tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22234584.post1592699667454699127..comments2023-05-30T08:57:07.266-06:00Comments on Seeker of Happiness: Fine.Carrie Lynnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08209518269608948257noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22234584.post-82697941674201535052012-03-24T23:57:08.104-06:002012-03-24T23:57:08.104-06:00I agree with almost everything you said, Lissa! If...I agree with almost everything you said, Lissa! If anything, in real life, the girls are the ones putting in tons of effort, and the teenage boys are deciding if they like them that day or not. And yes, I do like Katniss. I rooted for her all the way through. Towards the end, though, I kind of got sick of her. I hate reluctant heroes in books. There are too many in life. I wanted a Harry Potter hero- one who says: "I hate that I'm put in this situation but I'm determined to fight not only so I can get out of it, but also for the good of all." <br /><br />I have since seen the movie too. I don't think they could have made it any better and I loved it. If you didn't read the books, though, you wouldn't know how much of Katniss' thought process revolves around everyone but herself through the first installment.Carrie Lynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08209518269608948257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22234584.post-64818779623989120032012-03-23T22:08:30.420-06:002012-03-23T22:08:30.420-06:00Also, I just read your comments about Peeta and I ...Also, I just read your comments about Peeta and I mostly agree, except that I think she always would have ended up with Peeta, even if Gale had come back. I never really thought she went with Gale, though, so maybe that's why. BUT. I completely agree with everything else. I think it's just a ridiculous trend in YA literature right now for a girl to be kinda, sorta, or extremely caught up between two guys and, at the end, she ends up with the one who has put in a huge amount of effort, even though she's barely put anything into the relationship besides, "Well, I'm not sure I like you today..." That's just not how it works in real life, y'know? There's got to be plenty of effort on both sides!<br /><br />Anyway. Tangent. Hope you're doing well!!Lissa Chandlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04006576453924952648noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22234584.post-18213848203577038722012-03-23T22:00:42.129-06:002012-03-23T22:00:42.129-06:00I love this! I am crazy psycho about keeping our h...I love this! I am crazy psycho about keeping our home perfect, but it's just impossible for me during early pregnancy. So, I am totally with you on the piles of laundry (and toys and blankets and pillows, too) taking over my house right now. Cause I would much rather hug on my babe and sleep than work on those piles right now... but it kinda feels like a dirty secret that my house is a mess. Ha!Lissa Chandlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04006576453924952648noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22234584.post-14565851549033014992012-03-23T07:10:06.760-06:002012-03-23T07:10:06.760-06:00I just love you. Well we both know you weren't...I just love you. Well we both know you weren't talking about me because I don't think I've EVER had anyone walk into my house and catch it in an immaculate state... I went around saying "fine thanks" to people's "how are you?" for a long time. It bugged me a little to brush them off. But I finally realized they weren't really asking me -it was more of a greeting. When I started telling people how I really was they didn't know what to do with it. Go figure.Kate Renvall Designshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01071596248083510519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22234584.post-53627011440139584082012-03-22T21:03:43.598-06:002012-03-22T21:03:43.598-06:00This is so beautiful :)
To me, transparency is th...This is so beautiful :) <br />To me, transparency is the most beautiful characteristic of all. And "fine" is hardly a life of adventure. <br /><br />oh, and don't even get me STARTED on the ending of the hunger games. I'll rant right along with you!Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17291503779754945182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22234584.post-45501029424750897432012-03-22T20:50:29.561-06:002012-03-22T20:50:29.561-06:00Tidy is one thing, Val. Immaculate with multiple k...Tidy is one thing, Val. Immaculate with multiple kids is another. Immaculate with mulitple kids all the time. <br />And yes, you can be interesting and a clean freak. Being a clean freak is interesting. But not when you have no other opinions besides your cleaning schedule. And trust me, as much as I pry that's about all I can get out of who I was talking about.Carrie Lynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08209518269608948257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22234584.post-51886934841816286282012-03-22T19:23:56.181-06:002012-03-22T19:23:56.181-06:00Am I reading this right? That you assert that you...Am I reading this right? That you assert that you cannot both have a clean house and be a fundamentally interesting person?