Happy birthday to me,
happy birthday to me,
oh Jesus I feel old,
happy birthday to me!

Onto the Hunger Games: Just got the DVD and watched it for the first time. Aside from lots of little niggles (Why didn't she check the fence? That was pretty dumb.) and a few more major ones (Dogs... really? That's... that's just awful.) I actually enjoyed it quite a bit. But something does occur to me now, that I can't really dispel on my own. I need someone who hasn't read the books, but has watched the movie to help me out. So whilst I endeavour to find such a person, I thought I might as well pose it to anyone curious enough to visit this blog too. What did you think of the romance between Katniss and Peeta? Did you just accept that they were falling in love? Because (Kinda spoilers after this point, you've been warned. Alright you gone? Good.) there is a BIG part of their relationship that I don't think was ever addressed, except for Haymitch kinda ALMOST hinting at it right near the end. And leaving that out might come back to bite them right in the ass if they make Catching Fire, because if you were meant to honestly buy Katniss being full on "in wuv" with Peeta, she might seem like a bit of a bitch when she starts getting all cuddly with Gale.

My main point being: I knew that Katniss was playing it up for the cameras, and being more "Oh Peeta, I wuv you!" than she actually felt, because I'd read the books, but if I hadn't, would I just have seen two people falling for one another? Hell if that was what I was meant to believe, then the berries at the end turn from being a "Clever girl..." moment into a "Oh gawd! Peeta, I can't live without your big stwong arms!" moment. I dunno, it's just nagging at me.

That and Snow didn't feel right. There was too much of him, and he just came off as a frail old man to me. Not the commanding, terrifying presence he was in the books.

Also, hyped for the Slow Invasion. Fuck yeah, tiny black cubes are ominous as FUCK!

Additional: I just got an awesome little nerf gun from my friend. The darts whistle. This is pleasing to me.