Games

I've been really enjoying playing Yahoo! games the past couple of days. One arcade game in particular, called Dynomite, has some strange memories associated with it. For some reason, I was really into playing this game during the last month of my pregnancy with Emma. I remember sitting there in our Provo apartment playing Dynomite while having contractions. Towards the last few weeks I would have a few contractions a day and sometimes they would come in spurts every five minutes or so. One evening, Ben and I were at home and I was having contractions about every 3 minutes for a couple of hours. We called the doctor and the nurse told us that unless I'm really in pain with the contractions, then it's nothing to go to the hospital for. Well, they weren't anything particularly painful, just tight and strange feeling. The bottom line is that nothing came of it and in the end I was induced into labor anyway. What was I saying before? Oh, yes, Dynomite. My point, I guess, is that now when I play Dynomite, it makes me think about contractions. How funny. And since I'm pregnant again, it has an extra special meaning. I've also been enjoying a game called Typer Shark, which is funny in that it is really just a typing game, like Typing Tutor. But, it's really fun! To me anyway. You have to type given words as fast as you can before the sharks eat you. It's amusing. With both of these games, it has three options for play. You can buy the game for 20.00, or you can download a free trial version, which is just like the game you buy, but you can only play for 60 minutes. The third (and my favorite) option is to play the web version. It's a simpler version of the game, but without any time restrictions and it's free! So try them out. And if you look around, I'm sure you'll find another game or two you'd enjoy as well.

Mom mentioned to me that she's been working on a 500 piece puzzle. Well, I must admit that I was working on a puzzle of the same size last week, but I threw in the towel. I had made some good progress, but finally got to a point where I just couldn't make any more headway, without getting super frustrated. To me, the key to a good puzzle (at least when trying to finish one on your own) is to find just the right difficulty. Even very hard puzzles I can get a good start on, but eventually (unless outside help is given), I get to an impass where I've already put together all the easier parts and then I'm left with 200 pieces or so that tend to be the same color. Blast! So, to me, a 500 piece puzzle is perfect for a group/family project, but if being done alone, I'd prefer a 300 piecer. What's your opinion? Do you like puzzles? What's your frustration limit?

Oh, and ABC is back showing episodes for free online. They have a special Lost preview show, where they go back and look at the last couple of seasons and talk about what's happened. I thought it was entertaining and a good review before starting into the new season next week. To view it, click here and then click on Lost. It will bring up two episodes to choose from: the last episode of Season 2 and the Sneak Peak episode I'm talking about. Happy Lost watching!