<br /><br />Full disclosure: my apartment is usually tidy.Valeriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03724496102571383231noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22234584.post-82150092445383492252012-03-22T15:59:55.397-06:002012-03-22T15:59:55.397-06:00I don't think you can be "fine' even ...I don't think you can be "fine' even if you tried. That is why we are friends. <br /><br />Also, we can talk all day about how awful pornography is. IT would be one long day of us agreeing with each other. Lets.Anna Harrisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17738939483643031185noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22234584.post-7275182493021087552012-03-22T15:50:40.722-06:002012-03-22T15:50:40.722-06:00Yes! I just bought tickets for Saturday- it's ...Yes! I just bought tickets for Saturday- it's a surprise for Scott... unless he reads my blog today and all the comments...<br /><br />I get your point, but I don't think she "chose" Peeta ever. Sure, she felt sad she couldn't have him (which she felt for Gale a few times), but it was kind of a "that sucks, I lost both of them" attitude. She didn't fight for Peeta. But, she was probably tired of fighting. From the very start she says she doesn't want to love anyone because she doesn't want them taken from her. But seriously. Man up and tell him you love him at some point. He deserved that much.Carrie Lynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08209518269608948257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22234584.post-58392336625206228932012-03-22T14:09:48.952-06:002012-03-22T14:09:48.952-06:00SPOILER
Oh I see where it bugs you! I kind of ha...SPOILER<br /><br />Oh I see where it bugs you! I kind of had a different impression- I read it more as Katniss didn't know what she felt, but when Peeta was captured it was becoming more apparent that she loved him most. I got the impression she was starting to realized she loved him most, especially when she sees him at the hospital and realizes what she has lost. Gale started to creep me out, and I think his extreme ideas were starting to get to her too. Or maybe that was me wanting it to be that way. Remember at the end when Gale tries to see if it could ever work out, and she basically tells him she could never get over what he's done and basically who he has become? That was when I thought she chose peeta. Hm... it could have been different. It's so funny how the same book can be read and felt so differently about! I wonder how the movie will portray it. Are you going to the movie?Blovelieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01156775998166125052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22234584.post-79425705988631573502012-03-22T11:33:50.906-06:002012-03-22T11:33:50.906-06:00*SPOILER*
The ending bugs me because:
Peeta went...*SPOILER*<br /><br />The ending bugs me because:<br /><br />Peeta went through so much worse than Katniss. He lost his entire family in one bombing, was hijacked, and led on ruthlessly by the person he loved. I wanted Peeta to find someone who loved him. <br /><br />Katniss went home, sat all crazy in her house and waited for someone to show up. If it had been Gale, she would have "picked" him. She never chose Peeta. That drives me crazy. And sure, she "eventually" comes to understand why it had to be Peeta, but I don't believe she would have come to the same conclusion had Gale been the one to show up. I just felt bad for Peeta through the whole series, and I don't think he got enough redemption in the end.Carrie Lynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08209518269608948257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22234584.post-90197656558197614252012-03-22T11:20:13.454-06:002012-03-22T11:20:13.454-06:00I'm with you. I hate the lack of transparency....I'm with you. I hate the lack of transparency. It's like sharing your real feelings is a bad thing or something. And I'm with you about pornography. Utterly ABHOR it. :(kamihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01036681846580798894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22234584.post-25414940765726026982012-03-22T10:49:18.985-06:002012-03-22T10:49:18.985-06:00So why does the ending bug you so much? I really l...So why does the ending bug you so much? I really liked it, but I am also really curious as to why it bugged you. Especially after talking to you yesterday when I barely mentioned about it. Ha. I want to hear about it, truly!Blovelieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01156775998166125052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22234584.post-5400466296927613462012-03-22T10:47:44.949-06:002012-03-22T10:47:44.949-06:00"I think it's better to feel too much tha..."I think it's better to feel too much than not enough." --BanditsLizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17843219433075940501noreply@blogger.com