You know how even if you don't watch TV, you've probably at least seen pictures of Jon & Kate Gosselin and their litter and their dirty laundry spread all over the internet and every magazine in the world? Yeah well, that's kind of how I learned about this new game (OK, honestly it may not even be new) called Farmville that's on Facebook.
A friend at my work, we'll call her Gina (only 'cause that's her real name) started telling me about this one day and I was sort of nodding, thinking of the 20 other things I needed to get finished before I left. She needed to get home and check on her crops and feed her animals. HUH? I said, "You live in a subdivision and have one dog." "OH NO!", said she, "FARMVILLE!!!" Plus her sister's internet is down and she's got to take care of her farm also!! I think there's also Farmland or Farmtown or something, I don't know. I'm like, "Don't you have real kids you need to feed?" I know, not nearly as fun!
Gina and I both share a semi-fascination with the Amish and I thought maybe this was just her little outlet. Next thing I know, two of the library customers start a Farmville conversation at the check-out computer, so I called Gina up front. You would've thought they just discovered it was 2 for 1 day at the Dollar Store!
I got home from work later that day and my son (who's 21) was sitting at the kitchen table and said, "Hey mom, want to come see my farm?" Don't tell me...Farmville! Yep. As he's showing me his crops and animals (that include chickens, elephants, rice and banana trees - hello, where the heck is this farm anyway AFRICHINACA??), I see all the other people who also have farms...my sister-in-law, my husband's aunt, my nephew, his friends. Now I have to tell you, this is a boy/man (a mancub we'll say) who is too busy to help with dinner or take the trash out. Uh huh, wait until one of his pigs is on the kitchen table at suppertime - that might change his tune! Hey...chicken and rice!
Did I mention if you don't take care of your animals or crops, they'll wither and die? How fun and special!! The whole thing reminds me of the big Tamagotchi craze from when my kids were little where you had a little keychain animal thing. You had to play with it, feed it, clean up it's poop, give it treats, etc. or it'll die. You know, teaching the child "responsibility" and all. Yeah, my fanny.
So anyway, I'm just saying...even though I'm not on Facebook (yet), this obsessive-compulsive game may just lead me there. I've always wanted to live on a farm and did I mention you can "gift" things to your friends. Gina invited my son to be her friend on Farmville (and he'd rather pull his fingernails off than hurt someone's feelings) and he said sure (nothing like being friends with your mom's friend, bless his heart), so now they're trading crops or animals or something. I'm just sayin' it's easy to make fun of now when I'm not doing it, but IF I should get a farm, I will not allow cracks about me 'having too much time on my hands' or 'why don't I use my time to change the world'...OK? I bet I start feeding my family from a trough though...I'm almost to that point right now.
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well, this had me laughing! I totally had a farm but then school started, we had a conference and I was out too much, and my crops whithered and died. I said "no more" and stopped farming. I have to admit I have been tempted to start up again but then what if I make them all whither again. and it´s a race you know? I was racing one other missionary friend and she beat me but good so I didn´t have anyone to race with again. ;) It´s better not to get started I tell ya.
So funny how your son is into it though. did you know you can make it 3d too?
Um...I don't get it. LOL! I have a big garden and four legged critters in real life. Don't need more on a computer. And I'll tell ya, if I sat in front of the computer any more than I already do...my garden would not only be big, so would my butt! Well, it is big, let's just say it would be bigger! No thank you. :)
Living it up at Lakewood,
Cindy
I have stayed so FAR away from this whole farm thing..FAR, FAR, FAR away. My family talks about my blog more than I care...could you imagine what they would feel like if I had to feed the animals before I feed them...yikes...I would never live it down.
BTW...if I had a farm...mine would bet your farm..anyday. (wink, wink)!
Too funny! All of my FB friends keep going on about their farms too!
Everyone I know is playing this Farmville game!! My 16 year old son throws me off my computer so he can harvest his crops and plant new ones. I can't even get him to put his dirty clothes in the hamper but he can harvest crops?!!?And my other son's friend told me he had to get up at 6 am last Saturday so he could feed his animals. There's no way I'm getting involved in this!! Three sons, a husband, two dogs and two cats is more than enough for me to take care of!! : )
~ Wendy
http://Crickleberrycottage.blogspot.com/
You had me laughing all the way through.
I have no desire trying to feed and harvest on a virtual farm. I haven't got enough hours in a day the way it is.
Hi Beth, I'm kinda intrigued by the Amish my self...just like my love for 'The little house on prairie'..., this game sounds CerUTE ! : )
My BFF plays this game and gets really sucked into it too! I haven't tried it yet...
Fortunately I haven't got into Farmville, but see some of my friends on Fbook are farming away. Perhaps it might have something to do with me having a real farm lol!
So when do you start with Second Life?
i have enough REAL things in my life that will shrivel up and die if they get to little food, attention, dusting, washing etc. the last thing i need is to stress out about virtual animals that are MY responsibility! i don't want to scoop poop of any virtual dog, it's too much fun doing the real thing!!!
I have heard of this. My sister-in -law and her friend were visiting one day and her friend had to borrow our computer so she could "tend" to her boyfriends crops, it was harvest time you see, LOL! We all got a kick out of it, but I spend too much time on the computer as it is, so haven't done it myself!
Oh a girl at work has been asking me about this. I don't think I need one more thing I have to do!! But if you get on facebook and need a friend let me know! hehe
Hugs, Lisa
Oh how funny! I just love it. I also discovered a game (I am not a game player) a few months ago. One of my children showed it to me. It is called Cake Mania. In the game, you are an owner of a bakery. You have to take the customers orders, who by the way, start pouring in and getting impatient, you have to get the cake order right, get it in and out of the oven, decorate it the way the customer asks and do it all before they get impatient and walk out the door. Sounds easy, but with each step, it's gets more complicated. I stayed up till the wee hours of morning, putting off a stitching order, just to accomplish this game! Give this farm game a try...you might be a farmgirl without your farm right now! blessings,Kathleen
Alicia at More Than Words is hooked, too. I just quit FB for security reasons, so I guess I'll never know...have fun!
sounds fun but i still don't think i'm ready for facebook. LOL!
xo
That is soooo funny!!!
I just did a post on the same subject!!
I love FArmville!!! LOL
You should add me on FB so we could become neighbors! LOL
I played Farmtown for awhile but then got tired of it so stopped...I have enough stuff to keep track of without worrying about virtual crops/trees/animals!
I'm new to your blog, but am enjoying it thoroughly! All I can say is, as if facebook isn't addictive enough with the quizzes and status updates and checkin' in on everybody's business, If I were into Farmville, I'd never leave the house! Our local morning radio news guy was talking about this the other day. A guy called in and told him that he and his ex-girlfriend were out on a date and that she was rushing through dinner because he had to get her home so she could water her soybean crop before it died. She was absolutely serious! Umm, he soon broke up with her. Another lady called in and said that she was addicted to Farmville and actually got up in the middle of the night to log onto Farmville and milk her cows...like on real farm. So OMG girl...don't do it! lol
OH BETH...you are a hoot!!! So glad I found your blog.
LOL! I have never gotten started on that game for this very reason!
Alright, I think I smell an addiction coming on! LOL
I started a farm but I never had time to care for my crops so I quit. My mother in law is just waiting for her big house and then she's going to quit because she is obsessing about it. So funny!
Over from somewhere, can't remember. Anyway, love your blog. I am a FarmVille addict. Not only that, but Farm Town, Fish World, and last but certainly not least Island Paradise. I can't help it.
I have a farm and it's a love/hate thing. I don't think the animals die, just the crops.
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