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FEMMSLASH! NOW!
I guess I need to find comms first too.
I guess I need to find comms first too.
I was too distracted by Gale Harold to notice much else. Good God, is that man hot.
I don't know much about the books, so I have no idea what to expect from this show. It was a little corny in places, but I'll give it a shot. I did like the girl playing Diana (or Diane, I can't remember), and was tickled to see Sandra Bennett. The girl from Life, Unexpected was far less annoying here. Also, Gale Harold!
I don't know much about the books, so I have no idea what to expect from this show. It was a little corny in places, but I'll give it a shot. I did like the girl playing Diana (or Diane, I can't remember), and was tickled to see Sandra Bennett. The girl from Life, Unexpected was far less annoying here. Also, Gale Harold!
ayrt
Oh he was a nice distraction. As was the other dad... :) and I really enjoyed Diana as well!
Feeling the same way about the corniness but willing to give it a shot. :)
Oh he was a nice distraction. As was the other dad... :) and I really enjoyed Diana as well!
Feeling the same way about the corniness but willing to give it a shot. :)
Will let ya know if I find one! Samesies?! ;)
It's normal to be scared, nonnie! this is a big adjustment.
What I would recommend goes along with what the other nonnies have said. Make sure you go out and meet people! Even if the people you meet at first don't end up being your bestest best friends, it can just be really great to have a moderately large group of people that you can hang out with occasionally, that will invite you to parties, tell you about things happening, join you for lunch, etc. So get out there and join clubs! College is an amazing experience to have a "fresh start" from high school, so no matter what kind of social role you occupied in high school, you can try something else now.
Also, I would recommend really try to find out the resources on your campus. The health services, the counselling services, the sexual assault centre, the women's centre, whatever it is that your campus has to offer. In that case if the adjustment is hard, or if something comes up, you'll already know what resources there are around to offer you support, and don't hesitate to take advantage. These services are there for YOU.
I hope you have a lot of fun!
What I would recommend goes along with what the other nonnies have said. Make sure you go out and meet people! Even if the people you meet at first don't end up being your bestest best friends, it can just be really great to have a moderately large group of people that you can hang out with occasionally, that will invite you to parties, tell you about things happening, join you for lunch, etc. So get out there and join clubs! College is an amazing experience to have a "fresh start" from high school, so no matter what kind of social role you occupied in high school, you can try something else now.
Also, I would recommend really try to find out the resources on your campus. The health services, the counselling services, the sexual assault centre, the women's centre, whatever it is that your campus has to offer. In that case if the adjustment is hard, or if something comes up, you'll already know what resources there are around to offer you support, and don't hesitate to take advantage. These services are there for YOU.
I hope you have a lot of fun!
Things I wish I had known before leaving for school: Get a dry erase board and marker for the door, and cinderblocks to put your bed up on.
I don't understand how my co-workers dress themselves in the morning.
Today, I got asked by someone if I knew "where the big thing that looks like string is." To help me help them, they told me "it's round and kind of shaped like a ball."
Guess what they were looking for? A ball of string. No, really. Seriously. I just. I keep looking at my co-worker and thinking 'that thing that looks like string and is shaped like a ball? You mean a ball of string?'
Today, I got asked by someone if I knew "where the big thing that looks like string is." To help me help them, they told me "it's round and kind of shaped like a ball."
Guess what they were looking for? A ball of string. No, really. Seriously. I just. I keep looking at my co-worker and thinking 'that thing that looks like string and is shaped like a ball? You mean a ball of string?'
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One thing I'd tell myself if I could travel back in time would be this:
Keep every scrap of paper that's even vaguely official. (Even if you think you could throw it away.) Keep all of that in one place - a folder or a shoebox if you want but keep it all in one place and keep *all* of it. Someone will want to see it sooner or later.
Fill out forms on time, possibly with four weeks to spare in case you need to hunt down a birth certificate or something like that.
Ask other students which profs are nice and which aren't and pick your courses accordingly (if you can).
Again, really, if there's something official and it has a deadline, take care of it ASAP.
Above all, you're a person; you're human. But so is everyone else. The other students will be as nervous as you - some less, some more. Your profs are people, too, and - a few assholes excepted - they're not out to get you. (Really, college is more or less like school. It's not an entirely different world.)
