Tuesday, February 9, 2016

2/9/16 Superbowl Discussion- Chat Transcript

 Today my friend Michael and I hung out in the chat room sharing our thoughts on Superbowl 50, mostly about the performances and the commercials.

*Which was your favorite commercial?


*Who would be interested in me continuing to run these chats in the evenings on Tuesday? Or do you prefer afternoon? 

Let me know in the comments!




   
(Admin)
Hey guys! Anyone out there tonight?  
an hour ago
hey hey hey
an hour ago
   
(Admin)
Hey! Welcome Back  Hows things been?
an hour ago
:-P Pretty good. how about you?
how's class?
an hour ago
   
(Admin)
Doing pretty good. My Active Circuits class is a bit intimidating but I made an 85% on my first section test which was 45 questions long so hopefully things will hold steady! My Programmable Controllers class and Circuits 2 class is a LOT of fun. Math 110 -.- we are on speaking terms but it knows it is annoying me lol
an hour ago
   
(Admin)
studying imaginary numbers this week... -.-
Did you watch the super bowl?
an hour ago
lol
unfortunately, yes
an hour ago
   
(Admin)
awww! lol I wasn't really rooting for a particular team.
I was too busy doing MATH 
But I was a bit disappointed by the commercials and I thought they would have done something BIGGER and BADDER for the half time considering this was their 50th...
an hour ago
   
(Admin)
Which was your favorite commercial?
an hour ago
   
(Admin)
I laughed at the Doritos baby one... and LOVED the superbowl babies one.
an hour ago
Yeah, that one was good
I liked the Jeep The things i've seen commercial.
an hour ago
   
(Admin)
I couldn't believe how up in arms people got about the Doritos Baby one *smh*
Which one was the jeep one? one sec I'll go see if youtube has it...
an hour ago
an hour ago
   
(Admin)
Ha! No fair! Your internet must be faster than mine lol
an hour ago
lol i knew what i was looking for 
an hour ago
   
(Admin)
Oh I don't remember seeing that one! (must have been while I was lost in some math problem) That one WAS a good one!!!
an hour ago
   
(Admin)
Did you have company over?
an hour ago
nope, just me and the wife. she didn't watch much
an hour ago
   
(Admin)
Try getting her into fantasy football next year. My husband isn't into football much either (and neither am I) but he says he enjoys superbowl more now that he plays fantasy football with his friends... he's sorta forced to witness the teams struggles all season long
They even have games for money...
Did your wife have a favorite commercial?
an hour ago
This is the first year in 5 that I haven't done fantasy football. We just do it through Yahoo
She liked the heinz with the wiener dogs
an hour ago
   
(Admin)
Yeah my husband prefers the yahoo one too! He is the commish for the one they do at his workplace (how he got wrangled into that I'll never figure out)
They tried the ESPN one one year and it was a flop lol
The heinz wiener dog one was a hoot... AFTER I sat there wondering "WHAT THE FLIP?"
lol
an hour ago
LOL
I haven't tried the ESPN one. I played with the same group every year so we just stick with Yahoo
an hour ago
   
(Admin)
(you aren't missing anything... more confusion perhaps?) Speaking of "What the flip" Who was that artist that was first up during half time? And WHAT was up with all the rainbow flowers?
I was left wondering if I missed the symbolism somewhere...
an hour ago
Coldplay?
yeah, me too...
an hour ago
   
(Admin)
Was that Coldplay? Dang... they could have picked a more up beat song!
44 minutes ago
lol yeah, we were trying to figure out the selection. it sounded horrible here
44 minutes ago
   
(Admin)
What song was he singing?
43 minutes ago
   
(Admin)
Blah... just checked out the rest of his songs on youtube... besides Viva la Vida most of his songs are rather slow paced... not very ROCKING PARTY ish.... which is what I was looking forward to at half time... Bruno stepped in and saved the day lol
40 minutes ago
I don't remember what song it was.
38 minutes ago
   
(Admin)
WOW.... thats when you KNOW the selection was bad! OUCH!
37 minutes ago
Yeah, I remember Bruno played Uptown Funk. Couldn't tell you what Beyonce sang
36 minutes ago
   
(Admin)
This would have been a better pick Coldplay! 
36 minutes ago
   
(Admin)
Uptown Funk was awesome lol... Beyonce was a bit confusing to me. I sat there through her entire performance marveling over how her lower back wasn't in extreme pain from that "twerking" she was doing... that takes some serious ab and lower back muscles! To practice it enough to be completely insync with her crew... Oh gosh that would KILL me!
34 minutes ago
LOL yeah, I'd be dead too
34 minutes ago
   
(Admin)
The dance moves for Bruno and Beyonce's team were very very well in sync! That was awesome to watch... like the pros they are... left Coldplay out in the cold a bit I thought... his costumes didn't even work with theirs???!!!
Was there no pow wow ahead of time? (you know they had to do dress rehearsals in the stadium!)
33 minutes ago
   
