MammaDawg

Who's Your Brand of Potato Chips?

2009-07-10T08:44:00.000-07:00

I can win free tickets to see Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince? On Monday, July 13th - before everyone else?

All I have to do is name my favorite characters, huh? Hmnnn...

Severus Snape. I very well may just re-read the entire series (again) just because of Snivellus. And Alan Rickman's portrayal is perfect - every time I see him on HP, his delivery is bloody brilliant.

Or wait. It might be Sirius Black. I could kill Bellatrix myself, except... that cackle of hers is frickin' wicked!

But how can I forget the original trio? Ron, Hermione and Harry Potter himself? Or Neville Longbottom and Luna Lovegood, of course!!

No, wait. Albus Dumbledore and Minerva McGonagall. Yes.

*gasp* Mr. and Mrs. Weasley!! I can't leave out Harry's surrogate parents?!!

Forget it. I could go on and on and on. Thank goodness you didn't ask for our ONE favorite character - I'd be stuck like potato chips. You can't have just one. ;)

What about you - who are your favorite characters??

A Widow, a Robot and a Sister

2009-07-04T07:44:00.000-07:00

It must be these triple digits, trying to escape from the heat... I mean, why else would I go so much... especially with ticket prices these days?!

I've been using entertainment guide coupons and buying passes from Costco instead of paying full price for tickets at the movie box.

I won't give up any spoilers, but in the last couple of weeks, we've already seen 3 new shows - one for the kids, one for the, *cough* um, boys, and a chic flick for me:

UP
A house? Flying with balloons? Honestly, I wasn't very excited to see this one at all. But we wanted to take the kids and you know what??

OMG - it was so cute! And sad, in a way... but it entertained all of us - from the 4 y/o to the 40 y/o (Hubz), who normally sneaks in a nap when we take the kids to the movies.

TRANSFORMERS 2
The boys and I had been waiting for this one. We even watched the first one the night before to prep for it. And... WOW.

It was good. Really good. I was even roarin' with laughter at some points. Right up until the last 30 minutes, when some broad behind me kept knockin' my chairback.

It happens, right? You're switching positions, trying to get comfortable - you accidentally kick the chair in front of you. Ah shit. So you move a little slower, try to be more careful.

Okay. No biggie. We've all been there, done that. I wasn't gonna trip.

But THIS bitch.

She kept going and going. And going. WTF? As if she was trying to count up to 100 by kicking my chair in beats.

I finally turned around, looked her dead in the eye - willing her to do it again, and turned back around - nice and slow.

And enjoyed the last half hour in peace. But c'mon now... why do people have to push you like that? I don't wanna have to get in your face, but if you give me a reason to... *shrugs* I'd be happy to oblige.

MY SISTER'S KEEPER
I just read this book a couple of weeks ago. I'd meant to just read a few chapters here and there, before watching the movie. But in the first couple of chapters, it was already pulling on my heart strings.

I couldn't put it down!

An incredible, powerful story of what this family has gone through. One daughter diagnosed at 2 with leukemia, her older brother proving NOT to be a match.

And the parents decide to design a baby - a perfect match - who decides 11 years later that she's not going to donate anything anymore, and hires a lawyer to sue her parents for the rights to her own body.

It was a little different from the book, and they changed a few things - which was to be expected. But I was okay with most of them - it didn't take away from the story, and the screenplay still worked.

EXCEPT FOR ONE THING.

You might've heard it already, but I don't want to spoil it for you if you haven't. UGH! It was so frustrating, it just cheapened everything in the story. Okay, I'm gonna quit now before I break my promise!

*shakes it off*

We've got two more shows coming up that I can't wait to see: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince and The Time Traveler's Wife.

Hmnn... I just realized... when HP6 got pushed back and Twilight took its place, I hadn't even heard of it yet.

"WTF is Twilight? I don't give a shit about no 'Twilight' - I wanna see The Half-Blood Prince!!"

Who would've thought? ;) Happy Independence Day!!

Remembering the King of Pop

2009-06-25T17:17:00.000-07:00

I've hated believing that everything always comes in three's. If someone announces a pregnancy, or a new baby is born... or when someone passes away.

First Ed McMahon. Then Farrah Fawcett.

And now... Michael Jackson.

*long sigh*

As @aplusk puts it, "I plea to the press to respect his wishes of maintaining the anonymity of his children."

Oh hell yeah.

I count myself lucky to have gotten a chance to actually meet the King of Pop umpteen years ago. I think we were juniors in high school and I was helping a friend, Rachel, close up shop. A candy shop nestled in the middle of 14 acres of waterfront shopping and dining in beautiful downtown San Diego.

It was closing time and Rae had already locked both doors. I'm standing outside one of them and she comes over to let me in. That's when I see a huge ass motherfucker outside the other door... and practically go nuts when I see that she's about to let him in, too.

What happens next? Check out the rest of the story here.

lol *shakes head* I will never forget how kind and gracious he was... Never mind Ms. Thing who was with him.

Rest in peace, Michael Jackson... our thoughts and prayers are with you and your family...

Pounding Peter Facinelli

2009-06-18T07:45:00.000-07:00

You know what I've noticed after attending a couple of Twi-Tour Conventions?

We'll be going back and forth with Q&A, some really great questions... some NOT. *shakes head*

But to break it up, one off the celebs will do something different... and if you can imagine a ballroom full of estrogen and screaming females...

Then you can imagine what happens when this crowd gets pysched up.

And of course, who is it that always goes out of his way for his fans?

Peter Facinelli.

He's actually walked into the audience to hand select an attendee with a question. I've seen him call someone up on stage and give up his seat for her while she nervously twirled her hair to ask a question that's almost slipped off her mind.

And of course... you saw what he did for "Orange," at the LA Twi-Tour, right? Who wouldn't want to be pampered by Peter, Edi and Kellan - all at once?

You gotta give it up for celebs like Peter who genuinely appreciate their fans. So when he made that bet about getting 500K followers in Twitter - we just had to round up some support and help him get to his number:

Eyes of Amber, Rob My World, The Danger Magnet, Random Acts of Rob, Twilight-Headed, Robsession, Super Secret Twilight Blog, Twitarded, ROBsessed, Cullen Boys Anonymous, Twilight Moonlighter, Robsten Lovers, Why Not? Twilight, RPattz and Me, @gcgonc, and @LaTuaCantante_

In case you missed it, you can click here to catch the video he made about the bet, uppin' the ante with his Twilight director's chair. As of yet, he's at about 229K - and we still need to get him to 500K.

