i love holidays

just had a brilliant 4 days off from work! when i say brilliant, i mean bumming around, doing nothing except for sleeping and eating. amazing how happy i can become with just simple luxuries like that. although i did spend two of those days out shopping, one with mum and one with anthea today :D that makes me happy too lol

anyway this little piece of news made me even happier :D
(credits to mtv.com and pinkisthenewblog.com)

"Following last week's dismissal and replacement of Catherine Hardwicke, this weekend began with a press release from Summit Entertainment officially appointing "New Moon" director Chris Weitz to the job. Suspicious in its omission of Taylor Lautner, the release seemed to all but confirm Twilighter whispers that Hardwicke won't be the last "Twilight" talent replaced before the sequel.

So where does the series go from here?

MTV News can confirm that 26-year-old "Scorpion King 2" actor Michael Copon [pronounced "COPE-on"] is one of several actors Weitz is considering to play the new, larger Jacob Black. A representative for Copon told us that they're making a full effort to land the high-profile gig. And in a bit of 21st-century self-publicity, the actor has even recently updated his Facebook status with messages like: "Michael Copon [is] in a Twilight Zone!" and "Michael Copon is the older Jacob Black!"

Copon's representative confirmed to MTV News that the Facebook page is run by the actor himself and that those are indeed his words.

Approached for comment on Lautner's omission from the "New Moon" press release, Summit confirmed that it was not a typographical error. "The casting decision in regards to the character Jacob Black has yet to be made," a representative told MTV News.

But even once Copon (or whoever else) is officially announced as the new Jacob, Weitz still has many other key casting decisions to make and an extremely brief amount of time in which to make them. With barely 12 weeks until cameras are due to begin rolling, the "Golden Compass" filmmaker needs to find faces to portray several key characters — including the peace-keeping, Italian vampires known as the Volturi.

With the buzz building for these roles, MTV News has confirmed that 27-year-old "Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian" heartthrob Ben Barnes is throwing his hat into the ring. The actor is already quite popular with the "Twilight" fanbase and shares the same manager as both Copon and "Twilight" star Cam Gigandet. Barnes is believed to be campaigning for the role of Aro, a mind-reading vampire whose "New Moon" encounter with Edward and Bella helps shape their destiny together. "

OHMYeffingGAWD. YAY. BEN BARNES IN TWILIGHT?! are you serious? this is my wildest dreams coming true. two of my favourite guys as immortal vampires! two absolutely gorgeous BRITISH men as VAMPIRES! EEK! i cannot describe how happy i will be if this comes true. BEN BARNES! ZOMG! and i thought seeing him as dorian gray was gonna be the highlight of 2009 hehe

i always though Aro was older. not that i'm complaining. i'm absolutely delighted. more young, sexy, gorgeous vampires? HELL YES. speaking of ben barnes, i've been walking into GAP stores just to see his poster on the walls. LMAO. cam gigandet is also featured in this years campaign. a cropped hair-ed cam gigandet. i know you love his long hair rach but i still think he looks hotter with the cropped hair. haha.

(okay everyone, you can stop rolling your eyes now :D)

i know everyone's knickers are in a twist because of the recasting of jacob black, but to be honest i didnt really like taylor lautner in the movie. maybe it's just because i never liked jacob in the books lol (i've always been a vampire sort of person). i dunno. but whatever it is, the recasting isn't really bothering me too much XD as for the change in director, if the harry potter movies could do it successfully, why not twilight?

anyways, christmas is coming, and i've suddenly been overcome with a drastic change in musical taste. it started with me listening to the old christmas tunes by the likes of bing crosby and bobby helms. next thing i know, i'm listening to music from the rat pack era. yes, lots of frank sinatra, dean martin, sammy davis jr, and ella fitzgerald. i never really appreciated jazz and big band stuff but listening to this music actually makes me feel warm and fuzzy inside. i like it. weird? maybe it's because they all sound so christmas-sy. the best christmas songs are definitely from that era. though mariah carey's 'all i want for christmas is you' is still a favourite lol

so forgive the cheesiness but you know, i just had to put jingle bell rock on the music player :)