I hate the pressure of buying video games because they usually aren't what I'm looking for and I regret wasting any amount of money. Most of the time I play a game for a few weeks, get sick of it and it just wastes what little space I have. Best case scenario, I play it for a few months (until I beat it) and then it just wastes my space.
But today I was looking on the ebgames website and found that they offer free trials of games. You get one hour of play time and access to the whole version. Some people may not think that's great, but I like it. I already found one game that I liked and one that I didn't like.
You can find it at...
http://www.trygames.com/more_games/aff=t_05eb/page=1
Saturday, February 21, 2009
Dead Unlike Me
I just started re-watching the series Dead Like Me. As the term "re" watching suggests, I have seen it before and I really enjoyed it. Watching it again, I still really like it. It's just a great show. Funny, sad, and brilliant. The acting is great. The characters are diverse and it's like a treat when the show sidetracks and focuses on the history of one of them. Usually I don't like that, and I find the sidetracks as an insult to the intelligence of the viewers. Not in Dead Like Me though. All around good show. I can't believe that it didn't catch. The good news is that I just found out they made a movie that came out this year. I don't care that it probably went straight to video, I'm going to see it.
Maybe the sidetracking is so good because the core of the show is really about the "sidetracks". The stuff with the mom is especially good, really good. Almost like a whole separate show. It's just a really honest show. They don't pretend that life is great, or that it will ever get any better.
It's an awkwardly good time.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0348913/
Maybe the sidetracking is so good because the core of the show is really about the "sidetracks". The stuff with the mom is especially good, really good. Almost like a whole separate show. It's just a really honest show. They don't pretend that life is great, or that it will ever get any better.
It's an awkwardly good time.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0348913/
Square Pegs
I just finished watching the series Square Pegs. My roommate randomly brought it home last weekend and we've been going through the series throughout the week.
Now I've never even heard of the show, and for those of you who don't know it has Sarah Jessica Parker in it, and is like totally new wave, totally. It's an 80's high school comedy, with some super cheesy stereotypes. Overall I enjoyed it. I like the fact that they don't swear, and the kids don't have sex with every student in the school. And it's fun to see the weird stuff they wear, and the way they talk. What I didn't like was how they kept making reference to one of the girls being fat and always eating. At first I didn't get it, because well, she isn't fat. Once I realized they were making fun of her for being fat, it just kept annoying me.
Other than the non-fat girl fat jokes, I enjoyed the show and recommend the canned laughter for others who enjoy watching obscure things in lieu of being productive.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0083482/
Now I've never even heard of the show, and for those of you who don't know it has Sarah Jessica Parker in it, and is like totally new wave, totally. It's an 80's high school comedy, with some super cheesy stereotypes. Overall I enjoyed it. I like the fact that they don't swear, and the kids don't have sex with every student in the school. And it's fun to see the weird stuff they wear, and the way they talk. What I didn't like was how they kept making reference to one of the girls being fat and always eating. At first I didn't get it, because well, she isn't fat. Once I realized they were making fun of her for being fat, it just kept annoying me.
Other than the non-fat girl fat jokes, I enjoyed the show and recommend the canned laughter for others who enjoy watching obscure things in lieu of being productive.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0083482/
Some people have a skewed sense of reality
I just don't understand what some people are thinking. We got a note the other day that said, "People who sit in $500 chairs should at least you know how to spell."
1) She was referring to the spelling of a surname. Can I just point out the fact even the surname Smith can be spelt Smyth. How on earth would a person spontaneously know how to properly spell someones last name. If I had a nickel for every person who spelt my last name wrong, I would have a nickel for every person who tried to spell my last name.
2) In what world does this woman live in where she thinks that I would be sitting in a $500 chair, or even that one person in my office would be sitting in a $500 chair. I doubt I could pay someone to take my chair.
What is she thinking? Was she exaggerating or does she really think that we have tons of money? And if she does why would she give us more. It's a shame that there are people who think that we don't realize that every dollar we spend counts. It's one of the reasons I like working there. Poo to her. Poo.
1) She was referring to the spelling of a surname. Can I just point out the fact even the surname Smith can be spelt Smyth. How on earth would a person spontaneously know how to properly spell someones last name. If I had a nickel for every person who spelt my last name wrong, I would have a nickel for every person who tried to spell my last name.
2) In what world does this woman live in where she thinks that I would be sitting in a $500 chair, or even that one person in my office would be sitting in a $500 chair. I doubt I could pay someone to take my chair.
What is she thinking? Was she exaggerating or does she really think that we have tons of money? And if she does why would she give us more. It's a shame that there are people who think that we don't realize that every dollar we spend counts. It's one of the reasons I like working there. Poo to her. Poo.
Monday, February 16, 2009
Chicken on the sidewalk
Unfortunately my life can't always be free shave cream and yogurt. This is a prime example of why I hate people. As I was walking down the street to my office on Friday three people were walking towards me in the other direction. One guy in the middle and two girls on either side.
They were taking up every inch of the sidewalk and on the side I was walking there is a grassy hill right beside the sidewalk so even if I was going to move out of the way for them, I had no where to go.
Oh but there was no way, now or ever that I will step off the sidewalk for inconsiderate people. When it comes to the game of chicken on the sidewalk, I must admit I'm pretty good. I will not give in, my best tactic to date is to look oblivious and keep walking straight with an air of confidence. You can't flinch, these people smell hesitation. You have to be prepared to play bumper people and knock some sense into them, literally. This time though, I literally had no where to go, so I had no choice but to plow ahead.
Now I'm not sure what these people were thinking, maybe they were so wrapped up in their own conversation they didn't see me. Or maybe they just didn't care, and considering I have a bright green coat, I believe the latter. Well plow right into me they did, making a quarter of my coffee go flying into the air. When I said "Excuse me!!" All they could say was "oh sorry", like they had just seen me.
I've had people bump into me before, but this was the first time that I've had someone full on slam into me like I wasn't there. I was in shock. But I had the last laugh, of my coffee that went flying into the air, most of it landed on the arm and back of the girls jacket. She didn't notice, and the thought of her noticing when it's all dry and sticky makes up for the bump.
They were taking up every inch of the sidewalk and on the side I was walking there is a grassy hill right beside the sidewalk so even if I was going to move out of the way for them, I had no where to go.
Oh but there was no way, now or ever that I will step off the sidewalk for inconsiderate people. When it comes to the game of chicken on the sidewalk, I must admit I'm pretty good. I will not give in, my best tactic to date is to look oblivious and keep walking straight with an air of confidence. You can't flinch, these people smell hesitation. You have to be prepared to play bumper people and knock some sense into them, literally. This time though, I literally had no where to go, so I had no choice but to plow ahead.
Now I'm not sure what these people were thinking, maybe they were so wrapped up in their own conversation they didn't see me. Or maybe they just didn't care, and considering I have a bright green coat, I believe the latter. Well plow right into me they did, making a quarter of my coffee go flying into the air. When I said "Excuse me!!" All they could say was "oh sorry", like they had just seen me.
I've had people bump into me before, but this was the first time that I've had someone full on slam into me like I wasn't there. I was in shock. But I had the last laugh, of my coffee that went flying into the air, most of it landed on the arm and back of the girls jacket. She didn't notice, and the thought of her noticing when it's all dry and sticky makes up for the bump.
Free Yogurt! And a free yoga mat!
I eat yogurt pretty much everyday. So when I saw a posting for free yogurt, I couldn't resist. Granted I have tried this yogurt once before and I didn't care for it, but for 4 weeks of free yogurt, I'll give it another chance! Who knows maybe after the first two weeks I'll start to like it's chalky taste...
The only catch is that I had to fill out a rather personal survey on my pooping habits, but I have to admit I almost like talking about pooping as much as I like getting free stuff! (Hey don't judge me, everyone does it and how can you know if you're normal if you don't know what normal is?).
After filling out the first survey they will send me a coupon for 2 weeks free yogurt. After that two weeks is up I fill out another survey and they will send me 2 more weeks of yogurt. Some people may not think it's worth their time, but those people are crazy. Crazy!
Oh and on a sidenote but still related to yogurt I'm one Astro yogurt away from a free yoga mat! At first I wasn't going to bother because I assumed you had to pay the shipping and handling but it didn't say that anywhere, so here I go! I, um, don't do yoga...but hey it's free! I'll find a use for it. I'm MacGyver in my spare time.
The only catch is that I had to fill out a rather personal survey on my pooping habits, but I have to admit I almost like talking about pooping as much as I like getting free stuff! (Hey don't judge me, everyone does it and how can you know if you're normal if you don't know what normal is?).
After filling out the first survey they will send me a coupon for 2 weeks free yogurt. After that two weeks is up I fill out another survey and they will send me 2 more weeks of yogurt. Some people may not think it's worth their time, but those people are crazy. Crazy!
Oh and on a sidenote but still related to yogurt I'm one Astro yogurt away from a free yoga mat! At first I wasn't going to bother because I assumed you had to pay the shipping and handling but it didn't say that anywhere, so here I go! I, um, don't do yoga...but hey it's free! I'll find a use for it. I'm MacGyver in my spare time.
My fifty cents...
While I was writing my last entry I had the nagging feeling I was forgetting something. Then I realized that I had forgotten one of my best coupons ever. $10 off a Fusion Razor!! What made it even better was that the only version of the coupon I could get was in french so I wasn't sure anyone would accept it, but when I handed it to the cashier she didn't even flinch. Maybe she's in on the secret saving club...
Now while it is a men's razor, my philosphy is that if it can shave a face, it can shave your legs. To make it even better the razors were on sale for $10.50! 50 cents for a razor that normally costs like $14.
