The Muppet World

In Twilight: Edward sparkles, Bella thinks it's the best thing ever and asks no questions.
In The Hunger Games: Peeta sparkles, Katniss thinks long and hard about her sanity and questions Peeta's existence.

Once again proving that Bella does not know how to react properly to any situation EVER.

So I finally went to see The Hunger Games last night, I loved the books so I was excited for the movie. As far as adaptations go it puts me in mind of Goblet of Fire; I loved Goblet of Fire...for what it was, it focussed on ONE part of the novel and let the rest fall by the wayside, but I was okay with that because it covered that one part WELL. The Hunger Games did the same thing, focussed on only one part of the book at the expense of everything else, including in this case proper character development. And the Games were not portrayed as intensely as I was expecting.

But anyway that's not what I really wanted to talk about. The movie got me thinking, Katniss Everdeen was the ONLY tribute with any experience in the woods, and the arena for the 74th games just happened to be a forest? The PERFECT spot for her? Now OBVIOUSLY this is because duh she's the main character. But what if Suzanne Collins was being even more devious?

It's revealed in the second book that both Seneca Crane the Head Gamemaker AND Haymitch are both part of the underground uprising. I'm thinking that Haymitch and Seneca set the entire 74th Hunger Games up as a means of using Katniss as a figurehead for the rebellion. Think about it, Haymitch is smart, VERY smart, and he knows how to play everyone and everything; being from District 12 he would know Katniss's reputation and skills, know that she'd do anything for her sister. He tells Seneca and Seneca designs an arena where Katniss will have an advantage over every other tribute, an arena that is not exciting or creative like the previous arenas he's designed. It's pointed out multiple times that Prim's name should have been one in thousands, that the odds should have been in her favour, but if Haymitch and Seneca were working together, Prim's name could have been on EVERY SINGLE SHEET and no one would have ever known!

It's devious and brilliant and puts everything that happens into an entirely new light. They could have even set it up so Peeta was chosen as well, maybe Haymitch had seen the way he always looked at Katniss. It all fits though, because we later learn that the rebellion is willing to do anything it takes to win, so why not this?

Originally posted by electricdruid at The fiasco continues

100 books. 365 days.

Here are the rules:
1. Read 100 books or more in 2010.
2. Keep track of how many I read.
3. First time reads only.
(Also allowed: books that were read to me as a child that I haven't read to myself before, and books I haven't read in over 5 years.)

* = Had it read to me as a child, first time reading it for myself
** = Read it for the first time so long ago that I had forgotten everything in it

4. Recommendations are welcome, just remember to check my 2008, 2009, and 2010 book lists first using the reading list tag on this entry

Read: 33
To go: 67

Book List:
1. Jumper - Steven Gould Jan '11
2. Reflex - Steven Gould Jan '11
3. Soul Screamers, Book 2: My Soul to Save - Rachel Vincent Jan '11
4. Soul Screamers, Book 3: My Soul to Keep - Rachel Vincent Jan '11
5. Soul Screamers, Book 4: My Soul to Steal - Rachel Vincent Jan '11
6. Bitten - Kelley Armstrong Jan '11
7. Stolen - Kelley Armstrong Jan '11
8. Dime Store Magic - Kelley Armstrong Jan '11
9. Industrial Magic - Kelley Armstrong Jan '11
10. The City of Fallen Angels - Cassandra Clare May '11
11. The Kane Chronicles, Book 2: The Throne of Fire - Rick Riordan May '11
12. Darkness Rising, Book 1: The Gathering - Kelley Armstrong May '11
13. Percy Jackson & The Olympians, Book 4: The Battle of the Labyrinth - Rick Riordan May '11
14. Percy Jackson & The Olympians, Book 5: The Last Olympian - Rick Riordan May '11
15. The Heroes of Olympus, Book 1: The Lost Hero - Rick Riordan May '11
16. The Goddess Test - Aimée Carter May '11
17. A Discovery of Witches - Deborah Harkness May '11
18. The Steampunk Chronicles, Book 1: The Girl in the Steel Corset - Kady Cross June '11
19. The Tiger Saga, Book 1: Tiger's Curse - Colleen Houck June '11
20. The Tiger Saga, Book 2: Tiger's Quest - Colleen Houck June '11
21. Divergent - Veronica Roth June '11
22. Libyrinth - Pearl North June '11
23. The Curse Workers Book Two: Red Glove - Holly Black Jul '11
24. Hammer: A Novel of the Victorian Underworld - Sara Stockbridge Jul '11
25. Spellbound - Cara Lynn Shultz Jul '11
26. Witches of East End - Melissa De La Cruz Jul '11
27. Ink and Steel: A Novel of the Promethean Age - Elizabeth Bear Sept '11
28. The Heroes of Olympus, Book 2: The Son of Neptune - Rick Riordan Oct '11
29. The Library of Shadows - Mikkel Birkegaard Oct '11
30. All Just Glass - Amelia Atwater-Rhodes Oct '11
31. The Boy from Ilysies - Pearl North Oct '11
32. Archie Marries... - Michael Uslan Oct '11
33. Hades - Alexandra Adornetto Nov '11
34. Claire De Lune - Christine Johnson
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In which program?

