Maybe you've heard of this little movie coming out called The Hunger Games. Just a small film, based on a book that sold a gazzilion copies and now has people everywhere eagerly anticipating the movie's release on March 23. There will be a tiny crowd waiting outside, only in the trillions.
To be honest, I've never read the books the movie is based on, but my teenagers have and are going to be amongst that thronging crowd on opening night. We've already got our tickets for the 12:10 showing, and they've got their excuses lined up to tell their teachers the next day explaining why they had to miss first period that morning – they had a fever. Hunger Games fever.
To get you infected with the fever (it's not as painful as it sounds, and I promise there's no blisters involved) I'm giving away a Hunger Games prize package:
1 Softcover book
1 Hunger Games pin
3 Mini posters (Katniss, stadium, final)
1 Trading card pack
1 Copy of the soundtrack
Here's how to win: Tell me what you're doing in the name of Hunger Games fandom. Maybe you're going to stand in line for days for opening night tickets, or maybe you're watching the trailer for seven-thousand times in order to set a record. Maybe you've tattooed the likenesses of all the characters across your belly, in which case I beg you not to post any photos.
Or if you're not doing anything in the name of Hunger Games fandom, make something up and tell me what you would do if you were a crazed teenage fan with endless time on your hands and waiting to see one of the biggest movies of your generation.
Leave your Hunger Games fandom stories here before midnight on Saturday, March 24. (Sorry, only US entries, please.) Then I'll use random.org to pick a winner. One comment per person, and make sure you leave me a valid email address. (Nothing makes me madder than when I pick a winner and then I can't get in touch with you.)
And speaking of trailers, here's one to feast your eyes on. Only 6,9999 more times to go!
1) To enter my giveaways, follow the instructions on the individual post. Sometimes all that's needed is a comment, other times you might have to answer a question or tell me an amusing story. In the future I may even require you to send me baked goods or a basket of fried chicken - you just never know.
2) All entries are picked at random using random.org unless otherwise stated.
3) All prizes fulfilled by me are in good shape before shipping. I'm not responsible for goods damaged by a brutish postal carrier or by that neighborhood dog that steals your packages and then tries to mate with them. I've seen it happen.
4) Unless otherwise specified in my post, it's one entry per person. Alter egos or imaginary friends don't count.