Addicted to facebook games…

Well, the title says it all. Getting up so early every day is a curse, because it gives me that quiet time to relax and start my day – of games! I must say, however, that I’m so much better than I used to be. Seriously.

At some point, between Myspace and facebook, I have played:

Mobsters
Overdrive
New Mafia
Prison Lockdown
Street Racing
Mafia Wars
Fashion Wars
Yoville – BOTH MS and FB!!
Farm Town
Farmville
Some roller coaster game
Some café thing
Enchanted Island – my newest “problem” – thanks Sarah!

The reason I quit most of them was because my levels got too high to be fun anymore… boring! You start making too much money and can afford all of the properties and perks you would ever need. Then, the makers started offering “special” weapons, clothes, whatever that you could actually purchase with real money… no thanks!

Yoville has remained the constant through all the time. I have actually spent real US dollars on the game. It interested me more than Sims and the like, so rather than purchasing those games and tossing them aside, I purchased houses in Yoville. They will remain on the ‘net potentially forever. At this point I have 5 apartments with all available level rooms (higher levels add rooms to the pad), 2 huge modern houses, 1 mafia mansion, and something else… I’m drawing a blank right now.

I reached “Green Wizard”, level 34, on Farm Town just a bit ago. That’s what prompted this little confession. I was just so thrilled to purchase the Mansion… and to have the 1,000,000 coins to own it.

I’m pretty sure that I’ve figured out all of the tricks to the games, all of the illusions to create visual interest, etc.

Well, time to go – have to harvest some stuff at FT & FV, cast a spell at EI, and get the cookies out of the oven on YV…. It’s bad, I know.

Halloween…

It’s that time again – time for one of my all-time favorite pictures.

Somebody had a little too much fun last night! Have fun and be safe out there.

Joke for 10/30/2009

Everybody loves little Johnny jokes. They have been around for as long as I remember. Here are some newbies:

Little Johnny’s at it again……

A new teacher was trying to make use of her psychology courses. She started herclass by saying, ‘Everyone who thinks they’re stupid, stand up!’ After a few seconds, Little Johnny stood up.

The teacher said, ‘Do you think you’re stupid, Little Johnny?’

‘No, ma’am, but I hate to see you standing there all by yourself!’

* * * * * * * * * * *

Little Johnny watched, fascinated, as his mother smoothed cold cream on her face.

Why do you do that, mommy?’ he asked.

‘To make myself beautiful,’ said his mother, who then began removing the cream with a tissue.

‘What’s the matter?’ asked Little Johnny. ‘Giving up?’

* * * * * * * * * * *

The math teacher saw that little Johnny wasn’t paying attention in class. She called on him and said, ‘Johnny! What are 2 and 4 and 28 and 44?
‘ Little Johnny quickly replied, ‘NBC, FOX, ESPN and the Cartoon Network!’

* * * * * * * * * * *

Little Johnny’s kindergarten class was on a field trip to their local police station where they saw pictures tacked to a bulletin board of the 10 most wanted criminals. One of the youngsters pointed to a picture and asked if it really was the photo of a wanted person.

‘Yes,’ said the policeman. ‘The detectives want very badly to capture him.’

Little Johnny asked, ‘Why didn’t you keep him when you took his picture ?’

* * * * * * * * * * *

Little Johnny attended a horse auction with his father. He watched as his father moved from horse to horse, running his hands up and down the horse’s legs and rump, and chest.

After a few minutes, Johnny asked, ‘Dad, why are you doing that?’

His father replied, ‘Because when I’m buying horses,I have to make sure that they are healthy and in good shape before I buy.’

Johnny, looking worried, said, ‘Dad, I think the UPS guy wants to buy Mom .’

Little TUF 10 thoughts…

“Gayshad” and “Wah-page” soooo funny. Then the whole thing about about them always talking about who’s been knocked out and when. I do enjoy the jawing. It’s interesting to see when it starts as play with escalation and when it starts with full-out animosity.

I still think Rampage is hilarious! Rashad has a decent sense of humor and the likeability factor.

The “Stanky Leg” impersonation that Rampage did was freaking brilliant!!! “This boy’s cheese has definitely fallen off his cracker.” LOVE IT! Possibly the quote of the season there from Rashad.

Junks stare off antics made him look like he was having an upright seizure.

WTF is up with Mitrione? He’s a pro-football wanna be. Who plays for three teams in four years? Wait, play is an interesting word – he only got 4 tackles in the 9 games he played in. AND he only has stats for ONE YEAR. I’m sooo glad Rashad jumped his shit. He’s just one fuck up after another. I’ve wasted too much time on him already. Sorry ‘bout that.

