The Second Brother

Although some of you may have wished I quit my blog I haven't. I will hopefully be posting on a more regular basis. I was tagged for this by  Rebekah .    1. What book is on your nightstand now? "How to Fight a Dragons Fury" by Cressida Cowell.  (Also I don't have a nightstand.) 2.  What was the last truly great book you read?     The last truly great book I read was "Of Pirates and Werewolves" by Isaiah T. Silkwood. 3. If you could meet any writer - dead or alive - who would it be? And what would you want to know? I would like to meet J.R.R. Tolkien, but that will have to wait till I get to heaven. 4. What books might we be surprised to find on your shelves? "Star Wars 1 2 3" and "5 Minute Marvel Stories". I found these books at a thrift store and I'm saving them for when I have kids. Since I like Star Wars and Marvel.  5. How do you organize your personal library? Just by series. 6. What book have you always...

Wow. July is already over. It has been a busy but productive month. I was able to do a good amount of writing. Here are some of my highlights. Skillet's new album is almost out!!!!! My brother and I went to a movie with some friends. I became hooked to American Ninja Warrior. It is really really good. I'm hooked. For about a week we had weather that we usually have in November. That means it rained a lot and was cold. I have had a job for two months now. We celebrated the 4th of July at a friends house. Books that I read. (I didn't get to read that much.) "C. S. Lewis" (a biography) "Dreamtreaders" by Wayne Thomas Batson I listened to these songs a lot over this past month. Monster by Skillet Desperadoes by Andy Mineo Back from the Dead by Skillet Chainsaw by Family Force 5 (I listened to this song a ton.) Love with your Life by Hollyn That about covers my month of July. How was your month?

I was tagged for the Top 10 Villains tag by Rebekah from Rebekah's Remarks . Thanks for tagging me! This tag was super fun and I hope you enjoy my top ten villains. Here are the rules. 1. Post the button.  2. Thank the blogger who tagged you.  3. List your top ten favorite villains and why you chose them(they can be from movies or books).  4. Tag ten other bloggers.  I'm not going to say anything about these villains because we all know that they're bad. Plus I want to get this posted. 1. Loki from The Avengers 2. Azog from The Hobbit 3. Davy Jones from Pirates of the Caribbean  4. Butch Cavendish from The Lone Ranger  5. Soloman Lane from Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation 6. Shredder from Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 7. Darth Vader from Star Wars 8. Kylo Ren from The Force Awakens 9. Malik the Malign from Clutch Powers 10. The Witch Excellinor from "How to Train your Dragon" ( the book) ...

I was tagged for this super fun tag by   James . Thanks James! The Rules: Answer the questions Tag 3 to 5 people 1 .Who's your favorite actor's? Chris Hemsworth (Thor, The Avengers) and Tom Cruise (Mission Impossible). 2 . Who's your favorite actress? Scarlett Johansson (The Avengers, The Jungle Book).  3. What's your favorite animated movie? Ratatouille.  4.   Do you like to have a snack while you watch a movie? If so, what's your favorite? Yes, I do like to have a snack. When I go to the theater I usually get popcorn. 5. What's your favorite genre? My favorite genres are sci-fi and fantasy.  I would say Marvel, but my mom and brother say it's not a genre. Genre = Marvel  6. What's your favorite TV shows? Gilligan's Island and Duck Dynasty. Duck Dynasty is one of the few things that can make me laugh very very hard. :) 7. What's your top favorite movie? Star Wars: The Force Awakens is the BEST. You can read my revi...

I was tagged for this fun tag by  Rebekah . Thanks for tagging me! (Please note these are in no particular order.) The Rules: -Write down ten of your favorite things -Tag at least three others! 1. My family 2.   Barbecue Sauce My family says I'm addicted to it, but I'm not.  Barbecue sauce goes good on a lot of things. Here are some of my favorite things to put it on. Toast, hamburgers, sandwiches, steak, and tacos. The brand in the picture is not my most favorite. My mom makes a mean barbecue sauce. 3. Writing Writing is fun. My favorite genre to write is fantasy. 4. Running Long Distances  I usually run any where from 1 to 5mi. or sometimes more. 5. Rain I like the smell of rain. I like running in the rain and listening to it when it hits the barn roof. 6. Listening to Music I love listening to music.  My favorite kind of music to listen to is Christian rock, Christian rap and Christian hip hop. 7. Building with Lego 8. Cats ...

Guess What! I didn't fall off the edge of the world. And I didn't forget my blogger password. Life has been super crazy busy. Plus I had absolutely no post ideas. But I have several tags I'll be doing over the next week.      Today is May 4th. For those of you who don't what the significants of today is, it is Star Wars Day. May the 4th be with you! :) I'm going to do a very brief Star Wars post because it Star Wars Day! :) Plus I couldn't resist, being the Star Wars nerd that I am. :) Star Wars is the BEST movies ever made!! I started watching them when I was 6 years old. I grew up watching the prequels so those are my favorite. My older brother and I are the Star Wars experts in our house. Darth Vader is the most instantly recognizable villain ever. I'm just going to come out and say it. I like Jar Jar Binks. My Dad showed my an article and I totally agree with it. Jar Jar Binks is a Jedi/Sith or at least force sensitive. In this scene...

