Just chatting

Just figured we should get to know each other better. i hate talking to people i dont know anything about. you can say only your age or a little story about yourself.

dont get mad mrmcluff, i know it has nothing to do with books but whatever.

I am eighteen and live in Idaho, USA. Up until i was 16 i lived in a small town in California but moved becuase my parents wanted to. I hated living in Idaho because it was a city, I missed my family and friends back in Cali, there are no trees and it is flat. I cryed for a year almost everynight.

I love animals and I am in college studying vet tech(still in highschool though). I want to work at an animal sanctuary. I have two dogs, one cat, and just got 11 baby chicks today. (I used to have eight goats but had to give them away when I moved.)

Sooo thats me.
dont know if that was totally boring to read or not but o well.

About me: Cool! Well I'm Sarah I live in Minnesota. I love to read, swim, play sports, draw, and be with friends. I'm fourteen going to highschool next year. When I'm older, I want to go to med school and study to be a surgeon or doctor.

Pets: I have a cat named George (I used to have another named Fred), a dog named Buddy, and another dog named Mongo. I also have a little brother and sister. (ages 9 and 13)

nice to meet you sarah. i have a little brother 16 and an older sister 21. forgot to add that part.

#2- coolio mariah! and no i promise it wasnt boring!

#3- cool, sarah hahahaha we have the same name!

Me: well i heard somewhere that you arent supposed to put your age online or location so i wont sorry to be a downer :(. but!

I have a younger brother, and a dog named outlaw who is just learning how to fetch at age 2... I am still in school, but i would love to go to harvard on scholarship, and become a pediatrician. I love little kids and envy people with really little siblings :)

I love soccer, basketball, singing, acting, and dance. I also love to read and do creative writing, though most things nonfiction bore me. I have the best friends ever, and also the best teachers, so i will be sad for the end of school this year.

I have started many stories and hope to (maybe) publish them sometime. I am very sorry if this is ridiculously long, so i hope someone will read it! :)

aaaah that was long sorry everyone!

I am retired (70) & live in Eastern Washington. I didn't read fantasy books Hobbit & LotR till I was 60. I collect & read books, hunt & collect rocks & also collect dragons. I have 3 grown kids & 3 grandkids. I was a substitute school teacher. Have now read all the Harry Potter series, the Dark Materials trilogy, the Narnia series, the Earthsea series & all of the Enchanted Forest Chronicles. {see my library for more info.} 8^)

wow i am amazed at our range of people!!! cool!!!! :)

sarahy: not long at all :)

thanks Mariah7. it looked smaller on the little typing box, ya know?

Small town girl (25)- I live in MO, and I teach 5th Grade Comm Arts, in the same school that I went to.
I'm happily married with 3 dogs and 2 cats. HOpefully children are in the future sometime!

hahahahahaha good luck! :)

AWWW :) good luck!

I live in State College Pennsylvania. I go to Penn State and am an elementary Ed major. I work in a library making it easy to read whatever I want. I have 3 younger siblings, a dog named Posie and nothing else really interesting to put in here!

what grade do u wanna teach? (did i figure out ur major correctly? im not good with college :)

haha yes you figured out my major correctly. I am hoping for somewhere between K-3. I love little kids :)

i do too!!!!!! :) hope to work with them someday....

i like working with younger kids and music. i work at my parish and i help co run a bell chior. the little kids are so cute when they first learn how to play the bells and are learning how to read music! :)

aww!!! that is adorable!!

thr so cute :) they can barely see over the music stands lol i love working with them

Hey guys!!
I have officially started school!! And I most of you guys have too. So we are done with our summer hibernation!! I want to make sure everyone starts posting and invites some new people to the group to really kick everything off!!
I want to plan a party so everyone can talk about what they did and read over the summer. I will set up a topic so we can start planning, anyone who wants to help with the planning let me know.

ooh i like parties!! can i help?? what if i attach the link to the gryffindor common room??

ooo yes yes :)

I'll assign some party planners asap. And I will give those planners free range to do what ever they want with the welcome back party. :)
If you want to help plan let me no and I will try to put you on the list.

ill help! lol

can i help?? please??

Party planner list(currently):
Sarahy

YAYYYYYY i love parties lol. what do u want me to do?

Post on all the groups you belong to and send
out an invitation. Also see if other people want to help you out. We want this to be huge!! We will chat and do trivia!
I'll give you a date ASAP!

I think the best day for a party would be september 6. If that doesn't work for people let me know.
It's going to be a long night so I hope you guys get your sleep on monday!! We are going to do trivia, best picture contests, and just chatting with everyone!!

what time, mrmcfluff? i have school that day, so i will probably not be on until later...

and i posted an invite on the teen tunes group!

Maybe 8:00 pm??
We can do a night party!!

ooooooh that sounds fun :) i will have to see if i can, but probably! how long are we thinking this will be?

An hour maybe two??

ok, i will check my availability :) but i may have to duck out early, i like my sleep, especially on a weekday.

and we are talking what time zone? eastern US, right? just want to make sure...