Anyway, I wish you the best of luck, nonnie. <3
One thing I'd tell myself if I could travel back in time would be this:
Keep every scrap of paper that's even vaguely official. (Even if you think you could throw it away.) Keep all of that in one place - a folder or a shoebox if you want but keep it all in one place and keep *all* of it. Someone will want to see it sooner or later.
Fill out forms on time, possibly with four weeks to spare in case you need to hunt down a birth certificate or something like that.
Ask other students which profs are nice and which aren't and pick your courses accordingly (if you can).
Again, really, if there's something official and it has a deadline, take care of it ASAP.
Above all, you're a person; you're human. But so is everyone else. The other students will be as nervous as you - some less, some more. Your profs are people, too, and - a few assholes excepted - they're not out to get you. (Really, college is more or less like school. It's not an entirely different world.)
Anyway, I wish you the best of luck, nonnie. <3
Keep every scrap of paper that's even vaguely official. (Even if you think you could throw it away.) Keep all of that in one place - a folder or a shoebox if you want but keep it all in one place and keep *all* of it. Someone will want to see it sooner or later.
And your notes from previous classes! No one told me to do this, and I was a bit surprised when I had some of the same professors as earlier classes and they expected me to be able to look back at previous years' notes.
And your notes from previous classes! No one told me to do this, and I was a bit surprised when I had some of the same professors as earlier classes and they expected me to be able to look back at previous years' notes.
I was right there where you are last year. In fact, tomorrow, I'm going back to college too.
Well, I guess all I can do is repeat stuff, but I'll try to add something new.
- "Keep everything official". Oh yes, that's really important. Also, keep bills for important things, like your books, or household stuff. You might be able to take it off your tax. (Or rather, your parents might.)
- In a similar vein, organise your money well. I didn't have a job and got pocket-money from my parents that covered the absolute basic stuff. They usually send a larger amount at once because of the conversion rates. Well, of course, I was completely in awe that I had such large sums of money and bought a lot of stuff, thinking I could compensate by buying the cheapest food, etc. It didn't work that way and I pretty much used up all of my savings. My plan for this year is to get some cash every monday which should last for the rest of the week, so that at the end of the month, I haven't used up everything.
- Go to your classes, or if you don't, at least actually study hard. I did neither, and BARELY passed all my classes. I know I'll skip many classes this year too, but I'll really try not too.
- Write notes.
- Make a cleaning plan with your flatmates, if you have any. I had a really bad experience in this regard. My flatmates were nice enough, but we were a bit messy. But most of all, some of them just didn't clean up the kitchen after cooking. I stopped cooking there entirely, only using the oven occasionally and the microwave because I was so grossed out. Everything was sticky, dirty and just disgusting.
- Talk to people. I've been miserable, because I didn't make a single friend. Really, not a single one. I'll try to change that next year. I think it's best to do it in the beginning, when people haven't already found other people to hang out with. Just remember, most people are probably intimidated, so they'll probably be just as happy about someone talking to them as you would be.
- Take your time. Not too much, obviously, but don't stress yourself out. Take care of yourself. If you're overwhelmed, take a day off and relax.
- Regularly check your college e-mail account.
- I guess you've already left, so telling you what to pack is kind of unnecessary, but well, the important thing is, don't worry too much about having forgotten something.
- Keep a healthy sleep pattern. Not necessarily 9pm - 7 am, but try not to stay up too late. That way, you'll also avoid skipping class because you're too tired to go or hear the alarm.
Good luck!
Well, I guess all I can do is repeat stuff, but I'll try to add something new.
- "Keep everything official". Oh yes, that's really important. Also, keep bills for important things, like your books, or household stuff. You might be able to take it off your tax. (Or rather, your parents might.)
- In a similar vein, organise your money well. I didn't have a job and got pocket-money from my parents that covered the absolute basic stuff. They usually send a larger amount at once because of the conversion rates. Well, of course, I was completely in awe that I had such large sums of money and bought a lot of stuff, thinking I could compensate by buying the cheapest food, etc. It didn't work that way and I pretty much used up all of my savings. My plan for this year is to get some cash every monday which should last for the rest of the week, so that at the end of the month, I haven't used up everything.
