Deal or No Deal?!

My sister is the queen of game shows (seriously... Wheel of Fortune really gets her going!), so while she was home over Christmas holidays, she found a new game show on TV hosted by Howie Mandell that was running a one week trial to see how popular it was. The idea was that if it ended up being a big hit, they would keep it running regularly and if it was a total flop, it would be X-ed. So as it turns out people had fun with it (including in my house... it became a 5-day family affair that we all got intensely involved in, not excluding shouting and jumping, etc.) and starting Feb 27 it's going to be running on NBC regularly (or so I'm told). Anyways, the cool thing that my sister just had to call home to tell me today, is that there's an online version so that we can get warmed up! : ) haha The game is called Deal or No Deal and I recommend you try it out! (just click on the picture to get started)

So here's my rough description of how it works... First of all, there are 26 briefcases, all with a different monetary value inside them (these values are listed on either side of the game board). The lowest value is $0.01 and the highest is $1,000,000 and the idea is for you to win as much money as possible (obviously). So you pick your briefcase to start with, and then one by one you eliminate the other briefcases by revealing their value. Then there is a banker who will try to buy your briefcase off you by making an offer based on the values of the remaining briefcases (so it's good to try to get rid of the low value briefcases first to up his offer). If you choose to accept the banker's offer, then that's what you win and the game is over (and they reveal to you what was in your mysterious briefcase so you can see how much you would've won or lost), but if you say "NO DEAL" then the game continues and gets riskier and risker as it goes on as to how much money you may win or lose. It's easy, but if you need more help, just follow the instructions at the bottom of the game screen.

So that's the DEAL ; ) I hope you enjoy it!

P.S. Wheel of Fortune has an online version of the game too for your enjoyment if you please!

hockey talk

For those of you who don't know anything about me, I'm a pretty big hockey lovin' girl... and for those of you who do know me, you might say that that was a little bit of an understatement : ) hehe Anyways, i was involved in a hockey pool again this year and i just have to say that it makes me happy... even though the guy who was running the website was not very punctual and often made errors on the scores... which is very frustrating when you're trying to win! Anyways, it ended this week (don't ask me why... there's no apparent reason) and i ended up placing 14th after 19 weeks of competition, even after having missed 3 weeks of picks. I didn't win a prize, but i did get bragging rights... and lose my humility along the way, heh. I think i was probably one of like three girls in the pool, and was definitely the highest placing female, Yay! :-D It makes me proud when i can keep up just as well with the boys... some of them aren't so smart after all! hehe Actually, there's a certain boy who i am friends with whose name starts with a T and ends with a 'vor' who i beat or tied like 70% of the time. w00t!! i used him as my measuring stick since i know that he's good and smart, and it looks like i measured up not too bad! i enjoy keeping up with the player and team stats and latest news in the NHL on a daily basis. I guess i'm not your average girl when it comes to sports... you can be sure that i'll know exactly what's going on in the world of olympic hockey these next 11 days too ; )

2 out of 3 ain't bad i suppose...

well, love is not in the air, but chocolate is still in my tummy and flowers are still on my table, so i guess it was a good day after all... just to clarify, i spent the day alone, stole my brothers chocolates that he had left over from christmas, and thanked my dad for the flowers he bought my mom, but i get to enjoy also ; )

so julie and i were talking earlier this week and joking around and laughing together, having a real good time discussing how we would like to celebrate our 24th lonesome valentine's day.... julie recommended i write a singles advice column for valentine's day, but i don't feel like an expert in this area even if i do have the experience to back it up. i did, however, come up with an idea... i later realized though, that it was not such a bright idea. in honor of the season of love, i thought it would be fun for me and all my single girl friends to get together for valentine's and have a horror movie watching party! hehe : ) but then i recalled how much i hate horror flics cause they freak me out so i never watch them... except for this one time.... the only time i've ever watched a horror movie before was with a guy... this being so that i could bury my face in his shoulder when i got scared... which further leads to cuddling... awwwwww! : ) hehe Come to think of it, i wish i knew where he lived now these days cause he was super nice and cute and i would've asked him to spend tonight with me if he was still around

