From pal Fay, the Queen would definitely like this:
Pure fun
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Aunty was on TV!
It was a really good show at the Hawaii All-Collectors Show this Sunday. Collectors are really special and nice people and it is so fun to walk around, talk story, and see people so happy to find their own special treasures and deals. One customer said it was like Christmas for him!
KITV 4 was walking around, and interviewed Aunty – how cool was that!
Here’s the link, Aunty is so thrilled!
Shibaraku deshita, neh? (It has been awhile, hasn’t it?)
From duckling…
Aunty has had life on hold for the last few months and Sunday night was a pushing point out of the house since our youngest was crowned a princess in the Cherry Blossom Festival Ball!
It brought back a long ago memory at her preschool graduation ceremony 20 years ago. Dressed in mini cap and gowns, each graduate had their shining moment on stage at which they shared their life goals as 5 year olds. Some said they wanted to be doctors, bus drivers, or mommies.
Rosie announced that she was going to be a princess!
Congratulations, Princess Rosie!
Princess Rosie of the 63rd Cherry Blossom Festival Court, 3rd from right next to Queen Kim
Spell a Phone number and number your life
Personality/character analysis based on your name. PaulSadowski.com is a website that will give you a free report on what your name means. Pretty cool stuff – enter your full name, and you get a printable report giving you your numbers and the characteristics of those numbers. Pretty spot on for me. Goes to show that it is very important what you name your kids! You can also get your birthday calculator done, but I strongly suggest you don’t access that on the same computer and/or day that you enter your full name, just being safe here.
I used to be able to remember phone numbers. I also used to be able to remember why I walked into a room. So now, if someone gives me their phone number and I want to remember it, I go to PhoneSpell.com, put in their phone number, and I get all the possible alpha combinations so I can remember their number later on my keypad. It doesn’t always give you a real word, but sometimes it works just fine.
Just some fun stuff for you!
On overcoming limits
This one came from Daughter #2, our Starlie, since she knows how much we love soccer. This daughter will also be on Wheel of Fortune on April 22, so please tune in and cheer her on that evening!
If you like Paul McCartney…
Hope you enjoy this 14 minute tribute to Paul McCartney at the Kennedy Center on December 6, 2010. Seated next to him is the First Lady and President of the USA, as well as Oprah Winfrey, a fellow honoree.
Got Yoyo?
Here’s a fun one, thanks to pal Bocho:
If you like Stairway to Heaven…..
On December 2, 1012, the remaining members of the Led Zeppelin band were honored at the Kennedy Center. Heart performed for the 3 remaining members, which brought them to tears.
“There’s a lady who’s sure, all that glitters is gold…….” Classic, timeless, beautiful. Click play, then pause to let it load, and Enjoy!
Korean Dramas
I don’t watch too much tv, but sometimes I get caught up in Korean dramas with Uncle.
Our favorites are the historical dramas of the Joseon, Goguryeo eras with the unbelievable martial arts and political intrigues. We watch these on dramafever.com, dramacrazy.net, or mysoju.com. These are free (!), but beware – they are addicting!
“Boys Over Flowers” was one of the first to get me really hooked. It is a frustratingly fun modern show about a feisty cute girl and 4 extremely wealthy boys. Go Junpyo is the lead man, and he is SO good looking! “Couple in Trouble” is another fun one – it is the Korean version of Goldie Hawn and Kurt Russell’s “Overboard”, and the lead man remind me of Uncle, except the lead man cries and Uncle never does.
One of the disappointments when Aunty got her iPad a few years ago was not being able to watch Korean dramas – something about flash not being supported. Anywho, Pal Rayna told me about Viki – a free app to watch with my iPad! Woohooo!! Another vehicle with which to suspend my disbelief and escape to a world a continent and eras away!
Brain test for fun
Friend Fay and Pal Les sent me this brain test – I suppose it is good exercise for the brain. Don’t take this test if you are tired.
Numbers will appear on the screen. Then, the screen will be blank with circles in the spots that the numbers previously appeared. The point of this test is to click on circles in the order of the smallest denomination number to the highest denomination. It can get tricky and the better you get the more numbers appear.
I wanted to see what the best score is – it couldn’t be 1 or 2 years old (younger and younger with each successful screen) – so I took snapshots of the screen and then could fill in the numbers in the correct sequence to get the maximum bestest score. Of course some would call that cheating – I call it testing the test. The score with all numbers correctly identified in all stages gave brain age “19”.
19 might be the age when the brain is at its peak of memory ability according to the test makers – but from Aunty’s point of view, a 19 year old has less to remember than someone Aunty’s age so it is natural that they can remember everything. In any case, just take the test and get your brain exercised in a fun and frustrating way.
Here’s the link to the test: http://flashfabrica.com/f_learning/brain/brain.html
Have fun!