- Go to your classes, or if you don't, at least actually study hard. I did neither, and BARELY passed all my classes. I know I'll skip many classes this year too, but I'll really try not too.
- Write notes.
- Make a cleaning plan with your flatmates, if you have any. I had a really bad experience in this regard. My flatmates were nice enough, but we were a bit messy. But most of all, some of them just didn't clean up the kitchen after cooking. I stopped cooking there entirely, only using the oven occasionally and the microwave because I was so grossed out. Everything was sticky, dirty and just disgusting.
- Talk to people. I've been miserable, because I didn't make a single friend. Really, not a single one. I'll try to change that next year. I think it's best to do it in the beginning, when people haven't already found other people to hang out with. Just remember, most people are probably intimidated, so they'll probably be just as happy about someone talking to them as you would be.
- Take your time. Not too much, obviously, but don't stress yourself out. Take care of yourself. If you're overwhelmed, take a day off and relax.
- Regularly check your college e-mail account.
- I guess you've already left, so telling you what to pack is kind of unnecessary, but well, the important thing is, don't worry too much about having forgotten something.
- Keep a healthy sleep pattern. Not necessarily 9pm - 7 am, but try not to stay up too late. That way, you'll also avoid skipping class because you're too tired to go or hear the alarm.
Good luck!
I was reading over at mcshep_match and there's a mod post that reads "There are several anon memes which may have review threads about entries posted in McShep Match. Although our participants are welcome to seek out these memes for themselves, we will be deleting any links left on this community. If links are posted, please do not respond, just wait for a mod to remove it. We recommend authors and artists avoid the memes unless they are sure they can handle criticism that may not be constructive."
Now I'm curious. Anyone have a link?
Now I'm curious. Anyone have a link?
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Are there any nonnies who wouldn't mind posting their username in Words with Friends here and play a game with me? :)
ayrt
My username is nonnie12345. I'm ready for you! :D
My username is nonnie12345. I'm ready for you! :D
Finally got around to watching this. I always thought Faye and Diana were pretty slashable in the books, and the television show seems to be building pretty similar subtext between them.
They do look like they're high school age! I was impressed.
So far I like the changes they've made to the books. I think they made the right changes for the right reasons. The one thing that I was kind of disappointed about was that got rid of half of the characters (in the books they need 13 to make a circle), but I can see how that would be an impossible cast size.
I'm having a little bit of trouble with the casting of Nick and Adam. In the books, much is made over Adam being blonde with eyes the color of the ocean. Whereas Nick is a motorcycle-riding, leather jacket wearing bad boy with dark hair. I can see Thomas Dekker in that role so much easier, but I can see why they'd want to give him the bigger part.
In the books, Cassie's mother isn't dead, but she might as well be, and Diana's father isn't a villain anymore than the rest of the surviving parents, but the change works really well with where I think they're going with the plot. (Not saying, because it's spoilery for the books and presumably for the show.) Faye's mother isn't the principal in the books either, but again, the change works really well for that reason.
I think it's pretty interesting that the kids know from the beginning that their parents died from magic gone awry. In the books at first, they think their parents never used their witchcraft and that the ones who are dead died in a natural disaster (flood). I found it a little convenient that in the show, each of them has one dead parent and one live one, but reducing the number of kids (and thus, the number of parents) down, kind of makes it difficult to have some having lost two or one and some having lost none.
Overall, I really liked it and will be tuning in again.
They do look like they're high school age! I was impressed.
So far I like the changes they've made to the books. I think they made the right changes for the right reasons. The one thing that I was kind of disappointed about was that got rid of half of the characters (in the books they need 13 to make a circle), but I can see how that would be an impossible cast size.
I'm having a little bit of trouble with the casting of Nick and Adam. In the books, much is made over Adam being blonde with eyes the color of the ocean. Whereas Nick is a motorcycle-riding, leather jacket wearing bad boy with dark hair. I can see Thomas Dekker in that role so much easier, but I can see why they'd want to give him the bigger part.
In the books, Cassie's mother isn't dead, but she might as well be, and Diana's father isn't a villain anymore than the rest of the surviving parents, but the change works really well with where I think they're going with the plot. (Not saying, because it's spoilery for the books and presumably for the show.) Faye's mother isn't the principal in the books either, but again, the change works really well for that reason.