(Admin)
On that note... Lady Gaga... ROCKED the Star Spangled banner I thought!!! VERY WELL DONE and VERY classy! I thought FOR SURE it was going to be a spectacle but no... Bravo!
31 minutes ago
Nope! Someone said "Didn't Coldplay get the memo? we wear patent leather on Sunday!" 
30 minutes ago
Yeah Gaga surprised me in a good way.
28 minutes ago
   
(Admin)
ROFLMAO! Apparently he didn't get the memo or else was trying to "Stick it to da man" by raising his rainbow flowers to their black outfits?
Did you see the meme comparing her to Effie Trinket from Hunger Games though? I laughed so hard at that one!
27 minutes ago
I don't think so
27 minutes ago
   
(Admin)
That one was hilarious... wonder if I can find it...
26 minutes ago
   
(Admin)
One said... "The hunger games wants their clothes back lololol"
21 minutes ago
LOL
20 minutes ago
   
(Admin)
I actually liked her suit... I'd prefer it to some of the crazy outfits she has worn in the past- I thought it was VERY classy of her to tone it down just a smidge - out of respect 
19 minutes ago
I still need to see the last 2 hunger games movies.
19 minutes ago
   
(Admin)
DUDE!!! FIX THAT!
19 minutes ago
yeah, when I saw her outfit, i was a little relieved
18 minutes ago
   
(Admin)
I won't spoil it.... um... lots of people die...
18 minutes ago
I've read the books
18 minutes ago
   
(Admin)
Oh good! The books were better  Actually... the movies are better if you've already read the books!
I couldn't put them down...
17 minutes ago
most movies enhance the books
except for harry potter. those movies went in their own direction
15 minutes ago
   
(Admin)
The Harry Potter movies...... exactly! I was just about to type that!
lol
14 minutes ago
lol
14 minutes ago
   
(Admin)
I made sure NOT to re-read the books before the movies came out each time!
14 minutes ago
I've read them so many times. I even bought the UK box set 
13 minutes ago
   
(Admin)
One time I did... I think it was for the second or third one.... Oh it was the one with the quiditch match I believe -.O was that the one where Harry sees Ron's house for the first time? I wanted to see them throw the garden gnomes! lol
I was SO mad that the movies didn't stick to the book... For the rest I waited to re-read till after the movie came out and felt much better about them lol.
I want to get a copy with full color interior illustrations!
11 minutes ago
Ohhh that would be fun
I want to go to Universal to the Wizarding World.
10 minutes ago
   
(Admin)
Oh man! Me too! I'm just looking for an excuse to drive all the way down there  We are trying to wait till our youngest is a few years older and then make it a double trip... Universal and Disney all in one go.
9 minutes ago
   
(Admin)
I'm glad you stopped by Michael! It would have been awkward hanging in here all by myself lol! Hopefully more people will show up next time.
I may need to do some better promoting...
6 minutes ago
We went a about 10 years ago, the week after Thanksgiving. Did everything and a day at Canaveral
lol it was fun. hit me up on facebook any time you want to chat
6 minutes ago
   
(Admin)
Oh Canaveral is AWESOME!!!
I went there for a week for space camp when I was a teen!
6 minutes ago
awesome, i never got to do that
5 minutes ago
   
(Admin)
My parents had to call and ask them to make a special exception for me since I was a year or two too old for their program but it was an awesome blast! Got to ride in their G force simulator. Will never forget that trip!
4 minutes ago
Talk to you soon!
3 minutes ago
   
(Admin)
Facebook chats... they are great one on one... I've been missing having live group conversations though. Illogicon reminded me of what I have been missing from facebook. The instant conversation... which is why I am trying to get this going 
3 minutes ago
   
(Admin)
That and school has been cutting into my free time so I can't hang on facebook as much as I used to... I start feeling like a nerd locked in the closet with my calculator -.- lol
Later Michael!

Wednesday, February 3, 2016

Mind Over All- Review

My Review of Mind Over All:

Honestly I am ashamed to say that I had finished this book a long time ago and just forgot to go back and review it! GAH! Anyway...

I unabashedly give this book a full 5 stars!!!

Its the third in a trilogy but the whole series is absolutely great! The characters come to life right off the page. I couldn't put it down! Filled with the magic and mystery that makes science fiction so awesome, Karina’s Mind Over All takes you from Earth right down into another planet. Deryl, the main character, is a psychic with abilities he doesn’t quite know how to use yet who has been enlisted to help save two worlds from certain destruction. In the meantime he tries to help his friend work out his problems with his fiance. I LOVE these books! They will certainly keep you on the edge of your seat!

I'd recommend this book to anyone looking for an awesome science fiction adventure!

I can't WAIT to read the Hearts Over Mind novella next!


Book Link: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1897492855


About the Book (from Amazon):
At long last, Deryl has it all.
He’s mastered his psychic abilities, escaped the asylum on Earth where he was being studied, and thwarted the alien Master who would have forged him into a weapon. He has gained a new home among the psychics of Kanaan and, with the coming birth of his son, a family as well.
But darkness still looms, as the enemy prepares to invade Deryl’s new homeworld. With planets set to collide, Deryl will have to accept his role as savior of both worlds, and push his mind’s powers to the limit in order to save those he loves.



I've also written reviews on the first two... Mind over Mind and Mind over Psyche