Wow! March has already marched on. *plays "Imperial March" in the background*  I decided to post about my highlights of March. Here are some of my highlights of this month. Track started!! I decided on a beginning for my book.  We celebrated my brother James' birthday.   We got some new chicks. I got glasses. That actually happened in February though. I found a new (to me) author. His name is Wayne Thomas Batson. These are the books I read this month. "The Magician's Nephew" by C. S. Lewis "The Last Ride" by Susan K. Marlow (For the record my sister and I traded books and this is the one I got. Otherwise I wouldn't have read it.) "An Acceptable Time" by Madeline L'Engle (I haven't finished this one yet.)  I listened to some awesome music this month. Here's some of my favorites.    "My Religion" by Skillet (This song is AWESOME.) "Alone" by Hollyn "The River...

From the back cover:      Phil Vischer's dream, known to the world as VeggieTales, changed the landscape of children's videos. But most people have no idea of the intense struggles its creator would endure as he desperately tried to build -then witnessed the tremendous fall of - a new media empire for God.      This is a story of dreaming big and working hard, of spectacular success and breathtaking failure, of shouted questions, and, at long last, whispered answers. With trademark wit and heart, Phil shares an amazing story that shows how God can use our failures and the death of a dream to point us toward true success.      I have my first book review!  This was a good book and I enjoyed reading it. It was really fascinating to learn about the history of VeggieTales. It was interesting to read about what Phil Vishcer did to start VeggieTales and to keep it going. It was amazing see how God can point us to true success wit...

Jonathan from  Fishing for Ideas   tagged me for the Get to Know Me tag. Vital Stats Name: Jonathan Nicknames: My younger brother gives me a lot of nicknames. Such as: Jonboy, JB, Jacky. Thankfully he doesn't call me Jacky very much. He basically nicknamed my nickname's nickname. If you call me Jacky I most likely will NOT answer you.  Place of Birth: Idaho Firsts Best Friends: When I was around three or four years old I played with a friend after church and we would play at each others houses. Award: The first award I received was a trophy for playing my violin in front of a judge.  Sport: The first sport I did was track.  Real Holiday: I have no idea what that means. And I'm pretty sure I haven't had a fake holiday.  :D  Concert: The first concert I went to was a Royal Tailor concert. Favorites Film: I could give you a long list, but I'll only name a few. The "Star Wars" saga, "The Lord of the Rings...

Hello everyone! I hope you are having a good weekend. I have the description of my book ready! It took longer than I was hoping because I ended up rewriting most of it. But here it is.     Cedric Northchest and his three friends Berne, Everett, and Winnifred are outcasts to everyone except their families and each other. That all changes when an elf named Ex-Tron shows up in their small town. He tells them to meet him in the middle of nowhere because the Guardian of Fire wants  them. Ex-Tron brings the four friends to Arsought, a fantasy world where strange creatures live. But when they arrive, Ex-Tron is not with them and they are forced to play a game of hide and seek. When the game is done they are told the Guardian of Fire will find them. Why are they so important? And why would the Guardian want to save ungrateful people and creatures who are happy with the evil Horcus ruling them? I hope you enjoyed it. It is going to be an allegory to the life of Chris...

I thought it would be fun to do a book tag. I hope you enjoy it. The Rules: 1. Answer the questions 2. Tag 3 to 5 bloggers 1. What are your favorite book covers? 2. What are your favorite book titles? "The Children of Hurin", "A Wrinkle in Time", and "The Hobbit". 3. Have you read a book and didn't know why they named it that and what was the title? Yes, "How to Train Your Dragon" book 7. The title was "How to Ride a Dragon's Storm". 4. Have you read a book with a character that made you mad? Meg from a "Wrinkle in Time" made me mad for couple chapters, but she got better. 5. Is there someone or something from a book you would never want to come across? There are a lot, but I will only name a few. Ringwriaths and Sauron from "Lord of the Rings", a couple dragons from "How to Train Your Dragon", and pretty much any monster from Percy Ja...

I was tagged by  Faith  for the Infinity Dreams Award.  The Rules :)  - Use the Infinity Dreams Award picture - Thank the blogger who tagged you - Tell us 11 facts about yourself - Answer the 11 questions - Tag 11 bloggers 1. I am a Christian!  2. I am a Star Wars fan. 3. I am a black belt in Taekwondo. 4. I would like to live in Middle Earth if I could. 5. I LOVE algebra!  6. I play the violin. 7. My favorite snack is toast with barbecue sauce. It is really good! 8. My new favorite song is "Alone" by Hollyn. 9. I want to go duck hunting. 10. I enjoy writing.  11. I really enjoy camping. 1. What's your favorite color?  My favorite color is orange. 2. Do you like movie soundtracks?  Yes, I like movie soundtracks. I mostly like Star Wars and The Hobbit. 3. Would you rather run a 5k or do extra chores for two weeks?  I would rather run a 5K. I love running and a 5K is no...

       It has been thirty years since the destruction of the Empire. The First Order is trying to take control of the galaxy. The only thing standing there way is a small band of Resistance fighters, a scavenger, An ex-soldier, and a pilot. Sex- none Drugs- none Language- 1 D*mn, 1 H*ll, 1H*ll no Nudity- none Violence- Spaceships explode, characters are shot with blasters and punched, cut and stabbed with lightsabers.        Character is shocked. Several explosions.       First of all I want to say this movie is AWSOME!!! I liked that they had the original actors. I also really like the new actors. The action and humor was really good. I do wish that it had more space battles, but the spaceship battles they had were good.       A lot of people I know think Kylo Ren should have kept his helmet or should have been played by a different person. They did not like the actor. I on th...

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