic hands in this shot. The improv songs are always fun because they’re always so unique and you just never know what they’re going to come up with.

They wrapped up with the Thank You song and I only had a few minutes to say hi to TwiredJen, Elusive_S, LuvsMeSumEdward, Jaymes805 and Amandakmelby in between sets before they took off early to get a good spot at the afterparty, but it was great seeing them!

Right before Paul McDonald came on stage, we were totally shocked when security escorted Nikki Reed over by us to watch the show. She was very friendly and talkative, and stood right next to Twi-daughter Nicole and in front of me to watch Paul’s set.

Twi-daughter Nicole and Nikki

It was so cute watching Nikki interact with Paul up on the stage, taking pictures and clapping along to the music. She encouraged us all to cheer really loud for him and enthusiastically whooped it up for her guy. She was very pretty in person and seemed so proud of Paul that she was almost glowing.

Nikki said she goes to all of Jackson’s LA shows, so apparently we haven’t been very observant in the past. When a girl nearby gave her two pictures of Paul, she told her she was going to frame one and give the other to his Mom.

You can sort of see me behind Nikki. That wall to her left is actually a very tall security guard.

After his set, Paul jammed with the Monkeys for a few songs (Paul, Jerad, Ben J., Ben G., Jackson).

The Monkeys did a completely different batch of songs their second time on stage.

I always love their offbeat stage décor of balloons and streamers. It’s so cute knowing that while we’re up front waiting for the show to start, they’re behind the curtain blowing up balloons and randomly hanging decorations. It always looks like boys decorated the stage and that totally makes me smile.

Afterwards, we saw Ashley Greene back near the bar and she graciously posed for pictures with the Twi-daughters. She really was so beautiful (and thin!).

Twi-daughter Nicole and Ashley

Twi-daughter Megan and Ashley

You know I wouldn’t dare to break my new rule of ending every post with a hot picture of Rob. It’s a very good rule, after all.

I have a lot more pictures of Jackson and the Monkeys from the show, so look for Part Two next week!

TwiloveSue XOXO

The Twilight Experience at Comic-Con: a Look Back to the Day I Forever Lost All Rational Thought

2011-05-23T21:29:00.015-04:00

My very first in-person encounter with Twilight cast members was in July 2009 at the “Twilight Experience” in San Diego. Little did I foresee that this would be the day my enthusiastic love of all things Twilight would take the final leap into a full blown, inexplicable and nearly incontrollable (but in a good way) quest to meet the whole Twilight cast. The transformation started out simple enough: Twi-daughter Nicole and I thought it would be fun to see some Twilight cast members and watch the movie on the big screen again. The event took place at Comic-con, where there was a New Moon cast panel to preview the upcoming fall release. Ironically, I remember watching the news the night before and seeing that people were camped out in line overnight for a chance to see the panel and thinking they were kind of nuts. Ah, how times have changed.

The whole thing was actually quite cool. It was a sold out, one night only simultaneous showing of Twilight on 15 screens in downtown San Diego with a pre-show Q&A by New Moon cast members. It was set up like a movie premiere, with a red carpet and a ton of media and press there to cover the event. The line to get in started early in the day and eventually wrapped around the building and all the way down the street, plus people were lined up along the sides of the street hoping for a glimpse of the cast arrivals.

Billy Burke, Rachelle Lafevre, Elizabeth Reaser, Ashley Greene, Peter Facinelli, Kiowa Gordon, Taylor Lautner, Nikki Reed, Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson, Chistian Serratos, Kellan Lutz, Anna Kendrick, Justin Chon, Michael Welch, and Girl-Who-Played-Heidi-Who’s-Name-I-Don’t-Know-And-Am-Too-Lazy-To-Google (photo source: MTV). Does Christian Serratos have the best spot, or what?

(photo source: JustJared)

(photo source: twilightersanonymous)

When it was our turn to enter the theater, we headed straight for the front row. I mean, duh… the actors were going to stand in the front of the theater. Can you believe there were people who actually chose their seat based upon the best spot to watch a movie that we all already owned on DVD?

The cast was split into smaller groups and sent to various auditoriums to answer questions before the movie. We ended up with a really great group: Kristen, Nikki, Rachelle, Kellan and Billy. It’s true, the person I wanted to see the most was not in our group, but let’s not bring up that painful point.

Please accept my apology now for the poor quality of my pictures due to a combination of lame camera, shaking hands, and dead battery. My camera literally shut itself off after each picture because the battery was so drained. The cast took questions from the audience and passed the microphone around to each other to talk. Rachelle seemed most comfortable in front of an audience and handled the bulk of the questions. Poor Kristen looked like she desperately wanted to bolt from the room, especially when someone asked if she and Rob were dating. Nikki quickly took the microphone from Kristen, put her arm around her, and jokingly announced, “No, we are!”

