But Peeta's also blond, isn't he? I was under the impression that they were all white, but that the poorer sections of the district tended toward more swarthy coloring, and Kat took after her father, whereas Prim took after her mother.
I'm wondering if one of the causes isn't consistently stressed immune systems, and we're reaching the tipping point of being able to tolerate other stressors.
There's probably multiple causes. I know there's some research into the possibility that people in developed nations have more autoimmune disorders because we aren't exposed to as many parasites and such, and our immune systems disregulate.
But Peeta's also blond, isn't he? I was under the impression that they were all white, but that the poorer sections of the district tended toward more swarthy coloring, and Kat took after her father, whereas Prim took after her mother.
That's pretty much my takeaway. And I'd always thought Prim was pretty unambiguously white enough that her full sister was unlikely to be biracial, but what do I know?
But Peeta's also blond, isn't he? I was under the impression that they were all white, but that the poorer sections of the district tended toward more swarthy coloring, and Kat took after her father, whereas Prim took after her mother.
This is me. I also honestly wasn't thinking much about race as I was reading.
Timelies all!
Bleah. The muscles in my shoulder/upper back are sore, probably from pulling racks out the liquid nitrogen freezer.
I love how we all are reading the book in the same way, and yet there's some big crowd out there with a totally different reading.
So my contract is in place, but they waited until 4:30 on the Very. Last. Day. to award it.
WTF people.
I say leave work and go celebrate with a drink!
Wait, so does that mean you can stop applying for your own job now? Also, yay! (Right?)
Consuela, the 'wow' just never stops with them.
Wait, so does that mean you can stop applying for your own job now? Also, yay! (Right?)
No, I think it still means she's contracted instead of just having the job outright.
