Wednesday, December 29, 2010
Twitastic Eclipse 2011 Desktop Calendar Wallpapyers
More New Rob TV Week Outtakes!
New Water For Elephants Trailer - With More Scenes!
Tuesday, December 28, 2010
Finally, A "Dress Up KStew" That Works :)
Aw, Rob & Kristen Take Mackenzie Bowling - Cuuute!
Kristen & Taylor At People's Choice Awards 2011!
Saturday, December 25, 2010
New Pic - Rob Spotted in London Pub on Christmas Eve!
It’s from tonight, it’s London, about an hour ago (thats about 00.30 in London) N (the one on the right) spoke to him for about 40 mins, shook his hand, got a ciggie from him (she doesn’t smoke) and he KISSED her cheek! - Carol Saxon
New/Old Story From Stephenie Meyer - Merry Christmas!
Suddenly everyone was quiet. Even my rowdy children paused, feeling the change in the atmosphere.
Christmas stories happen in the most everyday places. I was part of one not long ago at the grocery store. I hope I never forget it, though the memory is bittersweet.
I had been shopping for almost an hour by the time I got to the checkout lines. My two youngest sons were with me, the four-year-old refusing to hold onto the cart, the two-year-old trying to climb out of the basket and jump down to play with his brother. Both got progressively whinier and louder as I tried to keep them under control, so I was looking for the fastest lane possible. I had two choices. In the first line were three customers, and they all had just a few purchases. In the second line was only one man, a harried young father with his own crying baby, but his cart was overflowing with groceries.
I quickly looked over the three-person line again. The woman in the front was very elderly, white haired and rail thin, and her hands were shaking as she tried unsuccessfully to unlatch her big purse. In the other line, the young father was throwing his food onto the conveyor belt with superhuman speed. I got in line behind him.
It was the right choice. I was able to start unloading my groceries before the elderly woman was even finished paying. My four-year-old was pulling candy from the shelf, and my little one was trying to help by lobbing cans of soup at me. I felt I couldn’t get out of the store fast enough.
And then, over the sound of the store’s cheery holiday music, I heard the checker in the other line talking loudly, too loudly. I glanced over as my hands kept working.
“No, I’m sorry,” the checker was almost shouting at the old woman, who didn’t seem to understand. “That card won’t work. You are past your limit. Do you have another way to pay?” The tiny old woman blinked at the checker with a confused expression. Not only were her hands shaking now, but her shoulders too. The teenage bagger rolled her eyes and sighed.
As I caught a soup can just before it hit my face, I thought to myself: “Boy, did I choose the right line! Those three are going to be there forever.” My mood was positively smug as my checker began scanning my food.
But the smiling woman directly in line behind the elderly lady had a different reaction. Quietly, with no fanfare, she moved to the older woman’s side and ran her own credit card through the reader.
“Merry Christmas,” she said softly, still smiling.
And then everyone was quiet. Even my rowdy children paused, feeling the change in the atmosphere.
It took a minute for the older woman to understand what had happened. The checker, her face thoughtful, hesitated with the receipt in her hand, not sure whom to give it to. The smiling woman took it and tucked it into the elderly woman’s bag.
“I can’t accept …” the older woman began to protest, with tears forming in her eyes.
The smiling woman interrupted her. “I can afford to do it. What I can’t afford is not to do it.”
“Let me help you out,” the suddenly respectful bagger insisted, taking the basket and also taking the old woman’s arm, the way she might have helped her own grandmother.
I watched the checker in my line pause before she pressed the total key to dab at the corner of her eyes with a tissue.
Paying for my groceries and gathering my children, I made it out of the store before the smiling woman. I had made the right choice of lanes, it seemed.
But as I walked out into the bright December sunshine, I was not thinking about my luck but about what I could not afford.
I could not afford my current, self-absorbed frame of mind.
I could not afford to have my children learn lessons of compassion only from strangers.
I could not afford to be so distant from the spirit of Christ at any time of the year—especially during this great season of giving.
I could not afford to let another stranger, another brother or sister, cross my path in need of help without doing something about it.
And that is why I hope never to forget the Christmas hero in the grocery store. The next time I have a chance to be that kind of a hero, I can’t afford to miss it.
- Lorabell
Friday, December 24, 2010
Happy Robidays, TwiCrackers :)
New Rob Outtakes - TV Week Shoot Pics (?)
New Breaking Dawn Pic - Happy Holidays from Bill Condon :)
"Happy holidays from the Swan home to yours" - Bill
- Lorabell
Thursday, December 23, 2010
New Jackson Zooey Magazine Outtakes
Water For Elephants Release Pushed Back A Week, Rosie Gets Thirsty
Delayed Due To Snow... TwiCast Eclipe DVD Signing Pics
Friday, December 17, 2010
Happy Twi-iversary, TwiCrackers!
Thursday, December 16, 2010
Awww, Breaking Dawn Cast Visit Baton Rouge Childrens Hospital!
Eclipse DVD Cast Signings This Weekend!
Cast members from one of the most-talked-about-films of 2010, The Twilight Saga: Eclipse, will be celebrating the holiday season with their fans at several Best Buy locations across the country. Summit Entertainment and Best Buy are partnering to host in-store autograph signings, giving the perfect holiday gift a special touch for its recipient. The first 200 customers to line up at each event location can receive an autograph from the cast member in attendance, with the purchase of any The Twilight Saga: Eclipse DVD, Blu-ray or Combo Pack. Lines will open two hours prior to each event start time.
The Twilight Saga: Eclipse autograph signings will take place at the following locations:
December 17 – Dallas, TXLocation: Best Buy9378 N. Central Expy, Dallas 75231Event Start: 6:00pm (Line opens at 4:00pm)Special Guest: Kiowa GordonDecember 17 – New York, NYLocation: Best Buy – Columbus Circle1880 Broadway New York, NY 10023Event Start: 7:00pm (Wristband distribution at 8:00am)Special Guest: Ashley GreeneDecember 18 – Baton Rouge, LALocation: Best Buy5913 Bluebonnet Blvd. Baton Rouge, LAEvent Start: 4:00pm (Line opens at 2:00pm)Special Guests: Charlie Bewley, Cameron Bright,Daniel Cudmore, Jamie Campbell BowerDecember 18 – Denver, COLocation: Best Buy1400 Denver West Blvd Lakewood, CO 80401Event Start: 3:00pm (Line opens at 1:00pm)Special Guest: Booboo StewartDecember 18 – Salt Lake City, UTLocation: Best Buy261 W 2100 S, Salt Lake City, UT 84115Event Start: 3:00pm (Line opens at 1:00pm)Special Guest: Jodelle FerlandDecember 18 – Phoenix, AZLocation: Best Buy1949 East Camelback Road Phoenix, AZ 85016Event Start: 2:00pm (Line opens at 12:00pm)Special Guest: Tinsel Korey