I think it may benefit from the "Game of Thrones" effect, where they tighten the story up and eliminate a lot of the "and then Katniss blacked out" gaps that made me so angry. It will be interesting to see if they can improve on it!

The Effie one is GENIUS, and I love the Haymitch one, too.

Is it wrong that the character I enjoy most in these films and can't wait to see again is Effie? I feel Banks really killed this role and I can't wait to see her evolution in Mockingjay.

Everyone wants to help, but for some reason, nobody ever wants to hug.

Thanks for sharing your story Anne. Like others have said, I could have written this myself as well. Throw in a "You don't want to get diagnosed with depression because it will show up on your health insurance for the rest of your life and make you hard to insure" (Thanks mom). Your story, and my story are one of…

I was "kicked out" of a friend group when I was 12/13. It is such a tender age, and while it seems inconsequential today, I can honestly say it had a huge influence on the way I build friendships and relationships with others. When people start to pull away, even if it's for a legitimate reason like they're busy with…

I could have written this myself, verbatim.

31? Please tell me it gets at least a little easier to deal with as time goes on. I know it will never go away, but I keep losing the tools I use to get through it and it's gotten harder in a different kind of way.

I wish I was famous like Rihanna so that the NYPD would have arrested my ex-boyfriend when he was sending me threatening letters. Guess I just have to try harder!

Well said.

I would think that they would be concerned about decreasing the potential of incestuous relationships what with the narrow list of donors already fairly used by several couples in the area. At least this woman is branching out. What business is it of theirs if she wants a sperm from someone who is different from her…

If you'll allow me a moment to pontificate:

AIDS research is already loosing valuable doctors to other more profitable research. Now an asshole shot the ones willing to tackle it out of the sky. Not to mention the saint Dr. Lange and Jacqueline van Tongeren giving voice for the poor unable to pay for life saving medication. Everyone aboard was valuable and my…

No. That is pretty much the exact opposite of what that anecdote tells us.