Well I decided that *she* was too young. But then again, I think she's too young to read the book too, but I let her do that, because with the book I figure she can control her reading experience.
Honestly, you meet the most appalling sort of people....
Giles ,'Chosen'
Natter 69: Practically names itself.
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Burrell - Mar 31, 2012 7:16:09 pm PDT #29096 of 30001
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
le nubian - Mar 31, 2012 7:35:41 pm PDT #29097 of 30001
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
Yeah, make no mistake: I'm not going to begrudge or criticize any parent who brings an 8-year old to the film, mind you, (not really my business) but for most 8-year-olds, I think the movie is too much for them.
It isn't "Saw", but it isn't "Up" either.
Burrell - Mar 31, 2012 7:56:03 pm PDT #29098 of 30001
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
Even "Up" was too upsetting for my kids, but they were wee when it came out.
Vortex - Mar 31, 2012 8:17:01 pm PDT #29099 of 30001
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
I never finished watching Up, because the scene with him sitting outside of the courtroom was just too sad. I knew it would get better, but I just couldn't handle it.
meara - Mar 31, 2012 8:22:36 pm PDT #29100 of 30001
Up was super super sad. But I would not bring a kid under 13 or so to Hunger Games. Maybe a 12 year old or 11 year old with heavy prepping and if they'd already read the book.
Nilly - Mar 31, 2012 8:46:15 pm PDT #29101 of 30001
Swouncing
Skipping to apologize, while it's at least the right month, because I didn't have any computer access during the entire two couple of days, so I've missed wishing libkitty on time for her birthday (which was the 30th of March).
Happy third-day-of-your-new-age, libkitty! With lots of wishes for a great, um, weekend? And a wonderful year!
Steph L. - Apr 01, 2012 12:25:26 am PDT #29102 of 30001
Unusually and exceedingly peculiar and altogether quite impossible to describe
Insomniac/hip pain posting:
He called to tell me he had a really nice day, there is a literature thing going on in Oxford and he'd just come back from some sort of thing with Derek Landy and got to hear him talk about Skullduggery Pleasant
Holy crap. He's an author I would pay to see speak. That's awesome. I'm only moderately seething with jealousy.
Come on, ibuprofen. You can start working on my hip any time now.
sarameg - Apr 01, 2012 2:50:22 am PDT #29103 of 30001
OMFG, there is a picture of my dad (thankfully obscured, but I know that cap and stupid grey jeans) in the fucking Daily Mail. I knew he was out on a mission in the Gila for a missing long distance runner, so odd to come across it in a crappy gossipy UK rag.
Nilly - Apr 01, 2012 3:23:34 am PDT #29104 of 30001
Swouncing
Oh, and cleaning-up files on the computer and putting order in them counts as cleaning stuff up for Pessakh, right? So in between stuff, now that I have my computer up and running again, I can at least share [link]
Hil R. - Apr 01, 2012 3:32:59 am PDT #29105 of 30001
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
Oh, and cleaning-up files on the computer and putting order in them counts as cleaning stuff up for Pessakh, right?
Totally! I've had exactly no free time this past week, so I'm going to do a quick essentials-only cleaning today, I think.
Those pictures are all adorable.