think about it

So I love think it out type games. I love solving the crime or having mental challenges, figuring out the secret- stuff you really have to think and investigate and connect the facts together. Who dunnit type stuff, I love it! That is probably why my favorite show is CSI (the original). Puzzles just interest me. But not the jigsaw kind and I'm not really big into Sudoku. I like to have questions that need answers. I also enjoy cryptograms. You are probably thinking, what is a cryptogram- well I'll tell you. It is a message in which all the letters have been substituted for other letters. For example, "I am the walrus" in cryptogram form might look like this "T js kew pjvgho" where each letter represents a different letter. They are fun to figure out and the letters are different each time, T doesn't always = I, it just depends on whatever the person who wrote it decides to substitute. Make sense? You could set up your own cryptogram with your friends and no one would be able to read what you wrote, unless they had your cipher (your letter chart that explains the subsitutions)or they like to solve cryptograms and knew some of the tricks for figuring them out.

Anyway- I just did this you solve it type game yesterday and it was really fun. My time was 14:22 as in it took me 14 minutes and 22 seconds to solve. It is called Escape the Car. Basically you are stuck in a car and you have to look at everything, find stuff and then use your items collected and your wits to escape the car. See if you can figure it out! Click here to play Let me know what you think about the game and how you did!

The Five Finger Prayer

I got this cool email from a friend. Over the next week you should give this 5 Finger Prayer a try! Who knows, maybe you will develop a great prayer habit:)

The Five Finger Prayer
1. Your thumb is nearest you. So begin your prayers by praying for those closest to you. They are the easiest to remember. To pray for our loved ones is, as C. S. Lewis once said, a "sweet duty."

2. The next finger is the pointing finger. Pray for those who teach, instruct and heal. This includes teachers, doctors, and ministers. They need support and wisdom in pointing others in the right direction. Keep them in your prayers.

3. The next finger is the tallest finger. It reminds us of our leaders. Pray for the president, leaders in business and industry, and administrators. These people shape our nation and guide public opinion. They need God's guidance.

4. The fourth finger is our ring finger. Surprising to many is the fact that this is our weakest finger, as any piano teacher will testify. It should remind us to pray for those who are weak, in trouble or in pain. They need your prayers day and night. You cannot pray too much for them.

5. And lastly comes our little finger - the smallest finger of all which is where we should place ourselves in relation to God and others. As the Bible says, "The least shall be the greatest among you." Your pinkie should remind you to pray for yourself. By the time you have prayed for the other four groups, your own needs will be put into proper perspective and you will be able to pray for yourself more effectively

Another cool dog

I had a video of a cool dog up here before but this one is pretty neat too:) I wish I could surf as well as he does!!!

Relaxing fun

This game is so soothing! Ok, I know I have put up a lot of games lately but if you played poke the bunny you realize that it isn't really a game but a joke. Therefore it doesn't count:) This game though, is pretty cool. I like it because the music is very soothing and all the colors are neato, plus it is challenging. Ok, so here is what you do: You try to find the best spot to click on to create larger and larger chain reactions of explosions- not fire explosions but color explosions. Each round you are given a number of chain reactions you have to create and the number of dots in play. Now you only have one click so you have to time it right so you get all the reactions that you need. You should check it out, its sweet.

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btw- it is called Boomshine- the only uncool thing about the game

poke the bunny

Since Easter is coming up soon I thought I would have a fun little bunny game. Check it out and see what happens when you poke the bunny:)

Poke the Bunny

In honor. . .

. . of Travis and Kirk's birthdays (both on Mar.16) I have decided, in the most magnanimous (look it up) and humble spirit, to allow their faces to grace the pages of my blog. I know I know, 'tis a high and lofty honor to have your countenance appear on these hallowed pages, however, Travis a Kirk are most worthy. So Happy Birthday!

Have you ever. . .

done something really silly and got caught in your own stupidity? I mean like this picture- ok this boy got the not so bright idea to stick his head through the hole in a chair and it got stuck. Not such a big deal if you are able to get out of it on your own or if your buddy needs to help you and then you both can laugh about it later. But what I mean is that he got caught in his silly mistake- the fire dept. has to come and cut him out at school!

For me, I thought it would be cool if I could do a handstand. I was in college and helped out in JH and I thought it would be neat if I could just drop down into a handtand at TNL one night and walk around on my hands. I can't do a handstand. So I decide to practice against a wall so I can figure it out. While I am upsidedown against this wall in my parents house watching Jeopardy, I start to lose my balance and kick my legs out to gain it back. Well I kick the solid oak clock with a pendulum and chimes off the wall. Thinking, "oh great, I broke the clock," I suddenly realized that my finger hurt. I looked at my hand and screamed in pain because I completly broke my right hand ring finger in half. And the ring I was wearing was now smashed flat inbetween my 2 bone pieces.

Well it is a long and crazy story of what all happened that night but needless to say I needed surgery to put my finger back together. I had 2 pins in there- it was crazy, all for a handstand.

Do you have a story of where you did something silly and others totally found out? Tell me your story!! I can't wait to hear about it!