BleydThePirate

Today, after several weeks of waiting on an incompetent warranty company, I have finally received my fully repaired and reconditioned laptop. Gone are the days of scrounging an hour's worth of reading emails from library computers and uploading random pictures from an archaic flash drive. For now my main focus will remain on miscellaneous archived pictures and amateur photo-manipulation. I don't dare upload any actual literary work yet, partly for anticipation of which works will be put toward a physical book and partly for fear of plagiarism - though to be fair, what few who actually see them would likely lack the skill the continue their c

Lately I've been getting a lot of negative feedback from people - friends, lesser acquaintances, and strangers alike - who are hardcore fans of the Hunger Games series. Why? Because I haven't read any of the books and I don't plan on seeing the movie. Let's get one thing straight: I do plan on reading the book, eventually. Depending on how well it sits with me, I might read the rest and decide to see the movie. From what I hear, the book is actually pretty good... at least, a lot better than most best-selling young adult novels over the past decade. I'm intrigued to read it, but just don't have the time or patience right now. That being sai