Twilight and Kelly Clarkson

This weekend was fun, though I spent most of it sick with a very sore throat and cold (which is still going on, thanks to no health insurance, I have to self-medicate).

I went to see the movie Twilight at midnight on Friday. Predictably the theatre was packed, full of other die-hard Twilight fans like myself. What to say of the movie? I liked it, but definitely my adult sensibilities found some of the scenes consumed with cheese (for lack of a better word). And you know what was most funny about those moments, I can recollect when I was a teen how much I adored those movie scenes. Goodness, it seems I have become an adult! My favorite moments were the sparring between Bella and Edward and I thought for the most part, the director and screenwriters stayed true to the book - though changing the ending was unnecessary and annoyed me. I actually found the best actors to watch were the normal high school students who played alongside Bella and Edward, because these high school kids were so normal. In a movie so full of dramatics, it was nice to have glimpses of commonality. Naturally, I am going to see the movie again....duh.

Saturday night my sister and I went to go see Kelly Clarkson in concert. I am a huge fan!! She is all about girl power and empowerment for women. Her songs infect me, they are so much an anthem to my life. It was an interesting show, as it was not only Kelly playing but Reba McIntyre - I am not a particularly huge country music fan, so being around so many country music fans was unusual. But I was able to jump and dance around to "Since You've Been Gone" - making the whole experience worth it! Plus my sister got us tickets in the sixth row, which was freaking awesome!

Now I'm off to bed to hopefully nurse this cold and cough.