To be honest through the P&G Brandsaver Sampler and the Women's show, I do have enough razors to last me about 2 years (some of this supply is still from last year and I have more coming), but I'm always going to have to shave so why not?
Now while it is a men's razor, my philosphy is that if it can shave a face, it can shave your legs. To make it even better the razors were on sale for $10.50! 50 cents for a razor that normally costs like $14.
To be honest through the P&G Brandsaver Sampler and the Women's show, I do have enough razors to last me about 2 years (some of this supply is still from last year and I have more coming), but I'm always going to have to shave so why not?
Free Stuff, almost free stuff and things that are cheap!
There is nothing that I like more than free things, cheap stuff is a close second. So this past weekend I nearly peed my pants with all the savings I got. It all started on Friday around lunch time. I just happened to be glancing through some flyers online, (because who doesn’t love sifting through flyers on their lunch looking for a good deal? ), when something in the Zellers flyer caught my eye. Satin Care shave cream was on sale for $1.97. Now I know what you’re thinking, that’s a good price, but enough to warrant comment in a blog? It gets better...I just so happened to have in my possession four coupons to save $2 on Satin Care shave cream!!! Side note: I only just realized that when it says in the fine print, “only one per purchase” it doesn’t mean, as I thought, only one coupon per customer’s entire purchase, but instead one coupon per item purchased. When I think about all of the times I have thrown away my chance at optimal savings I tear up a little.
Sorry, where was I...oh yeah $2 off on shave cream that was on sale for $1.97...awesome, yes?! And the best part is the cashier actually gave me the full $2.00 off so I made 8 cents!! I know that doesn’t sound like much, but can you save you’ve gotten paid to use shave cream before? Hmmm? Can you? I didn’t think so.
On top of the whole shave cream operation I also have a stock pile of coupons to save $10 when you buy any three Olay products. If you’re thinking, hey isn’t Olay stuff really expensive, your right it is...except when the body wash is on sale, and you have a buy 3 and save $10 coupon! Only a few times have I been fortunate enough to find it on sale for $2.99...yes that does add up to only $9, giving me a $1 profit. Are you getting excited yet? Usually I pay $3.99 for them so my coupons don’t expire, I know it sounds pricy for body wash, but with the coupon it’s only $2 (teehee). I would never and have never paid regular price for body wash. I came close one time when I got a big bottle of dial and it came with a stick of deodorant, so it doesn’t count as full price in my book.
Can’t get any better can it? Oh it did. On the same trip I also had a buy two herbal essence products get one free, not the best but I buy that shampoo anyway so why not get one for free. Oh and let’s not forget the save $5 on a strength and repair kit (in laymen’s terms...a shampoo, conditioner plus one other thing that frankly I’m not quite sure what to do with, and save $5) they were all on sale so I pretty much just paid for one of them.
On last count I have 14 bottles of body wash, 6 shaving creams, 5 shampoos and 5 conditioners, (and 5 tubes of toothpaste, every time I see it on sale for less than a dollar, I stock up...it rarely goes on sale). I saved about $26, and I haven’t even gotten to the food stuffs I’ve gotten for free. But I’ll save that for another night...
Sorry, where was I...oh yeah $2 off on shave cream that was on sale for $1.97...awesome, yes?! And the best part is the cashier actually gave me the full $2.00 off so I made 8 cents!! I know that doesn’t sound like much, but can you save you’ve gotten paid to use shave cream before? Hmmm? Can you? I didn’t think so.
On top of the whole shave cream operation I also have a stock pile of coupons to save $10 when you buy any three Olay products. If you’re thinking, hey isn’t Olay stuff really expensive, your right it is...except when the body wash is on sale, and you have a buy 3 and save $10 coupon! Only a few times have I been fortunate enough to find it on sale for $2.99...yes that does add up to only $9, giving me a $1 profit. Are you getting excited yet? Usually I pay $3.99 for them so my coupons don’t expire, I know it sounds pricy for body wash, but with the coupon it’s only $2 (teehee). I would never and have never paid regular price for body wash. I came close one time when I got a big bottle of dial and it came with a stick of deodorant, so it doesn’t count as full price in my book.
Can’t get any better can it? Oh it did. On the same trip I also had a buy two herbal essence products get one free, not the best but I buy that shampoo anyway so why not get one for free. Oh and let’s not forget the save $5 on a strength and repair kit (in laymen’s terms...a shampoo, conditioner plus one other thing that frankly I’m not quite sure what to do with, and save $5) they were all on sale so I pretty much just paid for one of them.
On last count I have 14 bottles of body wash, 6 shaving creams, 5 shampoos and 5 conditioners, (and 5 tubes of toothpaste, every time I see it on sale for less than a dollar, I stock up...it rarely goes on sale). I saved about $26, and I haven’t even gotten to the food stuffs I’ve gotten for free. But I’ll save that for another night...
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