Comments for GINGER http://gingerammon.com n. Informal. Spirit and liveliness; vigor. Wed, 25 Apr 2012 03:54:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Comment on Well, it’s happened. by Ginger http://gingerammon.com/2006/05/18/well_its_happen/#comment-12172 Ginger Wed, 25 Apr 2012 03:54:44 +0000 http://ginger.jasonlefkowitz.net/2006/05/18/well_its_happen/#comment-12172 I was just reading these old posts and I don't have any gray hair anymore. It's so weird, but I was just looking and there aren't any now. Schwing. I was just reading these old posts and I don’t have any gray hair anymore. It’s so weird, but I was just looking and there aren’t any now. Schwing.

]]> Comment on All the Sad Young Literary Men by Keith Gessen by Ginger http://gingerammon.com/2012/03/05/all-the-sad-young-literary-men-by-keith-gessen/#comment-11807 Ginger Wed, 07 Mar 2012 15:56:49 +0000 http://ginger.jasonlefkowitz.net/?p=3718#comment-11807 The premise was dumb Whining entitled writers No audience cares The premise was dumb
Whining entitled writers
No audience cares

]]> Comment on All the Sad Young Literary Men by Keith Gessen by Jason Lefkowitz http://gingerammon.com/2012/03/05/all-the-sad-young-literary-men-by-keith-gessen/#comment-11794 Jason Lefkowitz Mon, 05 Mar 2012 22:10:15 +0000 http://ginger.jasonlefkowitz.net/?p=3718#comment-11794 Just a little more effort and you could have turned this review into haiku! Three main characters They're indistinguishable And then the book ends Just a little more effort and you could have turned this review into haiku!

Three main characters
They’re indistinguishable
And then the book ends

]]> Comment on The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins by Ginger http://gingerammon.com/2012/03/01/the-hunger-games-by-suzanne-collins/#comment-11792 Ginger Mon, 05 Mar 2012 14:59:58 +0000 http://ginger.jasonlefkowitz.net/?p=3692#comment-11792 It doesn't completely conflict with point 1. I think you can find nuanced, complicated children and adult books that still are able to impart a feeling of at least a struggle to do the "right" thing, even if it doesn't succeed. And even if they don't, they also don't leave the reader wishing so hard that they would, which I think is where this book fails. Ok, fine, you don't want to show a clear moral hero. Then don't set the entire story up making me wish one would emerge! It just leaves you with a dissatisfied feeling at the end, and I really didn't like that. Her post-apocalyptic world and the hunger game itself reminds me of a lot of other stories, too, actually. Burned-out landscape, people scrabbling for food, minimal technology - wasn't that in The Road? And the hunger game itself is just a retelling of the short story The Lottery. I just wasn't impressed. It doesn’t completely conflict with point 1. I think you can find nuanced, complicated children and adult books that still are able to impart a feeling of at least a struggle to do the “right” thing, even if it doesn’t succeed.

And even if they don’t, they also don’t leave the reader wishing so hard that they would, which I think is where this book fails. Ok, fine, you don’t want to show a clear moral hero. Then don’t set the entire story up making me wish one would emerge! It just leaves you with a dissatisfied feeling at the end, and I really didn’t like that.

Her post-apocalyptic world and the hunger game itself reminds me of a lot of other stories, too, actually. Burned-out landscape, people scrabbling for food, minimal technology – wasn’t that in The Road? And the hunger game itself is just a retelling of the short story The Lottery. I just wasn’t impressed.

]]> Comment on The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins by Sandy http://gingerammon.com/2012/03/01/the-hunger-games-by-suzanne-collins/#comment-11781 Sandy Thu, 01 Mar 2012 21:55:22 +0000 http://ginger.jasonlefkowitz.net/?p=3692#comment-11781 Hmmm...your point 3 conflicts with your point 1. That being said, the book does seem to be aimed at a slightly younger market, but I found it good enough that I bought the others and finished them, and it ended up being fairly satisfying. I appreciated the world-building, though. Hmmm…your point 3 conflicts with your point 1.

That being said, the book does seem to be aimed at a slightly younger market, but I found it good enough that I bought the others and finished them, and it ended up being fairly satisfying. I appreciated the world-building, though.

