It's 1 am and I'm getting ready to leave Anaheim California for a 2 hour drive into San Diego for Comic-Con International. My best friend Laura and I had already spent six hours on a train getting to Anaheim and were traveling down with my sister Stephanie and her friend Athena. We are all recently new to the Twilight phenomenon and I will proudly admit, I got the other three girls traveling with me addicted as I am.
I brought a couple of outfits to choose from because I had attended all four days of the Con last year and knew that the weather can be fickle. After deciding to do my makeup first I glance down into my travel bag and see a small container of white glitter. The idea hits me like an atom bomb. I quickly shower and as I am getting dry, put on lotion, take the lid off of the glitter and go to town. Remembering tips from drama I grab hair spray and lightly mist every inch of me that is glitter drenched. Then I get my reddest lipstick, some purple eyeshadow, more hairspray for my hair and get dressed. The end result?
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Alice Cullen. At this point in the morning I am so excited I don't even mind that I am hardly petite. My sister decides to dress up like Rosalie and when she's ready we get in her car which is packed for the day and pick up her friend Athena. As we drive to San Diego we chatter and listen to hand picked songs burnt onto nine CDs. iTunes has certainly gotten a lot of money from us as we have downloaded our own soundtracks for each book. Some songs are ubiquitous, like "Time is Running Out" by Muse. Others less so like "Washington Square" by the Counting Crows.
We make great time and pull into the parking garage of the San Diego Convention Center around 3 am. When we get to the front, there is a line of people who aren't sure if they're where they are supposed to be. Eventually, we all get moved. A large group of people from the site TwilightMoms.com are sitting in the very front and have been here for hours. Some since 7pm the night before! My group ends up around 25 people back, all wearing red ribbons on our wrists in case we see any one from the Lexicon. I end up being one of the only people dressed up but I don't feel too silly. Not with the amazing array of home made shirts and even one woman wearing a patchwork vest featuring scenes from the upcoming movie! The creativity of the people around me makes the line feel more like a family reunion. Add to that the copies of all three books everywhere you look!
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Twilighters are sprawled in in clumps on blankets and pillows, some people sit in chairs, lean on each other or perch on igloos or backpacks. People who aren't sleeping are chatting about the books, theories for "Breaking Dawn" the team they are on, favorite characters and their hopes for the movie.
Con veterans occasionally dole sage advice about badge pickups, autograph ticket drawings and how long the wait for Hall H will *really* be. Regardless of age, gender or geographical distance everyone in line seems to be here for one reason. The chance to see Stephenie and hear more about the Twilight Movie.
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