Yep that would be a good time zone to work with. :)

sorry, i just know some people are in other parts of the world.... hey, as co-planner, can i put up an RSVP topic for people to let u know who's gonna be there and for how long?

I think we should reschedule the party not to be on a school night. That was a dumb move on my part.
But sarahy I like your RSVP Idea. See when is the best time for everyone this week.

i shall work on that!!!! :D

Hi everyone!!!! I'm new to this group but I already know some of you (because of other groups). Sorry for joining so late mrmcfluff. By the way, everyone can call me Cherry and I'll try to be an active member of this group!!!

Hey Cherry. This group needs another active member. :) its nice to have you.

hi cherry! nice to see you... except slytherins arent welcome here... lol just kidding

Hey guys since the party has been rescheduled let me know when would be a good time when you guys are free. That way it will be more compatible.

Gosh, I really feel so welcomed here...Mrmcfluff, any date would be okay as long as the party would be during weekends. :)

yeah same... i can't do this friday, going out to dinner, but sometime... and i do best earlier rather than later, because i like my sleep :)

Both are noted.
Any specific dates??

hmmm i dont think so... almost anytime, i think!

haha i just said " i think" a lot, sorry :)

I am a teenager. That's all I'll say about my age and as for my location, I'll just say that it's somewhere in the United States. Eris isn't my real name either (aren't I so mysterious?.

But I can say that I love writing and reading, and that I check out far too many books from the library. I want to join the Marine Corps when I come of age, I like dramatic music, I adore Sherlock Holmes and Harry Potter, and I am a huge fan of Classical literature.

I don't like being told what to do, I am stubborn, an independent thinker, and I get into far too many arguments with people. My favorite movies are The D.I. and Battle L.A.

That's it.

Battle L.A.? We have it on DVD but I dared not watch it...

Why not? It is so fricking awesome! It is good about the Marine Corps, which is one reason why I loved it. Too many damn movies spit on them, and I hate that.

why the marine corps as a career path?

53- I think I'll watch it Eris, but movies with lots of "battle" makes me sleepy halfway.

Sarah,

Because I want to serve my country, and I am still pissed about 9/11. I've adored the Marine Corps since I was a little girl, and I've got family in it. I want to join because it's the right thing to do, in my mind.

Told you I wans't lying when I said I was part-Gryffindor! :)

*close to tears* I didn't know an often-brutal-Slytherin could be so emotional....Maybe you'd consider running as the President instead? Your country would really need someone as loyal and selfless as you.

Nah. I'm terrible at public speaking. I tried speaking in front of twenty people one time - my hands starting shaking, I stuttered, and I could barely finish my speech! My hands are shaking just thinking about it! *shudders at the memory*

wow, i am shocked at your gryffindor-ness. :)

and i looove public speaking... i guess thats why im in my school's theatre team! :)

I just saw a Sherlock holmes trailer. I am so excited!!

I'm going to go see Sherlock Holmes 2 in theaters. Not just because it will be a fun movie, but for something that comes before the movie. I have four words: Dark Knight Rises trailer.

That will be so awesome.

YESSS! i love batman! lol

has anyone seen breaking dawn part 1? i saw it yesterday... and would love to converse about it :)

I have not. (sad face) :(

Since this is the just chatting topic, I am just chatting.
Does anyone enjoy reading cookbooks or like watching cooking shows??

Oh, God, when my family had television for a few months (we stopped, due to the high price and the crap on TV), all we watched was the Food Network! I adore Alton Brown, and my favorite shows were Ultimate Recipe Showdown and Chopped.

I also love cooking, although it is particularly difficult for my family, as all of us are allergic to gluten (a protein found in wheat, barley, and rye). So we have to be very creative with any recipe requiring flour. However, it has opened our diet up to things we didn't know about before, such as quinoa (a grain that was raised by the Aztecs!) and besan (which is Indian). All in all, it hasn't been too bad, considering that we've cut the biggest food group out of our lives.

Wow that I so awesome!!

To be honest chopped is my favorite show on the planet. I love how some of the ingredients that were in the baskets were complete insane. For example, the chefs had to make an entree using rattlesnake, gingerbread, and garlic. So awesome!!

I know! Chopped is so awesome! Plus, you have to make a meal in 20 or 30 minutes and it actually has to taste good! It's incredible - I would probably crack within five minutes.

The reason I brought it up was because I got a new cupcake cookbook!! Do any of you guys like cupcakes??

Me!

>64 sarahy: yea i saw it. :)

i love watching cooking shows.

I looked at some of the recipes and my favorite cupcake so far is the peppermint twist cupcake.

Ooo! Peppermint! That sounds wonderful! Any chocolate cupcake recipes?

It's like 15 pages of all chocolate cupcakes!! It's awesome!!

I just found another recipe that sounds interesting.
Ready??

Mango Jalepeno Cupcake!!

*backs away*

The spicier the better! That sounds like a pretty awesome recipe, mrmcfluff.

*runs away screaming*

Relax Fob! At least it's only a jalapeno, not a ghost pepper!

I don't know fob, it's sounds pretty good to me.

im with Fob on this one!

