Thanks for Nothing John Noe

Aaargh! Don’t you hate it when people disappoint you? I know it’s really my fault. I put unrealistic expectations on people, and so when they turn out to not meet those expectations, I end up completely disappointed. John Noe can’t help it that he let me down (or can he?)…I made him out to be an “expert” due to some stupid Podcast he happens to be on. Who is he anyway? Why did I give him so much power in my mind that I would be set up for such disappointment? I know it has to do with the fact that he is the person who introduced me to Twilight back in February of 2008. I’m sure I would have picked up the books eventually because six months later you couldn’t open a magazine or turn on the TV without being inundated with the fandom. But I’m proud of the fact that when I read the first book, I didn’t know that they were making a movie, I didn’t realize that there were hundreds of websites devoted to this series and that it was going to explode the way it did only a few short months later and I guess I’ve always credited John Noe with being the person who turned me on to my obsession before the pop culture Gods at Entertainment Weekly did. I’m proud to be a Twilight Original and it’s a big deal for me. John Noe is trying everything in his power to ruin that for me. Thanks for nothing!

Now I can’t even turn on an episode of one of John Noe’s podcasts without hearing him dig, rip, tear, or beat up Twilight and its fandom. I know I shouldn’t take it personally, he doesn’t even know me, but really? Do you have to show so much hate for something you gushed about only 13 months ago!! Do you even know how many people, like me; you probably turned on to the series, only to turn them off of YOU a year later?

I haven't clicked the unsubscribe button yet under Pottercast, but I'm very tempted. John's hatred has spilled over to the other hosts and when they all get in digs, boy, is that entertainment! Listening to sour grapes pop up every episode gets me all excited...not! To John Noe: Shut up about Twilight, get over it, and stick to Harry Potter!

The one bit of entertainment I have found in this mess is, listening to the rival Potter podcasters from Mugglecast- who also podcast about Twilight under Imprint, and happen to live with John (not to far from here)- discuss "someone" they know who turned on the Twilight series because of Renesmee's name and is clearly jealous about the explosion of the fandom and how it has taken press away from the Potter fandom. I enjoy listening to them in hopes that one day they let slip that it is John they are discussing. I'm pretty sure it is, at least I'm holding out hope that it is...just so I can make sense of why John Noe disappointed me.