I don't know you any more... under all the fluff and sparkles!

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O neglected Internets, I have acquired permission to attend BEA (BookExpo America)! BRING ON THE FANGIRLS AND THE INFAMOUS KARAOKE. Will I see you there?

...

The other day I was standing at the information desk with my tiniest, most adorable colleague (henceforth known as t.m.a.c.) and this young twentysomething dude was walking past us on his way out.

DUDE: *espies Hunger Games display on infodesk*
DUDE: Oh, the Hunger Games! Oh my god, do you know what they’re doing to them?
FIONA & t.m.a.c.: ...
DUDE: Well, when I first read them, they were, you know, apocalyptic—-really dark, you know?
FIONA & t.m.a.c.: *nod*
DUDE: And now they’re marketing them to tweens! Making them seem all fluffy, when--it’s dark stuff! Really dark!
FIONA & t.m.a.c.: ...
DUDE: Tweens!
DUDE: *leaves in a fit of indignation at this injustice to his beloved, dark books and this deception practiced upon sweet, innocent youth*
FIONA & t.m.a.c.: ...
FIONA & t.m.a.c.: Does he know they’re published by Scholastic?

People are funny.