The Games We Play

Of late, I’ve developed a very bad habit. I guess it would be more accurate to call it a new bad habit, since it’s not the only one I have.

A few months ago I started playing Pet Society – a game on Facebook that revolves around your very own virtual pet.

You can “create” the critter you want, which includes everything from its facial features to its color to the markings on its cute little self.

Every day there’s a “lottery” which lets you win free “coins”. “Coins” can also be won in various other ways, and the more “coins” you have, the “richer” you are, and the more “items” you can buy.

New “items” are added to the virtual pet shops every week. This includes everything from “clothes” for your “pet”, to food items, to furniture for its home, to toys and lots of other fun things.

You can even choose from different types of cute little “petlings” for your “pet”, and yes, I know how corny it all sounds.

I have wasted considerable time on this silly game, and I must say it has been a very enjoyable experience. Don’t judge me until you’ve played it though. If you’re the reasonable person I think you are, you’ll have more sense than to take me up on my frivolous challenge, which in turn means you won’t be able to judge me. I much prefer it that way.

The other day, my sister was playing something called “Baking Life”, and every time I saw her sneaking off to “check” on her little bakery, I’d laugh and make fun of her to my heart’s content. It was payback time for all the ridicule I routinely went through because of my virtual pet addiction.

Little did I know, that my trap was already set.

When my sister published a Facebook “story” urging me to adopt an abandoned “puppy” that had wandered into her “bakery”, I thought I’d check the game out only because I wanted the “puppy”.

Two “puppies” and a “kitten” later, I was thoroughly into the game, “baking”, “selling” and “expanding” my mint, chocolate, and raspberry colored cozy bakery.

The more “goods” you sell, the higher the “profit” you make, and the more levels you “unlock”, which in turn increases the types of things you can “bake”, which means you can then earn more “coins” to “buy” more “items” for your “bakery” and your virtual avatar, both of which you can style as you like.

I’d tell you more about it, but I have to go and check on something in the “oven”.

Stay cool and make sure you don’t “bake” in the sun this summer,

xo

David Letterman Cheated Even While on Holiday

As more details about late night show host David Letterman’s affairs with some of his female staff members become known, there’s little doubt that
Letterman’s reputation isn't going to stop taking a thrashing any time soon.
Turns out, Letterman didn’t leave his favourite flame, Stephanie Birkitt, behind even when he went on holiday with his then girlfriend and now wife, Regina Lasko, and their six year old son.
Birkitt, who worked as Letterman’s assistant on his show, was drawing $200, 000 at the time, and the two enjoyed each other’s company on various other getaways too.
Poor Regina had no idea what was really going on, and thought her husband was just friends with his significantly younger co-worker, Birkitt.
The question is, did she really never suspect any foul play, ever?
In all truth, she did wait for a good 23 years for the man to propose, so she clearly isn’t too sharp when it comes to taking a clue.
Well, hopefully she doesn't feel like a fool for waiting around for more than two decades for a man, only to find out he wasn’t even faithful to her the whole time.
The lesson to be learned here?
Ladies, if he’s making you wait that long, there’s definitely something else that’s keeping him occupied. Move on, he’s not worth waiting around for forever!

Source: perezhilton.com