Yay! We can run and scream together! :D

Jalapenos aren't that hot, c'mon! They taste good!

Mm-m. I hate most things spicy.

I must do schoolwork. I must do schoolwork. I must do schoolwork. Stop surfing LibraryThing. Stop drawing Celtic knots. Stop looking at viral videos. DO YOUR BLOODY SCHOOLWORK, ERIS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I kind agree with fob, but I'm always for trying new things, so tell me how they turn out!
ok, now back to homework!

I think the first cupcakes I'll make will be the peppermint twist ones. I don't know if I would even risk making the mango jalepeno.

I am just dying to talk about this! I just came back from seeing Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows (cool movie, by the way - loved all the chess references) and a DARK KNIGHT RISES TRAILER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! EPIC, EPIC!!!!!!!!!!! OH MY GOD!!!!!!!! BANE LOOKS FREAKING AWESOME! YAYYYYYYYYYYY!!!!!!!

Okay, now I've gotten that out of my system, here's a recap. Anne Hathaway looks gorgeous as Selina Kyle and is much prettier than Rachel. Bane looks pretty imposing and the Bane Chant is freaky. You don't really see a lot of Batman, but a lot of Bruce Wayne, but the Batman you do see is in hand to hand combat with a mob in the streets of Gotham. I'll say more but that will spoil it. The trailer should be on the internet in a couple of days.

I have never been more psyched about a trailer.

Okay, Eris gone bye-bye...

I was never hello-hello...

Tell me about sherlock Holmes!!
As good as the first one??

Yes! I actually enjoyed it just as much as the first. Moriarty was excellently played and a match for Sherlock Holmes. The ending was very suspensful for me, even though, as a die-hard Holmes fan, I knew what was coming. The main female, a Gypsy fortuneteller named Sim, didn't really add anything to the plot, but at least that meant that the movie included gypsies more often (which means awesome gypsy music in the soundtrack!). All in all, I enjoyed it. The movie definitely has humor and the friendship between Holmes and Watson is good.

So, yeah, I had fun! It wasn't the Sherlock Holmes of the books, but since I don't expect it to be, I liked it a lot! I am looking forward to Sherlock Holmes 3. :)

There is going to be a third?!?

Yep. A trilogy has been planned.

Ahhh!!
That's so exciting!!

Was Rachel mcadams in the second one??

For a little bit at the beginning, but for the rest of the movie she was out of it. You'll see.

I loved how they did the ending. I won't give any spoilers, but the chess game was awesome. Here's some of the EPIC music: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Q648KzxPXU

What am I doing on a Saturday afternoon? Thats right, surfing Librarything!
P.S mrmcfluff, sherlock holmes is very good!! I saw it in theaters yesterday!

I need to see so many movies!!
Sherlock, breaking dawn, and new years eve!!

I need to see New Years Eve too, and I already saw breaking dawn, its soooo good! ( a little creepy maybe, but eh...)

Breaking Dawn? What is Breaking Dawn, I ask? All I can see is this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ESy1-ew9tw

you don't know what Breaking Dawn is? AND you're in this group? Eris, mon frere, breaking dawn is the 4th book in the series of Twilight.
ps, I don't know where you found the clip, but its wrong, here is the proper preview... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gmKzwqQTqPw

I know what Breaking Dawn is. I was merely being sarcastic. I have a bad habit of doing that, so don't mind me. :)

I hope new years eve is like valentines day. I really liked that movie.

Ha ha! That video I posted of the Dark Knight Rises trailer has been removed! Good thing I watched it five times before they it was taken down.

Of course, the trailer will be officially released on Tuesday, but still - I like being ahead of everything.

mrmcfluff: me too!

i saw new years eve twice and i liked it. there was a lot of humor, but um, if you haven't seen it.. all i will say is stay for the credits. it's the best part.

I love when their is extra stuff at the end of the credits.

mee too but when its in theaters nobody stays for the credits

I know! It's like with Pirates of the Caribbean - only people who watch the credits like me know about the scenes at the end of the movies. Everyone else just leaves.

yes, its a very sad world

Hey, I'm Mary-Loo. I'm 45 and I have a 15 year old daughter who is in her "teen years" so I get to read a lot of books she reads, and they are my guilty pleasure also!

Welcome, Mary-Loo! We're glad you're here and don't worry - nothing guilty about reading teen books here. We're all fanatics. :)

hello mary-loo! ( love your name by the way)

Welcome welcome ms Mary-loo!!

Welcome Mary-loo!

hi Mary-Loo! join our party!!

this is really random....and maybe im just tired(i literally had to scroll through all the topic titles like six times to find the Just Chatting one) but the color they have on here for the header thing is not very attracted. is it just me? they should change every so often.

I think a nice Kelly green would look pretty.

They should make it black. Solves all your problems.

I like the blue-ish color-- you know, the ones that are unread turn out. that would be nice

whats kelly green?? i like a blue/green. they should have a color of the week or something.

