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Yeah, but it just seemed that most of the characters were added, then only slightly developed, and then killed off - then a new one was added, slightly developed, and then killed off. For every one character that was killed another was added - when the original character would have filled that story/plot device just fine. It was starting to become a bit frustrating. She could have used her core characters to hit the same plot points, in a way those characters would have suited the story better, because if she had taken the time to flesh them out, readers would have become more invested. It got to a point where I EXPECTED their deaths and that's bad writing. I'm not a fan of creating a character to fill one role (just freshly vacated by the character just killed off), for a chapter or two, THEN kill that character as well. That's what it seemed like to me. To a point you're just adding length and confusing your readers. I don't think writers should do that sort of thing just to add page numbers to the book.

Yeah, I was thrilled when they announced Kate Winslet - although I'm not that big of a fan of the books.. I liked them, but they didn't really stand out to me. Maybe because it was just toooo politically driven and the ending to the second book was a bit confusing and odd. Ashley Judd is Tris' mother as well. I'm just going to hate all the character deaths not long after their side stories get a little depth.. that annoyed the hell out of me. It's just disappointing to be introduced to a nice character... then have them die a few chapters later, and it not seem to be warranted or important. In my opinion that's a big flaw in her writing...

Ohhh gosh no.. *deletes what she really wants to say about this horrendous topic*

Country music is a song surrounding a story of some sort for the most part. All of those things happen to people. Same thing with Poetry, usually poets don't write what they don't know or haven't experienced... Rock has a lot of love and love lost and death ballads as well, so does Punk, and about every genre out there, the approach is just different. So really, I never understood that argument, "turn off that shit because that's all there is..." when really throughout music that's all there is.

Sorry, I voted for Author Interviews, because "Wacky Wednesday" is the title of the blog.. and those other suggestions just didn't fit the title of the blog at all. Keep your boring tips to other days and keep Wednesday - wacky.

Ah again you speak out of your ass my dear. Throw in a few vague words like "almost always" and "tend" and you don't think you're stereotyping, but you are. Just shows the level of real thought you put into most of your posts.

So you hate Country music, let's not be an annoying little shit about it.

Favorite to play: Basketball; although I think Volleyball and Football are fun if there are enough people that want to play. I suck at sports that have rackets or sticks so I don't play those often. Favorite to watch: American Football and Baseball (on television, I don't like going to baseball games, no matter where you sit, you're just not close enough for all the cup adjustments.. haha.

Happy Birthday Steve! Have a great one. Don't be a stranger..

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*Holds out her hand* - Leave your man cards here, I'll chop them up for you.

About every damn back road between here and my mother's house... and driving in the city where I live is hell.. probably one of the worst disasters in the state. lol

Yeah, she's hilarious, but to be honest.. that's how many Kentuckians act.. not many of us fear to look goofy and the like.

If only the Mortal Instrument movie had this sort of marketing team.. Not that COB is at this level of grandness though..

Happy Birthday Mann! Have a great one.

Heath Ledger? Amy Winehouse or however you spell her last name. It doesn't really matter which drugs killed these people. Any of them in their most basic form or mixture can kill at any time. Addiction or not.

Yeah, I liked that. MLB really did good.

Likely won't get an answer - him being a Former Member and all. But, Britney, Robbie, and Jason aren't the first.. athletes to come out of the closet. Britney and Robbie are active athletes that are gay (also I believe there is an active boxer that came out of the closet, but I for the life of me cannot remember). So I doubt these four athletes coming out of the closet has changed minds. Read on coming out news posts on Sports sections of MSN or ESPN, and most people are over it. There are still a lot of people that are pretty homophobic, but those people will die homophobics. But, mostly people are more concerned with what their team is doing on/in the field/court/arena instead of what one certain player is doing in the sack. Don't get me wrong, it's nice that Athletes are really pushing against homophobia in sports. I like seeing these people finally stepping up and being role models...

Well people just don't become addicted to drugs for no reason. They are chemically lacking something, physically lacking something, socially, mentally.. something had changed in the span of his life that led him down that road. And false pretenses are a part of all that as well.

Not to be... bitchy? I guess is the word I'm looking for, but he's the only one on that show that's not funny.. Well actually the others have moments, most of them are annoying at times. Apart from Schmidt, who I think does the comedy delivery better. And, New Girl, isn't as widely appreciated by viewing audiences either, so I agree, there would be less RIP threads for him. But that doesn't diminish his life in comparison to Cory's either. The loss of life is the same loss to me.

Happy un-birthday to you!

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Nice review JoAnn.

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