Past Programs
English undergrad: Cyborg Fictions
Religion and Culture undergrad: Religious Diversity in Canada
Education undergrad: Teacher Librarianship Part I

Current Programs
Library and Information diploma: tie between Children's Services and Issues and Information Work Part I
Records and Information Management certificate: Archives

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Happy New Years everyone! 2011 looks good so far :D

So I tried to do the 100 books in 2010 challenge last year...I only managed to get to 70 books. BUT! That's an improvement of almost 20 books over what I read in 2009! So I am quite pleased with myself!

My official 100 books in 2010 list

I'm going to give it a try again this year. My ultimate goal obviously is to reach 100, but so long as I read more than I read in 2010 I'll still be pleased! My second goal is to actually do what I said I was going to do last year and write a book talk and book review for every book I read!

100 Books in 2011 official post :D

Yesterday (January 1st 2010) I declared my intentions to surpass the amount of books I read in 2009. Well I've got a goal number now. jessalie_aranya has invited me to join her and brilliantcat in the 100 books in 2010 challenge.

So. 100 books. 365 days.

Here are the rules:
1. Read 100 books or more in 2010.
2. Keep track of how many I read.
3. First time reads only.
4. If you want to recommend any of your favorites to me, please do so in the comments. If you want to know SOME of the books I've already read, or would like to tell me why I *REALLY* should read some of the books on my to be read list, please refer to my old book list from 08/09.


Read: 70
To go: 30

* = Had it read to me as a child, first time reading it for myself
** = Read it for the first time so long ago that I had forgotten everything in it

