We left off were Katniss and Peeta are going off to the Capital once again. This time, they are up against adults and pros. As they return back to the city, their stylist tell them that they are going to be stunning in the show as they walk out. They end up walking out with a costume full of lights that are colors of fire and coal. However, this time instead of holding hands and acting cute. They act mad and just stare off into their destonation. Haymitch and the other helpers are giving Peeta and Katniss more freedom since they are playing against adults and have already been through this all the previous year.
They all enter the training center. Haymitch told them that this year, their strategy was to become friends and make alliances. Katniss and Peeta split up and try to talk to as much people as they can communicating and becoming friends. Katniss was sick of talking so she went to the bows and arrows and shot everything the trainer threw at her. Every tribute is standing around watching her. By the time Katniss and Peeta return to their room, everyone has called wanting to team up with Katniss. However, Peeta and Katniss decide that they do not want to have a alliance, they want to make it through together, just themselves. Haymitch is still going to try to get Peeta out of the arena alive instead of Katniss this time. So Katniss is going to stay in as long as she can.
For the interviews of all the tributes Katniss' stylist puts her in a wedding dress. It's the wedding dress that the districts have chosen for the wedding of the century. Peeta is wearing a nice fancy tuxido that people would wear in the Capital. Way to fancy for people in District 12. As Peeta gets done with his interview, Katniss runs up on stage and talks about the return of the victors. She also talks about how she wore her dress so that everyone can see her in it now since she won't every be wearing it again. As she twirls in her dress it lights up. She keeps twrilling and twrilling, eventually the flames go down and as she looks down, she sees the same out fit except for a charcol grey color. Katniss looks on her arms and she has found wings. Then she realizes that her stylist has turned her into a Mockingjay. The symbol of her and the rebelious people amoung all the districts.
Nothing exciting has really happend. I think that Peeta and Katniss would be better off if they find friends in the arena and make allies so that they can stay in longer. But also all the tributes seem like they would turn on anyone in a second. So actually I think its better if they just hang out and protect eachother. The out fits, well they just sound like they are cool. I wish I had a stylist that could come up with ideas like that. I hope this game goes a lot quicker then in the last book. I want to know who wins and if Peeta and Katniss will be together. Or maybe Katniss and Gale?!
Saturday, January 29, 2011
Catching Fire: pages 121-187
Katniss starts off by running into the woods one last time going to go see a house that her and her fatherused to go to when they were out there (her father passed away in a minning accident). When she arrived she meets two girls from District 8. They ended up running away after the uprising and the shooting. They managed to get away my stealing police uniforms. Katniss joined them in the house. She offered them some of her food and they gladly accepted. As they were eating, Katniss asked about the uprising in District 8 and where they are headed off too. They two girls told her that they are headed to District 13 (that district was distroyed). They believe that there are still living people in District 13 because everytime they show a televized interview at the district live, it uses the same footage; therefore, not being live at all! Katniss wishes them good luck amd runs back into town.
When Katniss gets closer to the fence, seh realizes it is full of electricity. There is no way she would be able to get back across without huring herself. Katniss climbs up a tree about 20ft. off the ground and drops hurting her ancle. She returns to her home to be welcomed buy two policemen. All they came to say was that the fence would be with electricity 24/7 and to let Gale know. After that welcoming, Katniss watched the interview with District 13, and realized that it is just footage that they replay over and over again every year. She wonders what it actually is.
Katniss' make-up and beauty teams arrives to prep her for her photo shoot. She is taking pictures of all of the wedding dresses that her stylist has picked out for her. The next day the photos were being shown on t.v. and they Capital will be able to pick their favorite one that she will wear one her wedding day. Right after that news, the introduction to the third quarter quell. It happens every 25 years and it is always a special event. The first quarter quell there was an election to decide who was going to fight in the Hunger Games. The second quarter quell twice the many kids were put into the arena. For the third quarter quell, there will be returning victors thrown into the arena. This means one boy and one girl from each District. Katniss, Haymitch, and Peeta are the only winners from District 12; therefore saying that Katniss is back in the arena no matter what.
When everyone gathers in the city the next day, they announce who wins. Of course Katniss is going to be in the next quarter quell, and Haymitch was picked to be with her. However, Peeta interviens and volunteers to take Haymitchs place. He does this so that when him and Katniss are in the arena together, He can help protect her. Because of this, they all decide to start training like careers so that they can get better and stronger. Katniss goes and talks to Haymitch privately (since he will be their mentor again this year) about who to protect. Last year Haymitch protected Katniss, this year Katniss wanted to protect Peeta. They both owe him alot so Haymitch agrees to it. As they leave the city, maybe for the last time, Katniss thinks that will be the last time she will see the city.
Catching Fire is interesting. I like the book a lot. It still keeps me interested even though it is kinda like the first book except for there is a lot harder competition in the arena. Instead of have young kids, they are all mostly adults with experience in killing. I really do not like how they are being thrown back into the arena. They just got out and are sick of doing the same thing. I think that once they win, they should stay out for life. I hope that Katniss and Peeta both survive even though I know that won't be possible again.
