Farm Frenzy was a really fun game. You start out taking care of some geese and move into harvesting their eggs to sell at market before moving into other animals and products. Once you get sheep, you can harvest their wool to sell at market. Beware of the bears though! They will throw your animals off the screen, which forces you to buy new animals. Luckily, you can cage the bears and sell THEM at market. I didn't think I would like this game. It sounded like a lot of work with no real reward. Instead, I found the game exciting. I kept looking forward to making more money to buy upgrades for my farm. This is definitely a game you should try.
Favorite Friday
I really wish I had stuck with ballet long enough to be able to dance en pointe.
The Busy Time of Year
This is always the most difficult time of the year for me to blog. It is extremely busy at my day job so I don't feel like doing anything worthwhile when I get home at night. The video game playing starts to dwindle as does the jdorama watching and everything else. I end up sitting around in front of the television zoning out like some sort of zombie. Hopefully this will only last another couple of weeks then we can get back to normal. Maybe I'll find some interesting television show or movie to write about. Until then, please forgive the lack of updates. We'll be back on schedule as soon as possible.
Music review: BoA - Searching For Truth
Artist: BoAAlbum: Shine We Are! Release date: 12/4/03
Lyrics: * Show me angel, Where are you? (Right) Show me angel, Where are you? (Here) Show me angel, Where are you callin' from? (Waiting for you)
* repeat
Sarang hahn da neun ma leun Noo goo la do sohk sak ee gaet ji mahn Mal ha neun guht mahn eu rohn ma eum ee juhn hae jyuh o ji ah nah Bah la mahn bo ki bo dan nuh ei moh deen gul neu kki go shi puh Nae ga bah lan ee saeng gak dee leun nae yohk shim in ga yo
So eul nae mil uh bwah do da ji ah nah yo Geu juh geu gae kkum il ji la do Na ei sahng eun dan hahn buhn ppoon il tahn ni Na reul ki da ri neun gun Ah peum ee duh la do doo ryuh wuh mal go Ji geum ei neu kkim eul ah nah bo go shi puh yo
** Searching for truth Geu dae neun ji geum uh de ae ees na yo nal bo na yo Searching for truth Geu dae reul whi hae sae sahng ae tae uh na jyo
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Mahn nam gwah ee byul deel ee Nae gae o buhn ee na ji na ga ya Na reul whi hahn oon myung ei geu dae reul Mahn nal soo ees neun gun ji Cho buhn ei mi soh deel gwah Ddo neun geu ee sahng ei noon moor deel ee Bi rohk nae gae neun ah peum ee la do ki da ril soo ees jyo
Ji geum geu dae reul hyang hae dahl ri go ees jyo Sul reh ee myuh buhk chah o reu neun Na ei ma eum eul neu kkil soo ees na yo Bi rohk kkum eul kkoo deus ee Hwan sahng il ji la do mid go shi puh yo Na ae gae geu dae ga da ga o go ees da go
Searching for truth soom gyuh jin bi mil Juh hyuh jin nal gae neun nae mahm sohk ae Geu dae ga ees jyo bah ro nae kyu tae Ji geum nan ahl soo ees jyo
** repeat
Searching for truth Shin bi hahn bi mil Juh hyuh jin nal gae neun nae mahm sohk ae Searching for truth Geu dae neun ji geum nae nal gae ga dwi uht jyo
Livin\' inside of my heart
* repeat * repeat About the song: This is one of BoA's Korean songs. (She sings in Japanese, Korean and English.) To me, a lot of her songs sound the same. This isn't any different. Don't get me wrong, it's a decent enough song. BoA's voice is strong, as always, and the music rocks. It just sounds like the rest of her songs. I usually end up picking a couple of BoA songs to listen to and this one doesn't make that list.
Merry Christmas!
Game review: Christmasville
Christmasville is another hidden object game on Big Fish Games. The game plays a lot like Paparazzi, except you aren't using a camera. Santa Claus is missing so a Yeti (or Abominable Snowman) comes to you, an ace detective, for help. It is your job to find objects and interview suspects in order to track down the missing Santa before Christmas. Not only will you talk to the Yeti, you'll also talk to an elf, a reindeer and a snowman, among others.
This wasn't a bad game. I played it with my five-year old daughter and we had a lot of fun. There were a couple of mini-games that she had trouble with but that was where I could step in. She pretty much handled the rest of the game on her own. I think the Christmas theme really got her into the game too. So while an adult might find this on the boring side since there isn't a whole lot to differentiate it from any other hidden object game, the kids will enjoy trying to find Santa.
Favorite Friday
Christmas is coming up so I decided to make this a Christmas-themed Favorite Friday. One of my favorite Christmas movies is White Christmas with Bing Crosby, Danny Kaye, Rosemary Clooney and Vera Ellen. While there are some very awesome scenes in the movie, this one has to be my very favorite.
Game review: Mystery in London
When I first read about Mystery in London, I thought it was just another hidden object game. However, it is much better than your typical hidden object game. Instead of just having one screen per location to find your list of objects, the location has multiple screens, giving you a 360 degree view of the room. Of course, this makes the game a little more difficult as you have to remember to look up and down in the room as well as all around you. But if all hidden object games were the same, it would be boring, right?
Hotel Reservations
The holidays are always a time for traveling. While it may be cheaper to stay with family members, it's not always the most comfortable situation. Then you have the problem of trying to make Hotel Reservations that aren't going to cost you an arm and a leg. Luckily, you can compare hotel rates at HotelReservations.com. I love being able to check out a bunch of hotels at once. It saves me a ton of time and everyone could use some good time-savers! This post is sponsored
Game review: Fairway Solitaire
With the weather getting colder around here, I've been dreaming of warmer weather as I wrap myself in a blanket to play some games. Fairway Solitaire is a golf-themed card game, which isn't really solitaire. The goal of the game is to empty the spread by choosing cards one higher or lower than the card on top of the discard deck. For example, if a 5 is on the discard deck, you can play either a 4 or a 6 from the spread in front of you. If you don't have either of those, you will need to flip another card from the hidden deck onto the discard pile. When the spread has cleared, you won but you don't necessarily need to clear the spread in order to pass the level. That depends on how many points you rack up clearing cards.
That sounds really difficult, doesn't it? It's not though. It's not a particularly interesting game either. The golf aspect makes it a little different but it's still basically counting. I found myself getting aggravated when I'd get a bunch of cards in the discard pile that I couldn't play on. Then I couldn't clear the spread because the cards I needed wouldn't show up! It's a good game for when you're really bored and you're tired of playing regular solitaire. Otherwise, you're likely to get bored rather quickly.