Book List:
1. The Looking Glass Wars: Seeing Redd - Frank Beddor Jan '10
2. The Looking Glass Wars: Archenemy - Frank Beddor Jan '10
3. Leviathan - Scott Westerfeld Jan '10
4. Blood Sinister - Celia Rees Jan '10
5. Princess Alyss of Wonderland - Frank Beddor Jan '10
6. Prophecy of the Sisters - Michelle Zink Jan '10
7. Tithe: A Modern Faerie Tale - Holly Black Jan '10
8. Valiant: A Modern Faerie Tale - Holly Black Jan '10
9. Ironside: A Modern Faery's Tale - Holly Black Feb '10
10. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy - Douglas Adams Feb '10
11. The Restaurant at The End of the Universe - Douglas Adams Feb '10
12. Life, the Universe and Everything - Douglas Adams Feb '10
13. So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish - Douglas Adams Feb '10
14. Mostly Harmless - Douglas Adams Feb '10
15. The Keys to the Kingdom: Lord Sunday - Garth Nix Mar '10
16. And Another Thing - Eoin Colfer Mar '10
17. The Demon King: A Seven Realms Novel - Cinda Williams Chima Mar '10
18. The Summoning - Kelly Armstrong Apr '10
19. The Awakening - Kelly Armstrong Apr '10
20. The Reckoning - Kelly Armstrong Apr '10
21. Uglies - Scott Westerfeld Apr '10
22. Pretties - Scott Westerfeld Apr '10
23. Specials - Scott Westerfeld Apr '10
24. Extras - Scott Westerfeld Apr '10
25. DragonSpell - Donita K. Paul May '10
26. The Hunger Games - Suzanne Collins May '10
27. Catching Fire - Suzanne Collins May '10
28. Ever - Gail Carson Levine May '10
29. Fairest - Gail Carson Levine May '10
30. Ella Enchanted - Gail Carson Levine May '10
31. DragonQuest - Donita K. Paul May '10
32. DragonKnight - Donita K. Paul May '10
33. DragonFire - Donita K. Paul May '10
34. DragonLight - Donita K. Paul 'Jun 10
35. The Curse Workers Book One: White Cat - Holly Black Jun '10
36. Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West - Gregory Maguire Jun '10
37. The Forbidden Game: The Hunter - L.J. Smith Jun '10
38. The Forbidden Game: The Chase - L.J. Smith Jun '10
39. The Forbidden Game: The Kill - L.J. Smith Jun '10
40. Thirst No. 1: The Last Vampire - Christopher Pike Jun '10 **
41. Thirst No. 1: Black Blood - Christopher Pike Jun '10 **
42. Thirst No. 1: Red Dice - Christopher Pike Jun '10 **
43. Surviving the World - Dante Shepherd Jul '10
44. Percy Jackson & The Olympians, Book 1: The Lightning Thief - Rick Riordan Aug '10
45. Prophecy of the Sisters: Guardian of the Gate - Michelle Zink Aug '10
46. The Kane Chronicles, Book 1: The Red Pyramid - Rick Riordan Aug '10
47. Sisters Red - Jackson Pearce Aug '10
48. The Drake Chronicles, Book 1: Hearts at Stake - Alyxandra Harvey Aug '10
49. Daughter of the Flames - Zoe Marriott Aug '10
50. Mockingjay - Suzanne Collins Aug '10
51. Artemis Fowl: The Time Paradox - Eoin Colfer Aug '10
52. Artemis Fowl: The Atlantis Complex - Eoin Colfer Sept' 10
53. Percy Jackson & The Olympians, Book 2: The Sea of Monsters - Rick Riordan Sept '10
54. The Hunchback Assignments - Arthur Slade Sept '10
55. Girls with Slingshots - Danielle Corsetto Sept '10
56. Questionable Content - Jeph Jacques Sept '10
57. Clockwork Angel: The Infernal Devices Book 1 - Cassandra Clare Sept '10
58. Halo - Alexandra Adornetto Sept '10
59. The Drake Chronicles, Book 2: Blood Feud - Alyxandra Harvey Sept '10
60. The Vampire Diaries, The Return: Shadow Souls - L.J. Smith Sept' 10
61. Percy Jackson & The Olympians, Book 3: The Titans Curse - Rick Riordan Oct '10
62. The Bartimaeus Trilogy, Book 1: The Amulet of Samarkand - Jonathan Stroud Oct '10
63. The Bartimaeus Trilogy, Book 2: The Golem's Eye - Jonathan Stroud Oct '10
64. The Chronicles of Narnia: The Magician's Nephew - C.S. Lewis Nov '10 *
65. The Chronicles of Narnia: The Horse and His Boy - C.S. Lewis Nov '10 *
66. The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian - C.S. Lewis Nov '10 *
67. The Drake Chronicles, Book 3: Out for Blood - Alyxandra Harvey Dec '10
68. The Initiate: Book 1 of The Time Master Trilogy - Louise Cooper Dec '10
69. Soul Screamers, Book 1: My Soul to Take - Rachel Vincent Dec '10
70. The Hunt for the Seventh - Christine Morton-Shaw Dec '10

Both tinykat and naughtydolphin did this meme and I REALLY liked it so I am nicking it!!!

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