Ryan’s sister works at a casino, so I’m really, really looking forward to gambling for my first time this weekend. Ryan had a pretty nice streak when he was there, and lost it all…of course, so we’ve got a plan this time.
We’re going in with twenty bucks each to hit the slot machines he started on last time. If we win a significant amount of money, we’ve got two choices, cash out and leave, or cash out half of it, and play with the other half. That way, we’re guaranteed to leave with winnings.
I’m sure I can handle slot machines, but I wouldn’t know where to start with anything else. I’m looking into different sites and I’ve found a great site of online casino reviews. You can look at the best per customer votings, highest jackpots, biggest bonuses, etc. It’s pretty easy to find what you’re looking for.
I’m off work tomorrow so I’m seriously considering trying my hand at some things to see what I might be interested in this weekend.
At my last Lifehouse concert, I felt like something was missing. I didn’t make a shirt or sign–nothing. I’ve decided it just doesn’t feel right to be at a show without something personalized.
I check out sites occasionally that offer shirt printing and I think tonight I’ve found the one I’ll use next year. I went through the process on BlueCotton.com and I actually really like it. They offer both printing and embroidering for custom sorority t-shirts, company shirts, and in my case, concert shirts.
They’ve got all the options you could possibly want–text, clip-art, popular templates, or you can upload your own image. They cover just about all the different kinds of shirts you could want as well–even in a variety of different qualities.
Pricing is pretty standard on the shirts and obviously, it’s cheaper per shirt to order in a larger quantity. I think I’ll bring it up on the forum after the holidays and see if people want to go in and do a big order. I checked in and even if we only do 20 shirts, we can get ‘em for about $5 a shirt. Free shipping for the order and then someone could ship them out to everyone fairly cheaply.
Now to figure out what I’d want the shirt to say….
When I find an artist I like, I tend to pick up everything I can from them. This is why my iPod currently carries over 4,000 songs. I keep my iPod on shuffle, and over time, I pick through all the stuff I’ve never really listened to and find things that stick out. The Tide by The Spill Canvas is one of those songs that sticks out for me. I love the presentation and most of the lyrics. I say most because towards the end, it just sort of breaks down for me. Have a listen and read through the lyrics (complete with my thoughts).
“The Tide”
And there’s three, count ‘em three
Children playing on the beach (already I’m loving his voice in this one)
They were eager to learn,
To be taught and to teach
There’s Veronica
She’s biting her lip
As she watches the waves turn white at the tip
And there’s Vada
Radiating with joy
And luckily she still can’t stand the sight of a boy
And lastly there’s Dade
His hair dances in the wind
And he’s wondering what love is
And why it has to end
And he can’t understand
How everyone goes on breathing when true love ends (I love this sentiment. Catches me every time.)
His mother whispers quietly… (And now where I really love the delivery:)
Heaven’s not a place that you go when you die
It’s that moment in life when you actually feel alive
So live for the moment (Rock on!)
And take this advice, live by every word
Love is just a hoax so forget anything that you have heard
And live for the moment now
And there’s three, count ‘em three
Children growing on the beach
They were eager to learn,
To be taught and to teach
There’s Veronica
She’s licking her lips
As she waits for her real, first passionate kiss
And there’s Vada
Can’t admit her jealousy
Of her sister Veronica, and how she’s so pretty (and how she’s so pretty)
Lastly there’s Dade
Still sitting on the dock
Ponders his life, and he skips his rocks
And he wonders when his father will return
But he’s not coming back (hmm…we’re slipping into the storytelling I don’t really like…)
And he can’t understand
How everyone goes on breathing when true love ends
His mother whispers quietly…
Heaven’s not a place that you go when you die
It’s that moment in life when you actually feel alive
So live for the moment
And take this advice, live by every word
Love is just a hoax so forget everything that you have heard (forget everything)
And there’s three, count ‘em three
Children missing from the beach
They were eager to learn,
To be taught and to teach
(And this is where it breaks down for me…It just reads too much like an Oprah story)
But the sad thing
Is that they never lived passed the age of fifteen
Due to neglect from their mother
Who was bed ridden by her ex-lover, their father
She didn’t even notice, or pay much attention
As the tide came in and swept her three into the ocean
Now all her advice, it seems useless
(Let’s just forget that previous verse and skip on to this, shall we?)
No, heaven’s not a place that you go when you die
It’s that moment in life when you touch her and you feel alive
So live for the moment
And take this advice, live by every word
Love’s completely real, so forget anything that you’ve heard
And live for the moment now
That one verse irks me, but I like the rest of it enough to overlook it. I usually just kinda zone out during that part.
We’ve gotten into the Wii. Okay, that’s an understatement. I am the proud owner of many Wii games already!
On the virtual console (this is where you download retro games from the old systems):
Paper Mario (N64)–Keri is dominating this one right now. I bought it to play, but other things caught up, and I’ve really just been enjoying watching Keri. I’ll definitely finish my own at some point, but there’s been something fun about everyone collectively deciding what Keri should do at different points. I love watching paperthin Mario waft into a bed like a floating leaf!
Super Mario Bros 3 (NES)–Well, there was just no getting around this one. It’s THE Mario game. Andrew and JR have been on it. It totally reminds me of being a kid, watching them take turns when they die. Memories, man!
Mario Kart (N64)–Ryan just bought this one yesterday and I haven’t had a shot at it quite yet. It looks hella fun though! It’s basically racing and you get items to sabotage opponents. I watched Ryan and Josh in a head-to-head mode where the object was to injure your opponent 3 times. I’m especially looking forward to hitting that one.
There’s also the Wii Vote channel where you take polls and also predict what you think the rest of the world will answer. Usually after about a week you can come back and see your results and it keeps track of how often you predict correctly.
And the Check Mii Out channel is pretty new, but I’m expecting it’ll get bigger. In general, you can submit miis you’ve created for other people to see. Omg you wouldn’t believe the creativity! I’ve even seen one where they used all the available facial aspects to create a little Mickey Mouse! I was floored! There’s also a section where you create miis to enter into contests to see who can create the best one based on a theme. I’ve seen a Thanksgiving Pilgrim, Gingerbread man, Mario sans hat, and Tooth Fairy. After submissions have ended, you can go in and vote on your three favorites. I expect his section will grow even more later.
As far as hard copies of games, I’ve only got Wii Sports, Wii Play, and *ahem* Guitar Hero III !!
I don’t know how anyone could avoid getting sucked into Guitar Hero. I freaked when I first turned it on because the settings were way off! On Hi-def tvs you sometimes have to calibrate it so that the timing with the music is what it’s supposed to be. It hasn’t been easy thus far, but I don’t want it to be! I’m by no means great at the game, and I don’t really expect I ever will be, but that’s why I have the boys. They can do everything on the higher levels and unlock everything I can’t And I’m totally okay with that.
I had been looking around online and got frustrated with the GH3 prices online, knowing I could go into GameStop and get it for $89. I got around $130 for my Birthday, so I just set out. I hadn’t decided if I was going to get it or not, I just wanted to see if they still had it.
Well, last week they were fully stocked, so when I walked in and saw only 2, I knew I had to go ahead and get it. Gh3 is still selling out all over the place, and I had a feeling if I didn’t get it now, it’d be well after Christmas before I could. I can be patient, but not THAT patient.
I was proud of myself though, I brought it home and finished studying for finals before I turned it on. I deserve a medal or something for that…
These are the [mostly] unbiased opinions of a 20-something, Southern Georiga, college gal--on movies, television, sites, products, etc. You name it, I'll talk about it.
And I’m totally okay with that.
