I Spy: A

**(IWSG post below)

Welcome to the I Spy...from A-Z game!

A big part of this I Spy game is to have fun but to also go beyond the obvious. To do that, I'm not limiting this game to just the names of things. Which means, if I post an image that evokes a feeling, or mood that leads you to something else, that reminds you of yet another word, and that word happens to start with the letter for that day, then let me know in the comments. Also, if you speak another language and find a word that fits for that day, you can use it too! Just make sure to add the translation for the rest of us. (Thanks for the idea Jo. :) )

So now, without further ado.....

I spy with my little eye things that begin with the letter... 

A

Ok, so I may have started this off a little strong...

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I can't wait to see what you all come up with and thank you all for playing along. 

Happy A - Zing! :)

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And now for IWSG! 

My biggest insecurity right now is one I have trouble with all the time...... TIME! I'm going through a HUGE TIME crunch. Today is crazy, tomorrow will be crazy, heck the whole month of April is going to be CRAZY and I DON'T HAVE TIME FOR CRAZY!  So yeah, I'm feeling frazzled and it's only April first, the first day of A-Z AND I still haven't gotten all my posts put together......And, is also April's Fish Day in France! So if some crazy French person sticks a picture of a fish on your back, try not to punch them in the face (sorry for the tangent).

So that's it for today, I am on the negative time scale right now and it looks like I'm stuck here until September. I know this is something a lot of people have trouble with (we should make a t-shirt) and I'm struggling to find quality time to write....the key word being 'quality.' 

Ok, hope you all are forging ahead, I'll just sit in the corner and cry some more..... wait, I don't have TIME TO CRY!   :P   

NOT Hungry for Hunger Games - the Movie.

!!!Spoiler Alert!!! (SA) This post contains spoilers about the books and trailers for Hunger Games. If you haven't read the books stop HERE or be spoiled (;

Now, before I get booed off the blogosphere for my pic and post title, let me say I read the book The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins (in 2 days) and LOVED it....and hated it. But I still gave it 4 our of 5 stars.

Let me expalin. I enjoy adventure/sci-fi/ fantasy/paranormal stuff. Everything from books, stories, movies, manga, comics, and just about anything with superheroes in it. I also don't mind things getting a little violent nor do I mind some bad language, just as long as it makes sense and adds to the story. However, you will not see me fangirling over anything about zombies *shudders* or tragic storylines where animals or loved ones all die at the end. I'm still not over Charlotte's Web... (;

So why did I read the Hunger Games? For one, the hype. I'll admit, I got sucked into the hype. Second, the girl on fire with mad bow and arrow skills = my kind of gal. But what I didn't like was finding myself sobbing by page 24 and balling my eyes out by page 40 to the point where words looked like they were swimming on the page. And guess what happend on page 235? The crying thing again. I was stressed out from the first chapter all the way to the last.

Therefore, I know if I go see the movie, I'm going to cry and I don't like to cry. (some people do - they are strange to me). Plus, (SA) I don't want to see Rue die, AGAIN! Why would you want to go through that a second time? I know the first thing I'd think of when seeing Rue appear on screen, No! You're too young to die! Not sir, not me, not going to see that again. Seeing a vampire get his/her head ripped off their body, no problem...but (SA) sweet little Rue getting impaled with a spear, no.

While I cannot deny how well Suzanne Collins crafted her novel, it's obvious I'll not be reading the rest in the series. Besides, I've cheeted and have read reviews of the next two books and I'm dissapointed in the way things turn out. Nonetheless, a lot can be said about a book that is pretty much heart wrenching from beginning to end and yet, I still could not put it down. Most books like that I do put down. I have no qualms about snapping a book shut if it's too emotionally draining on me. So, I prefer to stay with my pseudo-happy ending after the first HG book and ignor the fact (SA) that Katniss is going to have to go back. She goes back?! And even though I liked the small changes seen in the trailers, (Cinna secretly giving Katniss the pin before the games was better than what's described in the book, IMO.) I will not go see the movie, either.

However, I am curious and will be looking forward to reading everyones reviews and feedback on the movie since I'm going to be about the only one on the planet sitting this one out. Enjoy the popcorn, bring tissues.