Billy didn’t answer many questions and sort of stood off to the side looking very non-Charlie-Swan-like and making small talk with the front row. I remember thinking he seemed like such a sweet guy.

Kellan was a huge favorite in the room and my daughter was completely mesmerized by him.

It was such a surprise to see Kristen with her “Joan Jett” look.

I don't know if you can tell, but Kristen's eyes are glowing red in this picture. Apparently I was way ahead of my time, snapping this first, exclusive picture of Vampire Bella. Yeah, I know it really is a terrible shot, but I couldn’t not include it.

Nicole must have been staring at Kellan quite obviously, cause Billy noticed and asked if she wanted Kellan’s autograph. He got Kellan’s attention and brought him right over to us. This picture is of him signing her New Moon Burger King crown.

As the cast was leaving, the young girl next to me asked Kristen if they could take a picture together and handed her camera to me. Being the camera genius I am, I couldn’t get it to turn on and had to give it back to her to fix. The girl was so flustered and couldn’t figure out her own camera, but Kristen was incredibly nice, talking with us while she patiently waited. She also signed Twi-daughter’s BK crown. Kristen’s body guard kept urging her to leave because she was the last one left, but she ignored him and waited until the girl could get her picture. I was so impressed by that.

Once the movie started, I headed out to the lobby to use the restroom and could not believe the utter chaos. Hundreds of tween girls (and the rest of us with tiny bladders and Rob fixations) swarmed the lobby trying to catch a glimpse of Taylor and Rob. There was not an inch of space to walk and the frantic theater manager was on a bull horn trying to control the madhouse and get everyone to go back into the theaters. Eventually people retreated after he repeated his “Rob has left the building” announcement enough times. I heard afterwards that when they took Rob into some of the theaters, audience members rushed the front of the room and they whisked the cast right out again without a Q&A.

On our way out after the movie, they gave us lots of free Twilight goodies and a New Moon poster autographed by a cast member. I got Peter’s signature and Nicole got Rachelle’s. This was such an awesome event to attend and I hope we have an opportunity to do something like that again.

Yes, yes, I know this is a picture of Rob from the Water for Elephants premiere in Germany (photo source unknown). I have now instituted a new bloggy rule that all of my posts shall end with a random, hot picture of Rob. I suspect there will not be any complaints in the comments.

TwiloveSue XOXO

P.S. Check back on Friday cause I have some awesome pictures from last weekend's 100 Monkeys show in Los Angeles. Ashley Green and Nikki Reed were there too!

A Barrel of Monkeys in Pomona

2011-05-09T10:45:00.000-04:00

The second 100 Monkeys show I went to on the 100 City Tour was in February 2010 at The Glass House in the lovely city of Pomona, CA. I attended with my usual Twitarded friends-in-crime, Twifixx and ZAnyMouse, plus our two teenage Twi-daughters who we unabashedly use as both bait and cover for our absurd antics. To nobody’s surprise, the Glass House was inexplicably named and ended up being a little room with a stage in the back of an odd CD store. While it’s nice to see the Monkeys in the cool, historical West Hollywood clubs they perform in now, I still look back somewhat wistfully to the dingy little strip mall clubs that they used to play. Those places just had so much personality, very fitting for the band with so much personality.

You just never know what Jackson is going to wear (and always with flair!).

I will admit, though, that I was more comfortable once he took the sunglasses off. It’s a little disconcerting to stand directly in front of someone singing and dancing when you can’t see where their eyes are and you aren’t quite sure where yours should be either

Jackson and Jerad

Ben G.

One of my favorite parts of every show is the improv song, based upon a suggestion from someone in the audience. By this point, you’ve got to think they’ve sung about pretty much everything. This time it was a humorous, funky rock-n-roll tribute to “Tighty Whities.”

Ever wonder what the band’s name means? The hundredth monkey effect generally describes the instant, paranormal spreading of an idea or ability to the remainder of a population once a certain portion of that population has heard of the new idea or learned the new ability (source: 100MonkeysMusic.com).

Thanks to the hundredth monkey effect, the Monkeys play many different instruments and switch after nearly every song. This is known as the Monkey Switcheroo.

The band does everything with a sense of humor, as evidenced by Jackson’s biography on their website: Parts made in Indonesia, assembled in Singapore, raised on airplane peanuts and bathed in airport restroom sinks. He was saved by Texas. Given a guitar and a coat, he accidentally ventured into the unknown… a wormhole opened, and he found himself in La La Land. He learned how to stand where they told him to, say what they told him to and never lie. Rescued by the 100 Monkeys, he now swings about the stage in gratitude.

Because there is no such thing as too many Jackson pictures, here are several more of his many facial expressions.

He’s just so fun to watch!

