Quite frankly I wouldn't at all mind being a 'Twilight' vampire. Sure the books are godawful, the characters are two dimensional and Stephanie Meyer is a hack. But the vampires she writes about have a lot going for them.

They're near indestructable, strong enough that 'they need the cover of a thunder storm to play baseball' (-_-, eternally beautiful and young and able to survive on a non-murder involved diet. Some raw steak from the butcher's should probably cover first. They also lack any weakness. None of the infertility normally associated with half-lifedness either. Seems like a good deal.

As for sparkling, I already sparkle when I walk into a room, lighting it up.

I think the benefits must outweigh the cons. Even if SMeyer's books were shite.