A Little Bit of Catch Up

Hello there, readers. Sorry about yesterday. I got caught up in all the craziness.

Speaking of which, I was utterly thrilled and pleased by 'The Hunger Games.' I read the books (of course), and thought they were incredible. I didn't have super high hopes for the movie, particularly because of the correlations being drawn between it and 'Twilight.' Don't get me wrong, I love 'Twilight' in one of those guilty pleasure, fan-girl kind of ways. but 'The Hunger Games' are completely different than 'Twilight.' It's less fantasy, more distopian SciFi. Which is probably part of the reason I fell in love with the book in the first place. The closest comparisons I could make to it when I would discuss it with other people was "Like '1984' or 'Brave New World' for young adults... Yeah."

So, imagine my surprise when I walk into the theatre and it's not some crazy overblown theme music playing, or an insanely glitzy star-studded cast. Honestly, the movie seemed... intimate. It was a very personal experience.

It's been awhile since I read the books (about a year), but there was no point when I felt that the Hollywood version of the book was far from my personal conception of Katniss' world.

Not to mention, Peeta is really hot.

(spoiler alert)

Well, I couldn't help but gush for a bit. I sobbed when Rue died, if that's any indication of how moved I was by the movie.

So, I've been puttering for the last few days. Getting my resume out, figuring out schedules. Dealing with the prosaic aspects of moving and travel.

But I AM going to chop all my hair off :)

I'm thinking Michelle Williams, Emma Watson, Natalie Portman style short. No Victoria Beckham bob this time. I've been thinking about cutting it after my Jordan trip, for general ease or styling (just put it up, whatever). After talking to some of my girlfriends with short hair, however, they told me that it's do simple and always polished looking, which is what I want more than anything else.

Well, that's to be saved for Friday. I'm getting pretty nervous now... And very excited.

Well, not much else to update you on. I got the skinny on some good places to shop, hairstylists, and so on from a friend of my father's. It's nice to be in the know now.

So... Yeah. Not much. Going to eat some dinner, watch some Doctor Who (David Tennant and Christopher Eccleston are AMAZING, I haven't bothered to watch that young strange one) and go to sleep. So... until tomorrow, then!

Cheers!