Hope you feel better soon Lass...head colds suck.

fawN, I have seen that It Takes A Thief show. It's very interesting. They had this really cool scanner thing on there that you can use to inventory your valuables. Oh, I want that thing so bad, but it's a bit expensive. Someday I'll talk Adam into letting me get it. It would just be nice to inventory everything for basic insurance issues.

When I moved I called my insurance co to switch my car insurance and they asked about renters insurance - I thought about it and the most valuable thing I own is a mattress that I paid 2k for.

They asked me to think about my jewelery and electronics and add it all up - still - the mattress was worth the most.

It may be different now that we have a 360 and a wii - but still - we own such crap it's kind of sad. :lol:

Originally Posted by fawN

Have you guys watched the show It Takes a Thief? It's about 2 ex-thieves using their moves and knowledge to show people how unsafe their homes are, and what they look for when scoping out for an easy home. I've only seen it a couple times, but it has some valuable tips in it!

Okay I am laughing, cause I read your description and thought "WHAAAAAAT? no it isn't..." well, I am dating myself but in 1968 Robert Wagner starred in a show of the same name, and here is how the synopsis on IMDB summed it up:
"Alexander Mundy - smooth, suave, sophisticated - is the world's greatest cat burglar. Finally arrested after years of pilfering, he strikes a deal with American agent Noah Bain: a full pardon if Mundy agrees to use his skills to steal for the SIA, an American espionage agency. Technically under house arrest, Mundy travels all over the world performing daring acts of thievery in the name of Uncle Sam."

I know remakes happen, but in this case they took the name of a fiction based show and used it on something different and my old brain was confuzzled it all. I actually remember my parents watching the 1960's "It takes a Thief" and reality based or documentary type show just were not around.

Originally Posted by siaasgn

It may be different now that we have a 360 and a wii - but still - we own such crap it's kind of sad. :lol:

You have a Wii? How do you like it?

We recently got both a PS3 and a Wii, and I like the Wii more because the controls are so different and unique and fun!

We have Wii Sports, Wii Play, and Zelda. I like fishing, tennis, and some of the others (Jade's really good at bowling!) and sword-fighting on Zelda.

Originally Posted by Aliena

fawN - my doctor was SO anal about weight gain and would get after me if I gained too much. I remember one time I had gone to Subway for lunch and then had an appointment and she got after me and I was like, "Had you weighed me this morning, I would have been 3 pounds lighter!" ....

I remember with baby #1 I would make my appts for Monday afternoons so my husband could come with me after work.... I would fast all morning to avoid any grief from the doctor, but as a reward my husband and I would head for a nearby mall so I could have a falafel, a Mrs. Fields chocolate chip cookie, and wash it down with an Orange Julius!
Any weight from that one was gone nefore I got back to work at 8 weeks old. I had better luck losing weight after both of the boys, like my female hormones just reacted that way to the little male babies, I don't want to reminisce on it too much, but with my daughter I gained 80 pounds :oops: did not have a good pregnancy with the girl whatsoever

Its working again :D And I got my accout back :D

I want a Wii very much, all we have right now is a PS2 and will not be getting a PS3. Besides the fact they are too expensive, they keep making new games for the PS2 that don't work on the PS3. Seems strange.

Morning everyone!

The hair is beautiful Amy!

I hope you feel better soon Lass!!!!

I want a Wii too!!! I have a Game Cube and a PS2.....but I want a Wii!!!! They look like so much fun!

We own a PS2, Xbox 360, and Wii

I actually won the 360 in a contest - it was pretty cool. It's really pretty but there aren't many games for it that I'm interested in - the only game I play on this is Viva Pinyata


The wii is awesome!


We have wii sports, wii play, zelda, sponge bob, rayman raving rabbits, warioware smooth moves, excite truck, gt pro series (or something like that), red steel, super monkey ball

We bought 4 wii remotes and 4 nunchucks so we cna have fun wii parties and lame stuff like that.

Wario smooth moves is so much fun! and super monkey ball is great as a party game - it's a bunch of mini games where everyone competes against each other.

I really like the wii and an so glad we got it - the controllers make it so much fun and most stuff is pretty easy to figure out.