Ben J., Twi-daughter Megan, Jackson, Twi-daughter Nicole, Jerad.

As part of our BookClub bylaw to exploit the Twi-daughters whenever possible for our own personal gain (hey we birthed them, it’s our right), we had the girls take a picture with the Monkeys first and then ask the band to take a picture with “our moms.”

100 Monkeys with Twifixx, TwiloveSue (me) and ZAnyMouse ( I would like to point out that my arm is around Jackson’s waist and his hand is on my back)

While we were having our group photo taken, Jackson called us the Hot Mamas!! Luckily, we try to maintain a constant state of self-delusion, so naturally we were thrilled.

There’s just so much going on in this picture… Ben G. doesn’t want to let go of Twifixx, Ben J. is gazing at my hair, something’s going on between Jackson and Twifixx, ZAnyMouse is praying, Jared and I are having a “moment”, and I think Uncle’s up to something.

Thank you so much to Twifixx and ZAnyMouse for letting me use some of their pictures and for being such wonderful enablers. I know that anytime I suggest we chase after yet another Twilight cast member until the wee hours of the morning or express some thought that might raise an eyebrow in other circles, these two are always right there with me – understanding, agreeing, taking it up a notch - and making it all seem perfectly normal. If it weren’t for them, I’d be stuck at home watching yet another episode of Deadliest Catch with my husband.

TwiloveSue XOXO

Something Old, Something New, All of it is borrowed and his freaking eyes are blue.

2011-05-06T11:07:00.001-04:00

This sunday is Mother's Day here in the US. I shall be celebrating it although I have no idea what my offspring have in store. Or maybe what they have planned is still IN the store. The latter sounds about right.
TO be completely honest...my best Mother's Days have been spent in the splendor of my sheets and comforter...sprawled out with my remote control in my hand and the smell of something cooking that I had absolutely no part in making. Those are the best. Sprinkle that with some precious metals or maybe a gemstone or two and the day is written in the book of dreams.
In the meantime...if you are celebrating and have been given the pleasure of some alone time with an internet connection and have decided to indulge in some Robporn....then I'm the place you want to be.

"I shall sprinkle you with Robporn...."

As usual...my taste in Robporn usually borders on the absurd. I like to see him in moments like these:

I hope you enjoyed it.

Now...if you are wondering if your Robsession is creepy because you are a mother or because you are old enough to be his mother....then this video isn't going to help you at all.

***UPDATED***
Robzsinger took her awesome video skills and sprinkled it with hotness and made awesomesauce.

Robert Pattinson's Naughty Side by ROBZSINGER

You see? I wouldn't lie....

Don't forget to check me out here:

Walk With Mrs. P

Have a great weekend!!!!

Peace, Love, MotherLover,

Mrs. P

Ridiculous Open Comment Post! Drop in and say something. Make your mark on the interwebs.

Or take the yellow brick one...if you want to be like everyone else.

2011-05-04T13:14:00.000-04:00

Well hello there. How are we all doing? Are we basking in the Water For Elephants promotion and all the photos that are out there now? Are we reminiscent of the days when there were draughts of Robporn that seemed to never end? I remember those days....days when I would wonder if the elevator we last saw him take actually took him to some mother ship that flew him to the land of Handsome Creatures, never to return.
But now, we are in the middle of a Robporn oasis...

I know I really don't post here anymore but I am never really gone. I see everything and I am following intently...and still when I see something like this...

...my mind goes to someplace like this:

And then I think of the jazz flute and threatening to punch people in the ovaries....because I'm a little twisted.

Then I see something like this....

...and I think of this....

...and I often wonder if Rob feels like he was dropped in the middle of a land full of tiny magical people, somewhere over the rainbow.

I'm sure he does.

I want to remind you all to keep checking back...there are more posts in the hopper from TwiloveSue. If you missed any of them, be sure to check my right sidebar! All her posts are listed there under the photo of her with Waxward.

Also...lets not forget...I can be found on the regular over at my new house.

Walk With Mrs. P

"And then she pimped herself, on her Twilight blog! She actually thinks people want to read something that isn't about me..."

Shut up, Rob.

Peace, Love, Take The Road Less Travelled,

Mrs. P

Jimmy Kimmel Show Taping: TwiloveSue in the Rob Zone

2011-04-28T00:45:00.001-04:00

The recent premiere of Water for Elephants resulted in an epic bonanza of Rob encounters for the lovely and deserving citizens of Twitardia. Before I tell you about my most wonderful experience seeing HIM at the Jimmy Kimmel Show, first go read some of my friends’ amazing and hilarious stories from the WFE premiere in New York City. Go ahead, I’ll wait.

Twitarded-The Hangover: NYC Edition

Twitarded-We Came, We Saw...We Came Again!

