Twitarded

I want to be wherever the party is, and last week it was at the opening of Eclipse. Say what you will about silly teenage girls, but teenagers are FUN. In fact, it wasn't nearly as crowded as I had anticipated (I arrived at nine for the midnight movie and there were only a few people camped in line ahead of me playing cards). Then someone told me that there were Twilight Movie Marathons in progress and the truly committed fans had arrived hours and hours earlier. Well who knew? And to think I watched the original Twilight and New Moon at home earlier in the day all by myself.

As masses gathered I felt slightly worried for my ear drums, but after a stern warning from the manager just a few minutes before the show began, the hundreds of young ladies behaved themselves for the entire movie.

Saturday I joined another throng of late-goers and watched Eclipse a second time. The ring leader provided Twilight crowns from Burger King and as I ate yet another bag of M&M's I sighed with happiness. My brief return to adolescence was complete.

For you head scratchers, this article is the best summary of Twilight's general appeal to those of us who are probably a little too grown up for such childishness!



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