Wii... I know it is absolutely not the comapny's fault at all, but every time I hear that name now, I cannot help thinking of the lady who died trying to win one for her kids. A case of publicity and antics going too far, I know, but it comes to mind whenever I think of that system.



http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jennifer_Strange

Back from the dentist, and all went well. SHe did so good today, I was quite proud of her :D Now we just sit back and wait for those adult teeth to come in and hope there are no more problems for awhile. THanks for the purkle vibes all *hugs*

Lass - I hope you get to feeling well soon hun :( Head colds are the worst!!

*shakes laptop*

Is this thing on????

:shock:

Originally Posted by Chimama

Wii... I know it is absolutely not the comapny's fault at all, but every time I hear that name now, I cannot help thinking of the lady who died trying to win one for her kids. A case of publicity and antics going too far, I know, but it comes to mind whenever I think of that system.



http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jennifer_Strange

A woman DIED trying to win one for her kids???? :shock: When did that happen!!!??? And HOW did it happen????

Oh duh I just noticed the link you posted Lizzy Lu :oops: *goes to read*

Originally Posted by Chimama

Wii... I know it is absolutely not the comapny's fault at all, but every time I hear that name now, I cannot help thinking of the lady who died trying to win one for her kids. A case of publicity and antics going too far, I know, but it comes to mind whenever I think of that system.



http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jennifer_Strange

Wow, I had not heard anything about this.

Originally Posted by morquarwen

Back from the dentist, and all went well. SHe did so good today, I was quite proud of her :D Now we just sit back and wait for those adult teeth to come in and hope there are no more problems for awhile. THanks for the purkle vibes all *hugs*

Lass - I hope you get to feeling well soon hun :( Head colds are the worst!!

I knew she would do well. Glad to hear it's over now and I can stop worrying and don't have to call home :D

Thats just crazy!!!!! I hope that family takes them for everything that they have!! How ignorant of them to laugh and ridicule them, no gaming system is worth that :x

I thought it was so sad, I would do anything for my three kids, and it was terribly irresponsible for the radio station to even suggest it, since it can be so blatantly fatal. They had a college kid in that area die from the same thing just a few years previously because of a fraternity hazing ritual, so the station really shouold have picked something safer if they wanted to have a contest...
On the TV blurbs about her death the TV played a call where a nurse who was listening called in to mention what can happen if you drink to much water, and the DJ was so flip like "Oh, it's okay, they signed a release so we are not liable"
As if the death was not bad enough. she was not even the first place finisher

Maybe some new radio station contst policies for safety will be instated because of all this. Some good has to come out of it.

The cost of the PS3 was appalling to me, but the cost of a stand-alone Blu-Ray DVD player would have been more, just by itself! Those range from about $800-$1k, while the PS3 is $600. And then all the games on top of this! $60 for the PS3 games and $35 for Blu-Ray DVD movies. *faints* I complain to Jason every time, especially on the movies because for ones like Tomb Raider 2, he mentions how the quality is all speckly compared to some of the other Blu-Ray movies, and I say "Why pay so much for a supposed 'better quality' movie if it's still going to have speckles and you're going to complain?!" Saw III had a lot of speckles too because it was filmed in dark places, and he says that's just what happens on film in the dark and nothing can be done about it, but geez, why pay all this money for crystal clear display when it's NOT? Yeah, the graphis are often better on Blu-Ray, but it costs so much more, and Jason's already wanting to get rid of ALL the shelves and shelves of movies we have on regular DVD now that we have Blu-Ray. :roll:

Originally Posted by fawN

$35 for Blu-Ray DVD movies. *faints* I complain to Jason every time, especially on the movies

I noticed their prices at Christmas time, and knew it would be a loooong time until I went shopping for that stuff... I still have a load of VHS movies around here (though no working VCR) because I always wait for technology to march forward and bring prices down on that kind of stuff

I heard about that . It is really sad.

I remember hearing about that stupid contest - it's really sad that happened. I'm pretty sure the DJs lost their jobs because of that . . . the whole thing is a mess.

It's still pretty hard to get a wii - and as much as I love mine it's 100% not worth it if it puts your health/ or well being at risk.

i can probally find a wii with ym friends or get them to find me one and me go and get it xD they managed to find 2.

• too much of a good thing? D:
  
  i didn't hear about that, but that's really awful! and seriously, if they got a call about it, they should have stopped the contest and let the person who drank the most at that time just have it.
  
  and a waiver against the legalities (including health and safety) of it wouldn't count anyway, unless the people know what they're signing.
  
  that's why i never sign anything unless i read it first. even if it's just a direct deposit form.
  
  but that poor woman, and her family! D: