Facebook is an ass and wouldn’t upload this photo so it had to go here. I hate it so much.

P.S.  I hate Facebook not my shirt. Duh.
P.P.S. Facebook friends?
P.P.P.S. Also, I won’t add you unless you include a note telling me WHO THE EFF YOU ARE. I hate when people don’t do that.
P.P.P.P.S. For the record, I could have also gone with Team 17 Year Old Boy With No Shirt

It is pretty obvious that I’m a big Twilight geek. I just can’t help it.

Those of you who have read it know that it is like crack. Moody, glittery vampire crack that I distributed and pushed on you all. My own copy has made some rounds and converted quite a few here in Chicago.

And to those of you who scoff and say you don’t like angsty teen vampire novels, I was the same way. NOW LOOK AT ME.

Then when you add RPattz to the picture? I’m done for.

So when Katelin got to meet and interview the cast, I pretty much was freaking out all weekend for her with each text I received and that led to this brief conversation with my sister (ignore the mural part, that was a response to a previous question).

Obviously sad pathetic fan girls don’t say fuck.

Only awesome ones do.

P.S. “Jamie in Chicago” from this video interview with him is me. RPattz knows I exist.This clearly means I’m better than you. (except for Katelin because she got to meet him)
P.P.S. And basically that we are getting married.
P.P.P.S. Registered at Pottery Barn, what up.
P.P.P.P.S. Haters to the mother fucking left.
P.P.P.P.P.S. This is probably the most ridiculous post I have ever written.

We all know I’m a total whore for RPattz and Edward Cullen. I’m not ashamed to say I enjoy some pent up steamy vampire non-sex. But seriously fuck off, Stephanie Meyers, these damn books ruined all possible future relationships I might have and I now have unrealistic expectations for men*.

Anyway, yesterday I came across Twilight tattoos**. Unfortunately, there is such a thing because people get them.

Why?

I guess Edward dazzled them into doing it but really, is Twilight such a great piece of literature that you must have it tattooed on your body?

UNTIL YOU DIE?!

Well these people think so.

I know bring you the worst tattoos I’ve ever seen.***

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Hi!  My name is Tia and I write Clever Girl Goes Blog.  When Jamie asked me to do a guest post for her while she soaked up the rays in sunny Florida, I jumped at the chance.  A feature appearance at The House of Lovely?  Yes please, sign me up.

If you didn’t know (like, as in, you might be living under a rock), the other day was Jamie’s 25th birthday.  She wasn’t ESPECIALLY excited about it, which is something I can totally relate to, although her reasons might differ from mine.

(As in, she’s probably not crazy and doesn’t harbor major phobias about getting older.)

(And seriously?  If I could have, I would’ve sent her balloons and flowers and 19 puppies and Edward Cullen.  But I don’t know where she lives.)

Anyhoodle.  I can sympathize with Jamie about lack of enthusiasm towards birthdays, because mine is next week.

(I accept gifts in forms of jewelry, cash, and ponies.)

Last year, I had a VERY hard time with turning 27.  I dreaded it.  I couldn’t shake the feeling that it was an age that someone ELSE was, not me.  I know that probably doesn’t make much sense, but for me, 27 was iconic and scary.

Now, as I’m staring 28 in the face, and strangely enough, it doesn’t bother me at all.  A couple weeks ago, I was waiting for the anxiety to settle in.  I figured any minute, I’d be chasing Hubs around the house with a knife, yelling “REDRUM!” because he dared to bring up the idea of a birthday party for me.

(Best.  Wife.  EVER.)

Whatever the reason, 28 is looking just fine to me.  I’m embracing it.  It doesn’t scare me.  I’ve bested The Crazy.  28 seems settled, and on the right track.  Sure, it lacks the cute intonations of, say, 23, but it’s not a bad place to be.  I’m okay with it.

Besides, I got carded twice last week, so I figure my age-obsession is all in my head.

(Thank you, cute pizza place waiter!)

