Farkle on Facebook

It is quite interesting to me how completely addicted one can get to playing silly little online games. I have written about this a few times regarding my "addiction" to the Mah Jong Medley game I have been trying to win for, oh I don't know now, 3--maybe 4 years! I am still trying to get past that one blasted puzzle. Now that I have discovered Facebook, a whole new group of games has become available to me. Right now the only one I have been playing is "Farkle." This particular dice game is one I have played many times with my kids using real dice. The Facebook game is played much the same way as the real game, but it is highly addictive, unlike the real game where usually someone drops out because it can take a long time to get a winner. I have noticed that many of my Facebook friends play Farmville, Yoville, Scramble, just to name a few. I wonder if anyone has done any study on how much time people waste on playing these games. I always tell myself, "Well, just one more time." I just can't seem to stop at that "one more time!" Oh well, what the Farkle, I have nothing else to do really.

I Just Can't Win the Game!

I have rather embarrassing addiction. I hate to admit it but I have been playing a silly little game on RealArcade for something like three years. The game I am addicted to is Mah Jong Medley. When I first purchased the game, I thought I would go through the puzzles in order, solving one, moving on to the next one. Well, so much for that! The first few puzzles I did, I won after maybe two or three tries. I progressed to the one named "Night Vision" which is supposed to look like a pair of night vision glasses. I swear! This stinkin' game is going to drive me crazy! I have lost that particular puzzle over 5000 times! No joke, I have played and lost over 5000 times. My kids just say, "Mom, why don't you just move on to the next puzzle?" but there is something in me that is just obsessive enough that I can't leave it without clearing the tiles off the board. I just can't walk away from something that I haven't finished. I am going to solve that puzzle even if it takes another 5000 tries!

Bonnie Hunt Withdrawal

In addition to having my usual schedule mixed up this week, I have missed every day of the "Bonnie Hunt Show." I started going through Bonnie withdrawal on Tuesday. Before this week, I had watched all of her shows. She has only been on air for a month, but I am hooked on the show. I feel like I miss seeing a really good friend. Anyway, I will get my Bonnie fix today since I will be recuperating from our house guests and doing laundry. Can't wait to see you, Bon!