Superbowl, Wings, & Little Smokies

My family had a typical Superbowl party at our home that included 2 cousins, 2 of my brother's friends, my parents, my boyfriend, and myself. With the unanimous decision that we wanted the Baltimore Ravens to win, we watched as Alicia Keys sang the anthem and waited for kick-off. No one was grabbing any of the food, so I got to be first in line. First choice of the wings (which were amazing), a scoop of little smokies & meatballs, and the first handful of BBQ chips. Of course, once I started eating everyone else quick ran to the kitchen in between plays to get food. I was not too concerned because neither were my teams and the game really isn't over until the last handful of plays in the fourth quarter.

I thought it was pretty neat that the coaches were brothers. In my opinion, the better team won the Superbowl and the majority of the commercials were pretty good. The only commercial I didn't like and thought was a bit disgusting (and showed twice!!) was the GoDaddy commercial. If you missed it, it was a blonde Barbie-type girl who represented the "looks" of GoDaddy with the stereotypical computer nerd who represented the behind the scenes. And they made out... Very gross actually, to watch on TV and it zoomed in on the making out. Ewwwww....

That's beside the point though. I thought it was interesting that the lights went out and the game was paused for about half an hour. It really changed the momentum of the game. The Ravens were on a roll and after that, it was like the pause that San Francisco needed to come back. I thought San Francisco would win the game until that play in the endzone. You know the play, the one that many people think should've been called as illegal contact or something or the sort. I will agree that there probably should've been a call, but I'm very glad there was not. The way I understand it is if it would've been called, San Francisco would've gotten the ball on the 1 yard line with a 1st down. That would've been the end of the game. But the play wasn't called and based off of who was pumped up before the lights went out, I think the right team won. I found this picture hilarious:

Here's another form of media for you to enjoy. I really do like this video!

Side-note: If you are following this blog and my New Media blog, this will be a repeat for you. I had to post about the Superbowl on my school blog, but I also wanted to on my own personal blog.

So Homework...Right

You know when you are supposed to write down when your assignments are due so you know when to work on them before they are due? Yeah...I'm not very good at that. I do try, just sometimes I miss things. Take for example today: I got to school thinking I had gotten all my homework done. Right after my ARTD class, I run into Briana (a good friend of mine). She asked if I had gotten my video done for my next class. My heart skips several beats as I realize I forgot about that assignment. I rush to my room because I have an hour before that class and the deadline. I spent the first 30 minutes trying to make a PowerPoint with the necessary information. I'm thinking it's going to be a very bland video when I remember a site we talked a bit about in this class. It's called Xtranormal, and it's one of my new favorite websites to use! Here's what I put together in the remaining 30 minutes before the deadline :)

My Precious (said like Smeagol)

“The world is indeed full of peril and in it there are many dark places.

But still there is much that is fair. And though in all lands, love is now
mingled with grief, it still grows, perhaps, the greater.” 
― J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings

I absolutely love this version of "Misty Mountains"!! The violinist is Jun Sung Ahn and I really love all of the songs that he plays. He has recorded several songs such as "Some Nights" and "I Won't Give Up", which are among my very favorites along with this song. I will freely admit that I have an obsession, but there's no way I will ever change or become non-obsessive especially about this series :)

“It's a dangerous business, Frodo, going out your door. You step onto the road, and if you don't keep your feet, there's no knowing where you might be swept off to.” 

― J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings

I've always been obsessed with Lord of the Rings. I watched the movies first and then have read the book 7 times. I have the trilogy combined into one book, so that is a total of 1,007 (or 1,004) pages. I just can't get enough of it, plus I've always wanted to be an elf like Legolas.

To wield a sweet bow, have long flowing locks of hair, and talk with that awesome accent. This was probably one of the first novels I noticed that I was sucked into completely and wholly. I have always loved fantasy novels, but my love for them originally started with Lord of the Rings. One of the few books that I can read over and over and over without getting bored.

Come to think of it, this obsession might have been the major contributing influence to my choice in character for Skyrim. As well as the characters of stories that I am working on. But hey, that doesn't bug me. I'm just adding fuel to my obsession with elves, Lord of the Rings, and fantasy.

“Three Rings for the Elven-kings under the sky,

Seven for the Dwarf-lords in halls of stone,

Nine for Mortal Men, doomed to die,

One for the Dark Lord on his dark throne

In the Land of Mordor where the Shadows lie.

One Ring to rule them all, One Ring to find them,

One Ring to bring them all and in the darkness bind them.

In the Land of Mordor where the Shadows lie.” 

― J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings