Can we say SO EXCITED!
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Our new/old news person Brandy sent me this and I thought I should share while we are getting her set up. Kind of fun to see how it all works.

Newsgirl News is keeping us updated on the progress on the construction of the exterior on the Swan house in Vancouver.   Breaking Dawn will start filming in Vancouver on February 24, 2011.

Day three of construction.  The giant trees have arrived and they will be planted in front of the house. Jacobs tree will be planted at the side of the house just outside of the bay window.

Looks like it’s coming along just great!  Is that the same tree?  It looks smaller to me.  (that’s what she said)

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“I’m incredibly pregnant in the first movie,” Stewart said. “I’ve done fittings. It gets immense. It gets so massive at some point that it actually looks inhuman. Like it’s hurting her. There are striations of bruises.”

Kristen also reveals that she has not yet seen the wedding dress that she will wear in Breaking Dawn.

“I haven’t put the one on yet. To be honest, it’s such a big deal, it’s such a big decision. I have a little hand in having .. an opinion. But I think it’s pretty much up to Stephenie [Meyer]“

I just love all the little bits and pieces that are coming out about Breaking Dawn thanks to Kristen and her interview blitz for ‘Welcome to the Rileys’!! I’m excited and a little nervous to see Kristen and her HUGE belly! From the reports that we keep hearing, it sounds like the costume/make up are going to be AMAZING for this movie! Bill Condon has certainly pulled out all the stops in setting up his production team. (Just in case you missed it, Check out the note from Bill Condon to Twilight Fans HERE)

What do you think CBA Readers? What are you hoping to see? Do you hope that Bella’s Belly will make you want to throw up, just as described by Jake? Or do you think it should be toned down a little?

Dear Bella,

Thank you for sharing your amazing story with us! With your strength and beauty, you gave us hope to look for our Edwards and you made us beleive that we all deserve our own “small, but perfect peice of our forever”!

You may be a fictional character (not that I beleive so…) but nonetheless- have a great birthday with your handsome hubby Edward, your wonderful daughter Nessie and all your family and friends! I don’t even doubt for a second that Edward will make your birthday night quite memorable…

There is a great article on Twilighters.org by Tracitalynne about some of the feminist interpretations of the Twilight Saga books. The pro- and anti-feminist arguments about the books have been igniting some debate since the publishing of the books and I personally find the subject quite interesting (and debatable).

Tell us in the comments – how (anti)feministic is the Saga? Is Bella a strong female character? We’ve talked about most of this before, but a new discussion is always welcome!

There’s this thing called The Bechdel Test, orginially started by a feminist and cartoonist named Alison Bechdel.  You can read more about it if you want, but essentially she made a comment on movies and how women are portrayed often as secondary or peripheral characters. To pass, a movie must pass the following criteria:

1. It has to have at least two women in it

2. Who talk to each other

3. About something besides a man

Guess which movies pass this test? Yup. All three Twilight Saga movies.

I totally get the feminist complaints against Twilight. They are not compelling enough for me, but I hear what they are saying. Why don’t other books get this kind of scrutiny? Is it because it’s marketed towards younger girls and some people get all, “think of the children”?

He sneaks into her room at night, which, sure, in real life, Ew. Stalker. Call the police, I don’t care how hot he is. I think everyone gets that, even the Impressionable Youth. (Note To Any Impressionable Men Reading This: seriously do not do this. In real life it’s creepy and also very illegal).  The thing that makes all of it okay is the mutual feelings they have for each other. They are both completely undone by each other. They are crazy and unhealthy and over the moon and oh yeah, also it’s a fantasy. Stupid real life gets in the way of stuff like that, but in a book it can happen.

Bella doesn’t change for Edward. THAT would be way more weird and icky to me. But she is just herself; she is quiet and bookish and clumsy, and Edward loves her. More than loves her, he is epically transformed by her. He does, in a very real way, “change” her, but then that is a whole other classic film and literature idea that entire books are written about, many of which I had to read for a 300 level college course about Female Voice in Cinema, and let’s not get into all that just now. Suffice it to say that is a Thing That Happens in Stories A Lot.

One of the ickiest moments is when Edward takes her car engine apart so she can’t leave.  Which is clearly abhorrent behavior, even if he is protecting her from werewolves. But here’s the thing: Bella calls him on it. Edward apologizes for the crazy behaviour, admits it was way overboard and pledges to not do anything like it again.  One of the compelling things for me is the way they both change and grow with each other, and because of each other.  Remember, Edward has no real experience with relationships; he is both a 17 year old boy and an eternal being who thought he was above it all in terms of love and sex. In short, he is wigging out a bit.

So, I see what some people are talking about, but I am just not buying it.  And I don’t think teenagers are, either.  Kids are way smarter than anybody gives them credit for, and often smarter than they act on the surface.  They will glean what they will from the books and other media they consume, just like everyone else; mostly they will pick up on the things that they are interested in and that they relate to the most.  The weirdness in the Twilight series mostly comes from supernatural situations and therefore does not relate to things the average person is likely to come up against.  Unless your kid falls in love with a 100 year old man that sparkles.  Then you will have to have some family talks, I guess.

Awww, I got so involved in the Robsten crazyness that I forgot what a wonderful day today is!

Happy anniversary to our favourite vampire family – Edward and Bella Cullen <3

This art work belongs to *blueabyss17404 The link for it is HERE

This is SO sweet, I couldn’t resist not posting it!

It is true, there are people out there that loved Bella’s ring. (I plead the Fifth). Here is one of many that can be bought.  So if you loved it and want it to me yours here you go!

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Remember on Jimmy Kimmel when Kristen talked about petting Taylor when he was in wolf form? Well here is what she was talking about.

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The blog is from the site Robsten Love, but you don’t have to be a Robsten fan to appreciate this post. For all of the fans who were not happy with how Edward and Bella were portrayed in the Eclipse clip shown at the MTV Movie Awards then here is a post for you. The clip in question is the one where Jacob shows up at the school on his bike and a pleading Edward has to stand by while Bella leaves with Jacob. As Twihards, we know that never at any point happened in the book and it was a blend of several scenes meshed together completely changing the meaning and importance of the scene in general, but what do you think of this post? Is the blogger posting your thoughts? Did you like the scene or think it was alright for what it was? Are Edward and Bella’s characters being changed in the movie to make the love triangle heightened to the point of completely fabricating the severity of it? Let us know your thoughts and be sure to check out the blog by clicking on the picture or source link.

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