Topic: Weird Wire™

Its a bird! Its a plane! Its ... a Labrador Retriever!  You may have thought there was no such thing as a flying dog, but a Florida pup aptly named Jet recently found himself airborn. From the article: Police and Jet's owners and vet say the 2-year-old dog accidentally leaped over a parking garage railing on New Year's Eve and walked away from the landing — 60 to 80 feet below. Just don't let that dog near copious amounts of Kryptonite!

Topic: Technical Difficulties

Update: Feb 19, 3:00PM est

Site stability has been restored. Thanks very much for your patience as we dealt with this rolling "black out" over the last 48 hours. If you experience anything abnormal from this point forward, please let us know.

Feb 18, 8:17PM est 

Please be advised: Some game rooms are experiencing technical difficulties that are causing games to load very slowly for some players. Our network team is aware of the situation and is investigating. (Download games and Cash Competitions are not affected.) We very much appreciate your patience as we work with various internal and external parties to resolve this issue.

Topic: Best Pets

This week's Best Pet is Melanie from Gordon, AL.  Useless fact:  The name Melanie was derived from the Greek and means "black" or "dark."

Pet Name: Melanie

 

Pet Owner: Gamesviller hotmemaw2006

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Distinguishing Personality Traits:

hotmemaw2006 says, "Melanie started out as my sister's cat. but when I moved in with my sister and her husband, she adopted me as her mommy. She loves to sleep with me at night. She also loves to sit on my lap while I watch TV on the couch. Melanie is 3 yrs old. She originally came from a family with 6 kids."

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Topic: Avatars

This week's Best Avatar is from Rachespina  (pictured at left) from Carmi, IL.

Rachespina says, "I think I have the best avatar because of the holiday coming up.  My avatar is getting ready for her big Valentine's Day - I always like to be ready for it.  We have a dog that looks like the one by the avatar.  I really like Gamesville and have won on the Bingo Zone and hope to win some more!"

Thanks, Rachespina!  We hope you - and all Gamesvillers - are having a lovely Valentine's Day.

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Topic: Holiday Flare

Happy Valentine's Day from your friends at Gamesville.com!

Let me not to the marriage of true minds
Admit impediments; love is not love
Which alters when it alteration finds,
Or bends with the remover to remove.
O, no, it is an ever fixed mark
That looks on tempests and is never shaken;
It is the start to every wand'ring bark,
Whose worth's unknown, although his height be taken.
Love's not Time's fool, though rosy lips and cheeks
Within his bending sickle's compass come;
Love alters not with his brief hours and weeks,
But bears it out even to the edge of doom.
If this be error and upon me proved,
I never writ, nor no man ever loved.

 

Topic: Members

Gamesviller "Bob1951" of Olyphant, PA won $1,000  in the Monthly Sweepstakes. Congratulations, Bob1951!

GV: What will you spend your winnings on?
bob1951: On vacation!

What are your favorite games on Gamesville? Why?
Sharkey's Pool and Bottle Rocket ... I like to play against othes.

What is your favorite movie?
Magnum Force

When not on Gamesville, what are your favorite ways to spend time?
Reading, watching HDTV, and golf. 

Topic: Hollywood

Yesterday, we shared with you the first half of our conversation with Christina Ricci about her new movie "Penelope."  Here is the second half:

Q: What was it about the script that originally appealed to you?

A: It was the message and the way the message was framed and presented. [The screenwriter] uses the fairy tale structure, which we're all so familiar with, and assume we know what's coming next. But she flips it on its head, and this drives a very important message home in a way that is not preachy or patronizing or manipulative. That, to me, is great.

Q: What fairy tales or movies with messages you did you feel strongly about growing up?

A: I feel like even Disney movies had morals to teach us. I was really enamored by all of the Hans Christian Andersen books. The Ugly Duckling, I love, and the Hans Christian Andersen Little Mermaid was my favorite.

Q: This is not the first time you've taken on a role that has supernatural elements. What about that intrigues you?

A: I've always loved fantasy. I was a big sci-fi/fantasy geek when I was a teenager. I've always wanted to be in a fantasy kind of film. I am naturally sort of attracted to things that are a little bit out of this world.

Q: Do you find that your fans have your sensibilities?

I hear people say, "I know what you're doing...there's got to be something interesting about it." There couldn't be a more flattering thing to say.

Q: In the film, Penelope is chased by photographers. What do you think of all of the paparazzi and tabloids and all of the gossip sites?

One thing people don't necessarily understand about actors is that [gossip] can actually have an effect on their careers. [An actor's career] doesn't seem as real as, you know somebody's job at a big company ... but the fact is, sometimes these people, when they're really mean or really slanderous, they are hurting the way someone supports themselves or their families.

Q: Have you had experiences with paparazzi like your character?

