The Hunger Games

I just recently finished a book called "The Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins. It was so thought provoking I don't know where to start. Here is the plot line of the book:

In the ruins of a place once known as North America lies the nation of Panem, a shining Capitol surrounded by twelve outlying districts. The Capitol is harsh and cruel and keeps the districts in line by forcing them all to send one boy and one girl between the ages of twelve and eighteen to participate in the annual Hunger Games, a fight to the death on live TV.

Sixteen-year-old Katniss Everdeen, who lives alone with her mother and younger sister, regards it as a death sentence when she steps forward to take her sister's place in the Games. But Katniss has been close to dead before-and survival, for her, is second nature. Without really meaning to, she becomes a contender. But if she is to win, she will have to start making choices that weigh survival against humanity and life against love.

This is the best book I've read since I've finished the Twilight series. What's funny is this book was actually recommended by Twilight's author Stephenie Meyer. I can't even imagine what it would be like to be put in an arena and told that you have to kill all the other people in the arena in order to survive. If you like futuristic books I highly suggest that you read this book.

I think that it really give you a glimpse into what it is like to live in a dictatorship. Knowing that one false move and you're at the mercy of your countries political system. I've been thinking about this book for the last two days. I'm hoping there's a sequel to it as well because the ending does leave you hanging. I am a huge fan of reading so when I find a book I like I definitely like to pass it on and I wanted to pass this one on for sure.

IMDB not a political tool

I am all for discussing politics. I talk about them all the time. Lately some of my friends have been timing me to see how long it will take for me to bring up politics. I do not however want to see politics on a discussion board when I'm searching for a movie on IMDB.com. I use IMDB all the time. (If you don't know what IMDB stands for it's Internet Movie Database.) I like going on there to get the updates about movies I've been wanting to see. I also rate the movies I have seen.

I was on IMDB tonight looking up updates for the movie Twilight. I've been anticipating this movie for awhile and I go on there occasionally to see what everyone is talking about. One of the discussion topics was "how can you vote for Obama?" I rolled my eyes, commented that this was a Twilight discussion board and told the author of the comment to get a life and post this somewhere most useful.

Is there no where that I can go to escape the political discussion? I watch MSNBC for a reason. I think there needs to be a limit as to where people can post about politics. Blogger.com is okay, a Twilight discussion board come on..seriously.

I know I've said this before but I can't wait till November 4th.

We're way behind

Most Americans have the perception that we are #1 and that we are always on top of things. Sadly I say, this is false. After watching a video (supplied by one of my professors) on YouTube my already known thoughts were confirmed. We are way behind the rest of the world. I can't believe that 100% of college graduates in India speak English, but we don't require our college graduates to learn another language.

I feel like I live in the land of the lazy, not the land of opportunity. Sure we have opportunity here, but with today's market we are seeing that opportunity shipped overseas. The other statistic that opened my eyes was that we'll have between 10-14 jobs by the time we're 38. I don't know about the rest of you but I don't want that many jobs. Actually I would just like nice cushy career, where do you sign up for that?

Somethings got to change. We have to stop being so lazy. We have to start caring. I don't know how to even make that possible, but we have to start somewhere, right?

Debate?

I felt that Wednesday nights debate was a little off kilter. We all expected the same old song and dance, and in some ways we go it, but where did John McCain come from. Even though I felt that Barack Obama won the debate, I was surprised to see that much vigor from McCain. (I guess that was the temper that everyone has been talking about.) There were a couple of things that made me a bit concerned. One was the fact that Obama explained himself, I believe clearly enough, when it came to his relationship with Bill Ayers. McCain on the other hand still seemed to try and twist his words and try to make it look another way. (That's politics though, I guess.)

The second thing that I thought was a little a little concerning was the fact that McCain debated the "health" of the mother as to whether or not we should make abortion completely illegal. I don't like it when male politicians debate this topic anyway, but that statement from McCain infuriated me. I like the way that Obama put it as in no one is really pro-abortion, they just don't want to take that decision away from another woman. I couldn't agree more.

I am pro-choice as they put it in this country. I am however not pro-abortion. I don't like killing babies. I just don't think that it would be a good idea to take that choice away from another woman. My final point for that discussion is if they're going to legislate women's organs and body parts, then they better start legislating men's organs and body parts as well. (I've said my peace.)

On my final note, I liked last nights debate, but I can't wait till the election is over.

Women and Football

I find that when men find out that I am a Packers fan (and a hardcore one at that) that they somehow think that I know nothing about the sport. This would be anything but the case. I know about football, I've watched and followed the Green Bay Packers faithfully since the fourth grade. Why is it so hard to think that woman can like football?