Cool Facts About The Cast of Twilight

Cool Facts About The Cast of Twilight

The “Twilight” phenomenon has created a lot of buzz all over the world. Tweens go crazy every time they hear the names Edward, Jacob or Bella. To all Twihards out there, the following are some facts about your favorite movie/book series that may interest you.

Kristin Stewart says that her favorite thing about playing the role of Isabella Swan is having the chance to kiss Edward Cullen. That is why a lot of girls envy her. She was only 17 years old when the first installment in the Twilight Saga was shot. She was discovered when she was doing a Christmas pageant for her elementary school. She was only 8 years old at that time. What a very lucky girl.
The Twilight series is written by Stephenie Meyer using Bella’s perspective. The author began writing another version of the first novel, this time from Edward’s perspective. Unfortunately, somebody who has access to Meyer’s works leaked some chapters of the novel into the World Wide Web. She has stopped working on the project in the meantime, and she even posted the leakage on her own website.
There really is a town called Forks in Washington. Ever since the movie was released, over a hundred of Twilight fans visit this small town everyday. There is a diner named “Sully’s Drive-In” that has a Bella Burger on its menu. If you order this special meal, you get a pair of plastic vampire teeth!
Stephenie Meyer mentioned on her website that she listened to the songs of Billy Joel, Radiohead, Linkin Park, Coldplay and Dido when she was writing the manuscript of Twilight. Cool choice of songs, huh?
Stephenie Meyer originally wrote Twilight under the working title, Forks. It is a real town that occupies only a small area in the state of Washington. That is why the tourism industry of this place sky rocketed right after the success of the Twilight books and film.
Robert Pattinson aspires to be a rock star. His songs are actually part of the official soundtrack of Twilight.
A lot of men wanted to play the role of Edward Cullen in Twilight. Thousands of them auditioned for the part which eventually went to Robert Pattinson. Smallville star Tom Welling was a popular choice back then to play Edward.
On the night of June 2, 2003, Stephenie Meyer dreamed of vampires and werewolves and humans co-existing in a small town somewhere on earth. That is how she came up with the books.
Bella used to be a not-so-attractive girl in her old high school. But when she moved to Forks, she became a popular hottie. Stephenie Meyer said that she was like Bella in a way. She was never a head turner until she went to college.
Bella used to live with her mom in Phoenix, Arizona. Her parents are divorced. She moved to Forks with her dad when her mom decided to travel around the country with her new husband. Stephenie Meyer was also originally from Phoenix.
During the early stages of her writing, Meyer did not have a name for the Edward and Bella characters. She just used “he” and “she” until she was able to think of names for them.

 

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PVV – about the sTLD .xxx (critical commentary)

PVV – about the sTLD .xxx (critical commentary)

Maybe you’ve heard about the mysterious top level domain .xxx? Well hold on to your panties bebes because as of today .xxx has become a very real possibility…

.xxx was originally proposed as a sponsored top level domain (sTLD) in 2004 by the corporation ICM Registry. ICM’s proposal for .xxx has been rejected multiple times over the past six years; however, just today, the non-profit Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) approved the hotly contested TLD.

First of all, for clarification…

Unlike generic top level domains (gTLD), sTLDs are intended to serve and/or represent specific communities. For a mere USk, a third party proposes a new sTLD, ICANN reviews the proposal, and, if approved, the same third party (not ICANN) manages the domain. Persons wanting a particular sTLD in their url must meet the criteria for “specific community served” set forth by whatever version of the proposal is finalized.

So for example, the sTLD .edu is for accredited postsecondary institutions in the US only. Now, this sTLD has been around since the interweb’s baby days (1985) and only switched to this super-restricted status in 2001. Consequently, there are a few rouge .edus out there; however, if you’re a legit college today and want to get an .edu, you must buy it from Educause (the “third party” in this example). Thus, as a citizen of the world with access to a computer and a credit card, I may purchase the gTLD pornvalleyvantage.com; but, because I am not an accredited post secondary institution, I cannot have (buy or otherwise) the sTLD pornvalleyvantage.edu. Get it?

Now, you may be thinking – This computer acronym domain website confusing-ness is hotly contested what?! Oh yes… here are some issues:

First and foremost, many industry insiders fear the inevitability of a highly stigmatizing (virtual) red light district. For sure .xxx is quite the attention grabber, thus making porn and the porn consumer very easily identifiable. In some instances this is a good thing – it would be rather easy for parents and employers to limit access to all .xxx sites; but it would also make it very easy for the curious coed, the adventurous partner with a not-so-adventurous mate, or the generally socially awkward to be called out for their potential exploration of adult content, which is definitely not good at all. Just like the presence or absence of .edu has the power to de/legitimize an organization, sites branded with .xxx would be subject to a whole slew of wider social, personal, and political issues (all content aside).