Regardless of the outcome of the fight, it was sooo awesome to see Junk tee off on Meathead in Round 1. I think it probably could have gone to a third round. I don’t even want to think about it again.

Rampage getting thoroughly pissed about losing every fight is understandable. I can’t say that these “coaches” are coaches. That’s not what they do for a living, they are fighters! They bring in the best assistant coaches to actually work with the guys. NOW, that said, they all should know how to run a training camp. PERIOD! Makes me think back to Tito Ortiz (cringe)… he actually did a great job.

Although Marlon Sims (TUF 5) and Wes Sims (TUF 10) are not related, they remind me of one another in so many ways. Asshole – check. Voice – check. Mentality – check. Resemblance – check. Attitude – check.

That’s all for now…

Argh!!

So, I thought that since my fever had broken, I was on the road to getting better. Today, fever again, only lowgrade though. I’m tired of being sick & tired!

Then, to top it all off, I started sneezing like nuts. You know how some people sneeze only once, while others always sneeze twice? Well, I happen to be one of the lucky ones who sneezes THREE times! My abs are crazy sore after a day of it.

I don’t feel nearly as badly as I did the first day or two. Thank goodness for that.

Political Parties??

If you choose “other”, it would be great if you would leave an OPTIONAL comment. I’d love to hear your opinion!!

Joke for 10/28/2009

Four friends, who hadn’t seen each other in 30 years, reunited at a party. After several drinks, one of the men had to use the rest room. Those who remained talked about their kids.

The first guy said, ‘My son is my pride and joy. He started working at a successful company at the bottom of the barrel. He studied Economics and Business Administration and soon began to climb the corporate ladder and now he’s the president of the company. He became so rich that he gave his best friend a top of the line Mercedes for his birthday.’

The second guy said, ‘Darn, that’s terrific! My son is also my pride and joy. He started working for a big airline, then went to flight school to become a pilot. Eventually he became a partner in the company, where he owns the majority of its assets He’s so rich that he gave his best friend a brand new jet for his birthday.’

The third man said: ‘Well, that’s terrific! My son studied in the best universities and became an engineer. Then he started his own construction company and is now a multimillionaire. He also gave away something very nice and expensive to his best friend for his birthday: A 30,000 square foot mansion.’

The three friends congratulated each other just as the fourth returned from the restroom and asked: ‘What are all the congratulations for?’

One of the three said: ‘We were talking about the pride we feel for the successes of our sons. What about your son?’

The fourth man replied: ‘My son is gay and makes a living dancing as a stripper at a nightclub.’

The three friends said: ‘What a shame… what a disappointment.’

The fourth man replied: ‘No, I’m not ashamed. He’s my son and I love him. And he hasn’t done too bad either. His birthday was two weeks ago, and he received a beautiful 30,000 square foot mansion, a brand new jet and a top of the line Mercedes from his three boyfriends.’

Who are YOU?

Friend? I will be interested in learning who is genuine and who is, erm, not so genuine. The readership of my blog increased markedly the day that I posted the link on FB. Now I’m curious to see who drops off the map after reading my ramblings here. More directly, who had their opinion of me swayed by one tiny morsel of my not so private life…

Rumor mills have funny ways of working and I’ve talked to different friends over the years. I’ve let people into my life. Despite both things, I’m certain that the majority of people know little more about me than the friend they knew growing up and that I live outside of the US. The burning question – who has lived such a closed-minded life that they are unable to maintain contact with me after reading this blog?

I’m not interested in changing people’s views. I will respect the rights of each person to hold true to their beliefs, be they religious, spiritual, moral, or whatever. None of us should believe that they are the authority on what is right for all people, all of the time. Even the most intolerant people should agree.

Guess what people; I’m the same Julie as I have been each and every day of my life. Because my favorite color is pink now, instead of green or because I learned to like foods from around the world, I have not changed my innate being. Do you prefer straight-legged jeans, bell-bottoms, or skinny jeans? Is that different from which you would have chosen twenty years ago? Maybe yes, maybe no, but the fact remains that you have the right to decide which is right for you NOW.

Trust me, I’m still ME – regardless of who YOU are. I respect your rights, your decisions, and your ability to discover change. Try it – I swear by it.

Blog poll:

Polls, polls, polls

Think I’m going to start adding polls to ye ole blog… The first one is up now and ready to roll! Let’s hear you people…