Hunger Games Sadness

I'm feeling very left out at the moment reading all the posts about people planning to watch The Hunger Games this weekend and how excited they are. Just so you guys know, I REALLY WANT TO WATCH IT NOW TOO! But, sadly, the movie is only coming out here (South Africa) in THREE WEEKS TIME :-( Because clearly none of the in-charge-of-movie-releases-in-this-country people know what a big deal this is. And they are so missing out. And they're making us miss out.
*sniff*

Feel free to tell me in the comments how awesome the movie is!

PS - Because I'm a super multi-tasker, I'm also over at Arlee Bird's Tossing it Out today, talking about stop motion videos :-)

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And I got tagged!

Daisy Carter from Fresh as a Daisy and Madeleine Maddocks from Scribble and Edit have both tagged me in the Lucky Seven game :-)

The Rules:
1. Go to page 77 of your current MS/WIP
2. Go to line 7
3. Copy down the next 7 lines - sentences or paragraphs - and post them as they're written. No cheating.



This is from an MS I haven't looked at in nearly a year. I promise I didn't cheat. I'm just glad there was some interesting conversation happening on page 77! (In case you're confused, the MC is talking to Seth, but the character Max is also in the room.)

“I’ll have you know that there is no world that exists where I could possibly have been attracted to you.” She glanced quickly at Max, who was watching them from the comfort of his chair. He was now lounging sideways, his hands behind his head and his feet propped up on the armrest of Seth’s chair.

Seth laughed loudly. “Your passionate denial is amusing.” He reached over and ran a finger slowly down her cheek. “I could have you if I wanted, and any other girl too,” he boasted.

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And I got an award!

Thanks so much, Melissa and Krista, for passing this award onto me :-)

• Favorite Color: Purple
• Favorite Animal: Tough choice. I'm gonna go with Scrat from Ice Age.
• Favorite Number: 13. It's supposedly unlucky, but I was born on the 13th :-)
• Favorite Non-Alcoholic Drink: Fruit juice
• Facebook or Twitter: Hmm. If I had to choose to only use one forever... Ugh, no, I can't choose. They serve different purposes! Okay fine. Facebook.
• My Passions: Reading, writing, family, friends, God (not necessarily in that order!)
• Getting or Giving Presents: Giving. Especially when I know the person well and it's something I KNOW they will love!
• Favorite Pattern: Something with curly-flowery-leafy vectors.
• Favorite Day of the Week: Friday. Duh!
• Favorite Flower: Um ... the red ones?

Fantasy Worldbuilding and Chatting with Characters

• Today is Fantasy Tuesday over at Cherie Reich - Author, and I'm talking about The Fantasy World of Creepy Hollow.

• Lindsay gets to chat with Nate for a character interview at Just Another Book Addict, and she's also posting a book review of GUARDIAN.

• And Madeleine Maddocks asks me a few tough questions over at Scribble and Edit!

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Today's randomness: I visited Hunger Names to find out my Hunger Games name and which district I would have been from. Apparently my name is Chamomile Dundermifflin. I'm cool with the Chamomile part, not so much the Dundermifflin. I was a District 10 tribute in the 66th Hunger Games and I died of a snake bite. How fitting since I am, in fact, really scared of snakes!

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Drool fest!

I can't wait for this movie. I seriously can't. I will be SO bummed if it somehow doesn't turn out well and "ruins" the story. But, looking at the actors/actresses involved, could it really be anything but brilliant? If you're an avid fan like me, you've probably seen all these pictures already. But where's the harm in drooling a little bit more? ;-)

And may the odds be ever in your favor!

What did you think of this series?

Did you love it as much as I did? (If you didn't, I don't want to know about it!) Were you satisfied with the way the series ended? *Try to avoid spoilers in the comments for those (insane) few who may not have read the books yet*

PS. Come back tomorrow for an announcement of awesomeness!