There's nothing wrong with loving Uncle Jesse!
I now take a break from my vampiric readings and writings to go back in time. To a time of innocence, day glo clothes, when Michael Jackson was the #1 entertainer in the world and The Cosby Show was my favorite television program. In one of my other blogs, we talked about crushes and I determined that I would one day do a blog documenting my one time heartthrobs, mainly so we could all laugh at how my tastes have dramatically changed. It’s funny, I really had a thing for blonds back in the day and now I’m all about the dark hair with light eyes.
Look at that hair, seriously. Mortifying.
My first crush that I can recall is Ricky Schroeder. Sure, he dropped the Y when he grew up but back then he was Ricky, I remember it well. I’m not sure if I was really into him or if I was envious of his toy train, but I did watch faithfully and even sent him a fan letter. I really have no justification for this one. It had to have been the train right? RIGHT?
I had tons of these pics, Tiger Beatlike!
As I got a little older, I’d like to say my tastes got better but…well…I grew up in the 80’s. Let’s face it, any picture I show you from that era is going to be hilarious and cheesy, that’s what the 80’s were. So next on the list? If you watched movies in the 80’s, you had to know The Coreys. And everybody was a Corey girl of some sort. You either liked Feldman or Haim. I was a Haim lover. What can I say, I adored The Lost Boys (shocker, vampires, even back then) and though Feldman often played the more sarcastic roles, Haim was the one I was hot for. I don’t know which one is worse to say you liked now…I watched a few episodes of The Two Coreys and they’re both freaky and pathetic, but Feldman still has that Michael Jackson vibe even now, so I think he’s worse. Haim just became an out of shape druggie. What a dream!
Ha, look at that pose and those suspenders. Totally awesome!
I also had a thing for Kirk Cameron big time. I loved Mike Seaver on Growing Pains. He was cute and always in trouble. I don’t think I could actually watch Growing Pains these days but at the time I liked it. And he broke out of my blond mold, at least, so that was something. Maybe a progression to now? I’m not that embarrassed by this one honestly. I mean the hair was terrible but that was the 80’s.
George, then and now, he makes me hold my head high!
And now we come to two who don’t remotely embarrass me, for even now I would happily fall into their arms. Of course there was some unfortunate hair happening there as well, but still, hot. I talk, of course, about George Clooney from The Facts of Life (which was a truly awesome show) and John Stamos from Full House. Yes, I was hot for Uncle Jesse. Who wasn’t? And who didn’t love handyman George? Both are still hot and still relevant, so they at least had longetivity on the crush list.
Yep, he was my first long haired crush.
I was not immune to the charms of musicians either, though my taste there ran a bit wilder. Of course we are to the late 80’s now and my one true love was Joe Elliott from Def Leppard. I can’t really be embarrassed about this one. I was such a hair band groupie and he was my number one crush. Loved his voice, his accent and his hair. I wasn’t fond when he went to the brown, which is against my current likes as well. What I liked about Joe was that he actually had a shape to him, so many hair band guys were so damn skinny.
He was cute...I'm embarrassed that I listened to the band though.
I had other musical crushes; Mark Slaughter, Sebastian Bach…I’m sure I’m forgetting a ton of them honestly. They were fleeting while Joe stayed in the forefront. I was never a Jon Bon Jovi girl though, he was pretty but never did a thing for me. Bret Michaels either, which I am quite happy about, seeing where he ended up.
I’m certain that I am forgetting some heavy hitters but hopefully you guys will come weigh in and wake up my memory a little. I hope you’ve enjoyed my look back at my youthful silliness and enjoyed it as I did. The pics are what makes everything, I should have just slammed them up without commentary or attempted justifications. Just remember, now you come here and get pics of Jensen Ackles and Robert Pattinson. I have evolved beautifully!
Oh JD, the things you did to an impressionable young girl!
Glaring Omission! I knew it, I knew I was forgetting someone of grave importance in my youthful life. My first actual “bad boy” as a matter of fact. Oh, he could play the good guy but it was always with an edge and sarcasm and a hint of wildness. Danger sometimes. This is an egregious oversight on my part and I had to come back and add him to my list. And talk about him. For if I had a “lasting” crush, he was surely it. I still see anything he does even though his hotness has worn off for me. But back then? I loathed his costars with every fiber of my being for getting to touch my man. I fell for Christian Slater the first time I saw Pump Up The Volume and then he had me forever with Heathers. JD! Psychotic. Hot. Dangerous. Hot. Disturbing. Hot. You get where I’m going. So I’m back to add him to my list and include one of the pictures that can still make my heart go pittypat. Sorry to forget you Christian! It won’t happen again!
Hee, I loved John Stamos. I actually first “met” him on a show called “You again?” It was difficult to have him as my #1 guy because teen magazines hardly ever featured him during that period of his life and I swear all the photos I collected were from the same photo shoot.
Then it was announced he would be on a new TV show “Full House”. I was so excited. And yet, I was thrwarted again! For some reason my local affiliate would not show “Full House”. If you looked in the TV guide, it would list it but not on my station and instead they would show that Sheriff show with what’s her name from Three’s Company. It took years before I finally got to watch it. Grrrr.
Now I never cared for Kirk Cameron. I liked Growing Pains but he didn’t do it for me. Loved George Clooney on Facts of Life and tried to follow his career after he left that show (he was in a number of things before he got on ER).
I also remember the Corey’s but I liked Feldman better.
This is too funny!! It is so obvious that we are the same age! Those were almost my exact crushes as a kid. I think my very first crush was Ricky Schroeder also. But during the same time period, I also liked Chad Allen. I think the show he was on was call “Our House” or something like that. Can’t really remember. My Jr. High years were consumed with Cory Haim…yes I was a Haim girl too and Mike Sever..I mean Kirk Cameron. But my absolute biggest crush during that time was River Phoenix. He is the only poster of a guy I ever put up in my room. I cried when he died.
As far a musicians, I can’t remember having a lot of crushes. I loved the music, but I don’t remember the crushes. Except for maybe Bon Jovi. I did have a thing for him. And who doesn’t like George Clooney. The man only gets sexier with age.
Thanks for the trip down memory lane.
Hee! Awesome. I knew some of my guys would get approval! AGO, clearly we have the same taste! So cool! I can’t believe I forgot Chad Allen. I had a big crush on him and I loved watching Our House. This was before I hated Dee Hall, clearly! haha Remember Shannon Doherty? And Wilford Brimley! haha Our House indeed!
I liked River but didn’t have a huge crush on him…I don’t think I even saw Stand By Me until he was already dead, so I didn’t really have much exposure to him.
Ricky’s hair…so embarrassing that I liked him! Glad you did too. I’m still writing it off on the train.
Tripp, how dare they keep the Stamos from you??? I regret not watching GH in it’s heyday to see him. Was that show “She’s The Sheriff?” That entered my head and it’s blasphemy that that would keep you from Uncle Jesse.
I liked Ricky too but thought Chad looked too much like him. (He was on Our House with Deidre Hall hilariously).
Hee, well see, since I liked Ricky I found Chad appealing as well. Though I think I suspected even back then that he played for another team. I used to like Deidre Hall, she was why I watched that show at first. So sad!
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I remember Dee and Shannon. Didn’t Dee start “Our House” right after Stefano “killed” her for the first time? I’m pretty sure I was watching the show because of Dee as well. My mom was a huge fan of Days back then. It’s funny you suspected he played for the other team back then. I had no clue. But when he came our, I wasn’t surprised.
Ricky’s hair was horrible. And you are so right about the train. That had to be it. I’m like you…I liked the blonds as a kid, but not anymore. They don’t do anything for me now.
Hee, that’s awesome that we both went from blonds to the darker hair.
It probably was after the first Stefano related death, then wasn’t that when she reappeared on an island? Probably after Our House was over? I dunno. I’ve watched Days since I was about 5 thanks to my mom and I was too young and naive to see the terrible acting that woman did. That or she wasn’t as bad then!
I have well developed gaydar, generally. How I picked up on that as a kid I don’t know though!
OH FYI, some of the WA fans started a forum for chatting and they have a link with all sorts of fanfic recs. I’m 10 chapters into a new one and absolutely loving it. I’ll link em here.
The fic I’m reading, Creature of Habit: http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4769414/1/Creature_of_Habit
The forum, hehe, appropriately named A Unicorn Ate My Fucking Cookie:
http://wide-awake-rehab.socialgo.com/welcome.html
What about the fact that Ricky and his dad had that remote control that opened the front door (always while they stood within reach of the door, how lazy do you have to be to not reach up your freakin arm??) that was cool. And who doesn’t love Uncle Jesse?? I mean really…
I’m a little jealous you liked Cory Haim, I was all about Corey Feldman (“License to Drive” awesome!). I look at him now and ew, what was I thinking. Not as bad as my crush on David Bowie after I saw “Labyrinth”. And I confess to loving Bon Jovi, I still think he’s hot.