What can you do to help? Two things:

1) Follow Peter on Twitter
2) Add the hashtag (#peterfacinelli) to keep Peter as one of Twitter's Top 10 Trending Topics

And if you're not already on Twitter, now would be the perfect time to sign up and get connected. When you get there, holla at me at @mammadawg and so we can dish. :)

Now... let's get ready to deliver the pounding Peter's asked for! ;)

Introducing Jean-Claude, Micah and Zsadist

2009-06-17T08:32:00.000-07:00

Some of you might say that I've been, uh... a little, uh...

Unfaithful.

Boy - does that one word just drum up some steamy scenes from Olivier Martinez and Diane Lane?

All of you know by now that I'm a bit of a Twihard. ;) But just because I love the community that's been built with Twilight - doesn't necessarily mean that I can't fall in love with any other vampires. Or... wereleopards. ;)

Right?

MattDaddy.net is the one responsible for introducing me to the Anita Blake series by Laurell K. Hamilton. I have read 16 of the 17 books published in a matter of months - OCD kickin' in again, I know.

And at some point in my life, I'd love to read them all over again. *shakes head* Yes - I'm nuts. But something about these books just puts me in my happy place... I can't wait to see it hit TV next summer!!

In the meantime, however, the girls have insisted that I start the Black Dagger Brotherhood series by J.R. Ward. So while I was waiting for LKH's Skin Trade to hit the shelves, I picked up the first 2 books of BDB.

And fell in love with these vampire warriors.

When I finish with the BDB series, I think I'm going to check out LKH's Merry Gentry series...

What about you? What books have you been into lately?

Win Peter Facinelli's Twilight Director's Chair Backing

2009-06-16T08:02:00.000-07:00

If you're already a part of Twitterville, then you've already heard about the bet between Peter Facinelli and Robert DeFranco.

With the deadline looming in, midnight on Friday, June 19th, Peter is still short of his goal to gain 500,000 followers.

If he loses, he has to give up the backing of his director's chair from Twilight to Rob.

But if he wins... Rob has to dance down Hollywood Blvd - wearing a bikini - while singing Beyonce's "All The Single Ladies," and holding a sign saying "Twitter Me".

Not to mention, one lucky follower will win the backing of his Twilight chair. Hear it straight from Peter himself:

And follow him at @peterfacinelli - let's make sure one of us gets that chair instead of Rob. And seeing Rob do his thang on Hollywood will SURE be a sight.

Who else is following? :)

After-Party Escort

2009-06-11T08:00:00.000-07:00

Day 3 of the 2009 Grand Slam/Twi-Tour Convention (Part 4 of 4 - FINAL)

I’d already gotten my autographs during the San Francisco convention, but a friend gave me an idea when she asked if I could get Kellan’s autograph for her.

On her picture with him.

So you KNOW I had to do the same. I turned in my two autograph tickets and brought her pic and my black & white one for him to sign. He chuckled when I told him people were hating on me coz of that single picture.

Hell – even the photographer told me he was getting emails about that picture in particular. ;)

But now the autograph line had almost reached its end, and the Twilight Pass holders were already seated in the After-Party room. Refreshments were set up, with a cash bar for anyone wanting something stronger.

Do you remember the Vampire Ball in San Francisco? This would be similar – not quite as good, but still… Each of the four celebs would be making their rounds, chit-chatting at each of the tables – bodyguards (BG) in tow.

And since Sheryl and I had no particular assignments, we decided to accompany the bodyguards as they made rounds with the celebs. She got Edi.

And you already know who I got. ;)

I don’t think he noticed me at the first couple of tables. But after the third table, he looked right up at me. I motioned for him to follow his bodyguard, and then I pulled up the rear. That became our little system - BG in the front with me at the back.

A few tables down, BG calls time and Kellan looks up at me like he doesn’t know where to go. I laughed and motioned for him to follow BG.

He started lagging at one point and I almost walked on top of him. I had to nudge him forward and that’s when I caught a whiff.

DAMN HIM FOR SMELLING SO GOOD.

Omigod - it stopped me and literally – LITERALLY - made me blink and catch my breath.

And since I don’t like being disarmed like that, I silently told myself to keep my distance.

WTF?

I know, I know… I’m an idiot, right? I can actually hear you screaming at me right about now. ;) But seriously – I needed to keep myself in check. Not just because I was working…

But for me. Gotta hold on to something, right?

So now… we’re about halfway through the room and what does Kellan do? He breaks one of the company rules, even with the BG standing behind him.

Where am I?

Standing across the table from him. An absolutely incredulous smile on my face as I give him cold eyes. I think he froze for a half second when he registered the look on my face.

It's three long seconds later before he's done with his mischief. Afterwards, all he has to do is step to his right to follow the BG to the next table. Short and straightforward. But instead… he steps to his left, walks all the way around the table to meet me on the other side.

So I wait. And when he gets to me, I sorta pinch him in the upper arm and start giving him shit.

“You know you’re just making my job harder, right?”

We laugh it off but thankfully, he decided not to pull any more stunts after that. (Whew!)

Sheryl’s watching me from across the way, and mentioned later that me and Kellan actually looked really comfortable together, like old friends. (Huh?) She says she even remembers him reaching out to put his hand on me.

Wha--?! Did I miss that? Part of me was already thinking that my OCD on Kellan’s been busted – that my little OMK bubble has burst.

And now I know it has, coz DAMNIT wouldn’t I remember if he’d reached out and touched me??

It took me a while but I finally put it together. It was towards the end, when I ditched Kellan and BG for a few minutes to catch up with some friends at one of the tables in the back.

When Kellan and BG caught up with me, I happened to be walking by one of the tables, laughing to myself as one of the other girls was stretched out on the floor.

Amused, Kellan whispered to me, “What is she doing??” as he walked up beside me.

His hands lingering near my elbow before reaching my shoulder.

Shit. And I can hardly remember it.

That's what I get for distancing myself, right? It's okay, though, coz it would NOT have been cool for me to bust out into fan mode - lol.

I’ve told Hubz all this and every other detail from the con. Confused about the change in my OCD, I was hoping he could help me figure it out. Except he doesn’t agree that it’s busted – he thinks it’s just on a different level now.

Honestly? Hell if I know.

But my Twilighting days are far from over... I've got a couple more Twi-Tours to stop at. *grins*

So what do you think - is my bubble busted or what?! What would you have done?

