I went to my weekly Weight Watchers meeting today. I'll get to those results in a minute.
For some reason, I have not been "myself" this week. Maybe it was due to my new, weird obsession with the Twilight series. My husband keeps making fun of me because it is "for teenagers". I don't see it quite that way. Literature is literature. And, I like, what I like. So there. I have been compelled to actually be quiet and sit still each night (with no TV on) to read. I haven't enjoyed a book this much since The Number One Ladies Detective Agency series. I'm on the third book, Eclipse, right now. At the same time I've been reading the paper version of the books, I also read the partial copy of Midnight Sun that Stephenie Meyer has on her website. It's such a shame she has not been inspired to complete that project. I can understand her frustration at the project's leaking. It would feel like someone had violated a great trust to reveal your incomplete work. HOWEVER, she must understand that there is a fan base out there that appreciates her work no matter the situations behind it all. The leaking of the project has implications that she must consider. First, of all, whomever leaked the work KNOWS the importance of the Twilight phenomenon. This betrayal can actually be considered a compliment. Secondly, the interest fans have shown in reading the leaked material shows the devotion WE have to the story. The books take us to a place we would NEVER have privy to in reality. It has absolutely fascinated me that this story has been in her head and she was able to put it on paper. I have also tried to think about Twilight's success from another perspective. Perhaps, in its infancy, Stephenie Meyer did not think this series would be THIS popular. That must be a lot pressure. Particularly, if she wants to move on to other projects and her fans do not want her to. AND, the pressure to create something as wonderful as Twilight will always be a stress to her. Anyway, I read online today that Stephenie Meyer is working on a graphic novel version of the series. I hope her heart will soften to the idea of completing the Midnight Sun project and maybe go back and tell each book from Edward's perspective (I don't want the series to ever end, can you tell?). My hope is that she will work on this project and be inspired to at least complete Midnight Sun...for us fans.
OK. Enough about that. So, this past week (like I said before) I was kind of "out of it". It was a weird "feeling" week. I was off from work on Friday for Lee Jackson day and on Monday for Martin Luther King Day. My aunt (my mom's oldest sister) died last week and her funeral was on Saturday. My mother's birthday was also on Saturday. I think it was the combination of these things (along with Twilight, New Moon, and Eclipse) that made the week have a lingering air of strangeness to it. Things were "unusual" and my brain knew that. I was even only vaguely interested in the Biggest Loser last night. I went my training session last Thursday and was given some exercises to do at home at 2 times before we will meet tonight. I did them twice over the weekend. I only went to the gym once this week. But, I also didn't feel much like eating this week. The end result was a 3 pound loss on the scale. I have gone to 6 Weight Watchers meetings in a row now. That's a record for me. I hope to be more focused this week and have more purpose to my weight loss actions. I don't know HOW to accomplish that, but I will try.
