I came across something utterly disturbing yesterday. Like, gut-wrenching wrongness. A Twilight (y'know, the poorly written yet inexplicably popular book) promotion for cabins along Washington beaches.

Aaaargh!

I quote: "Plot out your Bella, Edward and Jacob sightings while overlooking the ocean in a cozy log cabin."

Double aaaargh!

Aside from the eye-twitching kitschiness of the conceit, it's worse because I actually know the beach in question. My family camped there when I was little. It's an awesome, awesome place, and I do NOT need my happy memories sullied by any association with a rather lousy book (which is like calling the ocean "rather damp").

Besides, is there any reason to promote national parks to the mindless hordes* that have glommed on to the series? After all, it's not the Olympic National Forest's fault the author set her story there.**

Worst of all: There was more than one Twilight camping promotion. One was not enough?!

*no offense meant, if you are a member of said horde. Unless you switched from Harry Potter because Edward Cullen is so much more sophisticated, which is what the Wall Street Journal reports to be the primary motivation for such turncoats. :evil glare:

**but if this somehow impedes my plans to camp there as soon as I can, then I am totally blaming her.