Tuesday, December 19, 2006

2006 Predictions: Right or Wrong?

At the beginning of this year I asked my friends to complete a survey about predictions for 2006. Since the end of the year is almost here I went back and reviewed everyone's predictions to see who was right. Here are the results (11 people total participated)
1. Who will win the SEC Championship (Football)? Answer: Florida. 27% correct
2. Who will win the NCAA Tournament (Basketball)? Answer Florida. 18% correct
3. Will you still be living at the same address? 100% of the participants got this one correct
4. Will you (or your spouse) get pregnant/have a baby? 91% correct
5. Will you get married (answer is yes if you are already married)? 91% correct
6. Will President Bush be impeached? Answer: No. 100% correct
7. Will Osama be captured and/or killed? Answer: No. 82% correct
8. Who will win Americal Idol? Answer (I think): Taylor Hicks. 0% correct
9. Will Pam & Jim get together (for you Office fans)? Answer: No. 45% correct
10. Will Britney & Kevin still be together at the end of this year? Answer: No. 73% correct
11. Who will win the ACC Championship? Answer: Wake Forest. 0% correct
12. Who will win the Nascar Nextel Championship? Answer: Jimmie Johnson. 27% correct
13. Will Michael Schumacher reclaim his title as World Champion in Formula 1 racing? Answer: No. 64% correct
14. Will you still be with your currect employer? 91% correct
15. Who will win the gubernatorial election in your state? 45% correct
16. What movie will win the Oscar for Best Picture? Answer: Crash. 9% correct
17. Will the Dow be above 11,000 at the end of the year or below 9,000? Or in between? Answer: Currently above 11,000. 64% correct
18. Will Hillary Clinton announce her candidacy (for the 2008 Presidential race)? Answer: Not yet, still waiting. 18% correct.

Any suggestions on questions/predictions for next year?

Wednesday, December 13, 2006

Gift Ideas for $50 - Help!

Here's the deal: our office is having a holiday party and we're doing a gift swap (like White Elephant, or Bad Santa or Yankee Swap). The gift should be $50 and there is a prize for whoever's gift gets grabbed or "stolen" the most. Any ideas?
Here's what I have so far:
1. Movie/Entertainment Basket:
1 tub of popcorn (the kind you get at blockbuster) filled with
1 DVD
a $10 gift certificate to Blockbuster
The Film Snob's Dictionary and
other movie-type candy
2. Food lovers basket:
$15 bottle of wine
Good cheese (something imported, probably from Whole Foods)
Good crackers
Maybe some kind of pate or olives
Chocolate
$20 or $25 gift certificate to Atlanta Bread Company

Any other gift ideas? Remember they have to be AWESOME & LEGEND-(wait for it)-DARY!