It's Earth Day!  To celebrate, we all walked miles and miles over the highway and through the woods to Gamesville HQ this morning instead of taking our cars. (Some of us still haven't made it yet.  We're a little concerned.)  Why don’t you take today as an opportunity to add some more environmentally conscious habits to your daily routine?  Here are a few you can try:

1.    Print less!  Sometimes at work, we fall into the routine of constantly printing out and filing all of our documents, but its certainly greener (and sometimes easier) to simply save things electronically.
2.    Turn things off!  This seems like an obvious one, but how often do you leave the TV on when you are not watching it?  Or leave your cell phone charger plugged in even when your phone is not charging?  You can save a lot of energy just by only using the power you need when you need it.
3.    Reuse things!  Bring your own canvas sack to the supermarket (some stores, like Trader Joe’s, sell bags you can use), use mugs instead of disposable cups for your coffee, and open presents carefully so as to reuse the wrapping paper.  (Hey, you can even re-gift if you want.  We won’t tell.)
4.    Don’t speed!  Not only will it make you a more pleasant driver with whom to be on the road, but you’ll save fuel.
5.    In fact, don’t drive!  Why bother to go anywhere when you could be playing games and winning cash prizes on Gamesville?  Just try not to leave the computer on for too long after you win the Magic 21 Jackpot.

There was an issue with the timer in several game rooms for Miami Dice and Frantic Fish. That issue has been resolved. Thanks to everyone who wrote in to alert us.

This week's Best Avatar is from greenkid18  (pictured at left) from Tampa, FL.  

greenkid18 says, "I chose the colors for the Green Bay Packers and I am obsessed with green, and the drip thing because I am always getting hurt. As for the baby, I love kids and babysit a lot, I love cats, and I like softball. As for the clothes that's just my style.  I live in Florida with 3 kids (1, 4, & 8 years old), have a loving husband, and work full-time. I'm also a full-time student going for my MS which I will be completing in 4 months. I spend the little free time I have with family and playing on Gamesville." 

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Some of us at Gamesville HQ were big fans of "The X-Files" in the 90s.  (Some of us may even currently have bronze statuettes of Mulder and Scully on our bookshelves and Mulder's "I Want to Believe" poster hanging in our cubes ... okay, that would be me.)

Anyway, the sequel to the first "X-Files" movie, which came out in 1998, will be in theaters this July 25.  Eeee! I hope Mulder and Scully kiss again!

The movie has just been given a title:  "The X-Files: I Want to Believe." 

I just want to believe the movie will be good.   Any other fans out there? 

Here is the trailer to the original (and totally awesome) "X-Files" movie:

Here are a couple of more wallpapers for your downloading pleasure:

 
It Takes All Kinds

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So, we always love playing a few rounds of "Bejeweled," but we never found the game to be particularly lifechanging.  Or at least as lifechanging as it was for Tammy Li of Jersey City. 

From the article:

Bernie Peng reprogrammed Tammy Li's favorite video game, "Bejeweled," so a ring and a marriage proposal would show up on the screen when she reached a certain score. Li reached the needed score -- and said yes.

The word of the romantic feat last December filtered out after Peng, a financial software programmer, posted details on his blog. The reprogramming was a tricky task and took him a month.

"I thought it was pretty cool, in a nerdy way," Peng told The Star-Ledger of Newark.

Here is a link to  Bernie's blog where he recounts the tale.

PopCap, the company that makes "Bejeweled," is flying the couple to Seattle for their honeymoon and even providing copies of "Bejeweled" to hand out to the guests as favors. 

Aww ... we here at Gamesville HQ are nothing if not fans of True Love.  And when True Love meets "Bejeweled," well, our hearts just melt.  Good luck, you crazy kids!

GV: How did you react when you found out you won?  Were you alone or were you with anyone?

ladybuckeye8: I yelled for my son!

What will you spend your winnings on?

I will spend it on my family.

What are your favorite games on Gamesville?

Bubble Popper, Frantic Fish, and Addiction Solitaire. 

What are your favorite hobbies?

Sports, reading, and mostly my family ... thanks  again for everything!

Pet Name: Palmar

Pet Owner: Gamesviller ladydarnbro.champ

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dog who passed away just less than a year ago. His name was Palmar and he was a good old dog.  He saved our lives one time by driving the truck. He died at the age of 16.  I miss him so much."

And how, exactly, did Palmar come to drive the truck? 

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Ah, your wedding night. The most romantic night of your life. The night about which little girls dream.

The wedding of one California couple didn't turn out quite as planned. In fact, they spent the evening in jail after their party got a bit out of hand.

From the article:

When police had to return a second time to the home Saturday night, officers stunned both the groom and his cousin with a Taser when they both became aggressive toward the officers.

The groom and cousin were arrested for allegedly resisting arrest. The bride was taken into custody on suspicion of public intoxication. 

Where will they celebrate the birth of their first child - a maximum security penitentiary?