My only words for Tuesday are to go back and read the weekend posts and yesterdays posts. yes, you did miss something awesome. I want to give it one more day of attention until i go back to discussing my push button orchestra and why it is such a genius idea. i may need to have another "let me set the scene for you" moment regarding what could potentially be named "Orchestra Hero" or "Rad Orchestra.."
and if you really feel as though i not providing enough entertainment for the day, go see the World Bar Globe Post over on The Penny Auction Forecast Blog I was an awesome awesome kid.
back at ya later!
And please also note, The Sportsmanship Award goes to....Pennywiser! It's official. Pennywiser, can I call you next time i need a peacemaker? Or will you be too busy negotiating world peace? If you're busy, i totally understand. Now, what we all really want to know is - do you have your celebratory beverages before or after your negotiating?
[TANGENT: You know how sometimes after an evening where you may have comsumed a few alcoholic beverages (only if you are over 21, obviously), you wake up and don't feel so hot? An ice cold fountain beverage really does wonders. And, for those who are just dying to know, i prefer to call things "beverages." It's a cool word. Like when i am snowboarding, i prefer a hot beverage. On a sunny hot day, i prefer to have a cold beverage. Beverage is a seriously underrated word. end tangent]
Tuesday, August 16, 2011
Monday, August 15, 2011
DealDash411: Hints, Tips, and Commentary: No Apologies Necessary! I love all the comments!
Whew! Well let me just say i thoroughly enjoyed all the friendly banter that happened on MY blog! I was so enthralled that i didn't even want to intervene at all! I think i may have experienced the same range of emotions that many of you did reading all the comments. While i completely respect all the arguments and details presented by all involved, I like to bring things back to me....So here is the roller coaster of emotions i went through while reading all the posts...(don't you like it how i can bring everything back to me?)
here is a general recap and the emotions i felt:
First, Anon calls out specific players - ladyK, hartharlez, bidingaddict, BidRabbit95, Cats1965. So Anon kind of sets the scene like one of those elementary school behind the school fights - with the "Yeah I'm talking to you!" I saw that and was like "woah, is this the start of an after school special? Someone just got called out big time." I could just envision the circle of kids starting to gather around Anon and ladyk....
Next, LadyK hits it right back at Anon. [small tangent: i would be interested to also hear what the other called out players would have responded with. But they must not check my site, so i don't care for them much anyway. But i knew LadyK wouldn't let this one slide!]
So when i saw LadyK bust out with the "POO on you" moment i laughed and clapped and was filled with this warm sense of love for ladyK...not just because she is turning into my DD Mom, but because she was "mom" enough to watch the language. Just made me so happy inside. LadyK has a good heart.
Then LadyK keeps getting all amped up, starting throwing in some capital letters and then a "sweetie." Whew, I could just imagine LadyK typing furiously (I bet you took typing classes or something because no one who hunts and pecks would write as much as you do), and Mr. LadyK standing behind his wife yelling "go honey go! You tell him!"
Then Anon, responded with a cool head and began presenting facts. I must say i was impressed with the level-headed response, and truly wanted to hear what in fact his facts were (sorry if you are a woman Anon, i seem to be referring to you as a dude). And then at the end, you could almost hear the sarcasm dripping off the word "Hon..." I started Oohing like in that moment in Billy Madison where he is in third grade and the kid gets caught passing the note and everyone goes "ooooooooohhhh" in that "you got in trouble voice." I admit i was getting fired up....the sarcastic "hon" can really push some buttons!
I was like, " the gloves are off! And in this corner, with an Ipad and a super rad camera, we have LadyK...and in this corner we have ANON who we know is upset but that's all we really know! ladies and gentleman, let's get reaady to rumble!" (is that what they say?).
I think pennywiser also realized the significance of this moment, because penny jumps in trying to break the tension with a little comedy about drinking and bidding. There's nothing like alcohol to loosen up a room. it was a brave attempt penny, but I think they were too far gone...good effort.
Penny jumped in one more time as the Peacekeeper...the ref in the middle of the ring...
LadyK is having none of it and she says some words. here is what stuck out for me in this section:
The word FROGS was used. I believe i made a announcement that we should call these people HOP-ONs. I guess it didn't stick. I mean who am I to dictate a change like that? But I am still going to push it. Hop - ons. LadyK graciously shoots me an apology but that was unnecessary. But thanks. lastly, because she was in the heat of the moment, ladyk accidentally used the word "sole" instead of "soul." I know it was an accident. Grammar doesn't count when you are in a typing argument.(fyi). I have plenty of errors in my comments because you can't go fix them (or can you??).
Continuing on, Anon gets pissy and uses a dashed word sentence. You know where-everything-is-seperated-by-a-dash-to make-a-point, and he gets in a nice jab with those dashed words...i think i said, "ouch!!" after reading that one.
