Category: Amuse Me

I’ve admitted it recently. I’m addicted to playing over at Blogshares. I pick my investments based on random things – how much they cost per share, how much I feel like spending, how much I’m willing to risk. Sometimes the site itself comes in to play – have I heard of it? Do I have some sense as to whether or not it will rise in value? I knew that Chris Pirillo at $3.86 was a great deal, and when I sold those shares for $13.45 a share, it was a nice warm fuzzy feeling. I don’t have cash to invest in the real stock market, so it’s fun to watch my portfolio there. I will soon be investing in gold-IRA, I heard it is a great way to start, so if you´re interested in investing your money, then start there.

(I moved this to the extended entry part – undedited – because the page was too long. Read on if you like…)

I have forced myself to curb my constant chattering about it, but in case you missed the notice – BlogShares is moving from Beta to the full-fledged live version on May 1st, and you only get to take your cash on hand in to the new game. Your stock portfolio will be wiped out, and you will get 1000 shares in any sites you have claimed. Cash, 1000 shares in your own sites. Nothing more.

So if you have 10,000 shares in some big name site, now is the time to move them out. But play wisely – you only get 20 transactions every 24 hours right now. Remember, buy low, sell high, watch those P/E ratios – there are some good stocks out there worth buying and holding for a day or two.

Really, I swear, I’m not addicted to the game. No, no, not at all. Uh uh. Nope. I mean, I’ve only set an alarm for the middle of the night so I could sell off stocks once. Just once. Not addicted. Not at all…

Forget about heading out to a theme park like Six Flags this weekend … it’s time for a road trip to the Holy Land Experience! Heading to Orlando? This is just up the road from Universal Studios! Just check out those great attractions – “Caravan Cabana”, “The Qumran Dead Sea Caves”, and the highlight for the Easter weekend? “Calvary’s Garden Tomb”! In times of strife and struggle throughout the world, don’t risk a trip to Israel; just head on over to Holy Land Experience!

(Oy. Whatever will they come up with next?)

I am absolutely fascinated by the 10 things we didn’t know this time last week series from the BBC. Wow, this is cool! My favorite from this week?

The waxworks at Madame Tussaud’s are not made of wax at all. The material is too heavy to support its own weight, so only the faces and hands of the famous are cast in beeswax while the bodies are made of fibreglass. A notable exception – and a new addition unveiled in London this week – is Brad Pitt’s bottom, which is made from a foam and silicon mixture to make it squeezably lifelike.

We can squeeze Brad Pitt’s ass at Madame Tussaud’s! Dude! If I wasn’t meeting up with Leia (pronounced Lee-a, not like the princess, in case you ever wondered), Julie, Jason, Mike and PhotoMatt for dinner at 7:30, I would be hopping on a jet for London, just to squeeze Brad Pitt’s ass.

Ok, not really. But I seem to have NOTHING to write about today. Like everyone else, I seem to be “on edge” lately – like I’m waiting for the other shoe to drop. Are the planets spinning backwards around their moons again or something?

As an addendum to yesterday’s post, Michelle pointed out that there is a section in her forums just for sharing info about songs heard on commercials. It’s all about sharing the love here at the House of the BPC!

Love the music in some of the latest commercials, but have no idea who sings that song? Maybe one of these sites can help:

:: Music from TV Commercials

:: Adland Commercial Archive (powered by MT!)