]]> Comment on Solitude and happiness by Becky http://gingerammon.com/2011/12/14/solitude-and-happiness/#comment-11685 Becky Wed, 22 Feb 2012 13:51:30 +0000 http://ginger.jasonlefkowitz.net/?p=3551#comment-11685 Well said. I just got out of a long relationship, and I'm trying to comeback to the exact state of mind you described here :) Feels good to know it's not just me who loves being independently happy. Well said. I just got out of a long relationship, and I’m trying to comeback to the exact state of mind you described here :) Feels good to know it’s not just me who loves being independently happy.

]]> Comment on I need some help by Kyla http://gingerammon.com/2012/02/03/i-need-some-help/#comment-11583 Kyla Tue, 07 Feb 2012 17:04:36 +0000 http://ginger.jasonlefkowitz.net/?p=3612#comment-11583 Get one of those cat perch things. There has to be one big enough for him to climb onto, even if you have to add a step for him. Poor thing. Maybe you could look into finding a dog sitter for him during the day. Put up an ad on CL, I'm sure you could find something. Get one of those cat perch things. There has to be one big enough for him to climb onto, even if you have to add a step for him. Poor thing. Maybe you could look into finding a dog sitter for him during the day. Put up an ad on CL, I’m sure you could find something.

]]> Comment on Dogs are so disgusting by Sandy http://gingerammon.com/2012/01/18/dogs-are-so-disgusting/#comment-11578 Sandy Tue, 07 Feb 2012 06:54:57 +0000 http://ginger.jasonlefkowitz.net/?p=3602#comment-11578 I just went to the advisor's site and looked up my dog's food...and while there are a lot of different ones, he claimed he couldn't find the nutrition information on Hill's site (for Science Diet). Dunno when he did it, but I was just able to find it quite easily. And it's extremely different from what he said, and costs...rather less...than the hippie foods he was promoting. FYI. YMMV. OMGWTFBBQ. I just went to the advisor’s site and looked up my dog’s food…and while there are a lot of different ones, he claimed he couldn’t find the nutrition information on Hill’s site (for Science Diet). Dunno when he did it, but I was just able to find it quite easily. And it’s extremely different from what he said, and costs…rather less…than the hippie foods he was promoting.

FYI. YMMV. OMGWTFBBQ.

]]> Comment on I need some help by Christoph http://gingerammon.com/2012/02/03/i-need-some-help/#comment-11577 Christoph Tue, 07 Feb 2012 02:54:16 +0000 http://ginger.jasonlefkowitz.net/?p=3612#comment-11577 If you really don't mind damaging the window sill just drill some holes in the top of the platform right above the window sill. Then drill into the sill as well, so that <a href="http://www.lowes.com/ProductDisplay?partNumber=57437-37672-491360&langId=-1&storeId=10151&productId=3035752&catalogId=10051&cmRelshp=req&rel=nofollow&cId=PDIO1" rel="nofollow">one of these</a> can be screwed into the sill and stick through the platform. Then you can put a washer and a wing nut on the machine thread end and it should be easy to take it off when you need to. You will need two hex nuts to screw the hanger bolt into the sill. The wing nuts and the end of the bolt may stick up a little depending on the thickness of the platform, but you can maybe find something to cover it to prevent injury. I haven't seen you window sill, but maybe a simple clamp would work and not cause so much damage. Replacing the sill could be a costly repair coming out of your security deposit. If you really don’t mind damaging the window sill just drill some holes in the top of the platform right above the window sill. Then drill into the sill as well, so that one of these can be screwed into the sill and stick through the platform. Then you can put a washer and a wing nut on the machine thread end and it should be easy to take it off when you need to. You will need two hex nuts to screw the hanger bolt into the sill. The wing nuts and the end of the bolt may stick up a little depending on the thickness of the platform, but you can maybe find something to cover it to prevent injury.

I haven’t seen you window sill, but maybe a simple clamp would work and not cause so much damage. Replacing the sill could be a costly repair coming out of your security deposit.

]]> Comment on Lucky me by MOM http://gingerammon.com/2012/01/12/lucky-me/#comment-11452 MOM Sat, 21 Jan 2012 06:18:16 +0000 http://ginger.jasonlefkowitz.net/?p=3591#comment-11452 tmi tmi

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