President's Day Giveaway

Happy President's Day everyone! I hope you enjoyed it, whether you had the day off or not. For me, I had half the day off. I got the day off from work, but not from my college classes. It was a half-way decent break.

In the spirit of the holiday, I thought I'd grace you with some trivia. I'll keep it short - only five questions. See how many you can answer!

Leave your answers and email in a comment and you'll be entered into a giveaway. I'll keep this open until Sunday, February 21. You'll earn one entry for each correct answer.

1. Who was the first President of the United States?

2. Which president has a stuffed animal named after him?

3. Which president was known as the Swamp Fox?Which president was known as Old Hickory? (Thanks Liz for pointing this out. I'm still accepting your answers for an entry and giving you an extra entry!)

4. Which president is known for his stovepipe hat and Emancipation Proclamation?

5. Who was president when I was born? (1986)

Good luck and have fun with this!

*You may earn extra entries by posting a link to this giveaway. Include this in your comment.*

Fun & Games: Back in the Day

Friday, I was reminiscing with some friends and we were recalling some of the games we used to play when we were in middle school. We were having a lot of fun thinking up things we used to play. I thought sharing them might bring back some memories for some of you as well. So, here we go. Let's see if we can have some adolescent fun.

First up....MASH. Do you remember this game? You would right MASH at the top of your paper and then fill in a variety of categories to see what your future looked like. If you were a fan of MASH as a kid, then I've got some great news for you. It's now online! Click one of the links below to have some fun:
1. http://mashgame.com/mash_game/index.html
2. http://www.bored.com/playmash/
3. http://dollarshort.org/mash/

Next, we have the Origami Fortune Teller. I don't know about you guys but these were all the rage when I was in elementary and middle school. We would spend hours folding paper and making it look attractive. Then, we could entertain each other with bizarre fortunes for a while. Grab your paper and get started making yours!
Directions for making one from paper (with pictures!):
1. http://www.enchantedlearning.com/crafts/origami/fortuneteller/
Online (not quite as much fun because you don't get to make the fortunes):
1. http://www.slice.ca/Play/Games/GamePlay/FortuneTeller/FortuneTeller.aspx

There's two of my favorites from when I was younger. What are some of your favorite games from when you were younger? I'm looking for the games that you could make on your own with just some paper and a pencil.

Fun & Games: Two Truths and a Lie

Let's play a little game*, shall we?

This game is called two truths and a lie. Basically, you state two truths and a lie about yourself, but you don't tell anyone which is the lie. Then, others are supposed to guess which statement of yours is a lie.

I'll begin. My three statements:

1. I have natural blonde hair.
2. I have a cat named Kandy.
3. My favorite food is pizza.

Can you guess which one is my lie? Take a try at it in the comments!

I'd love for you to play along. Reply with your two truths and a lie and I'll try to pick out the lie.

Song of the Day: "Stangers Like Me" by Phil Collins
I don't really have an explanation. I just like this song.

*Feel free to host this game on your own blog to find out more about your followers.*

New Features Coming

Just a short description of some of the new features coming to the blog:

Obsessed: My sister and I are all the time finding new things to be obsessed with. I'll keep abreast of what we're "obsessed" with and why. This is your chance to learn a bit more about me.

Opinionated: This one's for everyone out there who has a desire to share their opinion! Periodically, I will make a post about a specified topic and ask for your opinions in return. I want your honest opinions. This is about learning about differing views and seeing where others stand. Feel free to comment under annonymous on these posts if you would like!

Sister Time: Sisters (at least Crystal and I) share a bond that is extremely unique. I'm going to try to share some of those "sisterly moments" with you.

Words from a Writer: Similar to my previous Writerly Wednesday, this section will focus on writing and my thoughts on it.

Contests & Giveaways: Contests will require a little bit of effort to gain extra entries (mostly advertising the blog), while giveaways will allow for one entry and no extra effort. I'm hoping to host the first of these in February. Occasionally, I will also use this section for contests and giveaways of others.

Song of the Day: I am going to continue this feature with future posts, so keep an eye out for this section at the end of every (okay, most) posts.

Fun & Games: I will be hosting fun games in an effort to get to know my followers better. With each thing I host, I will invite you to host the same game on your own blog. Let's get to know each other better and have a little fun doing it!

Project Organize: I would say I'm systematically unorganized, meaning that I'm quite disorganized, but I know where to find things. One of the things I would like to work towards in 2010 is becoming more organized. I really think it would help in the future.

TV Talk: There are certain television shows that I watch each week. From time to time, I'll post snippets about them on here.

Movie Mayhem: Essentially the same thing as TV Talk, just with movies.

The Reading Chair: This one will be all about reading! Expect to find reviews and comments on books and other things that are reading related.


Hope you're as excited as I am for these new features!!