I have read that many religious and conservative organizations are also against .xxx, the argument being that having one’s own TLD legitimizes a population or community. So, the argument by these groups is that .xxx puts porn on level with .govs, .edus, etc etc as forces to be reckoned with… Really? I seriously doubt that would be the effect, however I rather appreciate this position – I definitely feel that an industry of porn’s magnitude and cultural relevance should be taken seriously, even though those suggesting it seem to be arguing that there is nothing about adult that should be taken seriously at all.

As per usual though, I feel that the more significant (and significantly more messy) issues fall into the grey spaces between good and bad. For example, .xxx registration is not mandatory (at least not now). So an adult company with a solid .com presence does not technically have to buy their .xxx equivalent… but actually they kinda do.

Think about it: would established, prolific, and law abiding industry leaders like Wicked, Vivid, or Digital Playground want to deal with the potential catastrophes that may emerge if some janky .xxx site had their same prefix? Most certainly not. Thus, they would essentially be forced to purchase their respective .xxx domain in order to protect their reputations and, essentially, their livelihoods. And who profits from that? Well that would be Stuart Lawley, CEO of ICM Registry, to the tune of US per site annually…

This brings me to the issue of parody and mimicking mainstream businesses. Just like not everyone can get an .edu, presumably you have to be in adult to get an .xxx. Consequently, mainstream companies cannot be corralled into buying their corresponding .xxx domains in the way established adult companies will. In fact, mainstream companies would not have access to .xxx domains at all.

So the mainstream is safe from being entrapped into buying an .xxx, but that’s not the end of what might concern them about this particular sTLD. Just because a mainstream company can’t get an .xxx, there is still the very real possibility of parody and/or identity mimicking sites (at least in terms of url). Think about this: Starbucks probably owns every relevant gTLD available; however, unless they start doing something funner with their whipped cream, they won’t be able to get ahold of starbucks.xxx. Now, although I would find this (or even sbux.xxx) rather hilarious, I doubt Starbucks corporate would find it funny at all. Moreover, I doubt all those people concerned with protecting children from adult content would find disney.xxx, twilight.xxx, or toysrus.xxx funny either. But until mainstream companies start dabbling in a different sort of twilight toy, this type of mimicking is a very real possibility.

What constitutes porn –that age old question— is also a slippery issue at play here. For example, I already attempted to reserve pornvalleyvantage.xxx, but that certainly doesn’t mean I will get it. ICM Registry asked me to prove that I was already a member of the virtual adult community, but I don’t think my dissertation, my academic papers, or my blog are what they had in mind. But why not? Although there may not be any nakedness up on my blog site, I am certainly engaging adult content. How can ICANN be so sure that the series of .xxx access criteria they and ICM Registry (may) eventually settle on actually constitute porn? And how exactly is ICM Registry going to employ these criteria to evaluate content? Because what looks sexy, naked, boring, graphic, and/or hott (among many other things) to me may not to Stuart Lawley…

The polysemy and ambiguity inherent to porn and sex and a conversation with bcfj also got me to thinking… Since it’s not mandatory to register, what if no one does? I mean, what if no one in the adult industry registers a .xxx? Or, if they do (because you gotta protect your rights and image, especially in this business), they simply have their .xxx redirect to their .com? Even though ICM Registry will still get their 60 bucks, if a concerted enough effort was made, especially on the parts of the big players, .xxx may well go the way of .tv.

What’s that you ask? Exactly.

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The Taboo Truth about Openness in Anglo/Oriental Cultures

The Taboo Truth about Openness in Anglo/Oriental Cultures

I’ve often wondered about this:

– Why is it that on TV and in movies, people are so open, friendly, sociable, communicative, easily invite you into their cliques, take you out for fun and introduce you to others? They act so warm, passionate, full of life and feeling, and are easy to get involved with. And in romance/drama films of old (less so nowadays) people were so passionate and full of feeling in their eyes and expression, as though they were fully aware and conscious.

