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zaftig_darling

Random Randomness

Nov 21, 2010 22:21

A while back vanessagalore, suggested I read "The Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins. I finally got around to taking up her suggestion, and MY GOD, this book is GOOD. Wow. I have been sucked into this book like no other book since...um...Harry Potter, possibly. I have not finished it, so, no spoilers, please ( Read more... )

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afrocurl November 22 2010, 03:27:04 UTC

What sort of Leverage fic are you looking for? I might be able to find a few that would interest you.

Even when I was getting into American Girl, I was always disappointed with the way all of the dolls looked. Then again, I'm that girl who squealed when there was a Barbie that looked more like me than anything (it always had to be the sort of Hispanic looking, but not really.)

zaftig_darling November 23 2010, 02:22:20 UTC

I'm looking for anything Eliot-centric, or Parker/Hardison happiness. :-)

It's funny, one of the dolls that I thought looked most like my daughter was apparently supposed to be Hispanic...(well, the eyes were all wrong, but the skin tone and the hair was right.)

afrocurl November 23 2010, 03:28:38 UTC

I am a little fried right now (I cold on top of work), but here are all of the Leverage fics from AO3. I think you should be able to find something there that fits.

celtic_flicka November 22 2010, 03:46:40 UTC

The Hunger Games is fucking awesome. I started the first book a couple of months ago, and about 1/3 of the way in, I DLed the next two so I wouldn't have to wait to read them once I'd finished the first. When you're finished, there's a writer on ff.net (I know...) who writes really good Hunger Games AUs.

My girls are getting American Girl dolls from my mom for Christmas, so I've been perusing, and I'm also a little bothered by the fact that Ivy only seems to exist as an extension of her blonde friend Julie (although I love the Julie doll, since she resembles young me in so many ways...). My oldest was looking through the catalog and decided that she wants the one with light, light blonde hair, even though her own hair more closely matches what AG calls "caramel." I'm torn now.

zaftig_darling November 23 2010, 02:27:09 UTC

I really think there are more dolls in the store than there are in the catalogue, but I could be wrong. (It was CRAZY in there, seriously, completely, utterly insane. There were so many people it was overwhelming. I couldn't decide if it was just because it was Saturday or because a lot of people were downtown for the holiday parade, or both.)

L~ really hated the Ivy doll, and I'm not sure why. She really objected to Ivy's bangs, in particular. She was adamant that Ivy looked nothing like her, at ALL. Ivy is the only one who really seems to have almond shaped eyes, though. We ended up with one of the "Just Like Me" dolls.

I have requested the next two books from the library. I am just devouring this book. I just came to a very sad part and I cried...

celtic_flicka November 23 2010, 04:37:06 UTC

The insanity at the store was probably mostly the parade--people coming in from out of town and deciding to kill two birds with one trip downtown. :)

I think I cried two or three times per book. You need to finish them soon so we can discuss!

VM & AG schuylerjo December 4 2010, 18:09:32 UTC

I found your journal through your VM fic (which was recommended by vanessagalore)...I live in the Chicago area, too, and I just don't understand the AG obsession. I don't think they are that cute. Of course, I took my 5 yo for her b-day anyway - she got the Bitty Twins. I went in July and the store was still insanely packed. She got totally overwhelmed - as did I. Anyway, thanks for great fic!