tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4480238267670217226.post2495462073545316643..comments2024-03-28T04:19:56.449-04:00Comments on The Baby-Sitters Club Revisited: “That summer started off like most of the other summers of my life. But by the end of it, everything was different.” BSC: The Summer BeforeBSC Snarker, aka Kristenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15971538547815311694noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4480238267670217226.post-34767770751017171862010-07-24T09:50:59.915-04:002010-07-24T09:50:59.915-04:00How could "The Summer Before" have not b...How could "The Summer Before" have not been a disappointment, after all the anticipation?yankeedognoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4480238267670217226.post-43244960642578080862010-07-17T15:44:26.389-04:002010-07-17T15:44:26.389-04:00Watching a meteor is very weird if it's June. ...Watching a meteor is very weird if it's June. The Perseids and Leonids are the big yearly ones that come around, and they're in August and November. There are some other ones but they're not as spectacular and not in June.<br /><br />Which means that Kristy's family is just sitting around that backyard in case a meteor happens by, which is odd. I watch for meteors when I have a SJSiffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00996362396265436534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4480238267670217226.post-82912938872470350402010-07-15T11:28:02.427-04:002010-07-15T11:28:02.427-04:00I haven't read this yet, but I still want to. ...I haven't read this yet, but I still want to. I grew up with the <br />BSC, it being the first book series I ever started, as well as read all the books. It was unrealistic, but fun. I too think that Kristy's dad was married several times, maybe due to his commitment issues? He left because he basically couldn't handle being a dad anymore, but then remarries, and then again and again?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4480238267670217226.post-9665764983512102862010-07-06T02:42:05.844-04:002010-07-06T02:42:05.844-04:00" * There are a couple scenes where people..." * There are a couple scenes where people talk about “watching for meteors.” Kristy’s whole family actually sits out one night to watch for them. It just seemed odd to me."<br /><br />Why is that odd?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4480238267670217226.post-38876014504763171142010-07-05T02:33:41.045-04:002010-07-05T02:33:41.045-04:00We also played a car game like in the book, but we...We also played a car game like in the book, but we did it with names and it was called the name game. You had to come up with a celebrity/historical figure/fictional book character and you based it on the first letter of the last name. For example, if you started off with the name, Stacey McGill, the next person could use Mary Anne Spier.<br /><br />I don't think 4-5 months is too short for mariahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06311099990382284384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4480238267670217226.post-22114708329409012182010-07-03T21:45:09.480-04:002010-07-03T21:45:09.480-04:00I've very saddened to hear they changed Kristy...I've very saddened to hear they changed Kristy's Great Idea (like with Kristy's outfits). :( I liked how in the early books she really didn't care what she wore, and basically just wore whatever her mom put her in.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4480238267670217226.post-34074815303437723822010-07-03T15:06:28.709-04:002010-07-03T15:06:28.709-04:00I almost commented on how Stacey and Claud meet, b...I almost commented on how Stacey and Claud meet, but I wasn't sure if I was remembering it right.<br /><br />As for the age, I think 13 is the right age for 8th grade. Most schools have a guideline that a kid needs to be 5 by October/November-ish to start kindergarten. So, most people would be 13 when they start 8th grade, with many of them turning 14 in the later half of the year.BSC Snarker, aka Kristenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15971538547815311694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4480238267670217226.post-4894346620772094192010-07-03T05:00:23.403-04:002010-07-03T05:00:23.403-04:00I just bought and read this book and realized some...I just bought and read this book and realized something: isn't the story of how Claudia and Stacey met completely different from how it was described in the series? I thought the original story was that they bumped into each other in the hallway and they were dressed alike in off-the-shoulder sweatshirts or something.<br /><br />There is also something that Ann gets right here. People Kait W.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14444489050806749601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4480238267670217226.post-54565781601250228492010-07-03T00:44:19.656-04:002010-07-03T00:44:19.656-04:00I guess I'm the weird one then, cause I really...I guess I'm the weird one then, cause I really never heard of anyone watching meteor showers. I do remember going to some place to try and see Haley's Comet, though. But we had to drive awhile to get there, I guess my town was to congested for views.BSC Snarker, aka Kristenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15971538547815311694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4480238267670217226.post-42190440081070101462010-07-02T12:39:30.680-04:002010-07-02T12:39:30.680-04:00My mom and I used to play the countries game on ca...My mom and I used to play the countries game on car trips too! Haha all this time I thought my mom made that up.Devikahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18373267206347492500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4480238267670217226.post-84911450612630473452010-07-01T23:30:52.388-04:002010-07-01T23:30:52.388-04:00I've watched several meteor showers. Once my ...I've watched several meteor showers. Once my dad got me and my brother out of bed at 2 in the morning to watch them. It was late fall or something so it was pretty cold outside but it's one of my favorite memories.Nikki Neurotichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10699784181113365713noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4480238267670217226.post-10005038297981912442010-07-01T19:03:55.498-04:002010-07-01T19:03:55.498-04:00Yeah, I see nothing weird about watching meteor sh...Yeah, I see nothing weird about watching meteor showers...<br /><br />Why ashamed about the new book? Your whole blog is dedicated to the series! ;)<br /><br />Correct that the Goldmans were in Phantom Phone Calls.booboobrewernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4480238267670217226.post-8243950316917017152010-07-01T09:00:15.012-04:002010-07-01T09:00:15.012-04:00Not surprising that Patrick would be on multiple w...Not surprising that Patrick would be on multiple wives. That guys a dick. <br /><br />Also, we used to sit out and watch meteor showers when I was a kid. I grew up in the country. I live in a densely populated area now, so I can't even see stars anymore :(nikkihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12137551380843110484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4480238267670217226.post-22972437069905834912010-07-01T08:56:52.234-04:002010-07-01T08:56:52.234-04:00No, it was mentioned in the original Kristy's ...No, it was mentioned in the original <i>Kristy's Great Idea</i> that Patrick was married, I think that Zoey (from the FF series) was his third wife.Ashleynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4480238267670217226.post-82521425822468870232010-06-30T22:05:38.935-04:002010-06-30T22:05:38.935-04:00It's funny how the line about sheep being &quo...It's funny how the line about sheep being "in" stayed for the re-release, but got changed in the graphic novel version (where I believe she said that rainbows were in).<br /><br />I also find it funny to see the things Claudia wears in the early books that are supposedly so cutting-edge high-fashion. In one book she wears teddy bear barrettes with ribbons on them, and Mrs. Newton Kait W.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14444489050806749601noreply@blogger.com