In today’s society, when people are completely focused on diets and botox and cougars and wrinkle treatments, it’s no wonder that a girl might get a little sidetracked and not realize the BEST thing about getting older:  MORE TIME TO MAKE FRIENDS = MORE PRESENTS.

So if you find yourself with the birthday blues, just remember that.

And let’s be real, shall we?  The WORST thing about getting older, for me?

Feeling creepier every year about lusting after a seventeen year old undead high schooler.

A few weeks ago, Jessica Maria asked her readers if she should pick up the hyped up, bloodsucking teenage novel, Twilight. I was like – you jump, I jump and so our super awesome internetz book club was born. We both finished it and last night we talked Edward Twilight.

It’s kind of long and my formatting got screwed up but if you are a fan of Twilight or thinking about reading them or just plain interested in how a convo with either of us would go, check it out. Oooh, and there is pictures – pretty vampire pictures! Those alone are worth it!

Jessica: you’ve effin’ finished the SECOND book?!

Jessica: you’re on the third or have you finished the third??

Jamie: it’s ridiculous. i went to target saturday night and picked up the second and third

Jamie: and now have finished both

Jamie: i’m kind of ridiculous

Jamie: but i was totally sucked in and NEEDED to know what happened.

Jessica: right right

Jessica: i finished the first and definitely want to know what happened

Jessica: well, let’s talk about the FIRST one hahaha

Jamie: hahah i know right, jumping ahead of myself here!

Jessica: okay, so a of all, if i was fifteen this would be a tome for me

Jessica: as a military kid who went to three high schools and was always the new kid

Jessica: but i would have turned into a sulky kid, without an edward… so it’s good i didn’t read it in highschool

Jamie: seriously, high school girls are dying right now because there is no edward in their lives

Jamie: no one to dazzle them!

Jessica: oh gawd

Jessica: some her words though – like “dazzle”

Jessica: made me scrunch up my face

Jamie: really! i was like who says that!?

Jessica: there were a lot of really funny lines that made me laugh

Jessica: oh man! there was one that was SO hilarious, but i forgot to mark it

Jessica: it was like, “if he left i would only be left with a perilous anguish and depression” – cheese

Jamie: i know! it was so dramatic at times

Jessica: okay, also, nobody in the entire story ever smiled

Jessica: is the word “smile” in the book?

Jessica: all i picture are intense stares

Jamie: agreed. everyone was so serious

Jessica: she’s always disgruntled and edward is always just intense and silentish

Jessica: even the end when she’s supposed to be yay! happy! i’m alive!

Jessica: she’s all complaininz about makeup and a dress

Jamie: it was prom! that’s what people do! how did she not know about it

Jamie: obviously lost in edward’s dazzle-ing

Jessica: hahaha

Jamie: it made me laugh about the kid who showed up at her house thinking they were going to prom together though

Jessica: haha, that is true

Jessica: he was a little comic relief in all the “i’m gonna hunt you down and killz you” stuff

Jessica: and ps you can’t be with me because you’re gonna die and i will live forever

Jamie: and then OMGZ I’m old!

Jamie: you’re like a year older, chill!

Jessica: that freak out was so stupid

Jessica: she’s all sad on her birthday and angry on prom

Jessica: dude, your boyfs is hot and loves you eternally and you’re all disappointed with life?

Jessica: ps you’re alive, you almost died.

Jamie: okay this is kind of stupid but in the beginning when they were talking about how they dont hunt humans

Jamie: i was thinking well wtf how do they survive?!

and i was well Carlisle is a doctor at a hospital and they have blood there! they totes steal blood for like infusions and stuff

Jessica: hahaha great guesswork! too bad they like ‘em grizzlies and mountain lions

Jessica: okay okay okay important part: edward is fucking hot

Jamie: um YEAH he is!

Jessica: so after finishing the book i totally looked up the movie trailer and how they cast the movie…

Jamie: hahah i was going to bring this up !

Jessica: and that dude is kind of how i imagined him

Jessica: as in, that dude is fucking hot. oh hey! you fit!

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