You Know Not!

Have you ever participated in market research? Most of us have. In fact, I am a member of the site I just linked to. The surveys are pretty quick and painless, and I’ve received a few neat trinkets from them, too– post-it notes, a water jug, a magnetic calendar. If you have a few free minutes a week, check them out!

Let me list the things on my desk: modem, router, foam finger (don’t ask), wire basket with assorted papers and bills, bookshelf (containing a yarn basket, 3 sock knitting books, a metal basket with bills and emery board and one of my favorite writing pens and a candle), stack of magazines I need to read for research, telephone, stack of papers I need to fill out and a laptop. Oh, and a purse and a knittting bag, eye makeup remover, mascara, dishtowel and a pepsi.

I’m cleaning out my drafts folder on Six Neat Things, because it’s really getting on my nerves. It’s getting to the point that I can’t find what I’m looking for. I lose track of enough physical stuff, without losing my cyber stuff, too, ykwim? So, I’m publishing the entertainment stuff here, right where it belongs, and if ever a site needed to be spotlighted under Songs We Sing, it’sMusicals 101.

While today’s music has plenty of folks who have memorized it’s flashy lyrics, for sheer numbers, songs from musicals are the best known. The everlasting appeal of singing an actual story wins hands down. Who can forget A Chorus Line or Oklahoma? At this site, you can find out more about these and other musicals. I didn’t see any midis, but there is a lot of historical info there.

I just played a new game, ya’ll, and I totally sucked at it! I found it at the Reno 911! Miami The Movie website. They’ve added four funny new games to celebrate the release of the unrated dvd. In case you haven’t heard about it, here’s the synopsis:

The story centers on a rag-tag team of Reno cops that are called in to save the day after a terrorist attack disrupts a national police convention in Miami Beach during spring break. They’re not the best, but that’s all we got. Based on the successful Comedy Central TV series.

The dvd includes the unrated widescreen feature, six extended scenes, and four public service announcements. There are also a couple of trailers for other movies and an easer egg. I’m not going to tell you what the easter egg is, you’ll have to visit The Movie to find that out for yourself.

Now, back to the games. I played , because it looked fun. But, umm, I am a complete failure as a member of the popo. In fact, I am sure I got fired, LOL! The results were just that ugly. I never made it to the crime scene, and I cost the city $126,000 in addition to my salary of $5400. Bustin’ bonus? That would be nada, because I apparently can’t drive.

Why don’t you play, too, and let me know how you did? You’ll find the games in the upper right corner of the Reno 911! Miami The Movie website. If you fared as badly as I did (or worse but I am not sure that’s possible???), leave me a comment and let me know. If you totally blew the game out, just a smiley will suffice