Just got back from seeing The Hunger Games a la silver screen. And you know what? It was better than the books. Yup, I just said that. Now, caveat time: I say this as someone who read the books then saw the movie; if you saw the movie and then read the books, I'd see how the books would be better. They engage the reader more, pull you in more, make ( Read more... )

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today we had japanese students at school and i got to be a host student. it was sooooo mcuh fun, except apparently my japanese isn't as good as i thought it was. i'm not usually one to crack under pressure, but as soon as english became a not-so-much of an option i got so lost. my shadow, eriko, spoke some english, and we each had a dictionary, but ( Read more... )