Thursday, December 18, 2008
Celine Dion World Tour
If you're a fan of Celine Dion or just love great live entertainment, check out Celine’s Taking Chances World Tour. Her North American tour dates have been extended into February ’09 so take a look and see if she’s coming to your town. Celine’s concert tickets may just be the perfect gift for a friend, family member or yourself. See what the show is like here.
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Wednesday, August 13, 2008
Banzai!!!
There are some days when I can't believe how great it is to be a blogger. A couple of days ago, I got a package in the mail that I wasn't expecting. No, it wasn't from the Unabomber. I opened it up and found a game inside. And not just any game either. It was quite possibly the coolest game ever (a bold statement, I know).
Have you heard of the show Banzai? If not, you're really missing out. My husband and I used to watch this all the time, betting against each other to see who would pick the winner. Well, this game is called Banzai, and its based on the show. The basis of the show is that it's got some silly, insane, kooky challenges. For example, it might be three people having a balancing competition. The viewers choose who will balance the longest, and the person who guesses correctly wins. While you're watching them balance, you get to listen to the hosts come up with some really snarky comments about each of the participants. It's hilarious!
As I said, the game is based on it. First, you each pick a sushi bowl and color. There's a community bowl, and that's how you bet. You have 15 seconds to place as many of the sushi pieces in the bowl as possible, using only chopsticks. At the end of fifteen seconds, the players all have to match the person who put the most sushi in the bowl. You watch a clip on the DVD, which features clips from the show, and each person picks the person they think will win. At the end, the person who guessed correctly wins all the sushi. You keep going like this until one person has all the sushi, and they win. If there are several people who guessed correctly, you split the sushi pieces evenly. But if there is an odd number of pieces, you battle for the sushi with your chopsticks.
So, the first round, I grabbed my chopsticks and started trying to pick them up. I soon realized that if I could just maneuver them to the side and stack them, I could grab about 4 at a time. I got WAY more than my husband. The first DVD clip had men dressed as Freddie Mercury from Queen. They had to hang onto a bar as long as they could. I guessed the correct "Freddie", and got all the sushi from that round. On the second round, I used my "grab multiple pieces" strategy, and when my husband had to match it, he ran out. I knew this was my opportunity to knock him out of the game in only two turns. The second clip had an older gentleman who was hosting a dance for a bunch of old people. But he only plays Radiohead. ROFL! The challenge was to guess whether you could tell what song he was playing based solely on the way the old people were dancing. And again, I guessed correctly and knocked my husband out of the game! I am super winner!!
The thing I love about the game is that it's part skill (sushi in the bowl), part deductive reasoning (the people were dancing too fast for one song), and part luck (one Freddie looked like he could hold on forever, but another looked like he had a lot of upper arm strength). It's truly anybody's game to win. And the fact that it's based on such a cool show makes it that much more fun.
You can buy Banzai from ScreenLife Games , or you can view Tako the Octo's MySpace page.
ScreenLife Games is at it again. They launched a new Banzai game. Check it out:
Have you heard of the show Banzai? If not, you're really missing out. My husband and I used to watch this all the time, betting against each other to see who would pick the winner. Well, this game is called Banzai, and its based on the show. The basis of the show is that it's got some silly, insane, kooky challenges. For example, it might be three people having a balancing competition. The viewers choose who will balance the longest, and the person who guesses correctly wins. While you're watching them balance, you get to listen to the hosts come up with some really snarky comments about each of the participants. It's hilarious!
As I said, the game is based on it. First, you each pick a sushi bowl and color. There's a community bowl, and that's how you bet. You have 15 seconds to place as many of the sushi pieces in the bowl as possible, using only chopsticks. At the end of fifteen seconds, the players all have to match the person who put the most sushi in the bowl. You watch a clip on the DVD, which features clips from the show, and each person picks the person they think will win. At the end, the person who guessed correctly wins all the sushi. You keep going like this until one person has all the sushi, and they win. If there are several people who guessed correctly, you split the sushi pieces evenly. But if there is an odd number of pieces, you battle for the sushi with your chopsticks.
So, the first round, I grabbed my chopsticks and started trying to pick them up. I soon realized that if I could just maneuver them to the side and stack them, I could grab about 4 at a time. I got WAY more than my husband. The first DVD clip had men dressed as Freddie Mercury from Queen. They had to hang onto a bar as long as they could. I guessed the correct "Freddie", and got all the sushi from that round. On the second round, I used my "grab multiple pieces" strategy, and when my husband had to match it, he ran out. I knew this was my opportunity to knock him out of the game in only two turns. The second clip had an older gentleman who was hosting a dance for a bunch of old people. But he only plays Radiohead. ROFL! The challenge was to guess whether you could tell what song he was playing based solely on the way the old people were dancing. And again, I guessed correctly and knocked my husband out of the game! I am super winner!!
The thing I love about the game is that it's part skill (sushi in the bowl), part deductive reasoning (the people were dancing too fast for one song), and part luck (one Freddie looked like he could hold on forever, but another looked like he had a lot of upper arm strength). It's truly anybody's game to win. And the fact that it's based on such a cool show makes it that much more fun.
You can buy Banzai from ScreenLife Games , or you can view Tako the Octo's MySpace page.
ScreenLife Games is at it again. They launched a new Banzai game. Check it out:
Thursday, July 24, 2008
WarGames Special Viewing!
