From Bawling to Bragging... an update on the moustache

I know you're all dying to know how the Stanley Tucci costume went over at the big gala last night.  So I'll give you the recap I got via text from Trav's friend.

(Also, I want to point out that when I started sobbing, I started laughing while sobbing shortly after, because I got that it was funny that I was crying from being scared, but also, I was still scared.  So.)

Around 10:30pm I got this picture:

...which is all of the following: funny, disgusting, horrifying.

At 11:13pm, I got word that he was in the costume contest:

At 11:30... check out this winner's sash!!!:

And lastly, what I can only assume is a picture with adoring fans:

So it all worked out, guys.

And, just so we don't leave Stanley Tucci hanging in a bad light, I feel the need to share that he is Caesar Flickman in The Hunger Games (the talk show host).  Here's the only picture I could find:

Phew, that's better.

Hunger Games Map. Yay!

Guys, it took 11 months of telling everyone I knew to read The Hunger Games trilogy, but finally, everyone I know is reading it/has read it.  THANK YOU, GUYS.  FINALLY.  I TOLD YOU IT WAS GOOD!  This great news is especially timely, because since the trailer came out for the movie (March 23 is so in my calendar), I’ve re-gone through that phase where basically all I want to talk about is The Hunger Games to anyone who will converse with me.  

Hungergameshungergameshungergameshungergames!

When my husband read the books (finally!), he gently but firmly told me: “Look, I know you want to be Katniss.  But… it would never happen.  You would be Rue.  Or Prim.  Or actually… maybe the Game Maker [Seneca Crane].”  All of which I’ll take.  Gladly.

But guys, I have a fun HG treat for you, straight from the magic of the world wide web: a fan art map of Panem!  No idea if it’s accurate, but it seems pretty good, and I am really enjoying it. 

Maria Rizzoni, I love you, whoever you are.


In case you need a refresher on which district does what:

District 1- Luxury

District 2- Masonry 
District 3- Electronics 
District 4- Fishing 
District 5- Power 
District 6- Transportation 
District 7- Lumber 
District 8- Textiles 
District 9- Grain 
District 10- Livestock 
District 11- Agriculture 
District 12- Coal Mining 

And if you live under a rock and haven’t seen it (or are just a normal person who’s already obsessed and wants to see it again), here’s the trailer:

If I were in charge of this movie’s ad campaign, it would probably be this:

Hunger Games: Guys, KIDZ KILLING KIDZ.  You guys.  Hunger Games.