TEN Gossip

Lauren’s Bite & I: The Interview

Posted by taylor blue on May 8, 2009
| 54997 Commentshttp%3A%2F%2Ftengossip.com%2F2009%2F05%2F08%2Flaurens-bite-i-the-interview%2FLauren%27s+Bite+%26+I%3A+The+Interview2009-05-08+22%3A22%3A39taylor+bluehttp%3A%2F%2Ftengossip.com%2F%3Fp%3D5499

I love Twilight. I really do. And I love when women writers do something different and make a name for themselves.,  I met Lauren’s Bite through Twitter. Someone I knew told me that Lauren’s site was so funny that I knew I had to check it out. So, I started reading about Lauren and her PE (Pocket Edward) and their many adventures. Plus, there was many movie observations sprinkled in.

I got a chance to talk to her about all the things that make her blog awesome…

Taylor: How did you come up with the idea of your blog?
Lauren: I read the Twilight Series way before all of the hype, and there were few people that I could chat with about Edward Cullen. At the time, I had my own personal blog (and still do) and there I discovered that many of my readers had read and enjoyed the series as well. I thought, “Hmm…I should start my own blog exclusively about Twilight…” so I did. And it was a success. However, in the fall of 2008 I had a lot of haters, which drove me to the difficult decision of shutting down the blog. After a few months of people begging me to bring “Lauren’s Bite” back, I did…with renewed vigor and thicker skin . So in short, I started Lauren’s Bite as an outlet for myself…and surprisingly other people like it too. Who knew?!

Taylor: You use Lamespice alot in your blog to describe almost everything. Where did Lamespice come from?
Lauren: Lamespice actually is a word my sister-in-law came up with. She said it so often, I caught the lamespice bug and then took it a step further and started adding “spice” to practically everything. One of my readers even asked whether “spice” can only be added to make words negative. The answer is NO WAY! For example: Rob Pattinson is looking “hottspice”. This site is “awesomespice”. So Sierra made up the word, but I brought it to the internets.

Taylor: Why did you start calling your doll Pocket Edward? And then shorten the name to PE?
Lauren: Honestly, I thought it was quite ridiculous that there was an Edward Cullen “Action Figure” in the first place. So ridiculous that I refused to call it by that title. I didn’t even give it any thought, I just thought…”Hmm…Pocket Edward…that’s a good name.” And the rest was history. Actually, I think the first time I ever mentioned “Pocket Edward” was in a comment on Letters To Rob, and everyone was all, “What the effspice? What’s a Pocket Edward?”…psh. They had no idea what they were getting themselves into.,  Anyway, I didn’t shorten Pocket Edward to PE…that’s what my readers shortened it to. I guess their fingers got tired? I’m not a fan of the “PE”, it reminds me of elementary school P.E.

Taylor: Do you really take PE everywhere you go?
Lauren: No, I don’t purposely take Pocket Edward everywhere with me…but he is ALWAYS in my Juicy Couture bag. If I am carrying a different bag that day, and he isn’t inside, sometimes I get sad because I miss out on awesome photo ops. sigh…the life of a blogger.

Taylor: What is your favorite post?
Lauren: I have two favorite posts. They are so different, I couldn’t decide between the two. I love my very first Pocket Edward post where I showed him helping me cook in the kitchen. I love it because at the time I had no idea how popular he would become. It became an internet phenomenon! One of my readers recently bought some Twilight merchandise from Border’s and the cashier asked her if she wanted “to purchase one of their Pocket Edwards”…what the?! Ha ha. My other favorite post would have to be one of my more recent posts entitled “Realistic vs. Unrealistic Expectations” in regards to the male characters in Twilight. It balances the perfect amount of humor and serious advice. Plus, it is flooded with hot pictures of Rob. What could be better than that?

Taylor: How do you notice all these neat things about Twilight?
Lauren: I have always been a deep thinker and have enjoyed really pulling apart literature that I love. At first I enjoyed reading Twilight for the wonderful love story but after a while, I began to love it for it’s beautiful themes. I love to get in a good Twilight discussion with another passionate Twi-fan. It always makes me want to re-read the series…and each time I do, I pick something else up

Taylor: How do you write with such a sense of humor?
Lauren: Honestly, I write EXACTLY how I speak. I like to write posts as if I am right there having a conversation with someone. I really don’t think I am that funny…sometimes I am ashamed at how boring I am in comparison to other bloggers. It is always delightful when people enjoy what I write.,  I love making people laugh…it’s my favorite thing ever.

Taylor: Do you have any tips on girls who want to write just like you?
Lauren: Ha ha! Well, I don’t know if anyone really wants to be me, but if they did…this is what they should do: Love yourself. Love who YOU are. Love that you are unique. Love that no one else in the history of the world is just like you…you are amazing because you are your own person. When other people see that you are proud of the person that you are becoming, they will undoubtedly be magnetized to you. It’s amazing what high self-esteem can do.

I love how positive Lauren is. It was a joy to interview her. You need to check out her blog, full of Edward and humor.