My Trip to Forks

[my_daroga]

As you may know, I was recently on a camping trip at the southern part of the Olympic Peninsula in Washington. On the way back, we (myself, Mr. Daroga, tkp and Mr. Darcy) took the scenic route, ostensibly to bask in the wonders of our glorious natural setting but in actuality to see the illustrious home of one Bella Swan and a family of perfect, sparkly vampires.

I refer, of course, to Forks, former timber town and current very sad place. It has achieved new life and hope through the fairly random placement of Stephenie Meyers' books here, my review of which you can find here.

But you'd be better off checking out tkp's amazing comic rendition here. It's basically why I love the girl, distilled into stick figures.

Anyway, considering our shared ire (fueling the fact we can't stop reading them), there was no force on Earth that could have kept us out of Forks. Mr. and Mr. went along obligingly once we'd fed them, and on a potty run actually found the high school.








It's really very pretty. It's too bad everyone sucks so much and actually likes Bella here.


DO YOU SEE THAT SIGN? THIS IS THE ACTUAL PARKING LOT WHERE EDWARD SAVED BELLA FROM A TRUCK OMG!!!










ETA: I just found out through ontd_twatlight that gemma_violet did the above. All hail!

By the way, I'm a few chapters into Eclipse and already Edward's been abusive, deceitful and disabled Bella's car, she's been insufferably condescending about her mother, and several people have described her as a satellite orbiting Edward and she's had no problem with that. He's still the most kind, loving, and generous person she's ever known. It's like the cliched train wreck, with "russet" colored Native Americans. I cannot look away. I AM DAZZLED.

Comments

[scarletsherlock.livejournal.com]

OMG that was hilarious, both this post and tkp's comic. I tried to read the first book when it first came out, waaayyy before all the hype, and hated it so much I had to stop. Now I might have to try it again, just for the LULZ. Between you guys and cleolinda, I might actually enjoy it.

Did they film any of the movie in Forks? If not, I bet the locals are mad.

[my_daroga]

We were talking about this the other night--if this wasn't so huge, it would not be so entertaining. We'd have forgotten about it/never heard of it. But with the hype and the bad, it's amazing.

I think it was filmed in Oregon. Forks is sort of out-of-the way.

[a2zmom.livejournal.com]

I didn't realize the books were set in a real place. I'm not sure whether that makes things better or worse.

[my_daroga]

I really want to know what the townspeople think. Considering it's rife with vampires and werewolves, Bella keeps complaining about it, and it's tiny.

Then again, I imagine the folks at La Push have even greater reason to be upset.

[tinyholidays.livejournal.com]

still haven't read it, but that comic... it's enticing.

[my_daroga]

Oh my gosh, hi!

And it's an odd form of entrancing awful, yes.

[stefanie-bean.livejournal.com]

Most awesome vacation ever, I would think.

[my_daroga]

Funny how it's as entertaining to indulge in mocking pilgrimage as the worshipful kind. In the right company.

[scarletsherlock.livejournal.com]

omg omg http://community.livejournal.com/ohnotheydidnt/25476518.html I CANNOT STOP LAUGHING, and I don't know why.

[my_daroga]

Hahahaha!

He looks like crap! (which is funny, because he's hot) And she... what is that look on her face? IS SHE DAZZLED?

omg "THE FIRST MOVIE"

[scarletsherlock.livejournal.com]

That's what I thought, too--what did they do to him?? The comments are hilarious--"HE IS SUPPOSED TO BE SPARKLY AND DAZZLING WTF OMGGGGG"

haha I am totally going to go see this. I'm thinking unintentional hilarity for the win!

[my_daroga]

tkp and I are totally going. WITH GLITTER ON.

[scarletsherlock.livejournal.com]

You MUST take pictures.

aaah! as cleolinda says here, someone had to do it (http://cleolinda.livejournal.com/620315.html?thread=30242843). *rolls*

[my_daroga]

I will.

That's freakin' beautiful.

[tinyholidays.livejournal.com]

Yeah, the whole satellite thing bothered me too. Hey, teenaged girls! Your lives should revolve around finding a physically perfect teenage boy who is very possessive of you and says that he loves you but doesn't actually share himself with you, and you should stick to him like butter on toast, becoming absolutely absorbed by him, until there is nothing distinguishably you left! Hoorah! ...And yet, I read all three books in 4 days. And am now rereading them. Like I said. Making me retarded. Like you said, must be the dazzlement.

[my_daroga]

Do I dazzle you?

Yeah. It's not a big deal if you read them--whatever damage you're carrying has been done. I fear for the 14 year old, though.

[tinyholidays.livejournal.com]

Oh, my poor damaged baggage.