WANNA CATCH UP?
Day 1: A Serenade for the Door Girl
Day 2: Promoted to the Main Scene
Day 3: Covering Doors and Crowd Control (Twi-Tour - Part 1 of 4)
Day 3: Photo Ops Frenzy (Twi-Tour - Part 2 of 4)
Day 3: Autographs Mayhem (Twi-Tur - Part 3 of 4)

Dark Intruder

2009-06-09T12:11:00.000-07:00

It swirls into the room like a dark, heavy cloud. Doesn't matter where I'm sitting or what I'm doing... it will find me, as if it has fingers curled out, reaching for me blindly in the darkness.

And when it finally hits me, caressing my skin and marking its territory just isn't good enough.

Looking for a way in, it wants to wrap its familiar arms around me. Slowly suffocating me with its strength, daring to penetrate through my walls to find my core. My essence. My very being.

You know "it." Is it the same for you?

Is it anger? Loneliness? Tension? Frustration?

Yes. Yes, yes and yes... But what is it that eats at me the most?

The disconnect.

Autographs Mayhem

2009-06-01T18:15:00.000-07:00

Day 3 of the 2009 Grand Slam/Twi-Tour Convention (Part 3 of 4)

Coming into this, I knew I’d have to put in my time, work my way up. I worked my ass off, determined to let the higher-ups know that I was serious about my assignments. That I wasn’t just there for the celebs or to hang out with the fans.

Oh – that was a big piece of it – hell yeah – but I am all about getting the job done first.

And at the autograph line, my job was at the front of the line with one other girl. Just the two of us between the fans and the celebs. Could it get any better than this?

If I only knew. ;)

Before long, we ended up redirecting the line and I no longer needed to clear the doorway. During all this, Hilly and Hanna Hindi walked through, along with Jacob Jost, Drew Lorentz and Joseph Lewellyn. I got to chat with them a little bit, and secured my next big thing:

Interviewing “The Hillywood Show” cast members.

Eeeek! Lol – I’m so excited. I’m actually still working on my interview questions for them but heads up – I’ll soon be posting that special interview, right here at MammaDawg.com.

But now that the autograph line was in order, it freed up some of my time so I was able to walk around and check out how everything else was going. We had four tables set up, laid out side-by-side, one for each of the celebs.

And I got to hang out right across from them.

Later one of the supervisors came to me for help – the line had stopped and she was asking if I could please go and get it taken care of.

Looks like one of the ladies bought TEN autograph tickets from EACH of the celebs, and was getting her stuff all mixed up. The biggest hold-up was at the end, with Mike. Though it wasn't his fault at all.

She was getting confused as to what needed to get signed and what had already been signed. So I stepped in and helped her get moving along.

Mike was so sweet and patient. I can still see him, all smiles and not irritated by the hold-up, whatsoever.

I told you he rocks. :)

This lady had TONS of posters and pictures and trading cards and stuff, so I helped her and her assistant carry all their stuff back to the auditorium. By this time, it was almost 8pm and I knew the After-Party would be kickin’ off as soon as autographs were finished.

And guess who got the okay to work the event? ;)

I asked for a quick break to grab a bite to eat and ran up to my room. Bread, bread and bread is all I ate the whole weekend, and I had two hopia’s before heading back down. But I was hot and wanted to change, so I slipped into a short-sleeved blouse and freshened up before THE highlight of the day – the Twilight After-Party.

You know... the part where the celebs cruise the entire room, table to table, to greet all of our special guests? Not even the Gold Pass members were granted entrance to this special event - you had to have a special Twilight Pass to attend.

Unless of course, you happen to be working the event... ;)

(To be continued...)

WANNA CATCH UP?
Day 1: A Serenade for the Door Girl
Day 2: Promoted to the Main Scene
Day 3: Covering Doors and Crowd Control (Twi-Tour - Part 1 of 4)
Day 3: Photo Ops Frenzy (Twi-Tour - Part 2 of 4)

Photo Ops Frenzy

2009-05-28T12:50:00.000-07:00

Day 3 of the 2009 Grand Slam/Twi-Tour Convention (Part 2 of 4)

I was clearing people out of the doorway, and when fans had finished taking their photos with Kellan, I’d show them the way out, answering questions about how/where to pick up their photos.

I can’t remember exactly how long it took before the line diminished. But at the end, I surprised my mom with a photo op ticket. She was stunned.

“What? What do you mean I’m taking a picture with him? No, no, no… I didn’t even do my hair… Or make-up!”

But she was stuck. And she knew it. :) All she wanted was a glimpse of him and now she was about to meet him. And get stuck with evidence. *wicked grin*

Now you have to know one thing about my mom. She’s sweet and generous, and always thinking about other people. We laugh together like we’re sisters, and she’s my BFF.

But she’s also, in some ways, very old-fashioned. And conservative. Holding hands when my dad was “courting” her was practically out of the question.

And here she is. About to walk into one of Kellan’s bear hugs. No - scratch that. A "Kellan Crush."

She had no choice. He pulled her close and took her arm, placing her hand on his abdomen. I don’t think she’s ever touched anyone, besides my father, so intimately.

And now we got it on film – lol!

~ All my mom wanted was a glimpse - and I surprised her with a photo op ticket for Kellan Lutz ~

I’m up next, and since I got THE BEST photo ever last time, I wanted to get a comfy, kickback photo with him. Something like my pic with Ashley.

But noooooo. He wasn’t having any of that. He pulls me in tight, uber tight where it’d be awkward to leave my hand on my hips, so I tentatively pull it forward.

Kellan must’ve sensed my hesitation and was like, “Oh NO. You are not about to be outdone by your mom.”

Then he grabs my hand and places it on his chest, literally pressing my hands into him. Body just molding into his.

We relaxed and Chris snapped the photo. And the whole time, I’m like, “Ah shit. Here we go again.”

~ Gettin' a "Kellan Crush" ~

*sigh* So maybe I didn’t get exactly what I wanted, but hell – I ain’t gonna lie. It was still fun. :)

But it wasn’t over yet. We were told to get back to the auditorium. Double time.

The autograph session was about to get started.

(To be continued...)

WANNA CATCH UP?
Day 1: A Serenade for the Door Girl
Day 2: Promoted to the Main Scene
Day 3: Covering Doors and Crowd Control (Twi-Tour - Part 1 of 4)

Covering Doors and Crowd Control

2009-05-22T08:00:00.000-07:00

Day 3 of the 2009 Grand Slam/Twi-Tour Convention (Part 1 of 4)

Friday was slow, and Saturday picked up. But on Sunday?