When Katniss gets closer to the fence, seh realizes it is full of electricity. There is no way she would be able to get back across without huring herself. Katniss climbs up a tree about 20ft. off the ground and drops hurting her ancle. She returns to her home to be welcomed buy two policemen. All they came to say was that the fence would be with electricity 24/7 and to let Gale know. After that welcoming, Katniss watched the interview with District 13, and realized that it is just footage that they replay over and over again every year. She wonders what it actually is.
Katniss' make-up and beauty teams arrives to prep her for her photo shoot. She is taking pictures of all of the wedding dresses that her stylist has picked out for her. The next day the photos were being shown on t.v. and they Capital will be able to pick their favorite one that she will wear one her wedding day. Right after that news, the introduction to the third quarter quell. It happens every 25 years and it is always a special event. The first quarter quell there was an election to decide who was going to fight in the Hunger Games. The second quarter quell twice the many kids were put into the arena. For the third quarter quell, there will be returning victors thrown into the arena. This means one boy and one girl from each District. Katniss, Haymitch, and Peeta are the only winners from District 12; therefore saying that Katniss is back in the arena no matter what.
When everyone gathers in the city the next day, they announce who wins. Of course Katniss is going to be in the next quarter quell, and Haymitch was picked to be with her. However, Peeta interviens and volunteers to take Haymitchs place. He does this so that when him and Katniss are in the arena together, He can help protect her. Because of this, they all decide to start training like careers so that they can get better and stronger. Katniss goes and talks to Haymitch privately (since he will be their mentor again this year) about who to protect. Last year Haymitch protected Katniss, this year Katniss wanted to protect Peeta. They both owe him alot so Haymitch agrees to it. As they leave the city, maybe for the last time, Katniss thinks that will be the last time she will see the city.
Catching Fire is interesting. I like the book a lot. It still keeps me interested even though it is kinda like the first book except for there is a lot harder competition in the arena. Instead of have young kids, they are all mostly adults with experience in killing. I really do not like how they are being thrown back into the arena. They just got out and are sick of doing the same thing. I think that once they win, they should stay out for life. I hope that Katniss and Peeta both survive even though I know that won't be possible again.
Wednesday, January 26, 2011
Catching Fire: pages 1-120
At the end of the previous book, The Hunger Games, Katniss and Peeta were faced with coming home to district 12 and not knowing what to expect. Now that they are back things have changed. Because Katniss fooled the Capital into letting two people survive the games, it made them look foolish. They do not like to be messed with. The president, President Snow, came into district 12 to let Katniss know how things are going to be run now. Apparently the skit that Katniss put on in the arena has caused other districts to react and retaliate against the Capital, which is strictly forbidden! Snow came to tell Katniss that she is not fooling anyone with her fake love intrest in Peeta and she better start acting better or people she love will die.
Katniss and Peeta start their trip again. This time it is for the Victory Tour. It is when the victor (or victors in this case) will go to every district and have a celebration in their honor. When they arrived to District 11, Rue's district, someone in the audiance made a noice supporting her and everyone cheered symbolizing the unity of district 11 and 12. This would cause great uproar in the Capital because as the districts unite, the more stronger they get and weaker the Capital becomes. Lets just say that man got dragged off and shot in the head.
The two love birds eventually make it to the Capital , once there they have a dinner in their honor. During this party Peeta decides to purpose to her so that they could convice the President that they were truely in love (Peeta loves Katniss, but Katniss does not love Peeta in return). Snow congragulates Peeta and Katniss and while giving Katniss a firm hand shake he nods to her in approval showing that he believes her now.
They return to the city thinking everything is going good and that the Capital will not interfer with them anymore until the next hunger games begin. They were wrong! Katniss ended up making a plan to run away with Peeta's family and Gale's family to protect all of them just incase. During her planning she hears of an uproar in district 8. She believes that everyone is in danger and it is the best thing to run away into the forest forever. When Gale and Katniss meet in the woods, Katniss tells gale of this plan and he is on board until she tells him about the uproar in the districts. Gale believes if other districts are doing it, they should too and stealthly declines Katniss' offer to run away.
Once back into the town, Katniss runs to her house all of a sudden to stop and return back to the center. She heard noise not heard before. When she enters the square of the district she sees Gale tied onto a cross and the turkey he killed in the forest right above him. When Gale went to sell the turkey to the mayor, the head police were there and going into the forest was a death crime. Thankfully he told a lie stating that it was roaming around in the district. Yet still a crime, it was less punishable. The head police takes a whip and right before it slashes Gales skin, Katniss steps in and takes the hit for him right across the face. Haymitch also steps in and talks about how he hit the victor. Next, Peeta comes and stands up saying that he hit his fiance. They police guards exit and Haymitch, Peeta, and Katniss take Gale down from the cross and take him to Katniss' mother (she is the nurse/doctor in the town). She fix him up, but he still has substantial amount of pain running through his body.