Then Pennywiser tries again to calm the waters and tells us about good sportsmanship and has an award- winning post of peace...and tells us how vendettas on blogs should not and will not appear in on the playing field...ugh, tear, tear, such a moving speech. it's like i was watching Hoosiers or some sports feel good movie. .so good and convincing that both Anon and Ladyk come back to their normal selves and each apologize, with Anon giving LadyK the benefit of the doubt, and Ladyk apologizing for fiercely feeling the need to defend herself.
And that's when we all cheered and laughed and cried and hugged it out. Right? And pennywiser bought everyone a beer.
I couldn't have orchestrated a blog comment fight any better....(that was a mini shout-out to myself about my Orchestra Video Game concept, because since this battle followed my brilliant words about a a push button orchestra, i thought maybe they were duking it out about who got to play the fake viola, or piccolo. Oh well. I can dream). The drama slowly escalated and built like a movie, peaked out and resolved itself. What a great read guys.
Can I really beat that with regular commentary today? maybe...but i doubt it...
here is a general recap and the emotions i felt:
First, Anon calls out specific players - ladyK, hartharlez, bidingaddict, BidRabbit95, Cats1965. So Anon kind of sets the scene like one of those elementary school behind the school fights - with the "Yeah I'm talking to you!" I saw that and was like "woah, is this the start of an after school special? Someone just got called out big time." I could just envision the circle of kids starting to gather around Anon and ladyk....
Next, LadyK hits it right back at Anon. [small tangent: i would be interested to also hear what the other called out players would have responded with. But they must not check my site, so i don't care for them much anyway. But i knew LadyK wouldn't let this one slide!]
So when i saw LadyK bust out with the "POO on you" moment i laughed and clapped and was filled with this warm sense of love for ladyK...not just because she is turning into my DD Mom, but because she was "mom" enough to watch the language. Just made me so happy inside. LadyK has a good heart.
Then LadyK keeps getting all amped up, starting throwing in some capital letters and then a "sweetie." Whew, I could just imagine LadyK typing furiously (I bet you took typing classes or something because no one who hunts and pecks would write as much as you do), and Mr. LadyK standing behind his wife yelling "go honey go! You tell him!"
Then Anon, responded with a cool head and began presenting facts. I must say i was impressed with the level-headed response, and truly wanted to hear what in fact his facts were (sorry if you are a woman Anon, i seem to be referring to you as a dude). And then at the end, you could almost hear the sarcasm dripping off the word "Hon..." I started Oohing like in that moment in Billy Madison where he is in third grade and the kid gets caught passing the note and everyone goes "ooooooooohhhh" in that "you got in trouble voice." I admit i was getting fired up....the sarcastic "hon" can really push some buttons!
I was like, " the gloves are off! And in this corner, with an Ipad and a super rad camera, we have LadyK...and in this corner we have ANON who we know is upset but that's all we really know! ladies and gentleman, let's get reaady to rumble!" (is that what they say?).
I think pennywiser also realized the significance of this moment, because penny jumps in trying to break the tension with a little comedy about drinking and bidding. There's nothing like alcohol to loosen up a room. it was a brave attempt penny, but I think they were too far gone...good effort.
Penny jumped in one more time as the Peacekeeper...the ref in the middle of the ring...
LadyK is having none of it and she says some words. here is what stuck out for me in this section:
The word FROGS was used. I believe i made a announcement that we should call these people HOP-ONs. I guess it didn't stick. I mean who am I to dictate a change like that? But I am still going to push it. Hop - ons. LadyK graciously shoots me an apology but that was unnecessary. But thanks. lastly, because she was in the heat of the moment, ladyk accidentally used the word "sole" instead of "soul." I know it was an accident. Grammar doesn't count when you are in a typing argument.(fyi). I have plenty of errors in my comments because you can't go fix them (or can you??).
Continuing on, Anon gets pissy and uses a dashed word sentence. You know where-everything-is-seperated-by-a-dash-to make-a-point, and he gets in a nice jab with those dashed words...i think i said, "ouch!!" after reading that one.
Then Pennywiser tries again to calm the waters and tells us about good sportsmanship and has an award- winning post of peace...and tells us how vendettas on blogs should not and will not appear in on the playing field...ugh, tear, tear, such a moving speech. it's like i was watching Hoosiers or some sports feel good movie. .so good and convincing that both Anon and Ladyk come back to their normal selves and each apologize, with Anon giving LadyK the benefit of the doubt, and Ladyk apologizing for fiercely feeling the need to defend herself.
And that's when we all cheered and laughed and cried and hugged it out. Right? And pennywiser bought everyone a beer.
I couldn't have orchestrated a blog comment fight any better....(that was a mini shout-out to myself about my Orchestra Video Game concept, because since this battle followed my brilliant words about a a push button orchestra, i thought maybe they were duking it out about who got to play the fake viola, or piccolo. Oh well. I can dream). The drama slowly escalated and built like a movie, peaked out and resolved itself. What a great read guys.
Can I really beat that with regular commentary today? maybe...but i doubt it...
Saturday, August 13, 2011
DealDash411: Tips, hints, Strategies - Another All Nighter I PAD
Still going...we have another IPAD that ran through the night...I see pennywiser in there...pennywiser were you up all night battling? I can 't believe you don't have an I pad yet! Well good luck.