Sunday was the “Twi-Tour” day and you guessed it – freakin’ mayhem. It got to the point where I couldn’t even answer my phone anymore. It was just crazy.

I got assigned exactly where I wanted to be – in the main auditorium. Our hosts for the day, “The Hillywood Show” Twilight Parody cast introduced Mike Welch first. Can I just tell you how much I love this guy? He is so friendly, so very down-to-earth and absolutely lovable.

~ Dette and Mike Welch at the 2009 Los Angeles Twi-Tour ~

One of the best things about Mike? He knows he’s not one of the “big stars” of Twilight, but hey – he doesn’t let it faze him one bit. And after I took my photo op with him, I told him the same thing I said last time, “You still smell really good.”

Yesterday, covering the doors meant that exactly. Making sure no one went in or out - except through the main entrance.

Today, covering the doors also meant crowd control. Making sure people didn’t stand up in their seats too long, or linger in the aisles. Reminding people that we don’t allow audio or video taping, though taking pictures is perfectly fine as long as you do it from your seat.

Twilight day was soooo different than Star Trek or Stargate or Battlestar Galactica Day. Just imagine… all the hormones and estrogen in a sold-out ballroom. Um, yeah.

Towards the end of the Q&A, one of the fans got called up to the stage, affectionately known as “Orange” at first. Then she got the ride of her life, being pampered by Peter Facinelli, Edi Gathegi and Kellan Lutz... all at once.

Of course, that little stunt just left the fans wanting even more. But they did great – most of them, at least. All up until Kellan had to go and stir it up.

At every con, someone always asks Kellan to imitate Robert Pattinson running. But when someone suggested Kellan run THRU the audience (instead of onstage), one of the fans lay down on the ground, blocking his path.

What did Kellan do? Busted a nice jump over her, with a bodyguard on his tail.

Peter, wanted him to do it again, except with him on Kellan's back, as Bella. All of us were like, “No. Not again!”

Thankfully, he kept this trek short, and they all headed back onstage to close up. But the fans weren’t ready to say goodbye yet, and THIS is when it went absolutely nuts.

The fans started to bum rush the stage, and it was just me and one other girl holding them back on one side, and one of the guys on the other side. Holy crow.

Miraculously, we were able to keep it under control and just as the crowd starts to thin out, we hear the boss distinctly call out several of our names with a calm but absolute urgency. “Photo Ops. Now.”

We took off. Hightailed it to the other end of the ballroom. I’d been standing up for 3 days straight by now, and my feet were killing me. I was starting to feel a little faint and needed a snack, but there was no time.

Damn this “always have to eat something or I’ll be sick” problem. So there I was, trying to pop almonds in my mouth as we ran across the ballroom floor. I am such a dork! ;)

The line had already wrapped around the corner, and you can probably guess who was due up to take pictures with everyone: Kellan Lutz

I can promise you one thing: If you purchase a photo op with Kellan - he will definitely make it worth your while... ;)

(To be continued…)

WANNA CATCH UP?
Day 1: A Serenade for the Door Girl
Day 2: Promoted to the Main Scene

Promoted to the Main Scene

2009-05-20T12:00:00.000-07:00

Day 2 of the 2009 Grand Slam/Twi-Tour Convention
Continued from Day 1: A Serenade for the Door Girl

Well, since I worked the doors for the Friday Night Cabaret, they decided to let me sleep in a bit and instead of having me come down at 6:30am to be door girl, they moved me to the main auditorium.

Nice. I won't have to be down until 11am and I'll even get to see the celebrities on stage. Today, our headiners were Jeri Ryan (Star Trek), Amanda Tapping (Stargate), John Noble (Fringe), Charisma Carpenter (Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel) and Linda Hamilton (The Terminator).

But something came up and they needed help earlier in the morning. No prob. My friend, Sheryl, drove in that afternoon – this was her first working con as well and got assigned to the auditorium, too. Her experience in working concert security sure worked out nicely. :)

Another one of the bodyguards (BG) I met up in San Francisco, quite possibly responsible for recruiting me, came up to me to marvel.

"You landed yourself a nice post for your first con, you know that? Usually, the newbies get stuck working the tables in the vendor room or something else boring... But here you are, in the main auditorium." -BG

I was elated. And even more so when I got pulled to work the autograph line at the end of the day. There I was, standing between Amanda Tapping's table and John Noble's table. And look - I'm cool. I’m calm. Not trippin' out whatsoever. :)

Do you remember me saying that Mama was with me at the hotel? Papa dropped her off earlier on Friday - she was going to be taking a mini vacation with us back home and LAX is conveniently half way there.

A friend of mine and her sister were also coming up, from San Diego. They drove in Saturday night, but instead of me getting off at 7pm as planned, the autographs ran helluva late. I didn't get to hook up with everyone until about 10:30pm that night - with buffalo wings called dinner.

It's okay, though - we washed it down with Alize before going to bed to get ready for the REAL reason why we were all there:

Twi-Tour.

So the real question is... will I be able to contain myself up close and personal with the Cullen Boys???

(Up next: Day 3 of the 2009 Grand Slam/Twi-Tour Convention)

A Serenade for the Door Girl

2009-05-19T09:00:00.000-07:00

Intrigued by the first social convention I ever attended last February in San Francisco, I looked into possibly working the next one.

I’ve been working in the hotel industry for 13+ years now. Our annual General Manager Conferences are already a lot of fun... I wondered what it'd be like to work a Twilight convention.

I contacted Creation Entertainment and gave them some of my background info – told them I work in the hospitality industry, that I plan conferences for work… I felt like I was applying for a new job!

The 17th Annual Grand Slam was the perfect opportunity. Two days of sci-fi leading up to one day of Twilight. This would give me time to learn the ropes, figure out how everything worked - and make sure I didn't get stupid and fan crazy when I got up close and personal with the celebrities. Better to practice on actors I didn't know before seeing the Cullen Clan again, right? ;)

Time to turn off "fan mode."

(Click "continue" for Day 1 of the Grand Slam/Twi-Tour Convention)

Day 1 of the 2009 Grand Slam/Twi-Tour Convention

I drove 3 hours by myself to the LAX Marriott and unpacked my bags. My first assignment? Checking wristbands at the vendors room. When you stepped to the ballroom level, the first person you saw was this short Filipina, greeting people, answering questions and stopping people at the door if they didn't have the right credentials.

