Favorite Friday

Here are some very awesome celebrities getting together to tell us why Prop 8 is BS.

See more Jack Black videos at Funny or Die

It's funny too ^_^

Game review: Build-a-lot 3: Passport to Europe

A little over a year ago, I played my first Build-a-lot game and I absolutely loved it. In May of this year, I played the sequel and it was still extremely awesome. Recently, the second sequel, Build-a-lot 3: Passport to Europe debuted. And it is just as amazing as its predecessors. This time around, you are sent into Europe to help fix up a couple of communities in different countries. I don't know if I can remember all of the countries but I know you go to England, Italy and I think Portugal. The fun gameplay is still the same. There are a couple of new building types and upgrades for you. I do have to admit that some of the levels are very difficult but the game is so fun that it's more of a challenge to get past those levels as opposed to being frustrating. Even if you find yourself getting frustrated, if you walk away from the game for a little while, you can come back knowing that you'll figure out the puzzle eventually. I love these games!

Game review: Mystery Case Files: Return to Ravenhearst

The Mystery Case Files series is probably the best known hidden object game. A new MCF game has appeared - Mystery Case Files: Return to Ravenhearst. You return to the scene of the original game in order to solve more mysteries. While the hidden object aspect of the game hasn't changed any, there are new additions. This time, you carry certain objects in your inventory so you can use them to open puzzles in other locations. For example, in order to get a key out from under a cat, you need to find some cheese to give to a mouse so you can capture the mouse to give to the cat. In some ways, it can be fun. However, a lot of the puzzles are extremely difficult. I had a such a difficult time trying to open the sun/moon puzzle that I was unable to complete it before my trial period ran out. Since there was no way to skip that particular puzzle, it was frustrating. I liked trying to find the various objects needed to obtain other objects but some of the puzzles were just too difficult. If you can put up with those pieces, I think you'll enjoy the game a lot.

Holiday Hiatus....sorta

Since I have been completely lax about updating for the past few days, I'm going to officially put The Geek Within on a holiday hiatus for Thanksgiving. Well, sorta anyway. If I find something amazing that I absolutely need to talk about, I'll talk about it. But I'm not going to force boring updates that no one wants to read. I promise that I will be back in full-force next week.

Game review: Cinema Tycoon 2: Movie Mania

A long time ago, I played the first Cinema Tycoon game. I tend to have a weakness for Tycoon games but this one was fairly boring. Basically, you are given a movie theater and you need to run it. You pick what movies will play, how much tickets cost, the type of advertising you'll use and even what you'll sell at the concession stand. The problem is that once the day started running, there wasn't anything for you to do. So you spent a lot of the time fast-forwarding through the day. Cinema Tycoon 2: Movie Mania isn't much different. You seem to spend a lot of time just picking out what movies to show and restocking the concession stand. The rest of the options don't seem particularly necessary. Definitely a boring game.

A new dishwasher = a new faucet too?

My birthday is this weekend. As a present, my husband bought me a dishwasher. (No need to kill him, I wanted it.) However, we don't have room for a built-in dishwasher. Instead, we got a portable one that hooks up to the faucet. Unfortunately, this means we may need to go shopping for kitchen faucets now. Our house is an older one so all of the hardware in the house is pretty old. I'm not sure if the dishwasher hookup will fit on our current faucet. But that just means more presents for me, right?

Summer please!

When I woke up this morning, it was snowing. For some of you, this is normal. However, in my neck of the woods, snow in November is a rarity. Considering how much I hate winter and coldness, this is a terrible sign for me. Every year I threaten to buy an electric blanket to keep me warm but since my husband loves the cold, I've never gotten around to actually purchase one. Maybe this year will be my warm year! Down with winter! All hail summer!