Are They Really on NOW 45???

I just saw a commercial for NOW 45. Does anyone else remember when they came out with the first NOW CD?

Anyway I had to give you an update after finishing "The Way of Kings" and it is SUPERB!!!! 

It got high remarks from authors such as Patrick Rothfuss who said " I loved this book. What else is there to say?"

 and Orson Scott Card said "It's rare for a fiction writer to have much understanding of how leadership works and how love really takes root in the human heart. Sanderson is astonishingly wise."

He has a way of making his characters so real that you have to love them. Not to mention he writes from 4 characters perspectives which gives his books a unique insight, maybe that is why you get to love his characters so much.

His magic systems are mysterious yet incredible, his plot lines are deep and intense. He is not one of those writers that writes a first book, thinks its fun and then decides to write more. He plans his stories out so when he writes a trilogy they tie together perfectly, often there is a deeper story that runs all the way through all three stories. I'm probably not even doing the book justice, but just trust me. If you want a book that will have you constantly wanting more, this is the book for you.

  

Ok now that I got that out, now I am back to L.E. Modesitt. I read his "Imager" trilogy and it was pretty good. I think that this story is a little more interesting than his other series, but lets face it, I'm always going to compare every other writer to Brandon Sanderson. Blame Garett for having me start with his books. I've only just started this one and I do like it, but we shall see.
It is a world of Order Mages, Chaos Mages and Gray Mages. Different countries accept only one type of Mage or all of them. The country this book takes place in is of Order Mages and they believe Chaos and Gray Mages are evil. The main character, not yet a Mage is having troubles of being bored with order and though he understands it, he does not want to accept it, so he is being sent on a quest to find out where he belongs.

I think it will be good, but only time will tell. In the evenings when Garett and I have time to spare we play Mario Galaxy 2, which is SOOO much fun!!! It's definitely one of our favorites, and Just Dance 4 is good for my morning work outs. I am really NOT coordinated so it's good that no one else sees me. I probably look preetttty silly. 

 

I am trying to decide what I want to do with my hair. I like it short but then I can't do anything with it. I like it long but it can be so much work. Not to mention I don't have the patience to let my hair grow out. I hate the awkward stage of too long to look style it short-like, but not long enough to do anything with. Soooo if I can keep myself talked into it, I think I might be growing my hair out. We'll see. Anyone else have any of ideas I should try?

Finally we finished the first 4 seasons of "The Mentalist". We have some ideas of who Red John is. If you haven't been watching Season 5, go watch it....Mom......;D It's the greatest show ever! I think Simon Baker (who plays Patrick Jane) is pretty darn awesome.

And for cuteness sake, here are some pictures from the photo shoot for Nikolai's 1st birthday. Just enjoy the cuteness. I do all the time.

Well that is all for now. But you should watch this Superbowl Oreo commercial. It's awesome. Hope y'all have a good week! 

Dreaming of being in

Lord of the Rings

AWESOME

Megan B.

Television

Sooo..........I'm going back and forth between American Idol and the Olympics on tv and thinking about how weird commercials are. There are a few I enjoy right now, like the one with the doctors running out on the field with fireworks. It is the coolest thing!!! Anyways commercials are either one of two things, either so cool that you go tell yours friends about the greatest toilet paper commercial or so dumb that you whine about people talking to their mops and brooms. It is strange what makes a commercial good and what makes it lame. Stick a squirrel in it, it's good. Try awesome humor, it is just flat dumb. It's the odd things that seem to catch the appeal of the viewers, such as people hitting small animals, animals playing patty cake, or old men break dancing outside of buses. Often I turn on the tv just to watch commercials, half the time they are more interesting than the reality shows where Brenda is crying b/c she made a cake for a bachelor and he didn't like her. Though there are 50 others girls trying to get him and she can't even complete a sentence....hmm.....exactly. We much rather watch the squirrels. Now occasionally a few shows could catch the eye of audiences, like where a whole episode is dedicated to splashing slushies in peoples' faces. As if every teenager in high school drinks slushies daily, but it makes you wanna try it. (Please don't try this at school). Shows are either meant to makes us feel better about our lives or laugh a lot so we burn calories and forget about our problems. But next time you are watching tv, think about why you like the show or commercials.

get up and run,
meg