Great. I'm a door girl.

But hell. Better than working the tables inside, helping people sell stuff or set up their items. At the door, I actually met so many different people. Fans attending the con, the other volunteers...

And TONS of sci-fi celebrities. My only problem? There's only so much sci-fi that I watch - and Star Trek, Stargate and Battlestar Gallactica aren't part of them. So I didn't exactly recognize a lot of the actors, and I think I stopped 3 at the door, not realizing who they were.

Oops.

I had people coming up and introducing themselves to me. Everyone was so friendly! Luckily one of the other volunteers would come by and whisper names of the actors as they walked past. But do I remember all those names?

Uh, juh-nope. Though there are a couple that I remember distinctly. Like Peter Mayhew - AKA Chewbacca. Dude. He is freakin' tall. I talked to him for a little bit while I was on a break. I was sitting down outside, talking on the phone, when he sat down at the other end. I could feel his eyes on me and when I hung up the phone, he was looking directly at me. Whoa.

Larry Bagby, a country singer, was really sweet, too. His name came up the next day and that's when I found out he's actually appeared on Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Walk the Line and most recently, Young and the Restless. lol - and he wasn't even fazed that I didn't recognize him.

I'll admit, though... that he asked me so many questions - it started to freak me out a little. "What's your last name? Where are you from? What part? What type of music do you listen to?"

I had already gained a couple of fans myself - guys who'd hang around and wait for me to be free to come up and talk to me again. I wasn't looking for that number to grow.

So I was actually relieved to find out who he was - I wouldn't have to worry about some actor/singer trying to stalk me. Those other two? Done clicked on their heels when they overheard me telling someone I was gonna run up to the room to get my mom so we could have dinner together. Saved.

Later on, I was chit-chatting with one of the bodyguards (BG) when this guy comes up to ask the BG something. In an insant, he turns to me to shake hands and says, "Hi, I'm Colin, by the way. What's your name?"

I introduced myself to him. He had this warm gentleness about him, real casual and easy to talk to. Which made what the BG said just then, somewhat ironic.

BG must've known that I hadn't recognized Colin, because he said, "Around here, we call him Mister Cunningham."

Oh shit. He's one of our Headliners for today. Doh!

But Colin Cunnigham didn't care. He asked BG something else and they took off, but Colin came back alone. Apparently with some type of musical instrument, home made with a PVC pipe and began to start playing for me right then and there.

It cracked me up. I heard him playing the rest of the afternoon – a charmer, he sure is. ;)

Are you a BattleStar Galactica fan? If not, maybe you've seen him on Elektra - he plays her agent, McCabe.

~ Dette and Colin Cunningham at the 2009 Grand Slam Convention ~

(Up next: Day 2 of the Grand Slam/Twi-Tour Convention)

Sweet Talked into Prison

2009-05-17T10:53:00.000-07:00

I once toured the inside of a maximum-security prison in Arizona.

WTF?

Lol – Hubz and I were there visiting an old friend of his, who happened to be one of the correction officers onsite. When Hubz first asked me if I’d be interested in a tour, I was like – “Uh... No.”

And then he had to go and throw in those damned three words: “Are you sure? He said he could give us a behind-the-scenes tour – it’ll be different than the regular tours they give.”

“Regular tours?” Who’s taking ‘em, I wonder.

I’m so naïve. I’m thinking we’ll be walking around, with the comfort of bars keeping us separated from the inmates. We’re crossing through the outdoor community area – you know, where they lift weights and shoot hoops and stuff? When all of a sudden… a bell rings and transports me back to high school.

Except ghetto as my high school was, it wasn’t quite the same as this.

For one, I was the only female there. Two – these guys are a LOT more intimidating than the gangsters I went to school with.

But one thing that felt exactly the same, was having to bring out the “don’t fuck with me” attitude, never mind that I was scared shitless someone was gonna grab my ass or something.

It was like trying to get to 3rd period in the middle of Oz.

I shouldn’t have been, but after that, I was surprised there weren’t any incidents. And no, I don’t think I’ll ever do that again. But I got what I wanted – that behind-the-scenes look at how it all works.

I wish I could do that with everything. I’m the ding-dong that wonders how it all works, what all the codes mean, what kind of system do they have put together to pull everything off?

So when the idea came up to possibly work at a convention, a Twilight Convention, I just couldn’t pass it up. To see everything up close? Behind the scenes?

Don’t get me wrong, though – I don’t think anything will ever compare to my experience as an attendee at the Twi-Tour in San Francisco. I was on Cloud 9 for weeks! I literally forced myself to be Mrs. Suzie Homemaker – did EVERYTHING perfectly – from cleaning the house, cooking dinner, playing with the kids…. Just to try and get my feet back on the ground.

But I ain’t gonna lie… It was really cool to see the other side.

(To be continued…)

What the hell?

2009-05-11T22:40:00.000-07:00

If things could just slow down for a little bit, maybe I'd get a chance to actually write something.

I'm sitting down for a quick lunch, scanning through one of many magazines I should be canceling, and catching a couple of quick articles here and there.

Damn. It just makes me miss writing. Blogging. Tweeting. Hell - I can't even keep up with all of my personal email. And corporate email from work just doesn't count. I will catch up with y'all soon. I will.

So what the hell have I been doing?

A little bit of everything, I suppose. Working, being a mom, being a wife. The usual. Reading. Twilighting - lol. And if I don't find time during the day to blog, forget it. Evenings and weekends are out. It's the only time we're all together - it's family time.

Hubz and I used to get into these big-ass fights because of me blogging at night. I finally figured out it'd work better if I just met him halfway and respected his wishes. Gotta give the guy some credit - he's pretty open and supportive.

I mean, you have seen my Twilight pics, right? ;)

Not to mention, I just came back from ANOTHER Twilight Convention last weekend. *wicked grin*

I wish I could tell you all about it... OMG - I've been DYING to tell you about it. But I have this thing. This hang up. Where I don't blog about work.

That's right, ladies and gents... MammaDawg was working the con. Creation's Annual Grand Slam/Twi-Tour.

I told you about my favorite three little words, right? "Behind the scenes."

(To be continued... mostly so I can figure out what I can say and can't!)

