Team Edward or Team Jacob: How is this even a discussion???

Wonder Boy and I went out for drinks the other evening — delicious Christian Moerlein brews at one of our favorite bars, Arnold’s. Over drink I mentioned that we had seen Twilight and were planning on seeing New Moon. One woman at the table turned to Wonder Boy and asked, “Are you on Team Edward or Team Jacob?”She said it so seriously and he just wasn’t sure how to reply. Finally he said, “Vampires are cooler than werewolves.” “Team Edward!” she said.

Monday night Wonder Boy and I saw New Moon. We are now officially armed with the details necessary to decide our teams. Wonder Boy still sides with Team Edward and I am left wondering why anyone would decide otherwise??? I know lots of girls go for the incredibly built body and boyish charm, and that’s all well and good. But I’ll take some tall, lanky guy with disheveled hair amy day of the week!

All of that aside, the movie was good. I think there are some plot points that weren’t delivered as well as others, but that’s to be expected whenever a book is reinterpreted for screen. In general I am hooked. And I’ll admit it … I may have even put in an order for some of the books online. In doing so, I must truly eat my words and apologize to every woman who I have mocked, and there are many, for reading stories targeted at 13-year-old girls.

*Sigh*