I thought the books were a more action packed and teenage friendly version of 1984. I enjoyed the first book, but thought the second and third could have been cut down to one. I actually put the third book down for a while and read some other stuff.
My main gripe with the film was that Katniss and Gale looked far too healthy.
Are we supposed to believe this guy is starving to the point where he's risking his life to hunt for squirrels?
The book wants us to believe he's starving because the government limits his supply of food. But if you watch movie you'll probably assume he's starving because he spends all of his money hair care products.
And look at how thick he is!!
What kind of fucked up imagination do you need to believe this guy is starving???
He doesn't look like the son of a coal miner. He looks like the son of a coal mine owner.
He looks like the quarterback of the District 12 college football team.
Cindy just told me that he's dating Miley Cyrus. And that makes sense, because he looks like a guy who's dating a movie star.
The book does a great job of hammering home the point that the people of District 12 are on the verge of starvation, but seeing these two actors makes that absolutely impossible to believe. If anything you can make the argument that Katniss could lose a pound or two.
The film also changes the way she gets the Mockingjay pin. In the book it's given to her by a friend, but in the movie it's given to her by a vendor after Katniss inquires about its price --- I find it hard to believe she'd even consider buying jewelry given the desperate financial state depicted so well by the book. (But that's a nit-picky gripe.)
Other than that, I think the movie does the book justice.
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This is kind of an interesting story. Might not be worth reading the entire thing, but it taught me that high stakes blackjack players can actually negotiate the rules of blackjack with a casino to even out the odds.
(And "high stakes" means someone who will play with $500,000.)
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Maybe I'm getting old and soft, but this 60 Minutes segment about a symphony orchestra in the Congo almost got an asshole like me choked up.
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Do people who write smooth jazz write it with the hopes that it gets played in hotel and office lobbies? Are they writing it knowing they're going to sell it to call centers for hold music? Or are they doing it for the love of smooth jazz? Are they out there trying to book gigs playing this stuff? (I'm actually digging this second track) (treat yourself to a listen)
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Some interesting stuff on olive oil in this article, (this is the longer one if you're really interested) Might not be worth your time, but here's some info:
1) Real extra-virgin olive oil is expensive so it is sometimes mixed with inferior vegetable oils and mislabeled as olive oil.
2) To be "extra-virgin" the oil can only be extracted by a press or centrifuge --- no heat, no chemicals. It must also meet 32 chemical requirements, including being less than .8 percent acid. Frauds can often be detected by chemical tests, but when those fail, the oils are subjected to government a sponsored "Olive Oil Tasting Panel." (aka - human beings who believe their palates are superior to chemical testing. Imagine the egos in that room.)
3) The author of the article and other olive oil aficionados enjoy drinking olive oil neat, which reminds me,
4) I know a guy who ran 50 miles a couple of years ago and drank olive oil during the race to get calories.
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Cindy just got home from work and I had the smooth jazz playing and the first thing she said when she walked in was, "Are you trying to seduce me?"
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