ok, enough daydreaming... i'm out!
*sigh*

The Tale of the Three Trees

Once upon a mountaintop, three trees dreamed of what they wanted to become when they grew up.
“I want to hold treasure,” the first tree said. “I will be the most beautiful treasure chest in the whole world!”
“I want to be a strong sailing ship,” the second tree said. “I will be the strongest ship in the world.”
“I don’t want to leave this mountaintop at all,” the third tree said. “I want to grow so tall that when people look at me they will raise their eyes to heaven and think of God. I will be the tallest tree in the world!”
One day three woodcutters climbed the mountain. With a swoop of the first man’s axe, the first tree fell. With a swish of the second man’s axe, the second tree fell. With a slash of the third man’s axe, the third tree fell.
The first tree rejoiced when the woodcutter brought him to a carpenter’s shop, but the busy carpenter was not thinking about treasure chests. Instead his work-worn hands fashioned the tree into a feed box for animals.
The second tree smiled when the woodcutter took him to a shipyard, but no mighty sailing ships were built that day. Instead the once-strong tree was made into a simple fishing boat.
The third tree was confused when the woodcutter cut her into strong beams and left her in a lumberyard. “What happened?” the once-tall tree wondered. “All I ever wanted to do was point to God.”
Many, many days and nights passed. The three trees nearly forgot their dreams. But one night golden starlight poured over the first tree as a young woman placed her newborn baby in the feed box. And suddenly the first tree knew he was holding the greatest treasure in the world.
One evening a tired traveller and his friends crowded into the old fishing boat. When a storm arose, the second tree shuddered. But when the traveller stretched out his hand and said, “Peace,” the storm stopped. And suddenly the second tree knew he was carrying the King of heaven and earth.
Once Friday morning, the third tree was startled when her beams were yanked from the woodpile. She shivered when she was dragged through an angry crowd. She shuddered when soldiers nailed a man’s hands to her. She felt ugly and harsh and cruel. But on Sunday morning when the sun rose and the earth trembled with joy beneath her, the third tree knew God’s love had changed everything. It had made the second tree strong. And every time people thought of the third tree, they would think of God. That was better than being the tallest tree in the world.

I pray that God's dream, not my own, will be the story of my life...

To my dear friends...

http://members.chello.at/thomas.jilge/Frei/I_Like_You.swf

Much love
: ) hehe

repost and update

For those of you who read my blog and are not welcome members of my teen girl squad blog, i thought i'd let you in on a little post i made a while back...

From Tuesday, November 08, 2005:

Ok, so I'm doing my laundry the other day, which involves my new sweater that I bought in Switzerland approximately one day before Shelley got married, and, naturally, I decide to look at the tag on it for washing instructions (thankfully, they were in both German and English, so no problems there). However, I found myself laughing hysterically at the slogan on the other side. Here's what it reads:

"Get up, Get on up, Like a sexy washing machine."

LOL TOP THAT!! :-P

Today's Update:

Ok, so I'm doing my laundry the other day, which involves my sweater that I bought in Switzerland approximately one day before Shelley got married, and, naturally, after it's clean and dry, I decide to wear it again.... only to find that it has shrunk SIGNIFICANTLY after all this time!! My belly and wrists are VERY exposed... : ( So sad. DEATH to the sexy funny European sweater (pictured here back i the good old days, since I know you're all interested).

this could be for you....

Now that we're into February, the 'supposed' month of romance, not surprisingly i found this article posted on the net this morning.... Annoying Things Couples Do ....i think we can all relate at some point... or at least i know i can!! When will people learn?! :-P Admit it, you know we were all thinking it, and now i'm glad somebody finally came out and said it... so please read! If you're a significant other, you can self-evaluate, and if you're single, you can find some humor it : ) hehe

Disclaimer: this was not directed at anyone in particular and was not intended to offend anyone... just a little piece of entertainment with truth for your enjoyment in the midst of your monotonous day ; )