New Moon, anyone?

Raise your hand if yo went to see New Moon in theaters for the opening weekend...

No one? Come on, people, you don't have to be ashamed of it.

I went. To the midnight showing, actually. And I had a lot of fun.

I'm not a huge fan of Twilight. I used to be, and I lined up in the theater last year with tons of other fans to see the movie that would make a huge sum of money, and yet I found lacking in a lot of things, such as good acting. My obsession has waned and I credit that to the Twilight movie, which was pretty bad.

And yet I still went to the show on Thursday night a few hours before people would see it on the release date, Friday. There's something so exciting about being in a movie theater with legions of Twilight fans who are all waiting in anticipation for Rob Pattinson to grace the camera with his presence. When he came on the first time the movie watchers heaved a communal sigh. It was comical.

I sat there in my Harry Potter costume, giggling at the wrong moments and whispering to my sister beside me whatever comments crossed my mind. I enjoyed the movie.

Yes, there were parts that made me cringe and parts where I wanted Edward to just leave forever, but it was funny in some parts and it was better than Twilight and I think they made the book seem better. I hated New Moon, with Bella being so whiny and stupid, but in the movie it made it seem more real and understandable. And Taylor Lautner is just amazing.

That's all. I hope you have fun if you go to see the movie. As long as you don't expect too much when you go in, you probably won't be too disappointed. I might even go see it a second time :)

NanoWrimo!!!!

Do any of you guys know what NanoWrimo is?

If yes: YEA!!! I love meeting other Nanos!

If no: You are about to find out.

NanoWrimo is the short form for National Novel Writing Month. It is an event that goes on world wide every November since 1999. Writers, bestsellers and aspiring novelists alike, all attempt to write a 50,000 word, 75 page novel. Authors I know who are participating this month are Maureen Johnston (13 Little Blue Envelopes) and John Green (Paper Towns).

And, of course, me and my family.

Now, I know what you're thinking: something along the lines of 'You're insane! 50,000 words! In 30 days! What makes you think you can do that?'

Well, I love writing. I always have and I even have a little flash drive filled with the scribblings of a 13 year old self to the more poised (although no lessed crazed) 17 year old self.

And, if you really think about it, 50,000 words isn't that much. If you break it down, that's only 1,669 words a day, which roughly translates into 3 pages. I can do that in 2 hours, if I'm focusing, and I'm not even an accomplished typist.

So, I decided to take on the challenge to finish a novel in 30 days. And, so far, I'm pretty happy with my work. Sure, it's not going to win any awards for high class literature, but it's fun and I love it.

So, next year, when November rolls around, think about taking on the challenge of NanoWrimo. Or, if you're feeling ambitious, start now. We're only 5000 words in. 45,000 to go.

See ya in Book Club,

RM