NEW MOON: Chapter 7: Repetition

CHAPTER SUMMARY:Bella continues to hang out with Jacob, there is more foreshadow, that is it.

NOTES/THOUGHTS/REACTIONS:
Meyer is back with the boring pointless chapters again. Yay. The first scene has Bella pondering if she's masochistic and I have to reply to her: yes, honey, you are. Why else would you have gotten together with Edward in the first place? There needs to be an anti-fanfiction where Bella goes to therapy. Seriously, someone write that. Assuming it hasn't been written already, in which case, send me a link!
Anyway, the reason she wonders if she's masochistic is because she's going to the Cullen's house. Yeah, again, you are masochistic Bella. The thing that gets me though, is apparently Bella knows herself so well that she knows she's lying to herself and being kind of stupid but she's going anyway. Sigh. There's an even more stupid moment when she worries the house won't be there anymore and she'll have imagined it all. Overdramatic much, Meyer?
Of course the house is still there and deserted. Personally, I find it hard to believe no one snatched such a private and beautiful house up and moved in. That I think, would have been more powerful here would be to have Bella come and be startled to find that a different family had moved in. Proof that life goes on.
But, Meyer doesn't think that way I guess and so house is deserted and Bella emos out and then goes find Jacob again. There is also an actual good moment here where Jacob voices his worry that Bella is pretty much using him for the bikes. She assures him this is not the case. Personally, I think this is exactly what Bella is doing but not just with the bikes, she's using him to stay in denial, and also so she can get lessons on bike riding in order to get a rush and hear Edward's voice again.
But the moment is quickly gone as they agree to do homework because apparently Billy and Charlie won't approve of them hanging out so much if they don't. I'm sorry but I think this is stupid because from what I've seen the two are pretty happy with them hanging out together. Hell, the two might as well be singing "Matchmaker, Matchmaker, Make me a Match".
Bella gets home and this really irks me:

I got home later than I'd planned and found Charlie had ordered a pizza rather than wait for me. He wouldn't let me apologize.
From New Moon, Chapter 7

What the hell? Why should she have to apologize? Not cooking dinner for your Dad is not a crime. Good God. Just so you know, this is another sexist moment brought to you by Bella Swan who seems to think it's criminal when you don't cook your father dinner even when your father is a grown man and has been taking care of himself way before you came along.
More babble about pointless things: email from mother that is annoying, friends who are being annoying and not accepting her not apology. I'm sorry, but this irks me:

Jess was more resistant. I wondered if she needed a formal written apology for the Port Angeles incident.
From New Moon, Chapter 7

No Bella, she probably actually just needs AN APOLOGY, which you have yet to give her. People are funny like that. We liked to be apologized too when we're treated like crap by our supposed friends. We would also like that apology to be sincere.
Anyway, suddenly she's at work with Mike and Mike has obviously not gotten over her and asks her out. Which once again, disputes that "oh they're just enamoured with something new and shiny" theory that people keep throwing around to explain the ridiculousness of three guys (five counting Jacob and Edward) falling for Bella in the first week. Bella has been here year. Her shininess must have worn off by now, especially since she's supposedly been acting like a zombie the past few months. But no, since it's Bella she's still totally interesting and this guy STILL has a thing for her. Though God knows why since she treats him pretty much like he doesn't exist.
But never mind that, Mike asks her out, it is awkward. Again, this situation would totally be avoided if Bella would just flat out tell Mike she's not interested in him. Guys can take a hint. I love how she says honesty was probably the best policy but she just pretty much avoids being honest with him. Can we say hypocrite?
More babble as she hangs out with Jacob at home doing homework. She somehow magically knows how to make Lasagne (more Mary Sue points, yay!). Then it's suddenly the next day and she's with Jacob again. Look, the bikes are done! That was quick, that was like what, a week? A few days? I also have to say, this, while cute, is kind of annoying:

"Jacob you are absolutely, without a doubt, the most talented and wonderful person I know. You get ten years for this one."
"Cool! I'm middle-aged now."
From New Moon, Chapter 7

Um...excuse me? Since when is mid-twenties middle aged? I'm in my mid twenties and am older then Jacob would be were he ten years older and I feel slightly offended now. Last I checked, middle aged was mid thirties to fifties. Or has that changed since I went to college and took that social studies course? While it was adorable when Jacob said it (thank God Meyer finally has someone who isn't ridiculously emo in this book) I still say this is dumb.
So they get the bikes loaded, and go to a rural part of town. There is talk of crazy cliff divers in yet another foreshadow. More foreshadow as Jacob talks about what goes for a psuedo gang in La Push and how Sam and his crew are a part of it. Everyone who knows something about Twilight knows Sam becomes a regular character too and in case we didn't get the message that Jacob is going to become important later on, Sam watching Jacob sure does. Sweet moment as Bella comforts Jacob. I also want Meyer to look up the definition of albino. That is a person with PALE HAIR, and PALE SKIN. Usually that pale hair is BLONDE. Therefore Bella? Not an albino. Just a pale Mary Sue. Chapter ends with her lessons finally starting.

WORDS A TEENAGER WOULD NEVER SAY: aberrant
POSSIBLE EDITS: Chapter title yet again. Because there is no repition here.
GENERAL ANNOYANCES: It's not a crime to not cook dinner for your dad.
He laughed, a throaty sound-What the hell is a throaty sound? Throats is not a sound. It is that thing that holds your head to your body and houses your esophagus. IT IS NOT A SOUND.