The Hillywood Show

2009-04-23T10:12:00.000-07:00

Ever since I saw these guys at the San Francisco TwiTour, I find myself needing a new kind of fix:

~ Dette and the cast of The Hillywood Show ~

That's me in my Vampire Geisha outfit. And yes, I have every intention of rocking it out again for another costume party or Halloween!! ;)

I just wish you could've seen these guys at the convention - they were in character all weekend long and even taught everyone the dance from their Twilight Parody. I must confess, I can no longer listen to "Hot N Cold" without thinking of these guys and wanting to watch it all over again.

But if you didn't get a chance to see them in San Francisco, don't fret... they'll be back again hosting Creation's Salute to Twilight Convention in Los Angeles on May 3rd - the last day of the annual Grand Slam!

In the meantime, you can check them out at the links below. You won't be disappointed!

The Hillywood Show - Official Website
Twilight Parody on YouTube
The Hillywood Show on Twitter
Hilly Hindi on Twitter

Now... have you heard who our special guests will be???

Unintended Hiatus

2009-04-20T22:17:00.000-07:00

I hadn't planned on it. It kinda just happened.

When we headed down to San Diego for spring break, I knew we wouldn't have internet access. Only I could have parents that don't own a computer at home. Hell, Bandit started working on Starfall.com by himself at 3 years old, and he's more computer savvy than his grandmother - lol.

But I've been sneaking in on FB and Twitter. If you're following me, then you might've noticed that I finally updated my avatar and Twilight background... still trying to curb this OCD! You also might've caught some of the crazy stuff we've been up to...

Like how the Cheeky Bandit inhaled his lunch today. I wish you could've felt the force of that piece of ham when it flew outta his nostril. OMG!

Later on, Einstein thought it'd be interesting to watch his tongue turn blue with a single drop of food coloring - and did the same to Bandit.

Are they friggin' bored or what?!

But it must be this heat, coz I pulled a doozy myself. Last night, I ordered flowers for my mom - to celebrate her birthday today. My dad rarely gets her any flowers, and we picked out a bright, yellow arrangement for her.

So this afternoon, when I found a lady on MY doorstep with a bright yellow floral arrangement, I was stumped.

"Oh no... Did I just fucking send flowers to myself?? Shit!"

Hmph. Oh - didn't you hear? It's Administrative Professionals Day and my bosses were thanking me for "always turning their lemons into lemonade."

I'm an idiot. Again. But check it out - aren't they cute?

Happy Administrative Professionals Day!

Not the flowers, my bosses. ;) They even have real lemons in there. Dude. I am one of the few people who can say: I really do love my job. And especially the people I work with.

A Stalker In My Window

2009-04-07T08:19:00.000-07:00

You can feel them. You don't even have to see them to know that their eyes are on you.

But even if, you still find yourself turning to see for yourself. To look into the eyes you feel boring into your back.

This shit happens to me all the time. When I'm dropping off the kids, at the grocery store, at Numbnuts' baseball games. Hell. I've lived my entire life around people who never seemed to learn that it's simply not polite to stare.

A long time ago, I finally decided to ignore it all. If I got myself worked up every time it happened, I'd be a raging lunatic. Unless of course... there was any kind of hostility behind the look...

You can take a girl out of the ghetto but you can't take the ghetto out of a girl, right?

But what about when... you can see someone outta the corner of your eye just LOOKING at you. What do you do?

I can't help myself. I think it must be my natural reaction coz I always find myself turning to meet them. I mean, really - c'mon now.

So can you imagine how I felt when it happened to me... here at home?!

It was just me and the Cheeky Bandit at home - Skinny Ass was at work and both Einstein and Numbnuts were in school.

Madagascar 2 was keeping the Bandit entertained in the living room, right across from my home office. I was juggling too many projects at once and working against a deadline - when in my peripheral vision, I see someone looking at me from behind the window.

WTF?!

I turn my head slowly, and do you wanna know what I saw?

Friggin' poster we got from Hot Topic. I didn't have any room on my bookshelf and had forgotten I put it on the window sill. *shakes head* I am such a dork.

lol - does this mean I can say that Edward Cullen is stalking me? ;)

Taking Edward Cullen Home

2009-04-03T15:58:00.000-07:00

I promised I'd be back with pics. ;)

If you saw our little video, courtesy of Mayfayre - then you already know that while most girls try to blend in, we tend to cause a scene.

It all started at Chevy's - we met up for dinner and drinks, and everywhere we turned:

"TwilightMOMS?"

"TwilightMOMS!!"

"Hey - it's the TwilightMOMS!"

I lost count of the servers and busboys that came up to us while we were dining, and loads of other Twilighters asking us all kinds of questions.

~ Sheryl, Tierza, Jess, Kim and Dette ~

Afterwards, we hit up Borders and as we were getting carried away with more Twilight stuff to bring home, we decided we had to take pics. You can probably guess when we saw two other TwilightMOMS crash the store. ;) Turns out they saw our shirts at the TwiTour in San Francisco and got some ordered as well!

~ Britten, Sheryl, Tierza, Dette, Kim and Jess ~

~ Cheering on the other TMs ~

Next came the long, dreary line at Hot Topic. Of course, we still managed to entertain ourselves. ;) We finally had our copies in hand by 1am and headed off to JessBeck's to check out the special features.

~ Jess, Dette & Sheryl ~

~ Stealing a shot with Edward Cullen ~

~ TwilightMOMS awaiting our DVDs ~

OOH. Did you guys see the Vampire Kiss Montage?!?!

If you've read the partial draft of "Midnight Sun" from Stephenie Meyer's website, then you know exactly where this scene comes from.

I, for one, still need to find time to sit down and watch the movie with the commentary - I hear it's pretty funny, with a relaxed, kick-back style. One of these days, I will get to it... I hope!

So did any of you grab a copy of the DVD? Or hit up any lines at midnight? Lucky for us - we didn't get a whole lotta crazy teens where we were at. In fact, the ones we did see were like, "Cool! TwilightMOMS!"

Huh? lol - you're probably thinking we're living next door to Alice in Wonderland! No drama queens to stomp

Stolen Sleep

2009-03-31T17:46:00.001-07:00

The hour hand on the clock had barely caressed the midnight hour, and I'd actually gotten to bed early that night. 10:30 probably. I thought I was knocked the eff out, but the sudden, piercing scream from the next room brought me to my son's bedside in all of 5 seconds.

He was trying to stand in his bed, eyes squinting open and screaming wordlessly. For the fifth time this week, I tried to calm my 4 year old, tried in vain to let him know that he's okay, he's safe. Mommy's here.

