Karsyn ’s Comments (group member since Mar 01, 2017)

Karsyn ’s comments from the Badass Reading Challenges group.

I love tattoos!

I have two, and I have 3 planned ~ all which will be rather large so I dunno when (if ever) we'll be able to afford 'em for me.

My first is a ring of water around my right ankle, with a dolphin jumping in/out of the water on either side. It was VERY expensive for how small it is, and VERY badly done. It was a last minute decision very late night. Don't get tattoos done in Orlando/Kissimmee in any of the touristy areas.

My other one is another dolphin on my left ankle, it's jumping over a "divers below" flag.

I have an elaborate flower thing planned for my right arm, I'd like it to be full sleeve. Then I want a "Nobody Dusk" (it's a character in the Kingdom Hearts games) on my left inside forearm. Finally, I plan on an Octopus (hello Octo-Posse) that is holding items I have interest in/love, like a book, keyboard, gaming controller and other such things. :)


My Hubby and I haven't had a vacation since our Honeymoon in '07 and we have no means to take one, so i'd like to just go anywhere at this point. Most of all right now, we'd like to take a trip to D.C. and go see the Nats play. We found a cool little houseboat that does rentals, just a few blocks from the stadium. We'd love to go see a few night games and a day game and I'd like to take my Hubby to all the Smithsonian's He'd like. He's never been to D.C. so I'd just really love to take Him. :)

LOL Kate.

Well, answering that truthfully would make this a darker thread than I want it to be. No books would be the only issue I had, that would suck.

But yup, still would go, no matter what.

It's like Mars. I would go in a heartbeat if I could. My Hubby would need some talking into it (though I could) but I'd go, there or anywhere, if I could. All I need is my Man. :)

Welcome Jingles!! So glad you have joined us and I hope you like it here!!

We don't have cell phones, so it's just my Fire and my Mini for me. If I had a cell I wouldn't want to read on it, too small. I like the Fire size, it's pretty perfect for me. :)

There's a few ways Claire ~


If you go to your TBR list you can view your books by publication date, so you can see what you have. There's also Listopia's by month and the new releases have dates for popular books.

The best way I know, for books in series, is FictFact's Book Release Calendar which you can see a full month, click on any day and get all books (in series) released that day. Or you can show all books only in the series that you read that have been released. Doesn't work for stand-alone books as it's all about the series, but it's a very handy calendar!

Will get you set up in a moment, Delitealex.

Correct. You can not use Stephen, it must be Steven!


It's for Steven Spielberg, who directed and produced E.T. and who also is the reason E.T. Adeventure stays in FL. He threatened to cut ties with Universal if they removed E.T. like they had from Hollywood and Japan.

I'm sorry you had a bad experience with coasters Caly and still don't like them.

I actually was the same way. I was taken on a coaster called the "Jackrabbit" at Kennywood when I was young, maybe 6 or 7 and it scared the crap out of me, so I didn't ride coasters again for a long time. In high school, two friends of mine took me to Busch Gardens and they encouraged me to go on the coasters, first on the easy ones then progressively to the bigger ones. By the end of the day I was a coaster fan and I've been a coaster nut ever since. I've been on some of the biggest, fastest in the states.

But as much as I love real and big coasters, Theme Parks are what is special for me. I lived right outside WDW for over 22 years and had annual passes pretty much every year, and worked there (and IoA and Sea World). I just love everything about the parks, they are magical in so many ways. They are the only things I miss about not living in FL.


I hope I can take Jesse to Carowinds sometime Ora, especially Scarowinds. I've only been to Carowinds once but I enjoyed it. Nothing beats Horror Nights at Universal but we'd both love Scarowinds.


Glad you like the challenge Ashley! I put a lot of time into it and thought it came out well. The other one is the biggie though.... hopefully I'll have it ready in October. :D

Planning


Universal

✨ Lost in Egypt: read a book set in Egypt

✨ Retrieve Revenge of the Mummy: read a book featuring an archaeological dig

✨ Bring Revenge of the Mummy Back: read a book with the word Revenge in the title

✨ Restore Revenge of the Mummy: read a book published in the last 3 months

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In Progress

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Completed

Rebuilding Universal Studios Orlando


Shrek 4d

✨ Lost Far Far Away : read a book with the word Far or Away in the title
The Far Time Incident
started: 6/13/17
finished: 6/15/17
how it fits: Far in title


✨ Retrieve Shrek 4d: read a book featuring a ghost
Jackaby
started: 6/20
finished:
how it fits: Jenny is a ghost who remains in Jackaby's home


✨ Bring Shrek 4d Back: read a movie tie-in book
Beauty and the Beast: Lost in a Book
started: 7/4/17
finished: 7/4/17
how it fits: Tie in to B&tB movie, a few lines from the movie were in the book and it was set after the wolf scene but before the end of the movie


✨ Restore Shrek 4d: read a book published in 2003
Odd Thomas
started: 7/7/17
finished: 7/8/17
how it fits: originally published in Dec 9th, 2003




Despicable Me: Minion Mayhem

✨ Lost on the Moon : read a book set on any planet's moon
Artemis
started: 7/10/17
finished: 7/10/17
how it fits: set on Earth's Moon


✨ Retrieve Minion Mayhem: read a book featuring a supervillian
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets July 2017 Re-Read
started: 7/12/17
finished: 7/31/17
how it fits: Voldemort is the biggest supervillian of them all!


