I'm registered with The Capitol.

After being told by a few friends how much I would love reading The Hunger Games, and finally having the time to read it (I'm currently powering through three novel-series), I asked friends for a copy. I got a lot of responses as everyone is currently on this bandwagon, and finally one friend through a copy down in front of me. I went home, and started reading.
Here's the thing, I am a terrible reader. When I was in middle school I was at a gifted school that forced me to read books four years ahead of my grade for the sole purpose of remembering trivial points to pass a quiz on the book to prove I had read it. I didn't read Jurassic Park (the only entertaining one on the list) to appreciate its message, I read it to remember that the T-Rex did this one thing at some point. So this reading program totally backfired and killed my enthusiasm for reading. Ten years later I started reading Harry Potter, and my interest in reading picked up greatly, and A Song of Fire and Ice has been keeping me invested. But it still took me far too long to read Order of the Phoenix. I sat down with The Hunger Games, and I could not stop reading. I had to know what was gonna happen next. The way it's written, I freaking love it. Suzanne Collins has this way of teasing and dropping hints of what is to come, and it kept me so invested in the story that I could not set it down without being frustrated at myself. I forced myself to stop reading after Part I for the sake of sleep. But when I woke up in the morning I rolled over, picked up the book, and was right back at it. I made myself breakfast and went about my day with the book in my hand the whole time. I had to look away a few time obviously, but I wouldn't allow myself to put it down. I stopped after Part III to stretch my legs, and that was it, I went right back to it and neglected my responsibilities for the day to see how it all ended. I finished that book in one sitting. That is a huge freaking deal to me.
So now I'm forcing myself to not read the next two, purely because, as I said, I'm reading two other novel-series and I need to get them done. My motivation for finishing the next two books is the enjoyment I will get from these two awesome series. But my motivation to get them read quickly will be to get back to the games and see what happens when Katniss comes home. I mean, Collins ended it on a cliffhanger! Who does that?! I gotta know what happens next! (Don't you dare spoil it for me.)
Anyway, point is I'm a fan.

It's Peter Pan night!!

I'm about to lose my mind. I've been anxiously awaiting today for months. Months! Tonight is the premiere of Sky Movies' Neverland, and the big reveal from the "East of Kensington".
When I first heard of Neverland, I was cautious, but after seeing the epic trailer, I've been biting my nails anxiously awaiting the premiere. And that was in May! In July I scoured the internet thinking it had premiered in the UK and I could get my hands on it, but alas, I had to practice strict patience for half a year.
And with "East of Kensington", I stumbled across them in September and fell in love after reading every single post they made on Tumblr. And if you're not familiar with this grass roots short film, then you're clearly not following my Tumblr. The point is, I've been following the film just shy of stalker distance ever since I heard about it. As if that wasn't bad enough they had to add a countdown to some sort of revelation about the film that ends tonight. Which makes the excitement to see this film come together even greater. Though I will say, I'm pretty sure I know what's going on already (brushes shoulder).
I'm already excited so see both these films, and the fact that something significant with each of them is falling on the same evening makes it feel like a holiday. And I wanna celebrate! I'm wearing my favorite Peter Pan shirt and making announcements all over my social media networks. I truly am treating this like a festive occasion. I should decorate the apartment with even more of my memorabilia.

The trouble is, just a minute ago I discovered I have a SyFy channel that's running on east coast time. Which means I can see the movie three hours earlier than I thought I'd get to! 20 MORE MINUTES!! I'M SO EXCITED!!