If you think of Ireland you think of Kelly green
For example a leprechaun wears a kelly green suit.

ooo i see.

got it

I love Kelly green.
But I also like red and purple.

purple is good

Or silver. Silver is wonderful. Black is, too.

another random fact.
ive been listening to safe and sound by taylor swift on repeat for last couple days.

I have been listening to her other new song
"Ours"

safe and sound is the hunger games one.
oooo i will have find it somewhere.

looking..................

i like it. :)

I love "Ours." Makes me feel all gushy and romantic, and it makes me want to date a bad boy. Sigh.

* sighs in unison with Eris*

I cannot wait to go see Beauty and the Beast in 3D! :D

It is such a good movie.
My favorite disney movie though is Mulan or Peter Pan

Yeah! Mulan all the way! She's my absolute favorite Disney princess and my favorite Disney movie. Next comes Tangled (or Beauty and the Beast - I can't make up my mind. I'll go with Tangled). I love Tangled so much! That's another reason why I want to go see BB in 3D - there is a Tangled short before the movie. :)

i hate how they are making the old movies in 3D! i hate 3D.
i want everything to be VHS still. haha

I'm not fond of 3D myself. Gives me an eye-ache. I mostly want to go for the thrill of seeing one of my favorite videos on the big screen!

However, I have had some tips on how to watch 3D - apparently I am straining my eyes too hard and I have to relax them. Oh, well, I'll see if that works.

Ya I like old disney movies, not the crap that you see on disney channel... suck that " shake it up"

I love all the old disney movies
But I also like some of the new disney stuff like Cars, Cars 2, and Tangled

tangled is good

#139
Yeah I completely agree with you about that Disney channel crap. Fortunately, I don't have cable so I don't see it every day...

I don't do the new Disney television shows. Yuck. I adore Tangled though, and the new Disney princess, Merida, looks awesome. It's about time that they got a Princess with curly hair!

Is Merida the new one who's in BRAVE??

That's her! I can't wait. :)

i love tangled. :)
is she the red headed one?

This is Rapunzel, from Tangled (she's one of my favs, and this picture is also my profile picture):



And this is Merida, from the upcoming Disney film this summer - she will be the eleventh official Disney princess, I believe:

What is Brave about??

Courtesy of Wikipedia, the official description:

"Since ancient times, stories of epic battles and mystical legends have been passed through the generations across the rugged and mysterious Highlands of Scotland. In Brave, a new tale joins the lore when the courageous Merida confronts tradition, destiny and the fiercest of beasts. Merida is a skilled archer and impetuous daughter of King Fergus and Queen Elinor. Determined to carve her own path in life, Merida defies an age-old custom sacred to the uproarious lords of the land: massive Lord MacGuffin, surly Lord MacIntosh, and cantankerous Lord Dingwall. Merida’s actions inadvertently unleash chaos and fury in the kingdom, and when she turns to an eccentric old Wise Woman for help, she is granted an ill-fated wish. The ensuing peril forces Merida to discover the meaning of true bravery in order to undo a beastly curse before it’s too late."

Here's the trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TEHWDA_6e3M

That sounds cool

Yep! I am so going to see this the day it comes out. Disney princesses forever! :D

DISNEY PRINCESSES UNITE!!! did anyone notice that the coolest disney princesses also know how to kick ass??? rapunzel, fiona, merida, mulan, tiana...

That sounds like such an action packed movie, especially for disney.

Flan - Yeah! I've noticed. It's so great. :) Although Fiona isn't Disney - she's from DreamWorks Animation.

Pixar is doing it, along with Disney. It will be the first movie of Pixar's to be a fairy tale, and to have a female main character. Pixar has said that they'll be doing the story in the fashion of Hans Christian Andersen and Grimm's Fairy Tales. I adore both Grimm and Andersen so I can't wait! :D

true, true

I love Pixar movies.
Cars, Cars 2, and the classic A Bugs Life

I love Up and Ratatouille.

I forgot about those.
Both really good.
Its funny in cars 2 when they are traveling through Europe there is this scene where they go past Gusto's from ratatouille.

That's funny!

Wall-E has always been my favorite Pixar film.

I am going to make this tomorrow: http://www.yumsugar.com/Homemade-Chocolate-Covered-Bacon-1813878

I tried store bought chocolate covered bacon and it was so bad!! But good look with your creation! :)

oh my

That strawberry looked good...

i agree with fob. strawberry yummy....bacon not so sure. so how was it??

I haven't attempted it yet, unfortunately, due to the lack of enthusiasm from family members. I plan to soon, however, and I will let you guys know how it turns out. :) I'll probably make just one slice at first, just in case it's really horrid, and so there is minimal complaining from my mom about wasted bacon.

good idea, play it safe
(-ish)

eris, eris, eris....

What? *blinks innocently*

Since this is the just chatting topic I just wanted to say that it is a little over a month until hunger games comes out!!
Who's excited?!?!

I am! I will be decorating a t-shirt in honor of the event. It will be awesome. :)

I AM GOING TO THROW UP I AM SOOOOOOO EXITED!!!

Why, whats going on?

Hunger Games movie is coming out in a month! Woohoo!

GAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!! EVEN MY FINGERS ARE EXITED!!!!!! ASG/DKJQHEFBHV;IUeargiwusdyvficyw gfdieqrgivyaziIYGFZXIUZDYIFUBGQI;qaydsa iudgfyv aizrg3 ;eispu;kc /LKv ;ERG QVI4U5REGFVIHliu gfsoa!!!!!!
( that was my fingers doing a happy dance)

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There, I did a tap dance with my fingers!

hee hee

Are you guys seeing it premiere night??

ya! i already have tickets for the midnight show!

I'm not going to the midnight showing, but I am planning to go on opening day. I just bought a plain black t-shirt from Michaels, and I plan to bedazzle it with fabric paint. On one side (I hope) will be the Hunger Games pin. On the other I will write "May the odds be ever in your favor." I hope it comes out.

Well you will have to tell us how it turns out!!

I just made these amazing lemon cupcakes from that cupcake book I told you guys about. They are so good that i'm gonna make about 24 of them for my family!!
Kinda random but that is what this topic is for! :)

yup!! Everyone check my last post in the hallway... that is why I am SOOOOOO exited!

I DON'T THINK I CAN GO OPENING NIGHT!!!!!!!! I'm getting over mono and I have drama all that week for 4 hours and then again that Saturday for like 5 hours and I can't go :'( 😭😭😭😭😭 there are no words for how bummed I am :( but on a upnote my birthday is in less than 2 weeks!!

Congrats Sarah!! On the birthday not the hunger games opening night, that sucks. I probably won't be able to see it opening night though either.
We have to nominate some people who can go to see it opening night and tell all of us how it was!!

I volunteer for opening day, although I can't do the midnight showing.

I don't want to know how it is until I see it!! Then I want to discuss it endlessly haha

I can go to the midnight showing!!!!! I have a fan alert that I will get by email when tickets are out!!!!!! GAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

hahahahahahah I'M SO JEALOUS FLAN lol

I know!

You know, you can sign up for one too sarah

hmm perhaps i will... im already on the JK Rowling list of updates for her new book... her websites down :(

I tried to join Pottermore too, but its STILL in beta
what does beta even mean??

i think like not complete? In training?

ah..
• informal short for beta test : : their database system is currently in beta | as adj. a beta version.

beta test: noun
a trial of machinery, software, or other products, in the final stages of its development, carried out by a party unconnected with its development.

courtesy of the dictionary built in to my computer haha

niiiiice...

mmhmmmmm

i didnt know she was going to come out with a new book! do you know what it is going to be about?

She hasn't said. It's going to be an adult's book, that's all we know.

Yeah :/ but I can't wait I bet it's going to be fantastic

That's awesome that we have some people going to see it the first day!! We can take a vote about who wants to hear about it before they see it or if you want to be surprised.

I'll tell you all if it sucks or if it was wonderful. After all, we wouldn't want to be handing over our hard earned money to a film that destroys the books.

True dat!

i would still see it even if you said it sucked. haha i would just have to know for myself!

True! And hey, I might still go even if the reviews were terrible, just to see the awesome bow and arrow action. :)

YES and peeta haha

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAH ASJFKLSHRDIOFKSGJSAEIIKODZJVUJIAKOZUJBMV

finger excited spasm

For your enjoyment, Seraph (and a bit of mine, too - I like my men banged up sometimes):

wow... :o

yyeeeeesssss!! I won a copy of Prophet from the Early reviewers giveaway!!! YYYYYAAAAAYYYY!!!

Awesomeness, Flan! What's it about?

Oh, yeah, I saw that one! I'm glad we'll be getting a Catholic teenaged girl perspective on the book.

I'll tell you all how it is once I get it.

ive seen that picture.... and.... yeah. i dont even know what to say.

how did you post that, eris... i never have been able to figure out how.

The fifth item of the first post shows you how: http://www.librarything.com/talktopic.php?topic=35356

Is that Peeta at the river scene?? He looks pretty depressed and sad.

I'm not sure. It's a still that was released for the movie.

Ahhh I got it.

i think it is looks like the river scene though.

The countdown to the Hunger games movie is on. Who's excited?!?!

I have my tickets for tonight!!! I've read some reviews and they all are good so I can't wait!

Woohoo! Tell us how it is, Bella, when you come back!

My mom has ixnayed the idea of me going to the theaters, so I am going spend a lovely day doing schoolwork. :P

When are you going to be able to go Eris?

I'll go when I'm able to convince her that Hunger Games is a worthy book and movie, and even then I'll only go if she is reassured that I have done all my schoolwork. We'll see. I'm very patient.

When are you going, Flan?

Oh, my.
I am leaving in APPROXIMATELY 47 MINUTES TO SEE WHAT COULD CHANGE THE FATE OF MY TRUST IN MOVIE PRODUCTION AND BOOKS EVERYWHERE... I'll keep you posted.

Woohoo! Be sure to update us whenever you can!

I WILL AS SOON AS I GET HOME!!!!