I think it's pretty interesting that the kids know from the beginning that their parents died from magic gone awry. In the books at first, they think their parents never used their witchcraft and that the ones who are dead died in a natural disaster (flood). I found it a little convenient that in the show, each of them has one dead parent and one live one, but reducing the number of kids (and thus, the number of parents) down, kind of makes it difficult to have some having lost two or one and some having lost none.
Overall, I really liked it and will be tuning in again.
http://www.amazon.com/Sandman-Slim-Novel-Richard-Kadrey/dp/0061714305
Sandman Slim (and sequel(s)). I've re-read these more than once, the characterization of the demons and Lucifer and the concept of Hell are v. entertaining IMO.
Sandman Slim (and sequel(s)). I've re-read these more than once, the characterization of the demons and Lucifer and the concept of Hell are v. entertaining IMO.
This looks pretty cool. What's it about, nonnie?
So I just read the first book of the series- and thoroughly enjoyed it. However, I'm leery about reading the sequels. Are they still good? Or do they just become romances? I know romance was an element of the first book, but it wasn't really the main event.
Most of my kids like the sequels just as much as the first one, they just get really, really mad about the events. I, however, hated Katniss as a character, so I never read them (CHOOSE already!). Hasn't stopped me from pushing them on my students. I believe that the books have the same romantic element as the first; in other words, there's still a lot of action.
ayrt
Interesting. I loved Katniss. It'd be my preference that she didn't choose, realized she didn't need either man and went to live in the woods with her sister. But I doubted that'd be the outcome. I may have to check them out. I definitely enjoyed the action aspects.
Interesting. I loved Katniss. It'd be my preference that she didn't choose, realized she didn't need either man and went to live in the woods with her sister. But I doubted that'd be the outcome. I may have to check them out. I definitely enjoyed the action aspects.
NA
I love Katniss too, but she seems to be a difficult character for most people to get into the headspace of. Practically everyone on my flist who's written about the books has described her differently. Usually people can agree on basic personality traits, but I've seen her described in such a wide gamut of ways. And I'm still surprised at the person who argued in the FD post last year that she was asexual.
The books are very action-y. I would say that her feelings are as much of a plot point in the later two books as they are in the first one and not really more than, and even than, as always, it's more about how her relationships play into the Game and the situation of the world she lives in as it is about romance.
I love Katniss too, but she seems to be a difficult character for most people to get into the headspace of. Practically everyone on my flist who's written about the books has described her differently. Usually people can agree on basic personality traits, but I've seen her described in such a wide gamut of ways. And I'm still surprised at the person who argued in the FD post last year that she was asexual.
The books are very action-y. I would say that her feelings are as much of a plot point in the later two books as they are in the first one and not really more than, and even than, as always, it's more about how her relationships play into the Game and the situation of the world she lives in as it is about romance.
I'm really disappointed that Leven Rambin couldn't come back for the end of All My Children because it conflicted with her shooting schedule for The Hunger Games.
ayrt
it's more about how her relationships play into the Game and the situation of the world she lives in as it is about romance.
I think I can handle that, then. Thanks. :)
it's more about how her relationships play into the Game and the situation of the world she lives in as it is about romance.
I think I can handle that, then. Thanks. :)
ayrt
Most people I talk to about The Hunger Games are surprised about my dislike of the character as well. Some of it might stem from the fact that I tend to empathize with male protagonists over female ones (always have and probably always will) so I felt sorry for poor Petra and Gale. :( That just added to other parts that made me roll my eyes and made it so that I never particularly cared about her.
...The thing about the lynx didn't help, ngl. >_>
It's unfortunate, because I can look at the book and actually see good writing, see how good it is, but I have no desire to read. I ended up giving up on the second book because one of the kids wanted to read it a lot more than I did.
Most people I talk to about The Hunger Games are surprised about my dislike of the character as well. Some of it might stem from the fact that I tend to empathize with male protagonists over female ones (always have and probably always will) so I felt sorry for poor Petra and Gale. :( That just added to other parts that made me roll my eyes and made it so that I never particularly cared about her.
...The thing about the lynx didn't help, ngl. >_>
It's unfortunate, because I can look at the book and actually see good writing, see how good it is, but I have no desire to read. I ended up giving up on the second book because one of the kids wanted to read it a lot more than I did.
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