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2tired2blorg.

i got my ticket to the opening night of the mockingjay. so. instead. here:



happy friday, tributes.

love is weird

i can't stop. thinking. about. johanna.

saved my life

i went and saw catching fire again on the weekend... don't worry. i'm already ready to see it again. so. grimas. yes. let's. i decided the very best moment in the whole movie is when johanna is sitting on the beach, axing the sand, and says 'love is weird'. yup. it is the very best moment. oh johanna.

meanwhile. the soundtrack, the soundtrack, the soundtrack...



happy monday, tributes.

blister, burn

holy god, catching fire is bleak. and fantastic. and devastating. and i loved it. and i want to see it again right this minute. i very much liked the first film, but there were a few punches i felt they pulled - the dogs being mutts, particularly, which is such a powerful terrible idea. which made sense cuz kids movie... but. this film doesn't pull punches. the old man in district 11. i love that the costumes and makeup look real - not polished high-def movie real. but. stagey. put on. the tributes dressed up. you see the texture, you see the fabric and the seams and the way things sit on or dig into skin. the sweat, spit, tears, hair, fire. flickerman's teeth. glass. where there is polish and where there is not. utility vs comfort vs costume. yes, this is a very well handled film. oh it is dark. 

johanna. jenna malone, who i have loved forever, is brilliant and sad. her anger is overwhelming and roiling. she is my favourite for a million miles.

catching fire was the best book in the series for me, and one of the more intoxicating books i've read. the movie does it proper justice. oh i am pleased, i am heartbroken. also, buy the soundtrack. it is really really really good. elastic heart. oh god.

also, i recommend you read this. the odds are never in our favour.

saved my life

i was trying to come up with the exact perfect running song for today. for boston. for my family's sport. but i couldn't. nothing was quite right and everything felt silly or trite. so. instead i'll acknowledge that that was today. and that it hurts my insides. and then i'll go on with what i was planning in the first place.

so soon. i will be seeing this. so so soon. i can't hardly wait.



happy monday. smile at any and every runner you see.