THE HUNGER GAMES MOVIE UPDATE:
Great!!! My expectations were completely met and more! Katniss and Peeta completely steal the show with their chemistry and acting! Scripting is awesome and the parts that were taken are fine to miss, and the stuff added just makes the whole thing better!!! 9 out of 10 stars for this movie!!!!!!!! YYYYEEEESSS! The camera work is a little shaky, but otherwise, it is my new favorite movie!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Glad that you enjoyed it, Flan! There is one thing I'm wondering about - Rue's death. How well did they do it, and did Katniss sing her lullaby to her?

It was sooooo good and perfectly done. I almost cried. Jennifer Lawrence is a master and so is Prim.

So they put her lullaby in? Awesome!

Yup.

I watched the movie last night and it lived up to all of my expectations!

It was really good. They did all of the killing scenes well. I was scared there was going to be blood everywhere but it wasn't hugely gory.
I thought Jennifer Lawrence was really good, not at all like Kristen Stewart. :)
Overall stayed very close to the book and I was totally okay with some of the stuff they cut out.

same here. I loved it.

i like the movie but i would have liked to see some of the details they left out like the hunting scenes and the time where katniss blacked out after destroying the food. they also left out the kiss with gale and several other things. i thought the movie itself was good but it didnt do the best justice to the book

i didnt mind the things that were left out. the only thing that i wish they did different was showing or telling?..............how hungry they really were and how they had to fight everyday to eat. and once they got on the train they ate until they were sick.
i know its a little thing but yea. haha

What stuck out to me while i was watching it was how fast katniss found water. There was at least an entire chapter where she couldn't find water. In the movie it was like "Oh cool there is a pond right here."

I don't mind that, actually. Because in the book, if she was that desperate for water, Katniss could've just drank her own piss, rather than freaking out about not finding water. Piss is pretty sanitary, and in the game of survival, it's often necessary.

pee doesnt rehydrate you though....

mcfluff yea i agree you with on that one.

Ehh that sounds really gross I would hope that Katniss would not need to do that and Haymitch would have just sent her water if it came to that.

ok, I don't really have anything to contribute to this conversation so I'll just sit here quietly looking at all of you..

Forget I ever brought it up. I'll just hide under this paper bag and watch this video over and over, laughing to myself every time, while everyone looks at me strangely: http://www.youtube.com/watch?NR=1&v=5utc5TOPNbo&feature=endscreen

It would be hard to find a paper bag that big...

Not if I shrink myself into the size of a doll. *wiggles eyebrows*

Creepy...

Alright, I just watched J. Edgar with Leo Decaprio and the guy who is rumored to be Finnick was in it. He is a really good actor. But he was a bit stiff. Do you guys picture Finnick as like a but uptight or more the Calafornia surf boy??

cali surf boii all da way!!!!
( that was my L.A accent BT- Dubs)

K, so I know that this controversial but what does everyone think of gay marriage and the amendment?

I had a bunch of makeup smudged on my face for my friend's wedding and felt upset when I finally saw my reflection in the mirror. Then I thought about Katniss, and I felt a little better. I managed to compliment the cosmetologist (this was Dancing With The Stars-like makeup) and not insult her work.

#248 - Uh, oh, Flan - you know that is a touchy issue. As much as I would love to touch on it in this comment thread, I try to keep my comments politics-free. I'll send you a PM with my thoughts.

All right

I just realized the Harry Potter kids in the group picture are reading THG trilogy. Stand in awe of my observational skills!

Does this group need a Political Discussions thread? The fact that this thread didn't immediately burst into shrieks and finger pointing gives me hope that maybe this crew can handle such discussions better than *coughcough* some other groups on LT.

Maybe... I dunno. There's nothing like a good political or religious discussion to make the most genial and mild mannered of folks frustrated. I know this from experience, unfortunately.

Indeed. I think that that would be a good idea and that the sign of true friendships ( even cyber-ones) is that you can argue and still like each other. Although, fair warning, I do have a nagging tendency to always think I am right to the point of insanity... :)

I want to remain neutral on this discussion because of freedom of speech and everything. But i don't want to see this group turn into a full on debate. Maybe we shouldn't push the boundaries of the internet, but if people do want to start a political thread I won't stop anyone.

After further consideration, I think maybe the reason we all get along so well is we don't know what everyone else thinks about controversial topics. :)

With the agreement of being civil, and recognizing each other as real, living and breathing human beings (not just a faceless wall of text), we could have threads to foster these discussions. We need to understand that we won't always agree, and make sure we know who's part of the group and who isn't. We'll always have the wandering troll whose sole purpose is to cause trouble.

On a side note... I just saw the avengers!! Not really book related but they're comic books so close enough. Has anyone else seen it??

Saw it. Loved it. :) Jeremy Renner (the guy who played Hawkeye) is very fine and Robert Downey Jr. was a treat as always. I appreciated how they gave time to each Avenger, and I really liked what they did with each of them.

Well, since there seemed to be some interest (and also because I wanted to), I went ahead and started a 'test' debate thread. I figure we can nuke the thread if it turns ugly.

As an aside: I'm seriously jealous of all the people who've seen the Avengers. :( The theaters here are in a sad state of affairs, and I will likely not get to see the Avengers until it hits DVD/iTunes.

