The Harlem Globetrotters Giveaway!

Generations of fun, the Harlem Globetrotters are coming to town to hoop it up with their awe-inspiring and amped up “4 Times the Fun” North American tour.  Celebrating their unbelievable 85th season, games get underway for young and old alike at Citizens Business Bank Arena in Ontario Thursday, Feb. 24 (7:00pm), Honda Center in Anaheim Saturday, Feb. 26 (2:00pm/7:00pm), and STAPLES Center in Los Angeles Sunday, Feb. 27 (12:00pm).

Innovators and entertainers admired the world over, the team will introduce the first-ever 4-point shot that has everyone talking (35 feet from the net). http://www.better.tv/videos/m/35859726/harlem-globetrotters.htm As a celebration for all ages, the Globetrotter experience blends tradition with non-stop hilarity, “how do they do that” basketball skills, and a heavy dose of audience participation and inspiration. It’s a winning formula the Magicians of Basketball just never seem to lose.

Bring it on! Tickets starting as low as $16 are on sale now at respective box offices or www.Ticketmaster.com, or 1-800-745-3000. Information on group and scout tickets can be found at www.harlemglobetrotters.com. Every game includes a 30-minute post game autograph session, or consider purchasing the pregame “Magic Pass” to enjoy a special pre-game experience.

If you would like the chance to win a 4 pack of tickets, comment on this post and make sure you enter your email address. If you are feeling nice, you can also subscribe to my blog. The winner will be drawn on 2/16/2011 using random.org! Good luck!

Daytrippin'

I had an itchin' to get outdoors a couple weekends ago. My mom had been telling us about this awesome park that had a little zoo and a small train. So we finally got around to checking out Irvine Regional Park in Orange, CA. Amazing! Great place to get away for the day. It is close enough that we could get there in about 30 minutes, yet we felt so far away. It is like a little pocket of beauty that I never even knew existed. The park also scores points with me for being relatively affordable. Entrance/parking was only $5.00 per car, Riley rode the train for $4.00, and Morgan rode the ponies for $4.00. They also have a small zoo with animals that are native to California. They have bears, various birds, mountain lions, and even an ocelot. We had such a great time. I recommend this to anyone needing to get away for the day.
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Amazon Video Game Deal - thru 11/13

Amazon has a great deal on the latest games for all consoles. You can take advantage of this deal up until Sunday, November 13.
It is called the Amazon Double Dip and when you purchase two qualifying games, not only do you save $10 on each game, but you also receive a $30 credit that can applied towards future game purchases. I bought Fallout New Vegas as a Christmas gift and was surprised to receive an email telling me that I earned a $10 credit good towards my purchase of 12 months of Xbox Live. Take a look at the qualifying games here:
Amazon Double Dip

Let's Celebrate!

It's that time once again to put on our sweaters and head out for another exciting Disney on Ice show! This year's show is a jam packed celebration of all our favorite holidays. Tickets go on sale November 7th, at Ticketmaster. Use promotional code MOM at checkout to snag a family four pack of tickets for only $48!

Show dates and locations:

December 15-19 @ Staples Center

December 21-26 @ Honda Center

December 29- January 2 @ Citizen's Business Bank Arena

January 5-9 @ Long Beach Arena

Netflix on PS3...Disc-free at Last

Beginning this Monday, October 18, Sony will be ditching the necessary disc in order to provide us gamers with a disc-less Netflix experience. Not only will we be able to start up Netflix and stream movies instantly, but the whole interface is being beefed up. This will lend to much quicker playback times and easier browsing. We are also being promised 1080p high definition and 5.1 surround sound...it's about dang time! Having all three current gen consoles, I have the luxury of being able to compare the streaming Netflix feature between the three of them. I was shocked at just how janky the PS3's was. I had much preferred using the 360 to watch my movies and shows, but we will see if that changes. I heard something about a search function being included with the upgrade, something that all three consoles are currently lacking. If you want a sneak peak, check out the video at the following link. Apparently Canada got the update back in September..darn you Canada!

Canadian Preview

Getting Up There

My gamer score is getting pretty high. I've seen much higher, but considering the amount of free time that I have I'm pretty happy with my score! It will be a great day when I break 20,000.

Surprisingly Fun

I haven't been playing many games lately. This is mainly due to me being so busy with a new round of classes recently. Ok, truth is, I'm broke! After claiming that I do not usually play games based off of movies, TV shows, or books..I had the strong urge to play Toy Story 3. Could have been that I was drawn in by the bright colors. This game was simply ALOT of fun! It had a fair amount of platforming, which is always fun. There was also a sandbox style game mode. I spent a good few hours running around in this mode completing various missions that were extremely easy, but fun nonetheless. A certain level/area of the game involved a number of different missions where you are riding around in a either a tiny car or a sort of monster truck. My four year old son, Riley really enjoyed driving the car around. He typically has a rough time with the analog sticks, but in this game the controls were so easy he had a good time. I sort of wanted to go for all the achievements, but ended up with most of them. I could have had 1000/1000 if I wanted to tough out all the item collection after I beat the game.