LivingWithEdward-Edward Goes To NYC for WFE

TongueTwied-BellaTesoro Shares her NYC WFE Experience

Even though I wasn’t at the premiere, I experienced the whole incredible weekend through everyone’s tweets, emails and a phone call from 17foreverlisa and Latchkey Wife that left me all warm and fuzzy. The group pictures of our little Twitarded sisterhood and of you-know-who literally brought tears to my eyes. When something wonderful happens to one of us, it happens to all of us. And let me tell you, WE had an unbelievable several days!!

Thanks to a perfectly timed email from 17foreverlisa and the miraculous alignment of all planets, I scored tickets to the Jimmy Kimmel Show taping to see Robert Pattinson. When the day finally arrived, Twifixx, ZAnyMouse, Twi-daughter Nicole and I loaded up the FlyingStalkerMobile and headed for Hollywood. Even though we had priority tickets, we are apparently a very cautious group and got there several hours early to wait in line. Luckily, Mother Nature was considerably kinder to us than she was to everyone in NYC a few days earlier and it was a beautiful day. We also met up with TwiredJen and Jen’s very sweet mom later in the day.

If you look carefully, you can spy ZAnyMouse standing in front of the building with no idea that her picture is being taken and wondering where we are.

The Jimmy Kimmel studio is in the coolest location, right along the Hollywood Walk of Fame and across the street from the Kodak Theater, Madame Tussaud's Wax Museum (WaxRob!) and Grauman's Chinese Theater. Twi-daughter Nicole was especially excited to see the Harry Potter cast member handprints and footprints at Grauman’s. It was very entertaining watching her try to put her foot in Daniel Radcliffe’s footprint & her hand in Rupert Grint’s handprint like a cement version of twister. The time went very quickly because there was plenty to see and you would not believe the interesting people-watching opportunities. We also met TwilightCougar1 in line and she kept us laughing with her hilarious stories and very creative “Water for Cougars” sign.

Twifixx, ZAnyMouse, TwiloveSue, Twi-daughter Nicole. We’re the four in the front on the right and Nicole’s the one who looks like she’s on a roller coaster. (photo source for audience screen caps: Twifixx’s magic iphone)

Our group ended up with totally amazing seats in the 2nd row of the elevated seats, right in the center of the theater next to the camera and at eye level with people on the stage. The stage had a cut-out that stuck into the audience right where we were and Jimmy did his monologue directly in front of us. We were in prime viewing area and during the show the cue card girl stayed crouched in front of us with the show’s photographer right next to her. We were mere steps away from Rob and it was almost overwhelming. I swear, he is so beautiful I can't even find the right words. He waved at everyone several times including right at me (OK, so there just may have been several of us waving at the same time, but I know deep down that it was meant for me) and seemed humbled and appreciative of the crowd's enthusiasm. TwiredJen was in the 2nd row over on the end and you can read about her heart palpitating experience here at SoTwired:

http://sotwired.blogspot.com/2011/04/omg-rob-just-said-hobo.html

The show’s photographer was right in front of us taking pictures during the show and THIS was the view from my seat. It’s a wonder I wasn’t babbling and drooling (I wasn’t, was I?). (photo source: Karen Neal, ABC)

It was also cool to be able to watch Rob’s body language and expressions during the entire interview instead of just being limited to when the camera was on him. I don’t remember much about the show because I was completely in the “Rob Zone”, but at least I can relive it through the magic of the internet. (photo source: Karen Neal, ABC)

He is just too cute…(source for Rob screen caps unknown)

Twifixx calls this my squeeeeeeeeee face.

When they showed the WFE clip during the show, the monitor that Rob & Jimmy watched was right below my seat and it looked like Rob was looking directly at me (from my delusional perspective) the whole time he was watching the clip. I don't even know what the clip was about (elephants? trains?) because I was so mesmerized by the Rob tractor beam!! I still get a goofy grin just thinking about it.

I still can’t believe we got caught on camera so many times (by the way, I loved all the tweets that you guys spotted me!!), but this shot is my favorite cause it conveys the whole overwhelming overwhelmingness of it all. kiTT thinks it’s because I must have just said something very inappropriate out loud, but I believe I managed to maintain my self control and dignity the entire time (mostly).

The show taping flew by (were there other guests besides Rob?) and it was over before I knew it. It truly was such a fun day and we were so lucky to get into the taping when there were so many people in line who were turned away. There was also a giant crowd of people who waited behind the theater all day to see Rob going in and out of the theater. I was kind of bummed we didn't get to see him for autographs or pictures, but he arrived and left while we were still being held hostage inside. Nevertheless, I’m still thrilled with the way the day turned out.

(source unknown)

I’ll end with this picture taken as Rob entered into the studio because it just makes me smile.

TwiloveSue XOXO