>ArmyAngel....you said that you lived over seas....if you dont mind me asking where?

Jerusalem, Israel. One month of grad school left!

That is wonderful! I would love to go to Israel... so much history! And I'd love to say hi to Tal Brody. He's kinda the epitome of Awesome.

You live in Jerusalem????? I am insanely jealous!!!! Thats really neat! If it's not to personal, are you Jewish, Muslim, Christian, what??

I'm agnostic, and not Jewish ethnically, either. And to anyone who feels jealous of me, don't be: I do not like living in this city at all. This is a very difficult place for people who do not belong to the main religions practiced here. I thought growing up in the Bible Belt had prepared me for Jerusalem, and boy was I wrong.

But it is sooo rich and beautiful with history and religion!

266: You'll find that everywhere. The trouble is, when we've lived somewhere our whole lives, we're unwilling or incapable of seeing it. Someone in Small Town, AnywhereButHere may drool over the prospect of visiting or evening living in London, while the Londonite (do they call themselves that?) would like nothing more than to escape to Small Town, AnywhereButHere.

Flan: Yep, and the religious folks who spit, hiss, and throw rocks at my friends and me because we're not dressed "modestly" enough (ie, according to their sect's rules) never let me forget about all the religion. Southern Baptists may have knocked on my door every once in a while, but they never did that to me. I wrote about it a little here.

Plus, what Rozax said.

Thats terrible! And this is Christians doing this?

I don't know the full extent of what ArmyAngel is talking about, but I don't think it's Christians. Christians are not in the majority in Jerusalem.

No, not Christians. Ultra-Orthodox Jews (spitting and stone-throwing) and Muslims (hissing). Google Beit Shemesh for more details.

The hissers have always made me giggle. Granted, I've never had to deal with them. I'd probably be just as annoyed with them as I was of the cat-callers when I was on a study course in Ecuador.

In current news, my sister-in-law has this fun picture of Venus crossing between Earth and the sun, using the binocular method. The circle is the sun, and the fleck in the bottom right is Venus.

http://news.yahoo.com/photos/the-surface-of-mars-slideshow/mars-photo-1322584905...
Check this out. So awesome.

That is crazy!! The whole subject of astronomy is really fascinating to me.
#272 Rozax, was this picture taken directly at the sky or is it a shadow??

Rozax, can you explain that picture to me? I don't get it.

She took a pair of binoculars, pointed them at the ground, and looked at the image that was projected there. I think that was how Rozax did it. It's like burning leaves with a magnifying glass.

Hey everyone,

I started an age poll over here. It's completely anonymous, so no worries about a creepy internet person gathering your information! If you wouldn't mind dropping in, it'll just take a second to check which box applies to you. Thanks!

I have a random question for the group. But it is extremely important.
Has anyone seen the new Batman movie?

Nope, but hopefully I'll be going to see it tomorrow. My brother and I were going to see it on opening day, but in light of the horrific shooting in Aurora, it didn't seem appropriate.

No, It doesn't really interest me. And #279: Horrible, Isn't it??

It's been so fricking awful. :( Especially when you start learning about the victims - they were all such great people. Four guys died shielding their girlfriends. Rips me up.

My prayers go out to all of the victims of the Aurora shooting and their families. No person should ever have to go through the living hell they went through.

Anyway, I'm Ares, Eris' brother. It's taken me a while to comment on this thread (I'm a member of it, but I've always been a little afraid to comment on it), but I figured I might as well introduce myself.

Eris, can you find me a good link to learn about the victims? All I could find was stuff about the medical bills and stuff.
#281: How did you know that?

Here are all the victims, with links to a lot of news stories that show who the victims were: http://michellemalkin.com/2012/07/21/commemorating-the-victims-not-the-aurora-mo...

Here's another link that gives tribute to each victim: http://hotair.com/archives/2012/07/23/auroras-victims-learning-who-we-lost/ That wasn't where I learned that four of the men who died were shielding their girlfriends (it was everywhere on the blogs), but it says right at top, in Jonathan Blunk's tribute.

That is so sad. Stuff like this you just pray doesn't happen to to you or anyone you love.

I know. Just going out, minding your own business, and something so evil and seemingly random can happen. It makes you remember how unpredictable life can be, and you never know when the next moment will be your last.

I've always been interested in controversial topics :D

Sort of random but I didn't know where to put my question.
Has anyone read "A Tale of Two Cities"? I am about 2/3 of the way done with it and was looking for some people to discuss it with.

Well, ya! Of course! Haven't everyone read " A Tale of Two Cities"? I read it when I was ten, my mom and dad and I stayed up really late, reading chapter by chapter and we finished the whole book! Really good, isn't it?

I haven't read A Tale of Two Cities, unfortunately. *hangs head in shame* I really want to read it, though! I want to finish Bleak House before I move onto that one, though. That will be a while since BH is over 800 pages...

I just finished TOTC. It was really well written, got to love Charles Dickens! I can't believe Sydney Carton in the end. I totally did not see that coming.