AGO- I was all about Chad Allen on “Our House” too! I saw him on some movie recently, it’s so weird to see him now, he looks strangely the same…
I was also huge fan of Jerry O’Connell, but I think it was because he was always the fat kid that everyone made fun of, it was so sad, and I thought he was so cute…
Anyone remember Jonathan Bradis (perhaps blonds were just cuter in the 80s)? I liked him too, I was sad when he died…
Ha, I forgot about the remote control front door. I probably thought that was cool too, though what it really was was lazy. Why didn’t they have a butler? Or did they?
Feldman! See, everybody was one or the other weren’t they? I loved License To Drive & Dream A Little Dream and of course The Lost Boys. “Death by stereo!” I loved Feldman but never had a crush on him. I remember being delighted going to see The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and realizing he was the voice of Donatello. That fondness eventually went away.
Lots of people loved Bon Jovi, I’m not sure why I didn’t. I think his hair was maybe too girly for me? Maybe I was jealous. hehe
I remember Jonathan but I never watched that show so I didn’t fall for him. Didn’t he date the girl from the Fresh Prince? Why do I remember these things?
Thanks for the links Nole. I signed up for the forum. I can’t stop laughing at the name! It is too perfect. I may save some money and just read fanfics for awhile. As long as they are good. I am so new to this fanfic thing, I’m just starting to figure out all of the acronyms.
I see I’m not the only one who liked Chad Allen
Too funny!
No problem! I know, I’m only on the first fanfic recommended and there are plenty to try out. I find them way more interesting than the stupid adult vamp books I’ve been trying to read. I think I just needed my Edward again! The name is totally awesome!
I’m 16 chapters into Creature of Habit and enjoying it. There’s a lot of humor there and it’s fun with danger mixed in.
YES! Jonathan Brandis did date that chick from “Fresh Price” I remember the E! True Hollywood Story about it… You have a good memory indeed.
I will have to check out your fanfic recommendations, after I finish “Wide Awake”, on chapter 30… I know something bad is coming…
Thanks for the blog about old crushes, it’s so nice to take the walk down memory lane…
Hehe I have a ridiculous memory, can’t remember what I had for dinner the other night but I can espouse on 80’s relationships and movies and such for hours. Insanity.
I can’t believe I forgot Christian Slater though…just a terrible oversight on my part. Well he’s added now. Glad you liked it though, it is fun to remember how we used to be!
I’ll definitely post whenever I read a new fanfic I like. Just starting a new one that is a bit different but I don’t hate it yet. hehe We’ll see! Wide Awake is awesome, glad you’re still enjoying it!
OH Christian Slater! My mother still thinks I’m in love with him and calls me to tell me when she hears about him in the news. Remember “Heathers”? I can’t believe my mother let me watch that repeatedly, I was like 12, I guess it was pre Columbine, so parents had a different idea about that stuff, no one thought someone would actually do that. There was a musical about 2 years ago called “I Love my Dead Gay Son” and it was based on “Heathers”, I regret all the time that I never saw it.
HA! I love my dead gay son..that was so awesome! That movie is classic. I had AOL years ago and I set a bunch of Heathers quotes to alert me when people logged on. I had JD saying “Greetings and Salutations.” And of course “Fuck me gently with a chain saw.” Now I have to get that movie on DVD, haven’t seen it in years.
Hee, I watched his short lived TV show last year, not hot for him anymore but I still enjoy that voice of his and the smirk!
Okay, after going down memory lane with you about my old crushes, I was watching my own girls (who are 7 and 5) to see who their first crushes might be. I was a little disturbed. Because I realized their first crushes are Zac Efron and the Jonas Brothers. Aren’t they all about 20 years old? Man…at least my first crushes were closer to my age.
I let them watch Twilight the other day because they have been asking to see it. I guess they hear me talking about it all the time, and I know some of their friends have seen it. The movie hardly lives up to it’s PG13 rating, so I let them watch it. Anyway, I am pleased to say that they have not mentioned anything about Edward or Rob. If they were to have a crush on him I think it would just about ruin everything for me. It’s bad enough knowing I have a crush on a guy like other 14 year olds. lol.
