Working and reading 'the Vampire Diaries'

Hi!

It's been a while since last time I wrote. I will try to write more often and find something interesting to write about.

I'm working much these days. For those of you who don't know, I work in a coffee shop. My boss called me this morning and told me that the girl who was supposed to work the evening watch had the stomach flu. Since nearly everyone of my coworkers are on holiday now I had to take her watch. Surprisingly, this annoyed me to the point that I almost got mad, and those who knows me knows that it takes a lot to get on my nerves. I can't really explain why I reacted this way, other than I really had been looking forward to having the day off. There is just so little to do at work these days and of course that can be a relief when you are tired, but mostly it just makes you even more tired (or maybe you just take notice of it, since you don't have anything else to do).

 

I came prepared for a quiet day at work for once. I had stopped by a bookstore and bought "The Vampire Diaries" by L. J. Smith. I've watched the show on TV and liked it. A friend of mine have read the books and said they were pretty different from the series, but I took the chance. In my experience 'different' doesn't have to mean 'bad' and can be quite refreshing. I've read three chapters and I must agree with my friend, the book it quite different. My first impression is that I don't like Elena in the book, which is a different experience for me. Most of the books I've read have a main character that I can sympathize with on some plain, but I just can't stand Elena's shallow, self-centered personality. We'll see if she grows on me, but I'm a bit sceptic. It is Stefan that makes me want to know what happens, for once I sympathize most with the guy. That's a new one. It will be interesting to see how I feel when I've finished the book.

 

Since there's not really that many people who know about my blog yet, I guess it doesn't really matter if I'm not that good at blogging just yet.

 

See ya!

The Twilight Saga: Eclipse and The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner

I saw the last addition to the Twilight franchise today and I actually think I liked it:) Movies based on books are always hard to comment on, especially for those of us who have read the book. The movie will never be as good as the book, no matter how hard they try. However, they can make a good representation and I think they nailed it pretty well in this one.

 

Of course, there are scenes I missed from the book. One of them is the scene where Jacob cuts his hand in the kitchen and the clean up Bella has to do afterwards. It is not an important scene, but I would have liked to see it. Minor detail.

 

As it happens I also finished "The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner" yesterday. Honestly, it was unintentional, but I'm glad I did. Since the producers of the movie have based some of the scenes on this side of the story as well, it was nice to know the back story for those as well. As Stephenie Meyer said in her introduction: Even the small characters matter. I liked Bree very much after reading her story. After being in the head of a real newborn just for that short period it took to read the book, I really understood how different Bella really is as a vampire. It's a pity Bree's story had to be a tragic one. I was nearly begging for better ending for her and seeing her life she would have had with the Cullens if the Voturi had been merciful. It is still hard to accept.

 

I hope Stephenie will write more stories like this and maybe make a collection of them instead of one book per person. There are many characters from the Twilight Saga that I would love to know better and see through their eyes.

 

Well, that was it for today. I hope I will be more awake next time I write ;)

 

Peace out!