Sorry for not answering the question about the binoculars!  I lost track of the thread. >_<
A big thanks to Eris for explaining the process to everyone, though! :)

Just made the most amazing butterscotch with caramel frosting cupcakes. Anybody made anything interesting lately?

I made truffles...no bake cookie dough with melted chocolate and sprinkles surrounding it. Freeze them and eat....yum!!!!!

Nope... just cookies and brownies. But, mrmcfluff, those sound AH-MaZING!

I have girl scout cookies.  Yay, thin mints. ♥

MMMmmmm... My faves are Carmel DeLites

I am obsessed with the Lemonades...and Thin Mints... so GOOD! Honestly, I love them all. The new ones are called Mango Cremes and are pretty good too.

Lemonades and mmmm... Carmel DeLites... I could honestly finish like 6 entire boxes of those things in one sitting.

yeah... too bad they're up to $4/box these days... boo hoo... oh well; they are worth it!

*looking up thin mint recipe*  I can donate to the girl scouts whenever.  Thin mints . . . neeeed moar thin mints . . .

Oh my gads I know! 3.50$ a box I'm practically broke already!

Ooo, my favorite was the peanut butter/chocolate flavor; but I went gluten free a year ago, so they are all verboten now. :(

THIN MINTS FOR ALL!!!

Wow, those look good! Lemonades are def. my favorite, but Thin Mints are a close second. Also the new Mango Cremes kinda taste like sunscreen, but in a good way!

Ha ha ha sunscreen! I know! But they taste like the SMELL of sunscreen, if you know what I mean.

Completely!

I am definitely going to vote Caramel delights on this one. Even though the peanut butter chocolate girl scout cookies are crazy great.
#303, So sorry ArmyAngel about the verboten-ness of peanut butter cookies. On the other hand I applaud you for your use of German!

Thanks, MrMcFluff! It's pretty much the only German I have left after all these years.

I (heart) Thin Mints!

THIN MINTS ARE AMAZING

I second that, cats!

NOW ME WANTS THIN MINTS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

What is everyone's favorite thing to eat/drink during the holiday season, while reading a great book by a warm fire? For me, curling up with Harry Potter, a cup of hot chocolate, and some German stolen, all to myself is pure heaven.

oh my don't even go there mrmcfluff. If I may, I think that a good cup of blueberry tea in my grandmother's old teapot and some toast, with the christmas tree lighting the pages of any of my classic re-re-re-re-reads, and a warm blanket is all I ask from the winter.

Blueberry Tea? I never thought that would be good. Interesting.

It is delicious. We just bought a variety tea sampler and the blueberry is my new favorite, a surprising new development. It goes extremely well with pumpkin bread.

Heeeeey i'm going to join you guys! My name is Emma I'm 15 and i'm actually from The Netherlands. I love to read, to sing and play the guitar. So that me and my boring life haha

So glad you are going to be joining us Emma. All the way from the Netherlands in fact! I love how international our group is. Your life doesn't sound boring at all. Now be honest, what is your favorite song to play on guitar. I don't know the popular music of the Netherlands.

Hello i just saw that this chat group thing was active and looked pretty cool so i'm gonna join :) I'm 14 from Australia, love reading, dancing, listening to and making music (on flute and guitar).

The music is the Netherlands is the same as in the USA but some people listen to dutch music here. My favorite song to play on the guitar? Uhmm... I guess that has to be "Blackbird" by the Beatles, but I also love playing "Youth" by Daughter. Are there many people from different countries here?

Hey Amy, how long have you been playing the guitar?

#321 No way! Blackbird is the song on guitar I played during my first recital! It's such a show stopper and everyone loves it. I how cool to listen to some serious dutch music everyday. I am a huge country/western fan, which is so American.

#322 Speaking of country, Keith Urban is from Australia if I am not mistaken. We have our first Aussie! So do you guys do Aboriginal dancing in Australia? Or more "Mermaid dancing" like in "Pitch Perfect"?

Not very long, about 10 weeks roughly! I've been learning chords and how to play a riff at school and seeing as i had an acoustic guitar at home, i decided to try and play it for fun and teach myself more :)

To mrmcfluff2:
Yes, keith urban is from Australia. Wow, i can't believe i'm the only australian! Most people don't do aboriginal dancing but there are probably a few companies or groups of aborigines that perform and do aboriginal dancing either for fun, to respect, recognise and continue the traditions of their elders or both. I don't think anyone does mermaid dancing but some people might try and imitate Rebel Wilson for fun!

I hope you fall in love with guitar! It's not a demanding instrument which forces you to play everyday, which is good because it keeps you entertained even if you don't practice frequently. I just got "Pitch Perfect" for Christmas so mermaid dancing was on my mind.

#323 I played blackbird for my musis lesson at school and got a 10. I think that's an A in America.

hey guys-
SOS
I need a new username for my blog, something book-related, maybe a great quote, less that like 5 words.. one thought of mine was:
"andthecatsmiled"
from The Midwife's Apprentice. Not that, because I don't particularly like cats, but something like that.
Thanks!

Writer'sBlock
Always happens to me, some other people might be able to relate.