Oh, and I’m on chapter 20 of “Creature of Habit”. I saw that she updated yesterday, so hopefully we won’t have to wait for updates like we are with WA. And…I completely understand your need of Edward. I think that is why I started reading WA while I was only half way through book 5 of the Southern Vampire Mysteries. I needed my fix. Other characters and stories just aren’t the same. I think Stephanie Meyer has ruined me forever.
Hee! That’s funny. I guess George and John Stamos were quite a bit older than me during my crushes, but the rest were closer to my own age. There really aren’t any “kid” actors anymore though. Sitcoms featuring children are a thing of the past more or less, so nobody to find there. Times have really changed now that I think about that.
Isn’t Creature a good read? I was thrilled that she updated already, gives me hope that we’ll get a chapter a week, plus she’s only got a few left. Plus, sex! yay! Speaking of sex, you’d die reading the fanfic I’m reading now. Sheesh. It’s VERY kinky and twisted, if you wanna know, let me know and I’ll post more about it. I’m almost embarrassed to be reading it.
I’m glad your daughters didn’t get Robsessed and make you feel terrible! That’s good news! I think that would deter me as well though, totally understandable.
I agree, it’s really amazing how I respond to the characters, particularly Edward. And with every fic I read, I still love him, no matter how different he may be (like in this one I’m reading now). I am definitely ruined these days. And it’s hilarious that I am still so damn determined to have Edward/Bella come out of whatever situation they’re in together. If I ever read a fic that doesn’t do that I would probably stop!
I’m jealous that you can be so versatile. I have a much harder time. I’m having trouble with Wide Awake, (on chapter 34 now) though it’s not the Edward portrayal, it’s Bella. She is driving me crazy! The stuff with the mental illness is wearing on me.
AGO- I had a crush on Christian Slater who was 10 years older then me, so i guess i can see where your girls are coming from. Though I think Nole is right, there just arn’t many shows with kids on them… What ever happened to TGIF? Weren’t there kids on those shows? Like “Boy Meets World”? I seem to remember kids… Which reminds me, anyone have a crush on Fred Savage? Or Sean Astin? I never had a crush on Fred, but I’ll admit to having a crush on Sean…But the “Goonies” was awesome, and I was young…
Ha, Bella’s illness could be wearing and tiring at times, but I’ve never been a huge Bella fan so that didn’t get to me too much. I will admit, this last fanfic was nothing like Edward at all but the story was decent and I was able to put it aside well enough. Plus, there were a lot of hot Bella/Edward sex scenes to get through, for I was one of those people that didn’t appreciate the lack of detail that SM gave in Breaking Dawn. But a lot of it was disturbing, if I ever read that one again I’d be skipping several chapters.
I was never a Fred Savage girl but I loved me some Sean Astin. The Goonies was awesome and I still happily watch it whenever I run across it on TV (gotta love TBS!) It wasn’t lasting but I always loved Mikey and his inhaler. The guy who played his big brother I liked too. hehe
Yep, I miss the days of TJIF. You are right, there are no sitcoms suitable for my girls to watch. If we sit down as a family to watch TV, it is always a reality show…American Idol, Dancing with the Stars, Survivor. I wish we could all watch something else together. The only sitcoms they watch are on Nickelodeon…and I’m not watching that. Ah well.
Creature was a good read! I thought it started out a little slow, but it definitely picked up. I like that she has somewhat of a back story so it isn’t only about Edward and Bella’s love. I think Angstgoddess is a better writer. But, you are right about WA. I plowed through it the first time not being able to put it down. But there were a few chapters that I felt physically exhausted while reading. I’ve reread up to chapter 36 but am finding myself unsure if I’ll continue. I’m not sure I can go through that again. lol.
I’m going to start a new fic today. Not sure which one. I’m starting to get the feeling that Twilight fanfiction is just porn for women. I won’t say that I mind reading it, but I do want to find a fic that actually has a story to tell. Kind of like Creature. Not sure I’m into sick and Twisted. But if you like the one you are reading, I can check it out.
Ha, I’ll link it and let you decide, you’re thrown right into it right away so if you can’t hack it, you’ll know quickly. But yes, I think a lot of the fanfic does appear to be compensation for the lack of sex in the Twilight books. Which I can understand up to a point but sometimes it goes too far. This one does, I’ve finished it now. I like the psychological element running through it which is what kept me reading, but as I said, some chapters are really difficult.
AG is a better writer, for sure, I have a feeling we all started with the best of the fanfics which is both a good and bad thing. We want more but it’s not all up that quality! I really need Chapter 50! Chapter 36 is pretty much where I stop as well. After V day, things get pretty heart wrenching and I don’t wanna deal. So I go back and start again! hehe Or find another fic…I’ll have to delve into a new one today.
