editorial 1

This is my first article of six that I'm writing for my grad project. I know you all are probably very tired of hearing me talk about New Moon, and I'm sorry. But I do want your feedback! Please be honest; tell me if it's awful.

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“New Moon” impresses Meyer fans

The day that millions of Twilight enthusiasts had been waiting for had finally arrived. A year after the movie depiction of Stephenie Meyer’s first book, Twilight, had been released, the second book of the saga finally made its way to the silver screen. Movie theater staff members had been preparing for November 20, 2009 for weeks in hopes of patrons reaching far into the double digits. Salisbury, North Carolina’s Tinseltown had brought in extra help for the opening night, knowing that crazed fans could very possibly get out of hand. With lines reaching very near the end of the Tinseltown parking lot, managers and ushers tried their best to stay composed.

Among the chatter of all things Twilight, the definite feeling of excitement abounded from the crowds. As fans settled into their seats, the final and abrupt countdown began to the beginning of the long-awaited second installment of Meyer’s famous written journey. Yelps of excitement came in spurts across the theater as the words “new moon” shined across a black screen. Many viewers knew the basic synopsis of the story unfolding, but this didn’t prevent ecstatic reactions as Bella (Kristen Stewart) and Edward (Robert Pattinson) graced the screen. With a sharp opening of Stewart sprinting through the streets of Volterra, Italy, viewers knew that were in for a treat, well worth the expense of pre-reserved tickets.
Fans stayed intent as the story of Bella Swan’s deep and bitterly painful heartbreak was carried out in movie form, including highly mastered graphics of the wolf pack and returned perfection of depicting the Cullen family as pale-skinned and tawny-eyed vampires. The graphics of the movie made for awe struck viewers as the fights between the wolves and vampires shot across the screen in impressive doses of action.

Director Chris Weitz and screenplay writer Melissa Rosenberg beautifully created elements that made the story gut-wrenching, from Bella’s ear-piercing screams to the nail-biting dread of Edward exposing himself in the sunlight to provoke the Volturi, an ancient group of vampire rulers. Continuing on into the world of the Cullens, Swans, and the admired pack of Quileute wolves, fans were drawn into the story right until the very abrupt end that certainly left everyone in theaters hanging on Edward’s last words to Bella, “Marry me.”

The success of the premiere became the main topic in Hollywood chatter. Making its way to the third largest movie opening – almost ever – was definitely something for famous actors and directors to talk about. Another admirable aspect of the film’s success was the vast age range among viewers. Upon entering an auditorium housing the “New Moon” premiere, people of all kinds could be found, and from the acclaimed “Twi-Moms” in their early 40s to much younger enthusiasts, the variety of audiences brought even more respect to Meyer, Weitz, and Rosenberg. With the opening weekend drawing to a close, “New Moon” left viewers much to talk about until the movie premiere of the third book, Eclipse, which is expected to hit theaters in June of 2010.

carpe diem

Today is the day for New Moon. I'm so excited. We're taking our panorama photo today here at school, and that seems to be the only other exciting thing happening today. I meant to mention my afternoon at The Dispatch on Tuesday. I'm learning so much there! Michelle has been teaching me the dynamics of templates and how to arrange them so that they are organized and "pleasing to the eye". I've designed one. Each template will contain room for three of my editorials, so I'll have six in all, like I've mentioned before. These are the issues I'm hoping to write worthwhile articles about:

- The New Moon premiere. (I know, a lot of people are frankly sick and tired of hearing about it. But I'm not. And I'm going to write about things that interest me. These are some of the best books I've read in my life. It'll be exciting to create a mini-review about my favorite of the four being on the silver screen.)
- The genocide issue in Darfur. This will also include talk about the Lord's Resistance Army, a militant group who is essentially responsible for these mass murders. This is the editorial that will certainly intimidate me the most, being as I am not a college professor, nor have I actually witnessed the atrocities of genocide. It will be hard, but I do want to get the message across, because so many Americans are in the dark about it.
- The Graduation Project. Since I do have to endure months of its unrelenting stress, I might as well right about it, right? ..I'm iffy about this one.

That's all I have right now. I'll need three more ideas between now and Christmas, and I would love your ideas, brilliant little ones. Please feel free to give input through comments! I'm actually starting to be excited about this project. I hope that I can do a really good job. I honestly do want the staff at The Dispatch to recognize my work and take it into career consideration. Because I do want to work there, more than anything.

Today's horoscope (I have to thank Julie again for getting me more into astrology) -- Things are undoubtedly confusing, more so than they have to be. What you need right now -- and it's easy to come by -- is a shift in perspective. See things as a friend does -- or as an alien might!

Oh, I love the ones that are hard to figure out. I'll have to think about this one.

P.S. I'm so thankful that New Moon is finally ready for me and my favorite people to go see tonight. Team Edward!

veinte de noviembre

I can't believe New Moon is finally here. To make things clear, I honestly don't care whether or not 'everyone else likes it'. I had the same attitude about the saga before I started reading, and before I watched Twilight. Once you start reading it, you understand what everyone is talking about. Seriously. Stephenie Meyer is such a brilliant writer, it's hard to even get your head around how her mind can grow such beautiful stories. And I know, to most thirteen year old girls it's simply fantasizing about the movie version of Edward, but for everyone else, it's the stories. I promise. I usually don't like to claim that I love something that everyone else does, but believe me, with the Twilight Saga, it's hard not to. Tomorrow is going to be so much fun. My sister and I are getting dressed up, going to have dinner, and dragging Richie and Derek to see New Moon. (Kristie and I both know that they're secretly excited. Derek said so himself, and Richie spent hours last night reading about the Olypmic Coven.) I'm doing six original editorials for my grad project, and I'll be including a New Moon movie review as one. I'll be posting them here, so please read.



My horoscope for today says: You should be in the company of some very interesting --and wise -- people today, and should definitely make time to ask big questions and absorb responses fully. You can learn quite a lot!

Hmm. Does this mean my teachers and the customers at work?

Can you guess what the building on the right is?