– But in real life, people are generally uptight, closed, cliquish, paranoid, anti-social outside their clique, difficult to meet, don’t talk to you unless its business related, and basically ignore you and expect you to mind your own business while they mind theirs. People are in a bubble and there is an “ice barrier” between strangers. They seem like zombies/automatons who are totally unaware and oblivious to others around them, as though they were not fully conscious. They are always in a rush to get through their daily routine. They seem totally uninterested and unconcerned with human connection. And if you are not like that too, you stick out like a sore thumb, like you are in a sort of Twilight Zone – in a different reality from everyone else!

Why is there such a HUGE difference that no one ever talks about?! It’s so bizarre, like the Twilight Zone!

My friend and cultural advisor, a former US immigrant, made the same observation in my forum:

http://www.happierabroad.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=8855

“I think generally, the biggest culture shock that people experience in the US is not between their country and the US but between what they thought the US would be and what it actually is. Books and movies about America make the place appear very free and exciting and happening and the people are so interesting and emotional. There is sex and fun and romance going on. When they arrive, the place looks very conservative and the people appear robotic and quiet. Sex is subdued and hard to come by. The people are not open at all, they look closed and mistrustful. Everybody is just working and looking tired and apathetic. Talking to strangers is taboo. There are thousands of little rules and laws and social mores that seem as dogmatic and strict as those in a Muslim society. And every time you are at risk of breaking yet another law and facing very dire consequences. That is the biggest culture shock of all.”

This is so very obvious, yet no one talks about it. To do so would make you look like a loser, so no one dares to. It’s like an “Emperor’s New Clothes” syndrome. Either that, or people don’t see it due to the cognitive dissonance of their programming.

There is also an unspoken social law that says that anywhere you go, you MUST say that people are very friendly and wonderful, or you say nothing at all. Or you can blame yourself. But you are NOT allowed to say that people are anti-social. That is a big taboo and No-No.

But the truth is that in Anglo countries (e.g. USA, Canada) and Oriental East Asian cultures (e.g. Taiwan, Hong Kong, Japan, Korea, etc.) only middle aged people and little kids are open and casually talk with anyone who is friendly. But people in between are a different breed (especially females). They are closed, uptight, cliquish, paranoid and go about minding their own business and expect others to do the same. You have to play complicated tricky mind games to try to get into their cliques, and then MAYBE you will get in.

This difference between old people, children and young adults (especially females) is as obvious as 2+2=4 in Anglo and Oriental cultures, and is the norm and easily demonstratable. Yet NO ONE talks about it except me for some reason. Why?! It’s as if it were “hidden in plain sight” from everybody, or the truth is forbidden!

In reality, Anglo and Oriental cultures are workaholic, robotic, cliquish, non-social, slave cultures built purely for business and productivity. They are devoid of passion, soul and romance. Everything in these cultures is geared for business, not passion, human connection, or expression. (though America has fake versions of these in its Hollywood culture) People are treated and groomed as economic resources and defined by their economic functions (e.g. workers, tax payers, consumers, etc). They live highly materialistic and segregated lifestyle devoid of human connection.

As a result, they become machines, stiff and repressed, devoid of romance and passion. The regimented socializing that does take place in such cultures is usually fake, artificial, uptight, pretentious and a cliche rather than a truly flowing interactive experience.

But you wouldn’t notice all this if you’ve only spent time in Anglo/Oriental cultures for you’d have nothing to compare them to. You’d have to live in cultures that are the opposite to truly know the difference.

On the other hand, in countries that are poorer with large peasant classes or have more open and passionate cultures (e.g. Latin America, Russia, Ukraine, Spain, Holland, Philippines, etc.), meeting people happens as easily as blowing in the wind! Literally! The difference is astounding, like a BILLION PERCENT, but one has to experience it firsthand to truly see it. Why is there such a huge difference?

In social environments, there is an unspoken social law that says you are allowed to say statements such as the following:

1) Everyone or most people are so friendly and wonderful! (which most travel sites and travel programs say about people everywhere)
2) I am very busy with work and have no time to meet people.
3) I lack social skills and am not very outgoing.

Or you say nothing at all. Thus you are only allowed to praise the majority or blame yourself. These are the “norms” and boundaries of what you can and cannot say, and as you grow up, you learn them gradually. Truth is not the highest value in society, and the saying “Honesty is the best policy” is not followed. Therefore, to say something like the following would be a big taboo:

“I have trouble meeting people here. I am very open and friendly, but people here are so closed, stuck up, anti-social, cliquish, non-inclusive, and don’t want to meet me. They don’t talk to strangers unless it’s business-related. They just mind their own business and expect me to do the same. So I find it hard to meet people here.”

No matter how TRUE and justified it is, you are NOT ALLOWED to say that! It’s like truth itself has become a taboo, which is the sign of a sick society.