Tonight, and only tonight, you will have the opportunity to go to your local theater and watch WarGames on the big screen. In addition, there will be cast and crew interviews at this special event, and you can watch a preview of the sequel, WarGames: The Dead Code. This is in honor of the 25th anniversary of the film's original release, and I think it would be really cool to see in the theater. Besides, Matthew Broderick only looks a few days older now than he did then! ;)
I didn't get to see this in the theaters when I was growing up, because I was 7, and the only thing on my radar was ET. Like every other kid, I watched it repeatedly, cheered when he got to go home, and walked around the house for the next week annoying my parents by holding up my finger and saying, "ET phone home." But Wargames was probably the first movie that my parents watched that I didn't automatically dismiss, and wanted to know what it was about. I think it was the computer that got me so interested in it. My dad was a computer programmer, and any movie with a computer in it was like a clue to what he did for a living. lol Given the plot of Wargames, it's silly to say that now, but that's my thought process back then.
Though I am not going to be able to make it tonight, I'm adding Wargames to my movie queue, because I really need to watch it again. And I can't wait to see the sequel, to see if they can live up to the original.
I didn't get to see this in the theaters when I was growing up, because I was 7, and the only thing on my radar was ET. Like every other kid, I watched it repeatedly, cheered when he got to go home, and walked around the house for the next week annoying my parents by holding up my finger and saying, "ET phone home." But Wargames was probably the first movie that my parents watched that I didn't automatically dismiss, and wanted to know what it was about. I think it was the computer that got me so interested in it. My dad was a computer programmer, and any movie with a computer in it was like a clue to what he did for a living. lol Given the plot of Wargames, it's silly to say that now, but that's my thought process back then.
Though I am not going to be able to make it tonight, I'm adding Wargames to my movie queue, because I really need to watch it again. And I can't wait to see the sequel, to see if they can live up to the original.
Tuesday, July 01, 2008
Superhero Training Courses
That's right. You heard me. Superhero training courses. What? You thought Superman was born that way, and stayed the "Man of Steel" just through sheer willpower alone? Hmph. Don't be silly. He has to work out just like everyone else. The only problem is, he has to work out at home, without all the benefits of a gym, because it just wouldn't do to have people see him at a gym. Peter Parker can get away with that, but not Superman. In fact, speaking of, Peter Parker did have to get away with that. Sorry, but a high school geek didn't suddenly get ripped just because a spider bit him. What do you think this is? A comic book?! No, Peter needed to get ripped very quickly. It takes a lot of upper arm strength to swing around the city. He was a really good example of someone who needed to go from Zero to Superhero in no time at all.
So, what happens if you suddenly come in contact with radiation and you develop the ability to fly at the same time as a bunch of natural disasters begin hitting? How far do you really think you can fly while you're carrying a bus? I don't think I could make it more than 2- maybe 3- miles. That's where the superhero training courses come into play. Learn to build muscle, reduce fat, and get those incredible six pack abs that all the cool superheroes have these days. You're going to need them when they make a movie version of you and they take molded plastic castings of your abs. The Zero to Superhero paperback will teach you the best strategies for training to be an effective superhero.
And I know what you're thinking. You're probably saying that you don't plan on going near anything radioactive. Well, it happens by accident most of the time. I'm not sure that many people choose to hang out around things that leak radioactive particles all over the place. And the people who do choose to do so are usually the bad guys. It just happens by accident. But do you really want to spend all that time training AFTER you learn you can fly, or before? That way, you'll be ready on day one. These reports teach you to Get Stronger, Faster, Smarter - Zero to Superhero, in very little time.
So, what happens if you suddenly come in contact with radiation and you develop the ability to fly at the same time as a bunch of natural disasters begin hitting? How far do you really think you can fly while you're carrying a bus? I don't think I could make it more than 2- maybe 3- miles. That's where the superhero training courses come into play. Learn to build muscle, reduce fat, and get those incredible six pack abs that all the cool superheroes have these days. You're going to need them when they make a movie version of you and they take molded plastic castings of your abs. The Zero to Superhero paperback will teach you the best strategies for training to be an effective superhero.
And I know what you're thinking. You're probably saying that you don't plan on going near anything radioactive. Well, it happens by accident most of the time. I'm not sure that many people choose to hang out around things that leak radioactive particles all over the place. And the people who do choose to do so are usually the bad guys. It just happens by accident. But do you really want to spend all that time training AFTER you learn you can fly, or before? That way, you'll be ready on day one. These reports teach you to Get Stronger, Faster, Smarter - Zero to Superhero, in very little time.
Wednesday, November 28, 2007
Savannah Tours
I found a site today that has lots of cool Savannah tours. There are trolley and riverboat tours, but my favorite is the ghost tour. Those old southern towns have some wicked tales to tell, and it would be really fascinating to hear Savannah's ghost stories. And not only is there a ghost walk, but you can take a tour of the Sorrel-Weed House, which is supposed to be haunted. Because Savannah has been called "America's Most Haunted City", I think it would be interesting to take some tours and see if I can have my own paranormal experience. I would also love to go on a Civil War Walk, because although I love history, I have to admit that the Civil War is not my area of expertise. I'd like to learn more about it. If I ever make it there, I'd take a break from the history, paranormal and otherwise, to have a meal aboard one of the riverboats. Come on! You can't make it down to the south without going on a riverboat! :D
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You can subscribe to their e-newsletter at Trusted Tours and Attractions. By signing up, you are entered to win 4 free tickets to tours in any of the cities they offer tours in. This offer ends Friday, December 14th, 2007, so you need to signup quickly.