A: I've decided that the best approach is to be friendly and nice. When there are four cars following you, I like to view us all as sort of a caravanning team. [laughs] I'll talk to them, I'll pull up and roll down my window and ask, "Is there anything specific you're out here for today? Because I'm just going to run errands." And they'll usually say, "No no no, we just want some fashion shots." But I find that if you are nice to people, they are generally nice back. Its going to happen anyway, so why allow it to drive you crazy. Unless you have something you really don't want people taking pictures of.

Topic: Hollywood

In the upcoming movie "Penelope," (opening February 29) Christina Ricci stars as a young woman cursed with a porcine snout. Locked away by her parents in a mansion, the curse can only be lifted if a man takes her hand in marriage. At only 28 years old, Christina has had a fascinating career. She starred in "The Addams Family" and "The Addams Family Values" as a child actress and has grown into an accomplished actress, starring in last year's "Black Snake Moan" and the Wachowski Brothers' upcoming "Speed Racer."

We recently had the opportunity to talk to Christina where she talked about "Penelope," her relationship with the paparazzi, and what it was like to wear a pig snout.

 

Q: Can you tell us how long it took to put on the pig nose every day?

A: It took about an hour and a half to put the prosthetic on, and then I'd go over into regular hair and makeup and get normal beauty makeup put on over that. The only thing that got old was that I had to not talk at all while the nose was being put on my face.

Q: Did you ever wear the pig nose out in public to see what kind of reaction it got?

A: I didn't. They were trying to keep the pig nose a secret in the beginning, and ultimately decided that wasn't the best approach. Every once in awhile, we'd be on location, and I'd say, 'Why don't we walk over to Starbuck's? Oh...because I have a prosthetic pig nose on.'"

Q: Has the movie changed the way you view people at all?

A: I think in a way it has. You always fear when you're making a movie with a moral to the story that people are going to reject the idea of being taught a lesson, or you worry that people are going to feel they are being talked down to or that its cheesy to make a movie about self acceptance. But everyone seems to be really grateful, in a way, for a movie that has this theme in it...a movie that celebrates being an individual, being different.

Q: What aspects of Penelope's experience and journey will most resonate with [young women]?

A: The idea of being sort of crippled by insecurity. Women especially allow their insecurities to overwhelm them and to trap them in a way, and keep them from really enjoying life. When Penelope finally says, "I'm not going to be trapped in this house for the rest of my life and miss the world because of something wrong with my face," that's a huge moment and something we can learn from. She goes out there and experiences the world in spite of that. She accepts that her face is not going to change. A lot of women will agree that they have been in situations that should have been fun but all they could think about was the way they looked, what they were wearing, their weight...

Q: There is a period of time between the actors wrapping up their work on a film and the final film showing up in theatres.  Has this time given you any different perspective on your experience with "Penelope"?

A: To play a part, you have to sort of get lost a little bit in their emotions. I was existing in a place of a lot of self-loathing because she has to have that. At the time we were shooting, I was experiencing a lot of self-loathing as part of the character. I can now just watch it and feel good about myself and have fun watching the movie.

Q: Have you seen it with a group yet and is there feedback you've been hearing that let you know you're on the right track?

A: I've heard that we're getting tremendously positive responses. Not only does it have this message, but there is this huge romantic pay-off. I saw it in Toronto sitting next to Sam Jackson and Sam was moved. I think if the baddest man in town is moved by something, it's probably a good endorsement.

Check out part two of our interview tomorrow where Christina talks about the paparazzi, working with Reese Witherspoon, and her favorite fairy tales.

Topic: Avatars

This week's Best Avatar is from Indianlady2154  (pictured at left) from Shelbyville, IL.

Indianlady2154 says, "Hello and thank you for many years of fun at Gamesville!  I think my avatar depicts a lot of us regulars that have played here. I am a 54 yr old female paramedic/firefighter. I have been inthe department for 21 years and this site has helped me unwind."

Thanks, Indianlady2154 - your avatar looks like it depicts a lot of who work here at Gamesville HQ, as well!

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Topic: Best Pets

This week's Best Pet is a Jack Russell terrier named Haley belonging to Gamesviller jrtlvr.haley from Liverpool, NY.  Check out Haley in her adorable Halloween costume (though we have to point out, the shoes don't exactly look like they fit):

Pet Names: Haley

 

Pet Owner: Gamesviller jrtlvr.haley

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Distinguishing Personality Traits:

jrtlvr.haley says, "Haley loves to sit next to me while I am playing on Gamesville.  She waits with anticipation for the end of the round and the sound effects when your GV Rewards are shown."

As Haley herself might say: 

"2...4...6...8...

What do we appreciate?

Gamesville! Gamesville!

Yaaaaay, Gamesville!" 

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