But he couldn't hear me. Couldn't see me. It was as if he were sleepwalking... though this was no quiet stroll through the house. No one wandered outside with a toilet plunger, sword fighting with his brother against the sheik.

Still, when I held the Cheeky Bandit tight in my arms, he couldn't stop screaming. I pleaded with him to hear me, see me, feel me... know that I was there with him. I didn't have to put my hand to his chest to know that his little heart was racing, visibly thumping to keep company with the cold sweat that clung to his skin.

It took me 20 minutes to calm him, to bring him peace and help him fall back asleep. All this time over the last week, I thought he'd either been having nightmares or looking for reasons to sneak into Mommy's room. No wonder it had taken me so long to get over being sick... I hadn't been sleeping.

It wasn't until that last episode that the term "night terrors" came to mind. A "nightmare" would indicate that he'd had a dream, might have even remembered it or had a visual. But when we were getting ready for school the next morning, he'd had no recollection of what had happened just a few hours before.

He'd had dreams of Santa when he'd fallen back asleep. Hmph. Kid's a bit early, don'tcha think? ;)

I used to think that one of my greatest fears was not being there when they needed me... But in those 20 minutes, I got a glimpse of what it would feel like to actually be there and not be able to give them what they needed. That feeling of helplessness. Of not being able to comfort them and take their pain away.

He's FOUR years old. It's sooooo not time for that yet. I'll cross that bridge when I get to it. "When" - coz I know it's not a matter of "if."

We said our prayers together again, a little more fervently this time, and if I hadn't been able to watch him drift into a calm slumber, I might've had my own version of nightmares.

Has this ever happened to you? Have you ever dealt with night terrors before?

TwilightMOMS - San Francisco TwiTour 2009

2009-03-24T06:24:00.000-07:00

Now I've definitely saved the best for last. And it's only taken me forever. ;)

You've already seen me swoon over my fan encounters with the Twilight cast. But the best part of all of this?

TwilightMOMS. =)

I've been living in the valley for almost 3 years now. Surrounded by soccer moms and the ladies at church, I don't exactly fit in around here. Is it coz I'm part of the less than 5% that makes up the Asian population? Or because in the summer, I wear wife beaters with all 3 of my tats hanging out.

I don't exactly scream "wholesome."

Besides, it gets hot here. Scorching. I remember thinking, "Ooh - it's only 99 today. Not that hot - nice."

*shakes head* - you don't wanna know how much it costs to run the A/C from April thru September.

But when I met the local TwilightMOMS in the area?

Relief. Laughter. Obsession. Friendship.

Finally. These ladies spoke my language. And I don't mean the potty mouth, either. ;) Met them all thru the TM website - we figured, hey - if we all liked Twilight, then we have to have other stuff in common, too, right?

Britten, one of the TM admins, did a superb job of updating what went down at the con. Complete with vids and pics of the Twilight celebrity guests, you can check it out here at her blog. =)

You should've seen the girls on stage at the con - TwilightMOMS did such an incredible job, Creation Entertainment requested a TM panel at EACH of their TwiTours!!

These ladies friggin' ROCK. Check out the pics below - and the BRILLIANT video that Mayfayre put together for us!

~ Central Cali Coven ~

~ TwilightMOMS at Salute to Twilight Convention in San Francisco ~

~ TwilightMOMS Panel ~

~ Vampire Ball ~

I'll be back with more pics from the Twilight DVD Release - coz you know we were in line for our free cells from Hot Topic. I didn't get home until 4am the next morning. I don't think I've stayed out that late in a while - not even when I was at the convention!

Hell - I don't remember staying out that late without something to do with clubbing, drinking or dancing. ;)

Though... it's probably part of the reason why this darn bug has caught up with me... that's what I get for running myself into the ground. I should act like I'm 34, instead of 24.

Oh wait - what did you say? Kellan's 24? RAWR. ;)

Diva Wannabes

2009-03-17T23:19:00.000-07:00

Friggin' classic.

To the mommas who seem to have the notion that the world revolves around them, let me give you a tip: If you wanna park your butts outside the entry gate, then people WILL walk through you.

So I'm droppin' off the Bandit at pre-school, and am rushing off to get back home coz I've got work waiting for me. I normally don't like to walk thru crowds of people, even if it's just 2 or 3. But if two women decide to hold a conversation right in front of the gate to the exit?

I've no qualms about stepping in between you two.

Obviously, the pause in your chatter let me know you didn't appreciate it. That's okay. Doesn't bother me either. Not even them dagger stares into my back.

In fact, as you followed me thru to the outside gate, I even held it open for you. I turned around and smiled as I held the gate for you. You seemed a little startled as you met my eyes, but at least you had the decency to say, "Thank you."

*snort* At least she wasn't a total lost cause. But it's still annoying. I've no idea why some people think the sea should be parted for them.

Uh... Not gonna happen.

I bet you've bumped into some diva wannabes... do tell!

Flaring Tempers

2009-03-11T16:10:00.000-07:00

You've been there before.

At the neighborhood park, the grocery store, Target or Wal-Mart... and someone's kid is just trippin'. Acting out. About to blow the fuse.

And you try not to stare, or to judge, but silently? You're thanking your lucky stars it ain't yours.

Of course... there are the days when it IS yours... Like yesterday, for me.

Numbnuts had baseball practice - and I take the Little Shit over to the playground while we're waiting. But after about half an hour, he starts to get bored.

The 4 y/o comes to me, sitting comfortably in my (okay, Hubz's) Steelers chair while I try to catch up with the Anita Blake series. "Mom. I wanna go home."

"Okay hon - when your brother's done with practice, we'll go straight home."

Apparently, that answer wasn't good enough for him. You know how they can be - immediate gratification and all.

Maybe he was just testing me, but he stalked off, and returned, armed. How'd I know he had scooped up a whole bunch of wood chips into his little hands?

Coz the Little Shit done threw them at my feet.

They didn't touch me, not one - he kinda threw them in front of my feet. But in my eyes, that wasn't the point. It was the principle of the matter.

He'd already started stalking off again, arms crossed in front of his chest. But when he saw me get up, he started running. I think he thought I was playing with him - he even started to giggle.

Then he saw my face. Hell. All the kids saw my face. And when I finally caught my little one's arm, we started marching back to where I'd parked the chair - kids stepping aside, not willing to be in my way.

I didn't look at any of them. Not the kids, not the other parents. Not my 14 year old, Einstein, sitting by my chair, trying to do his homework. I only had eyes for one.

