My Life is Twilight

“I think all addiction starts with soda. Every junkie did soda first. But no one counts that. Maybe they should. The soda connection is clear. Why isn't a presidential commission looking into this? Or at least some guys from the National Carbonation Council.”

Chris Rock

When my addicted personality started, I cannot be sure. Perhaps early onset sodaitis occurred when I was a teen. Free to consume soda pop and other junk foods without restraint, I indulged myself. I do love pop, my all time favourite being “Wink”. I'm probably dating myself, since it has long been renamed or discontinued.

My most recent affliction is the Twilight series, overtaking my Smartfood popcorn dependency. I just can't help myself. I have to write about Twilight. I'm a closet fan. I haven't bought a t-shirt or a mug. Yet...

The love story takes hold of the reader allowing for suspension of disbelief. It's the ultimate princess story. A young awkward teen girl with a healthy dose of angst and low self esteem, a character to whom every girl can relate, meets the forbidden boy. Yummy. Take a bite out of that.

Most days, I just want to live in the fantasy world created by Meyer, just as I wanted to become a witch after I read Harry Potter. I admit, I dressed up as Professor Trelawney for two years in a row on Halloween.

After reading Meyer's series, I feel embarrassed to say, I wanted to read them again and again, and watch the movies over and over again. I could sense my husband was becoming worried. My behaviour scared him. I'll admit, I was and still am obsessed. I convinced my posse of stay at home moms to read the books. We have Twilight parties. Organize movie nights for the upcoming releases. I have trolled the fan sites and lurk in Twilight forums.

I ponder why this vampire love story is causing such a strong pull, a distraction to my usual routine? Has life become so mundane that I want to marry a vampire? If you are inclined to such addictions, I recommend total surrender. For those of you who have already arrived, check out this website. You can then feel better because some other twilight fan is far worse off than you on the addiction continuum.

"Today, I was in my kitchen. I was hungry. I got some ice cream from the freezer. The cold air from the freezer reminded me of Edward. I ate it with a spoon. The spoon reminded me of a fork. I realized that the sun was shining on my ice cream and making it sparkle." MLIT

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