THE HUNGER GAMES TRAILER!!!

I have been on Twitter and Facebook all morning because on Good Morning America the trailer for The Hunger Games was released. I got up at 7:45 just so I wouldn't miss a second of it. I was really wary that it was going to suck because I wasn't a huge fan of the teaser trailer but JESUS. It looks so freaking amazing that I can barely even stand it!

The World of Children Award

Hey readers! 


I know I haven't blogged in a LONG time but I thought that it might be a good time to wipe the dust off this blog and let you guys know about this great nonprofit organization I was emailed about. The World of Children's Award is "the only global funding nonprofit that recognizes individuals who are committed to improving the lives of children worldwide. We are dedicated to finding heroes who are doing extraordinary work for children, and we share their amazing stories and programs with the media and others who are part of the global community working for the rights of children everywhere."


This organization is trying to get the word out about their live online broadcast that starts tomorrow (Nov. 1st) at 5:30. This broadcast will feature several people who have worked hard to raise literacy rates in children in foreign, third world countries. They have written a guest post for my wonderful readers to give them more information about their organization and broadcast.

Children are the future of tomorrow. They are the next generation of leaders bringing joy and innovative design to the world. However, not all children are fortunate enough to achieve their dreams or live their lives. In Africa, there are nearly 75% of children who could not read or have access to books. These are impoverished children who lack the means of a proper education. But, we’re here to change that. The World of Children Award is the only global funding nonprofit that recognizes individuals who are committed to improving the lives of children worldwide. Who are these individuals? They are humanitarians – people with compassion, motivation, and perseverance to take charge of making a difference in society. We are dedicated to finding heroes who are doing extraordinary work for children, and we share their amazing stories and programs with the media and others who are part of the global community working for the rights of children everywhere. 

On November 1st at 5:30pm - 6:30pm, EST on Fora.tv -  LIVE from UNICEF, the World of Children Award will broadcast “Changemakers for Children in partnership with the US Fund for UNICEF,” a live stream featuring social changemakers who are working to benefit children, including Tatiana Grossman, who founded Spread the Words, an organization dedicated to increasing early literacy in Africa. Tatiana Grossman will be attending live and will be answering questions about her work. She recently also conducted an interview with CNN. Tatiana transforms the lives of children by collecting thousands of books through a solo book drive that now serve 62 schools and villages in Botswana and Lesotho. To this date, she has created libraries in 115 African Villages and primary schools for the first time. This year, Tatiana is prototyping digital projects and gathering free digital textbooks and content to equip classrooms in Africa. 

Please take your time and watch the broadcast here: http://fora.tv/live/word_of_children/changemakers_for_children. Learn more about how these individuals are committed to creating social change and how you can make a difference. If you have any questions, our changemakers will be available to answer them via live chat.

Where Would We Be Without Our Libraries?

We've all recently seen pictures of the damage Hurricane Irene has to done and seeing those things just breaks my heart. Today my heart broke just a little bit more after hearing about a small-town library that lost most of its children's books due to the flood. They put the books on the lower shelves so that the kids could reach them and when the flood came it took almost all but five picture books. The library is in some serious need now and I was hoping some of my lovely followers would be willing to help them out.

They are asking that you don't send boxes of books because they are worried they won't have enough dry space to keep them, so only publishers and authors are allowed to send physical books to them. However they have three different ways in which we can help them out. One, send a monetary donation to the library so that they have the money to buy more books when they get back on their feet. Two, an independent bookstore near their small town is also helping out. Just call that bookstore and they will help you pick out a book to buy based on the needs of the library at the moment. Three, you can send a "virtual giftcard." Again, you would need to call the bookstore for this one and tell them the amount you would like to give and they take it off your credit card and add it to the library's giftcard.

So if you feel led to help out this poor little library I would highly suggest doing one of those three options. Obviously I didn't give out all the information you'd need (just the gist) so here is a link to the rest of the info you'd need to lend a hand to them.

LINK HERE!

The Trailer is Finally Here!

The teaser trailer for The Hunger Games premiered last night during the VMAs. I made myself watch the whole thing only to find out that the trailer was like the VERY last thing they played. To be honest, the trailer is nothing special to me. I didn't watch it and get excited because I was finally getting to see some glimpse of the movie I've been dying to see ever since I heard about it. The only thing I really liked about it was the voice over of Gale's little speech. I think that bit was quite perfect. Other than that I thought it looked a little...cheesy? Maybe cheesy is the wrong word...or not.



What do y'all think? Am I being too harsh for just the teaser trailer?

A Teaser From the Teaser Trailer?

Some of you may not know, but tomorrow night during the VMAs MTV will be premiering the teaser trailer for The Hunger Games. I, myself plan to sit through the entire thing to watch it...because I like to punish myself like that. But if you can't manage to wait until then here is a two-second clip (it might even be one second) of the teaser trailer. If you (for some ungodly reason) are waiting until tomorrow night to see it in its entirety the don't worry cause you aren't missing much. It's a super short clip and all it shows is Katniss running.

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So what do y'all think of the "clip"? Will the movie live up to its expectations?

A New Blog!

I just recently started a new blog that I hope my readers will look at and enjoy. This blog isn't like the many others I've started and never kept up with, (I hope!) this blog is actually for designing. A long time ago I had that makeover blog and this is somewhat like that but the designs are completely different. This time I am not just taking pictures, slapping blog titles on them, finding matching backgrounds and calling that a finished product! I have actually gotten into design a lot more and since then I've learned more too. Exit out of that Google Reader to see what I'm talking about!

Anyway, I really hope you guys will take the time to check out my new design blog!

Blinded By Designs

Review: Sisters Red by Jackson Pearce