Intro

• Christen has a Bill O’Reilly meltdown (See the real one on YouTube here)

Twilight News

• Twilight DVD sales – 3 million sold on the first day (see Variety)
• Twilight Newborns’ DVD release party (See post)
• Twilight: Director’s Notebook, will debut at #1 on this Sunday’s New York Times bestseller list (See Entertainment Weekly)
• Rob Pattinson’s stinky rumors reach an apex (See MTV)
• Biting child (see Des Moines Register)
• New Moon countdown: 229 days

Newborn news

• Poll: What is your favorite special feature on the Twilight DVD?
• Twilight Game review
• Pocket Edward Got frisked at the airport
• Vancouver spy

Meat of Discussion – More DVD review

• Deleted scenes
• Nomads kissing scenes
• Esme and carlise
• DVD commentary – eyebrows
• Target edition: Edward’s fantasy in the classroom

Bloopers

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Like good Twi-hards, the Twilight Newborns went to the DVD par-tay at Borders on March 20. And of course, MOPE (My Own Personal Edward) (aka Pocket Edward) joined us.

Big mistake.

Christen and I hung out in the back of the store, lounging around in the music section, as many teenagers filled the store. We pulled up some comfy seats with our cappuccinos and thought MOPE needed some air on the window sill.

The DVD party wasn't My Own Personal Edward's scene. He wanted to go. We should have listened.

Time passed by, and we were giggling about our impending DVD purchase. Girls came stopping to stare at us, but we didn’t think too much of it since this happens all the time as we’re gorgeous gals.

Over the loud speaker comes the announcement that the “Scavenger Hunt” has started.

First we hear the pounding of footsteps from across the store. Then we hear giggling and squealing getting closer and closer. Christen and I looked at each other puzzled.

“There he is!!” a girl screamed with a finger pointed at MOPE as her six friends stopped running to gather around her.

Just then I snatched MOPE from the window sill for the girls could yank him from his perk. “Um, he’s mine,” I said.

The girls just looked bewildered. “He’s not part of the scavenger hunt,” I explained, clutching my MOPE tighter as the mob lunged forward.

“I told you he wasn’t part of it,” one girl whispered to another. And the girls disbanded, dejected they didn’t get to snatch our MOPE.

Christen and I just started laughing. If a 6-inch plastic replica of Robert Pattinson can almost start a riot, we can’t even imagine what happens when the real one is around.

Moral of the story: Be careful, ladies. Don’t leave your Pocket Edwards unattended

~Melissa

Intro

• Pocket Edward (aka Edward Cullen action figure), so named by Lauren’s Bite blog.

Twilight News

• Robert Pattinson appearance at the Oscars. “It’s more organized. At Twilight premieres, you think you’re going to die.” (See Pattinson Online)
• Kristen Stewart’s non-appearance at the Oscars. See Twilight-Headed’s post and MTV’s post. Is it comparable to Kirsten Dunst’s attitude towards Spiderman (The Curse of the Kstens)?
  
• Rumors of Drew Barrymore as the director of Eclipse (See E! Online)
• Twilight’s movie premiere in Japan (See MTV blog)
• Hugh Jackman and Robert Pattinson’s karoke duet (See E! Online)
• DVD update: Borders: Special editions won’t be available at midnight release party on March 21. Hot Topic: Midnight release party. Suncoast: Photos given at time of pre-order

Newborn News

• Poll: What mythical creature did Robert Pattinson most resemble at the 2009 Academy Awards
• Fan of the Week: twitter.com/twilightish

Meat of the Discussion-Imprinting

• Is it love?
• Why does it happen?
• Is is comparable to arranged marriages?
• Implications for those who go through the process
• Impact of Jacob’s imprinting on outside the tribe

Renasty Award

• Jacob Black for imprinting on Renasty

Is Jacob Black an abusive boyfriend?

• Same checklist as used when Newborns discussed whether Edward Cullen is an abusive boyfriend
• Questionnaire from loveisrespect.org

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Twilight News

• DVD editions: Borders in the top running for the Twilight Newborns (suggested by “Fan of the Week Emeritus” Chris)
• Entertainment Weekly—cover story featuring Twilight and director Catherine Hardwicke (See EW’s Twilight Central here)

Newborns News

• Origins of Déjeuner, our podcasting mascot and mountain goat
• Physical description of the goat
• Name meaning: Lunch in French
• Name inspiration: Robert Pattinson’s running abilities (see MTV interview)
• Poll update: Which Twilight Character do you want to spend Valentine’s Day with?
• Fan of the Week: Jolene for her website comment

Meat of the Discussion: The theme of courtly love in the Twilight Series

• Description of courtly love on Wikipedia (Wik it!)

Courtly love was a medieval European conception of nobly and chivalrously expressing love and admiration.[1] Generally, courtly love was secret and between members of the nobility.[2] It was also generally not practiced between husband and wife.

Source: Wikipedia

Stages of courtly love
•    Attraction to the lady, usually via eyes/glance
•    Worship of the lady from afar
•    Declaration of passionate devotion
•    Virtuous rejection by the lady
•    Renewed wooing with oaths of virtue and eternal fealty
•    Moans of approaching death from unsatisfied desire (and other physical manifestations of lovesickness)
•    Heroic deeds of valor which win the lady’s heart
•    Consummation of the secret love
•    Endless adventures and subterfuges avoiding detection

Source: Wikipedia

Valentine’s Day and Edward

• Sidetracked to “What chores do the Cullens do around the house?”

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