And MORETOCOME just joined in against the some of these 8/13 Newbies who think they can win an ipad on their first day of DealDash. Actually it looks like mostly seasoned players are in there...who is going to win this thing? I'm on the edge of my chair with excitement.
So the line up of auctions today looks fairly typical...nothing too incredibly noteworthy EXCEPT for this!
please say it comes with a shoulder strap, please say it comes with a shoulder strap. Then it would be full 80s style and it would be awesome. You know rock band could continue to add instruments. Or wait, I got it....they are going to come out with "Classic Orchestra." So then they can have flutes and violins with colored buttons and you and your friends can play classical wonders. Trumpets too? How about a harp with push buttons? ooh ooh the giant bass. It can come with a height adjustment for short and tall people, so everyone can reach the buttons. Then they can split each tv screen into 20 sections with musical parts and it won't be confusing at all. Don't you want to call your friends to come over and play Classic Orchestra? I bet this one will be a real bit hit with the young kids..."Jimmy! My parents just bought me Classic Orchestra! You have to come over today so we can play some Mozart! I call dibs on the French Horn!" Definitely another genius idea. Wow. I just had to reach back to my 3rd grade music class to pull out some orchestral instruments. Like timpani. You know back when they still could teach kids about music in school? I played the xylophone. Really well i might add.
MORE UPDATES IN COMMENTS BELOW
Friday, August 12, 2011
DealDash411: Hints Tips and Commentary: THE BACKLASH
WARNING: IF YOU ARE FROM THE BID LOUNGE, YOU MAY NOT THINK ANYTHING I SAY IN THIS BLOG IS FUNNY. SO I AM JUST LETTING YOU KNOW IN ADVANCE. YOU STILL HAVE TIME TO CLOSE THIS BLOG WINDOW BEFORE YOU READ ANYTHING THAT MAY OFFEND YOU.
Ok. So far The Bid Loungers are waaaay too serious. I learned my lesson. I truly don't really care, but people are too serious about stuff in this world. If one voice can alter that many opinion with one blog post, then there is a bigger problem in this world. They obviously didn't understand I was traumatized as a young child by a Lobster Condominium.
It is all in good fun. Entertainment value. Duh.
As for DealDash, I'm sitting in Starbucks and it won't let me pull up the site! I am missing the good stuff! I'll have to stuff this chocolate croissant down my throat and get back to my house where i am free to browse PAs...
so more updates to come!
I'm still thinking of listing some of the players who were the tipping point on me not playing in PAs any more. See this wouldn't be MEAN. In a way, this is a compliment, or some kind of badge of honor....ya see? definitely won't tell the Bid Loungers about that....geez....
In fact, I'm intrigued by one comment made by a SUPER SERIOUS player. Read on:
( and now i can't even figure out how to make this not be in boxes now. On my own blog. I am no formatting genius. You can laugh. It is really funny!)
So now it is me talking....
Ok. So far The Bid Loungers are waaaay too serious. I learned my lesson. I truly don't really care, but people are too serious about stuff in this world. If one voice can alter that many opinion with one blog post, then there is a bigger problem in this world. They obviously didn't understand I was traumatized as a young child by a Lobster Condominium.
It is all in good fun. Entertainment value. Duh.
As for DealDash, I'm sitting in Starbucks and it won't let me pull up the site! I am missing the good stuff! I'll have to stuff this chocolate croissant down my throat and get back to my house where i am free to browse PAs...
so more updates to come!
I'm still thinking of listing some of the players who were the tipping point on me not playing in PAs any more. See this wouldn't be MEAN. In a way, this is a compliment, or some kind of badge of honor....ya see? definitely won't tell the Bid Loungers about that....geez....
In fact, I'm intrigued by one comment made by a SUPER SERIOUS player. Read on:
( and now i can't even figure out how to make this not be in boxes now. On my own blog. I am no formatting genius. You can laugh. It is really funny!)
Yeah, I read this this morning (fail for double this?) and apparently the new factor for the legitimacy of a site is grammer? I have NEVER met anyone (including English PhD's) who never made the occasional grammatical faux pas. Particularly in the case of a web site where often times it's what the programmer puts in, as opposed to the site owner.
So now it is me talking....
Two things: Someone needs to tell me what "fail for double this" means. I admit i am not cool and so maybe i just don't get it. *****
NOW the real question is.....PhD people....talk to me....aren't you super busy with super smart things? If i had a Phd i obviously wouldn't have time to blog about PAs. Either that, or you are so super smart that you calculated the best odds and best strategic game play and are kicking butt.
****OH I JUST GOT IT!!!! He's asking if it is incorrect grammar to write "this this." According to the MLA handbook, that is acceptable. so i didn't go check it in an MLA Handbook....but whatever. See how slow I can be??? I didn't even get what he was saying....see - I admit my own ridiculousness too. But, fyi, you did spell "grammar" wrong in your comment and i didn't even make a comment!!! I am truly a gem.
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