Catching fire is a book that I would not think would be all that interesting considering that it had to top the first book, which in my case would be pretty hard. But the book so far is doing a nice job of keeping you interested. Also I think Katniss is in a big love triangle right now!! Peeta loves her and so does Gale, but Gale is her best friend and she does not know if she has feelings for Peeta or not, or maybe she has feelings for Gales. She has no clue what she wants! I do no know why but I am leaning towards Gale just because they have been friends the longest and know each other better. Peeta just came into the picture because of the games. But also they have to keep this act up for the rest of their lives and they cannot do that with Gale in the picture. I don't know what she is going to do! Hopefully I will find out in the end of this book.
Katniss and Peeta start their trip again. This time it is for the Victory Tour. It is when the victor (or victors in this case) will go to every district and have a celebration in their honor. When they arrived to District 11, Rue's district, someone in the audiance made a noice supporting her and everyone cheered symbolizing the unity of district 11 and 12. This would cause great uproar in the Capital because as the districts unite, the more stronger they get and weaker the Capital becomes. Lets just say that man got dragged off and shot in the head.
The two love birds eventually make it to the Capital , once there they have a dinner in their honor. During this party Peeta decides to purpose to her so that they could convice the President that they were truely in love (Peeta loves Katniss, but Katniss does not love Peeta in return). Snow congragulates Peeta and Katniss and while giving Katniss a firm hand shake he nods to her in approval showing that he believes her now.
They return to the city thinking everything is going good and that the Capital will not interfer with them anymore until the next hunger games begin. They were wrong! Katniss ended up making a plan to run away with Peeta's family and Gale's family to protect all of them just incase. During her planning she hears of an uproar in district 8. She believes that everyone is in danger and it is the best thing to run away into the forest forever. When Gale and Katniss meet in the woods, Katniss tells gale of this plan and he is on board until she tells him about the uproar in the districts. Gale believes if other districts are doing it, they should too and stealthly declines Katniss' offer to run away.
Once back into the town, Katniss runs to her house all of a sudden to stop and return back to the center. She heard noise not heard before. When she enters the square of the district she sees Gale tied onto a cross and the turkey he killed in the forest right above him. When Gale went to sell the turkey to the mayor, the head police were there and going into the forest was a death crime. Thankfully he told a lie stating that it was roaming around in the district. Yet still a crime, it was less punishable. The head police takes a whip and right before it slashes Gales skin, Katniss steps in and takes the hit for him right across the face. Haymitch also steps in and talks about how he hit the victor. Next, Peeta comes and stands up saying that he hit his fiance. They police guards exit and Haymitch, Peeta, and Katniss take Gale down from the cross and take him to Katniss' mother (she is the nurse/doctor in the town). She fix him up, but he still has substantial amount of pain running through his body.
Catching fire is a book that I would not think would be all that interesting considering that it had to top the first book, which in my case would be pretty hard. But the book so far is doing a nice job of keeping you interested. Also I think Katniss is in a big love triangle right now!! Peeta loves her and so does Gale, but Gale is her best friend and she does not know if she has feelings for Peeta or not, or maybe she has feelings for Gales. She has no clue what she wants! I do no know why but I am leaning towards Gale just because they have been friends the longest and know each other better. Peeta just came into the picture because of the games. But also they have to keep this act up for the rest of their lives and they cannot do that with Gale in the picture. I don't know what she is going to do! Hopefully I will find out in the end of this book.
Monday, January 24, 2011
Catching Fire: prequel
So I am giong to start the second book of the Hunger Games written by Suzanne Collins if I did not mention before. I have mostly heard good things about the first and second books. Which if you realized, I really liked the first one and so hopefuly I like the second as well. My brother told me that the second on is alright and the third one was just not that interesting. So I do not know if I am going to read that one. I am not really sure what it is about yet (catching fire). I am guessing that it is about how Katniss and Peeta fall in love with each other or Katniss ends up marrying Gale instead. Some future of Katniss. The mystery of Katniss' future is about to be revealed in the next post.
Thursday, January 20, 2011
My week
So I have been running alot lately to get in shape for soccer. Not that fun. If you have ever ran, it sucks! I have to run at least 5 or 6 miles each week. I try to do it in a three day span but it isn't really working. I ran on monday and wednesday but I really wanna skip friday. I already had soccer practice tuesday and thursday. WOW. My week is full of excercising! Monday, run two miles and soccer games at the dome. Tuesday, soccer practice for an hour and thirty minutes. Wednesday, run two miles. Thursday, soccer practice for an hour and thirty minutes. Friday, run two miles. I know you wish you had my work out schedule. Weekends, no running at all! This was the first week of my soccer practice. It has been torture. I have been running for a few weeks now but I do not know what has gotten in to me. My inner thighs are SO sore and tender. Then my shoulders are as tight as can be. Hopefully next week will be better!
Wednesday, January 19, 2011
Panda Dancing
Teach me how to duggie. Well apparently someone taught the panda how to duggie cause he has got the moves! I know you can see his junk and what not... but he is still very cute! Just like all pandas.
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