Anyway, here’s the link, you have been warned sufficiently so no yelling at me! http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4819806/1/The_Red_Line
Oh my god, I loved Christian Slater! He was just so bad! I remember how excited I was when he popped up in a cameo in Star Trek 6 (a movie my dad made us see). Then I discovered Christian Bale and I realized that I had a fixation on the name Christian.
Hehe and don’t those boys named Christian seem to have some built in issues? Note to self, if I ever have a kid, do not name him Christian. Though I’ve always wanted to name one Ryan Christian…do you think that middle names would have the same effect?
I remember him appearing in Star Trek 6 as well! My dad made us see all of those growing up as well. Of course I saw the newest one because it looked awesome. And who made a cameo in that one? Winona Ryder, Christian’s ex flame who I have hated since they dated. Yes, that’s how much I liked Christian. Issues!
Okay, I decided to listen to your warning and passed on “The Red line”. But, I started another fic called “Atlas Shrugged”. It is basically an alternate ending to Eclipse and Breaking Dawn. I’m pretty sure the Author hates Jacob as much as I do, so I have found myself wishing Stephenie Meyer had taken her route. Some of it is a little over the top, but it’s pretty good. I just finished Chapter 8 which pretty much brings us to the end of Eclipse. I’m hoping her interpretation of Breaking Dawn is as good. I know you love Edward and hate Jacob as much as I do, so I thought I’d pass on the info. Here’s the link if you are interested.
http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4891389/1/Atlas_Shrugged
Awesome, I will check it out next. Hilariously I nearly did a fanfic post but wasn’t sure I had enough for it yet so didn’t. I’m reading a GREAT one now. Well it’s a 2 parter and it picks up on Bella/Edward’s honeymoon. Yeah, lots of descriptive sex but also a happy and fun time and GREAT Cullen stuff. Really, I love her portrayal of the family more than anything. The 2nd one I’m 8 chapters in now and it’s after Bella’s transformation and again, lots of interaction and learning from all the Cullens, not just Edward. I’ll link them here.
She just, does all the things that I wanted done. No baby, Edward changes her because it’s what they both want, how she’s changed is good, the Cullens being so tight and awesome. I really think you’ll love them.
http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4837355/1/Let_Your_Light_Shine
http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4881409/1/A_Life_Extraordinary
Oh Cool! I will definitely check them out. I finished the last four chapters of Atlas Shrugged that have been posted, and even though I really enjoyed her alternate ending for Eclipse, she is starting to lose me.
With the way you read, I expect you will have enough material to do a fanfic post very soon! I look forward to it.
Haha well I’m glad you’ve finished that cause I really think you’ll enjoy the one I told you about. I am 18 chapters in to the second version and adoring it. Lots of sex, yes, but they’re actually talking about the crap that went down in Eclipse and Bella acknowledges just how much she hurt him and he admits to being too controlling but doing it out of fear, etc. Not to mention the AWESOMENESS that is Bella bonding with Jasper and Emmett, particularly Jasper. I get the feeling she’s working them up to having and Edward/Alice type relationship which I adore. I really think you’ll like it!
I read Atlas and…well I like certain things and don’t like others. First, the author seems to me to be trying to show off how very intelligent she is all the time. All the fics I’ve read, no matter what different situations Edward and Bella were in, they still seemed like Edward and Bella. Here? I feel like I’m reading two philosophy majors trying to have a “normal” conversation. Does that make sense?
I like her treatment of Jacob and Renee, for as you know they are two of my least favorite characters in the series. In fact, she may have been too harsh with Renee but that didn’t bug me. I like the aspect of Bella finally cluing into the real Edward, but just didn’t care for how she went about it necessarily. The “romance” is caked in so many special words and references to every other piece of literature known to man that it kind of annoyed me at times. Do you get what I’m saying?
That being said, I subscribed to it because I want to see what happens, but I’m not swept away by love for it like Wide Awake and A Life Extraordinary.
I completely understand. That is sort of how I felt about her writing as well. What I did like was the events that took place after Bella and Jacob kissed. When I read Eclipse, I wanted to scream at Bella. I couldn’t understand why she had to go after Jake and cry all night with the man of her dreams sitting there right beside her. It annoyed me to no end…still does. So, it was fun to read events that I would have liked to see happen. Bella should have left Jake right there and gone after the man whose heart she just trampled.