In fact, in any culture, it is taboo to say that the people there are anti-social, even if it’s true. Thus, you will not find such statements in any book in the largest public library or in any news publications. It is totally forbidden, no matter how true or justified.

In fact, if you say the unacceptable statement above, not only is it taboo and politically incorrect, but it is freakish and disturbing to people because it VIOLATES their paradigm of reality, which holds the false assumption and fallacy that:

1) The majority of people are right, normal, sane, friendly and sociable.
2) Misfits and people who don’t follow the herd are crazy, insane and weird. They are the problem and to blame for any incompatibility with others.

However, many great thinkers and intellectuals with deep insight, from ages ago to recent times, have seen through this fallacy, and realized that the reverse was true. Here are some quotes from them:

“The object in life is not to be on the side of the majority, but to escape finding oneself in the ranks of the insane.” – Marcus Aurelius, Roman Emperor

“It is no measure of health to be well adjusted to a profoundly sick society.” – Jiddu Krishnamurti

“The men the American public admire most extravagantly are the most daring liars; the men they detest most violently are those who try to tell them the truth.” – H. L. Mencken

“Even if you are a minority of one, the truth is the truth.” – Gandhi

“Insanity in individuals is something rare – but in groups, parties, nations and epochs, it is the rule.” – Frederich Nietzsche

“Ninety-nine percent of the people in the world are fools, and the rest of us are in great danger of contagion.” – Thornton Wilder

“Whenever people agree with me I always feel I must be wrong.” — Oscar Wilde

“The individual has always had to struggle to keep from being overwhelmed by the tribe. If you try it, you will be lonely often, and sometimes frightened. But no price is too high to pay for the privilege of owning yourself.” – Frederich Nietzsche

“Men have been taught that it is a virtue to agree with others. But the creator is the man who disagrees. Men have been taught that it is a virtue to swim with the current. But the creator is the man who goes against the current. Men have been taught that it is a virtue to stand together. But the creator is the man who stands alone.” – Ayn Rand

“The sick individual finds himself at home with all other similarly sick individuals. The whole culture is geared to this kind of pathology. The result is that the average individual does not experience the separateness and isolation the fully schizophrenic person feels. He feels at ease among those who suffer from the same deformation; in fact, it is the fully sane person who feels isolated in the insane society — and he may suffer so much from the incapacity to communicate that it is he who may become psychotic.” – Eric Fromm (The Anatomy of Human Destructiveness)

(The statement above perhaps explains why the majority do not see the obvious social realities I described?)

This parable illustrates the truth that Fromm described very well:

“The parable of the poisoned well

There was once a wise king who ruled over a vast city. He was feared for his might and loved for his wisdom. Now in the heart of the city, there was a well whose waters were pure and crystalline from which the king and all the inhabitants drank. When all were asleep, an enemy entered the city and poured seven drops of a strange liquid into the well. And he said that henceforth all who drink this water shall become mad.

All the people drank of the water, but not the king. And the people began to say, “The king is mad and has lost his reason. Look how strangely he behaves. We cannot be ruled by a madman, so he must be dethroned.”

The king grew very fearful, for his subjects were preparing to rise against him. So one evening, he ordered a golden goblet to be filled from the well, and he drank deeply. The next day, there was great rejoicing among the people, for their beloved king had finally regained his reason.”

“Honesty is such a lonely word. Everyone is so untrue…” – Billy Joel, in his hit song “Honesty”

Thus it is sad and no wonder that we live in an upside down world, as Michael Ellner describes in this profound statement:

“Just look at us. Everything is backwards. Everything is upside down. Doctors destroy health, lawyers destroy justice, universities destroy knowledge, governments destroy freedom, the major media destroy information, and religion destroys spirituality.” – Michael Ellner

What all this means is that if you are even aware of the social realities described above, you will have the hardest time breaking into cliques in Anglo/Oriental countries, because cliques and groups in rich cultures are full of fakeness and conformity, and one has to be on a similar vibration with the social clique to even have a chance at breaking in (besides playing the tricky social games too). This means that if you are on a “truth vibration” and see things the way they are, you will not be compatible with most cliques, thus if you recognize the reality above, you are already a misfit. This is the sad reality. Also, people who always tell the truth tend to have few friends and won’t fit into large cliques.

So the question we must ask is: What is the value and price of truth, freedom and liberation of mind? And is the price worth it?

Most people though, prefer the practical benefits of conformity, rather than the truth or the value of owning oneself.

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