TMNT Return to New York *Spoilers*

I was beginning to wonder why on earth the Turtles hadn't gone back to New York yet. I mean, the forest episodes were cool and all, but by the time the Dream Beavers episode rolled around, I was just ready for them to go back to the city.

Then, lo and behold, "Vision Quest!!" I loved this episode SO much. That scene with Splinter in the blue fire just made me fangirl like nobody's business. Seriously, I'm pretty sure my brother was wondering if I was having a seizure. I was begging for that scene to appear somewhere in the series, so when it did, I exploded in a light show of fireworks. Besides the awesome throwback to the 1990 movie, though, there was a lot of really good stuff that happened in "Vision Quest." It was really neat to see Leo's character development as well as the other Turtles each struggling with their own inner doubts and fears. I was so happy to see the main villains return, even if they were just part of the spirit realm. Donnie vs. Tiger Claw was the greatest thing in the world! And of course, there was that famous line from Leo: "We're going back to New York." ABOUT TIME!!

Next up was "Return to New York," in which I had the biggest fangirl moment of my entire life when the new intro came up. HOLY CRAP that was the greatest thing ever!! So many hints as to what is coming up in this season and beyond that I just couldn't handle so much nostalgia all at once. It was awesome. It was interesting and a little sobering to see the Turtles return to a city that was now almost completely empty and devoid of life. However, what broke my heart the most was seeing Splinter in the state he was in. I was of course happy to see him again, but as Baxter Stockman was taunting him from the other side of the cage, I just kept thinking about how wrong and sad it was that everything he'd been through had brought him to that lowest point in his life. And then he turned around and kicked everyone's butt, so that was pretty epic. Either way, the Turtles are reunited with their sensei and home at last.

Finally, "Serpent Hunt." It was good to hear about Karai's condition, as I had been wondering about it for quite some time. It was good to see her reunite with the Turtles again and to see them get right back into the swing of things considering how long they'd been away. Also, the epic battle at the end between the Turtles and all of the major villains was just...epic. EPIC!! I loved the Leo vs. Shredder battle when it came up, brief as it was. Eek! However, despite all that, the thing that I loved most about this episode was the official introduction of Rocksteady and Bebop both as partners and as mutants! We got a closer look at their interesting companionship as well as the reasons behind their mutations in this series. What I find most interesting is the fact that apparently Rocksteady has been friends with Shredder for at least ten years. That, and he was actually introduced way back in Season One. Who knew he'd end up being the rhino? I certainly didn't! Black Nerd had to point it out to me. (Thanks, Andre.)

Anyway, now that BEPOP AND ROCKSTEADY ARE HERE, the show has been put on hold again for now. It will be back soon, and when it is, I cannot wait to see these guys in action. I'm fangirling just thinking about all the awesome that awaits in the remainder of Season Three!! EEEEK!!

Well, that's it for now. This Shellhead is signing off until next time. Booyakasha!

All Things Books

Well, I'm back for week two! Hopefully I can keep up the pace. Sometimes things get kind of crazy when you're in college. (Fun Fact: I am writing this post while working in the students center because...why not?)

I have done my best to focus on more reading and writing this year, and so far I think I'm doing fairly well. I definitely want to use 2015 to get back to work on "Follow the Raven." I have already begun the process of brainstorming for the updated version, since I know the first draft was so scattered I will have to do an entire rewrite before I even think about editing Version 2.0. The rewrite won't change too much about the story - if anything, it will add more to the plot and character development, which will be good.

In addition to my serious writing, I am still working on fanfiction over on Wattpad, though I recently wrapped up my Sonic trilogy (much to the sadness of many of my readers) and began working on my very first TMNT fic, titled "Dude, This is No Vacation." So far it has gotten a good reception. In less than a month I have gained 300 reads, 40 votes, and 20 comments. I have also had new readers tell me they were not expecting the story to be something they liked, but I now have them hooked. Yay for me!

As far as reading goes, I have done quite a bit. My initial goal was to read about four books a month, or one a week. (I took into account the fact that I will be participating in NaNoWriMo 2015 as well.) January went extremely well, but I think that's because I was still on Christmas vacation for most of it. These are the books I read for the first month:

• Skulduggery Pleasant by Derek Landy
• Super Human by Michael Carroll
• Shakespeare's Star Wars: Verily, A New Hope by Ian Doescher
• Doctor Who: The Nightmare of Black Island by Mike Tucker

February has not been a failure yet. I still have about nine days to read two and a half books. These are the books I have read / plan to read before the end of the month:

• Halflings by Heather Burch
• Guardian by Heather Burch
• Avenger by Heather Burch
• The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie (whom I met, by the way)

And yes, the first three books are part of a trilogy. I am about halfway through the second book, so you can see why I'm trying to catch up. It's not that the books themselves are slow, it's just that I run out of time to read very quickly in the day. Excuses, excuses. I'll get it done...hopefully.

Well, that about wraps it up this time. If you want to see my reviews for any of the books above, be sure to check out my profile on Goodreads. And if you want to read some totally radical fanfiction, come visit me on Wattpad! Next week will be more of a nerdy post. Until then, I'm up, over, and gone!

What Have I Been Doing?

Well...I'm still alive! Suffice it to say that 2015 has been one crazy year so far, and that's not entirely a good thing. I won't bore you with the details, but I will say this: I fully intend to pick up the pace here on Endless Possibilities, starting right now. As a matter of fact, I plan on writing one post a week! How about that? (We'll see how that goes, but I'm at least going to try.)

First up on my list of things to write about for the month of February is an update on college, as well as life in general.

Here we go.

January was fairly uneventful, up until the 19th and 20th, when I went back to campus for work training. I am now certified in CPR and First Aid until January 2017. Woop! Then on the 21st my classes for this semester began. I am enrolled in:

• Spanish 1020 (My fourth year of Spanish, by the way. Yes, YEAR. Not semester.)
• English 1020 (Which is mostly analytic reading. I like it so far.)
• Historical Geology
• Western Civilization II
• Choir (Again. At the end of this semester, I will make my decision on whether I want to continue with it or not. It's okay, but it pales in comparison to the excellence of my high school choirs. Plus it's only half a credit, so there's that.)

I found out very quickly that this year of Spanish is going to be really easy. I already have an A in the class. I have the same teacher for English that I had last semester, and I enjoy the new class so far. Less textbook reading and more short stories and novels. That's more my style. Historical Geology is decent. I enjoy it WAY more than I enjoyed math last semester. I love Western Civilization II, and I already talked about choir.

So that's my schedule. Between and after classes I am either hanging out with my friends on campus, working, or taking a break from the chaos and just chilling out at home. It's a pretty simple routine. Also, homework this semester is way less stressful and less difficult than last semester. I sincerely think it's due to the fact that I have no math now. My math homework would always take forever because I didn't have a clue what I was doing.

I have participated in a few events on the campus as well. I enjoyed karaoke night, when I sang "Radioactive" by Imagine Dragons with my friend Cassie (since I was too chicken to do it as a solo). In addition, I am currently participating in the Blind Date With a Book event at the library. You go in, select a book that is wrapped up so you don't know what it is, then take it home and read it. You can also do a review of it if you so choose. The book I got is called Friday Night Lights, about a football team that inspired a small town. It's not a book I would have chosen for myself, but that's the point, and I'm excited to read it.

As far as the real Valentine's Day goes...well, it's going to be just like previous years. I'll admire my special someone from afar.

And that's it! Sorry I haven't been around yet this year and that this post was brief. I plan to be back here next week with another, longer one. Wish me luck! See you next time.