✨ Bring Minion Mayhem Back: read a book featuring minions (followers or underlings of a powerful person, especially a servile or unimportant one)
The Candy Shop War
started: 8/9/17
finished: 8/11/17
how it fits: a character uses both kids and henchmen as followers to do their bidding and more but it's spoiler-y


✨ Restore Minion Mayhem: read a book published in 2012
A Dangerous Thing
started: 8/21/17
finished: 8/21/17
how it fits: pub 5/17/2012




Hollywood Rip Ride Rocket

✨ Lost in Hollywood: read a book set in Hollywood
Scrappy Little Nobody
started: 8/23
finished: 8/23/17
how it fits: set in Hollywood, when Anna moved there


✨ Retrieve Rip Ride Rockit: read a book with a coaster on the cover
Undertow
started: 9/8/17
finished: 9/13/17
how it fits: Roller Coaster on the Cover


✨ Bring Rip Ride Rockit Back: read a book with a musical instrument on the cover
Steel Guitar
started: 10/24/17
finished: 10/27/17
how it fits: Guitar on the cover


✨ Restore Rip Ride Rockit: read a book published in August
The Strangely Beautiful Tale of Miss Percy Parker
started: 11/5/17
finished: 11/9/17
how it fits: Kindle Edition published August 25th, 2009



Transformers: The Ride

✨ Lost in Time: read a book set in the 1980s
U Is for Undertow
started: 11/19/17
finished: 11/21/17
how it fits: set in April, 1988


✨ Retrieve Transformers The Ride: read a book with any vechile on the cover
Stillhouse Lake
started: 1/23/18
finished: 1/23/18
how it fits: boat (a vehicle) on the Cover


✨ Bring Transformers The Ride Back: read a book tagged as Science-Fiction at least 100 times
Otherworld
started: 2/15/18
finished: 2/17/18
how it fits: Tagged as Science Fiction 108 times


✨ Restore Transformers The Ride: read a book published in 2013
Deadly Sting
started: 3/27/18
finished: 3/29/18
how it fits: Published March 26th, 2013



Revenge of the Mummy

✨ Lost in Egypt: read a book set in Egypt
The Alexander Cipher
started: 4/6/18
finished: 4/12/18
how it fits: set all over Egypt


✨ Retrieve Revenge of the Mummy: read a book featuring an archaeological dig
started:
finished:
how it fits:

✨ Bring Revenge of the Mummy Back: read a book with the word Revenge in the title
started:
finished:
how it fits:

✨ Restore Revenge of the Mummy: read a book published in the last 3 months
started:
finished:
how it fits:

I'm sorry you don't like parks Caly. I'm you complete opposite, I could live in parks, and pretty much did for a few years. Well, lived down the road but was there 5-6 times a week at times.

I hope that won't keep you from the challenges, if they sound like something you'd like, even if theme parks aren't your thing. Theme parks are really all I know besides Books / Video Games, so there will be more Theme Park Themed Challenges in the future. :)

That'd be ok for me Kate. Sometimes the unknown, no matter what it is, is better than the known.

That's nice Caly! Awesome!! I can't paint/draw anything, so even a small space is impressive to me. I wish I could be artistic like that.

For me ~


Fav Theme Park ~ toss up between Disneyland and MGM (still refuse to call it by it's "new" name, lol!)

Fav Amusement ~ Wild Adventures for sentimental reasons, Magic Mountain or Cedar Point for the Coasters.


Theme Park most want to go to ~ Shanghai Disneyland, or Tokyo Disneyland

Amusment Park most want to go to ~ Canada's Wonderland ~ the only park in North America with 15+ coasters that I haven't been to.

Yup, that's right Ashley. Themes are the biggies, with a theme to the park ~ Disney, Universal, Sea World, Busch Gardens. Amusements are just a mish mash of rides with no central theme.

YAY Caly!! Welcome to the fanclub!! Wil Wheaton is not the best narrator if you are looking for different voices and such, but he is entertaining and he did a GREAT job with Ready Player One! If you want to listen to more read by him, I'd recommend or .

Don't know where you are in the St Mary's series, but Zara Ramm reads those and she's AMAZING!! They are definitely worth the listen with her doing it, she IS Max!

Let's see,


Currently I'm now reading & just started , both for a challenge.


Next up will be & , also for said challenge.

Wow, 30+ books on your currently reading? Glad you aren't actually reading that many. LOL!! :)

My useless talent is that if I know an actor/actress, I can usually place them within seconds. Say like if my Hubby is watching a show and He sees one of those B List actors in it, He'll be like "hey, who's this?" If I know the person, I place them instantly. It's a weird thing, it's not like I gotta think about it or whatever.

I could also, once, tell the NCIS episode that was starting by 1 note of the music. That was my all time funniest thing I identified quickly. :)

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I would grab my Hubby (and maybe my computer) and hurriedly RUN through the portal. I don't care where or when it went, I would go in a heartbeat! Anything to get outta here! :)

That is QUITE the multitasking Kathryn!! :) I can run around a game mindlessly and listen to an audio, but that's about it. LOL!

Sure you can push enemies and friends through, if you wanna. It's all about what you would do! :)