But, I completely agree about her writing style. Some of it was a little much. I haven’t subscribed to it. She started to lose me with the Renee thing. I don’t hate her as much as you do I guess. Let me know if it gets any better.
I read Let you Light Shine and am now on chapter 12 of A Life Extraordinary. They are good. You weren’t lying about the sex. Holy Crap. I can’t wait to see the relationships between all of the Cullens develop.
Oh, and I was also going to tell you that I also read If Love Could Light a Candle just before I read Atlas. It is only 6 chapters in and the concept of it sounded really good. But, it too lacked in the end. Each chapter has two parts. The first being a flashback to when Edward left Carlisle in the 20’s. That part of the story I found very interesting. The second part is very similar to Midnight Sun…which in theory I was excited about. That is probably my favorite “book”. But, it is told in the third person and just loses all the angsty love. So, it is similar to Atlas in that the Authors had a really great idea, just couldn’t deliver in it’s execution. Makes you appreciate really great authors.
HA! I read and liked If Love Could Light A Candle as well. The concept was good and I am quite irritated that there’s no ending. Plus on that site, you can’t tell for real when the stuff was posted can you? I keep fearing I’m getting interested in stories that are never going to be finished. I don’t know if I could bear that.
I agree with you on Atlas, I was very glad with what she did in having Bella go to Edward and deal with him (tho it took too long to have the discussion about what happened in my opinion). I just didn’t like all her references, it felt almost like I was reading somebody’s term paper. Intellectual snobbery or something. I dunno. I do want to see where she goes with it so I’ll read when she puts more up but I’m not anticipating it like others.
I’m on a new one now and it’s told from Edward’s point of view totally! And it’s written as if that day in bio lab he left Forks for good and runs across Bella at Dartmouth 3 years later. I really enjoy it, easy read, some good laughs and more fun Jasper and Alice. I really do love them. I’ll link it for you. http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4869575/1/Abbracciare_il_Cantante It’s 51 chapters but I have read 40 already cause it’s not complicated or overly long. But I know, I read fast! hehe
Hahah you’re only 12 chapters in? I promise you, there is much more sex to behold! But I think you’ll like it. It’s also not done, she’s got about 6 or 7 chapters left she said on her site, but at least she wrote the note on 6/15 so I know it’s coming.
Are you enjoying the increased Cullen interaction? I was thrilled that they were all there for her transformation and that Jasper and Emmett helped her with strength and speed training. Also enjoyed girl talk with Rose and Alice. There’s some good Carlisle stuff as well plus a lot more Jasper. I really like the thought of their bond. She needs to update soon, that’s probably my favorite besides Wide Awake.
Yes, I am loving the Cullen interaction. Especially Jasper. To be honest, when I read Twilight, he was not one of my favorite characters. I know he was for so many others. But, I always favored Emmett for his humor. I think that Jasper’s character was completely undeveloped. Even though we got his background in Eclipse, I still felt like he was just Alice’s sidekick. He never fit in the family like the others. So, it is so cool watching him get close to Bella in this story. I LOVE it. I can’t wait to see more. And, I also like that she has toned down Rose so that I can actually like her. I’m really looking forward to the chapters where we get some girl time. Unfortunately, I am leaving on vacation later today for two weeks. I’m not sure how much I’m going to be reading fanfic. I am not comfortable printing this stuff out. If my 7 year old ever found it lying around, she would be scarred for life. So, I’m going to have to go back to books while sitting my butt on the beach. But, keep reading and posting, and I’ll try to catch up when I get back. Happy reading!!
Have a great vacation, AGO, can’t blame you for not wanting your kids to get their hands on any print outs of that story! haha Way too much sexy stuff.
I knew you’d love the Cullen interaction, I think it’s fabulous. It’s so much more what I would have preferred for Breaking Dawn, as opposed to Renesmee taking up so much time. And I agree with you about the Jasper factor, she did not develop him much at all and that’s why I really enjoy what they’ve done in this story. He feels real and it’s so nice to see him happy and protective. She also has some outtakes posted in her profile and you can read some interaction that he and Alice have, hehe. I liked Emmett from the get go but even here he gets more developed and has some nice chats with Bella, not to mention a fabulous time teasing Edward. They feel like a true family I guess.
Also agree about Rose, she’s much more tolerable. She’s actually pretty cool with Bella while still being somewhat standoffish, feels better to me.