As soon as we were on our turf, so to speak, I knelt down in front of him and told him in a clear, low voice:

"We do NOT throw things at Mommy."

But he's already crying, starting to get hysterical. I had to calm him down before he could understand what I was telling him.

And in 2 minutes, we were done talking.

He nodded, said he was sorry, and we hugged.

And then I put his ass in time-out. Four minutes at the fence behind me, and the clock didn't start ticking until he quieted down. Some kids don't believe that Mom will put them in the corner if they're out in public.

Mine know better. Why is it that they have to test it out, though? Test the boundary lines? See how much they can get away with?

*sigh* lol - I guess because that's their job, right? ;)

We played tag when he finished doing his time - somehow, I think he might've been too embarrassed to return to the playground right away.

I love how resilient kids are, though. We still had an hour left to wait before practice was over, and he soon found his way back to the slide. Wood chips, tempers and time-out aside.

Do you remember the last time you had a little one test your boundaries in public?

"WHICH one of my boyfriends?"

2009-03-06T07:22:00.000-08:00

I've been trying to get everything done before Hubz walks in the door at the end of the day.

Make sure the dinner dishes are cleaned up. House is tidied up. Toys are put away. Work is finished. Computer is put away.

Something about seeing me on the computer just sets him off. Doesn't matter if I'm uploading pics, paying the bills or blogging. This Toshiba laptop has an effect on him.

So last night, we were catching up on TiVo - watching "The Closer" before catching up with "Lost."

Did you see Billy Burke's wicked performance in "The Closer - Power of Attorney?"

When one of the commercials came on, Hubz said, "You know they're gonna bring your boyfriend back on the show."

"Who?" I asked. "Billy?"

Then I giggled. Couldn't help myself. "You know - you're going to have to clarify WHICH one of my boyfriends when you talk like that."

At this point, I'm not even trying to keep a straight face anymore.

"Seeing as I now have a couple of them." ;)

*wicked grin*

I could see my 14 y/o sprawled out on the sofa next to us, a wide smile on his face, trying to keep any noise from escaping - never mind that you can see his shoulders shaking with laughter.

Hubz tried to roll his eyes at me but even he couldn't help himself. He tried to scoff at me during his attempt to accuse me. "Whore." But even then, a smile still crept up on his lips.

I've been told my laugh is contagious. ;)

Meeting Ashley Greene, Rachelle Lefevre and Jackson Rathbone

2009-03-03T18:37:00.000-08:00

First of all, Ashley and Rachelle are absolutely gorgeous.

Sunday at the con was the day to dress up as your favorite Twilight character and you KNOW I had to give Alice my props. ;) I was SO stoked to meet Ashley Greene in person, I was grinning ear to ear. Bad enough that David, the bodyguard, was making me laugh.

When she saw me walking up, she was all, "You look so cute!"

I gushed and told her, "You have to know who my favorite character is!!"

lol - I am such a dork. But it was awesome. *happy sigh* She has such a pure and fun personality - and she is OH SO pretty!!

Next was my photo op with Rachelle Lefevre. How could I not let her know that our favorite line in the movie is, "I'm the one with the wicked curve ball." :D

I wish you could've seen her onstage. So genuine, funny and down to earth. DEFINITELY someone you can hang out with partying or kickin' back and still have a good time. :)

Of course, the last photo op of the day - of the convention - was Jackson Rathbone.

Jackson, Jackson, Jackson....

He and Ashley LIT UP the stage during their Q&A. I swear, they're like the perfect couple! But by the time his photo ops came, I had already changed out of my Alice outfit.

Honestly, I barely made it past noon. I couldn't handle all the dang attention - lol. So at lunch, I made a dash for the room and threw on a casual gray top, kicked off my heels and slipped into my black rhinestone flip flops.

I could live in flip flops. Come to think of it... I actually do. ;)

Okay - off the bunny trail. I'm finally in the photo op room, and am amazed at how fast the line is going. Not in awe... more like, surprised. And not pleasantly.

Seriously. You walk up, take your picture, and walk off. All the girls in front of me had all of FIVE seconds with him. And all with the same, one arm on your shoulder, pose.

*mischievous giggle*

Oh, but... not me. Oh no - I wasn't going down like that.

I was almost up and STILL hadn't figured out what to say. Looking back... it may not be much compared to my encounter with Kellan, but... that's a given. You know when just ONE of them does it for you?

That's Kellan for me. ;)

Regardless, my encounter with Jackson still leaves my heart pounding when I think about it...

I've now just watched the last 3 girls go up and take the exact same pose with Jackson. He's so used to it by now, that his arm is almost in the exact same position. In fact, as I start walking up, he's about to give me the one-arm hug as well... except I had to go and change it up on him.

His arm was still reaching out towards me, but instead of letting it fall on my shoulder, I took his hands in my own.

His head cocked to the side ever so slightly. Curious. Amused. And then I explained:

"We all know you already have the perfect Alice Cullen. So I was thinking... maybe... we can give you the Filipina version...."

I didn't even wait for him to respond. I pulled his arms around me and as we posed for our picture, I could hear the girls behind me squealing.

"Awwwwww....! How cute!! I want mine like that!!"

lol - it made me smile. Though I've no idea who that woman in my picture is. Her smile is way too sweet and innocent for me. ;)

After Chris snaps our picture, I turn around to Jackson and he's thanking me for coming up. I've no idea how it happened, but somehow... we're kinda still holding hands.

Lightly. Not letting go.... Lingering.

I'm not one to overstay my welcome, so I'm already leaving. Except.. we were kinda still talking, so I was actually walking backwards.

Our fingertips still touching one another...

I'm not sure I even remember what I said next. Maybe thanking him for the photo? All I know is - I was lost. Lost in those intense eyes of his... eyes that bore right into me with the same tentative smile from earlier.

It felt like the room was a standstill. I couldn't hear anyone talking. See anyone moving. The others were probably watching our little dance as the next girl waited to take her photo op.

I finally let go of those soft hands of his, turning around to pick up my bag from the table.

Yet I could still feel the weight of his gaze on me... Watching. Maybe surprised to see the tat on my back that peeked out from under my top.

Either way... it was all I could do not to jump up and down where I stood. All I could do to not let out a scream from experiencing Jackson's intensity.

The girls weren't lying. Rob may personify Edward Cullen... but Jackson is the one who dazzles...!

~ Dette and Jackson Rathbone ~

Psst! You can check out my sistah blog, On the Rocks, for a couple more Twilight goodies!