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10 January 2006

Penguins and Pillows and Why I Haven't Left for Work Yet:: I haven't left my apartment to go to work yet because instead I've been playing with these pengiuns and their pillows and their bland furniture. Please, I'm so ashamed. →[More:]But not ashamed enough to omit that my best score was 261.9 and that I mispelled my name "mobody" on the entry screen but you can find it at #730 or so on the top 1000 list and please beat my score already because I'm too old for this and I really have to get to work.

post by: nobody at: 09:38 | 25 comments

Hee! I hate you nobody. I too haven't left for work, for other procrastinatory reasons, and now you've screwed me for a while longer.

posted by gaspode 10 January | 09:46

What the hell? The penguin just drops off of the swing like a deadweight every single time. What am I doing wrong? He lands right at the zero marker. THUMP!

posted by iconomy 10 January | 09:47

It's all in the release iconomy.

I'd like to coin a new word for stuff like this: addictivity - an activity that you are addicted to.

posted by sciurus 10 January | 09:51

eh, my best after a few minutes was only around 122. Clearly I need to practice more, but I'm heading to work.

posted by gaspode 10 January | 09:52

Why am I no good at this game?? I can't get past 40 dammit! I'm usually good at games, rock the Yeti. WTF?

posted by tr33hggr 10 January | 10:47

Wait. I just discovered you can jump after launch.

posted by tr33hggr 10 January | 10:49

159!!!

posted by tr33hggr 10 January | 10:51

rockit, pocketplayer

posted by ethylene 10 January | 10:51

Tee hee!

posted by tr33hggr 10 January | 10:52

Now I'm at work. Please don't beat my score after all, because though I have a private suite and could definitely get away with it, I really do have some work to do today.

posted by nobody 10 January | 11:25

158.89? I couldn't get the .12 needed to beat tr33? C'mon...

posted by richat 10 January | 11:43

I too now hate you nobody.

posted by arse_hat 10 January | 11:47

Battle on!

posted by tr33hggr 10 January | 11:53

197.08

suck it haters!

posted by tr33hggr 10 January | 11:55

For the record, I still haven't done as well as this morning, but now I'm also there as "nobody" at #830 with 259.99 (meters?). Please help me for I cannot stop. (And now I've read the instructions and understand the different pillow types. Blargh.)

posted by nobody 10 January | 12:42

I'm terribly embarassed, but nevertheless posting that now it's #734 and 261.83 ft.

posted by nobody 10 January | 13:08

And the other thing the instructions tell you is that your jump varies based on how long you hold the mouse for.

posted by nobody 10 January | 13:15

174.94 is the best I seem to be able to do, without quitting (or hoping for a 3 month severance package like everyone else) to concentrate...

posted by richat 10 January | 14:37

164.0 now. Plus I took care of temping in all the ADR lines for a show about Earthday. A productive day.

posted by nobody 10 January | 15:18

(Oops. Typo: 264.0)

posted by nobody 10 January | 15:18

Now 266.23

posted by nobody 10 January | 15:24

Now 269.18 (#257)

posted by nobody 10 January | 15:35

225.70! Not on the board yet though.

Damn you nobody!

posted by tr33hggr 10 January | 15:44

Now 269.8 (#213)

posted by nobody 10 January | 16:21

this is hard! (you have to catch the right rhythm)

posted by amberglow 10 January | 19:26

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