Follow Friday: Thanks Soldiers and Hate-Worthy Characters

This Week’s Question:

In light of 11.11.11 and Veteran’s Day tell us about your favorite solider and how he or she is saving the world. Fictional or real life.

Rie’s Answer:

I’ve always lived in air force towns, so I have known many people that served but I don’t have a strong connection to the armed services. Our Pabkins’ served for over 5 years herself.

Thank you to all those who have kept our country safe.

Pabkins’ Answer:

Normally, I would say my sister Rinni – but she got out over a year ago.  Now, it is definitely my brother in law Tom – her husband.  He is in Afghanistan right now, for a deployment that he even volunteered for – (he’s had several tours).  He is the strongest, most caring soldier and leader any soldier could hope to serve with.  He works 10 times as hard as any other NCO I’ve ever known and gives no less than he asks for from his soldiers.  I am so proud my sister met and married such a man as him. Not only does he really care a lot about the work he is doing there to help people, but he takes good care of his soldiers and most importantly my sister and nephews.  There are many times when I think that I wish they could just send our soldiers home – but Tom always makes me realize that they really are helping a lot by being there.  Knowing he’s going to be a Sergeant Major soon is such an awesome thought.  HOOOOAH! – Also, to every other soldier out there – my heart goes out to you – Stay strong!

This Week’s Question:

Love-Hate Relationship: Which characters from a book do you love to hate?

Rie’s Answer:

I’m so cheating and going with tv show on this one. The Vampire Diaries.Klaus. First of all every time I hear his name I think Santa Claus and it ruins Santa Claus for me. Secondly, he kills at will whether it be his mother or a large group of humans. He stole Stefan, but I’m kind of glad he did. TEAM DAMON!!!

  Pabkins’ Answer:

I'd definitely have to say Anita Blake is the character I love to hate.  I used to be a huge fan of Laurell K Hamilton back in the day - I thoroughly enjoyed the first 5 or 6..  Though now when I look back at them all her writing style isn't that great - its repetitive and many of her male characters are model cutouts *ack*.  But once upon a time 8 years ago, I really dug the storyline / characters of those first books so it makes me sad for them now. 

After book 6 it just all started to be TOO much! Too much drama, too much sex, too much relationship and dominance nonesense and not enough real story.  I stopped reading a few books ago - I was fed up. I realized I better read books I think I'm going to like rather than ones I know I probably won't.



                       Rie and Pabkins       

Essentially, we are two sides of the same coin. We both love to read but have tastes that range to such opposite ends of the Fiction spectrum!  Rie our blonde haired smoothie perhaps is the light and lovey side of us, Pabkins the chocolate haired one brings us the darker delights.

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