November 22nd, 2006

Win an XBox 360 Wireless Controller just for reading Bokardo!

by Joshua Porter | 56 Comments | shortlink: http://bokardo.com/p/512

Dear Readers,

Comment on this post to win an XBox 360 wireless controller. ($40 value)

XBox Controller

Here’s a quick way to get a Holiday gift for your loved one: simply place a comment with your real name here on this post (and your real email address…which nobody but me can see…so I can notify you if you’ve won), and in a week from now (November 29 – after Black Friday and the ensuing shopping weekend) I’ll choose one lucky commenter at random to receive the prize. After I email you to get your address, I’ll send out the controller on my dime and you’ll receive it in plenty of time for the Holidays.

Oh, and one thing: your comment has to include something that makes you happy. I’ve left an example for you all…a list of a couple things that make me happy. Isn’t that what the Holidays are all about: sitting back and recognizing what’s good in our lives?

No small print, no hidden agendas, that’s it. Enter a comment for your chance to win.

Ok, one small thing. If you really, really, don’t want to enter your real name in the bright lights of the comments, send me an email instead (and make sure you include what makes you happy). That’s just as good…I’ll include it in the random drawing for the XBox 360 wireless controller.

Why am I giving away free stuff?

First, I’m not a gamer, and I don’t own an XBox 360, but I happen to have an extra XBox 360 Wireless Controller lying around. I know there are new systems on the market, and they sound very cool, but I don’t have controllers for those systems.

Second, I want to know who reads my blog. Every so often I actually meet a Bokardoan, and it’s fantastic. And sometimes I’m a reader of theirs, which is doubly cool. It’s the reason why I started blogging in the first place: to meet like-minded folks.

Unfortunately for my curious side, many folks are readers and not commenters. This is fine, I lurk on a lot of sites myself. But if we don’t happen to meet face-to-face at some event it’s entirely possible that I’ll never know who is reading, and vice versa. So, this is an experiment to try and remedy that. Now, I understand that most of you won’t be gamers…just because that’s not really in the wheelhouse of my audience, but most people know someone who is…

Finally, if you’re a reader and you don’t care about the controller but still wouldn’t mind unlurking for a minute send along an email to web@bokardo.com

I would love to hear from you.

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1. Josh 9:23am, Wed 22nd, 2006

Things that make me happy are:

My Baby Tessa, my wife Alana, the Boston Red Sox, being near the ocean, and tall trees

2. Simen E. Sandberg 9:37am, Wed 22nd, 2006

What makes me happy? Friends. Family. Learning, playing, living.

3. Vic 9:40am, Wed 22nd, 2006

My wife Alicia, being around family, and pets all make me happy.

4. Wade Winningham 10:25am, Wed 22nd, 2006

Feeling needed. My family, my girlfriend, my cat and happening upon the rare movie that makes me feel like I did the first time I watched Star Wars and Raiders of the Lost Ark.

5. Steve Heady 10:28am, Wed 22nd, 2006

Waking up on a Saturday morning, stepping outside into weather above 60 degrees, listening to melodic trance music, drinking a glass of good cab, and eating buttered lobster.

6. Dave Edens 11:34am, Wed 22nd, 2006

Friday night pool and poker night with my inlaws. Great times just sitting around jawing and having a genrally fine time.

7. shibuyume 11:44am, Wed 22nd, 2006

So add me to this list….hrmph. xbox is increasingly looking more attractive as opposed to the ps3. the ps3 looks too awful at the moment, not to say i’m not drawn to the allure of ebay+paypal.

8. Bill H-D 12:14pm, Wed 22nd, 2006

family, friends, food – especially all at once!

you can leave me out of the drawing, though, or if I win give mine to Toys-4-tots or something like that

9. Lance Jonn Romanoff 12:22pm, Wed 22nd, 2006

Today taking the Acela Express instead of the MBTA commuter rail from Providence to Boston made me happy.

FYI, we met a Boston web design Meetup approximately a year ago. You asked me about web design/development freelancing.

10. Pauric 12:27pm, Wed 22nd, 2006

to have the privilege to both actively participate in http://www.tulgeywood.us and be their go-to guy for all things technical. Its not often we can apply our IT knowhow to the greater good.

11. Derek 12:57pm, Wed 22nd, 2006

Many things make me happy… holiday functions, family, learning new things and being alright at them…

I am really a simple guy so it doesnt take much to bring me happiness

but thanks for asking… love the blog by the way, keep up the good work

12. krst. 2:29pm, Wed 22nd, 2006

What makes me happy? When I’m in a flow, and things seem happen faster then I planned to. Many other things make me happy too in fact. The list would be too long to put it here.

13. zack halbrecht 2:48pm, Wed 22nd, 2006

Turkey, gin, and Guitar Hero. Not necessarily all at the same time, but it couldn’t hurt.

14. Kris Gosser 4:06pm, Wed 22nd, 2006

I’m happy knowing the memories I’ve created in the past help shape my future. I’m ensured then that the good times I’ve had will generate better ones in the future. That is my definition of happiness.

Design, Stephen Colbert, mustaches, my family, and music complete the happiness.

15. Mark Caudell 4:19pm, Wed 22nd, 2006

THINGS THAT MAKE ME HAPPY:
* My brother
* My fiancee
* My friends
* Drinking ice cold beer in the sun down my local
* Slinky – my favourite club night in Bournemouth
* Music that reminds me of moments in my life
* Driving down country roads when there’s no one around

16. Gavin Laking 4:41pm, Wed 22nd, 2006

I’m not trying to win the controller since I don’t have an XBox either. But things that make me happy include the usual favourites (the missus, friends, family, drinking beer, laying in bed on a Sunday morning); and one thing I just discovered.

New, fresh input.

I’ve not only enjoyed reading some posts on this site for the last few days, but tonight I downloaded you OPML feed and I’m blown away. Vienna (RSS software for the Mac) has never been so busy downloading new feeds!

Anyway, I’ve gotta go; there 3520 entries to be read!

17. Lena Arvola 5:28pm, Wed 22nd, 2006

I’m a Bokardoan via my RSS feed subscription with Bloglines.

My son and cat are most likely involved in my level of happiness… however, something that certain gets a happy dance out of me is when “problems get solved”, “things fall into place”, “finally crossing off the yuckiest thing on the to-do list.”

18. James Melzer 6:15pm, Wed 22nd, 2006

Well, for starters, my xbox makes me pretty happy…

I like my job, and liking my job makes me happy. I’m happy that I’ve got a fab wife and great friends. Tomorrow is Turkey Day with family, and that makes me happy. Oh, and there’s going to be pie (via my lovely wife) and that makes me really happy.

Really, what’s better than pie?

19. Chris Ridgeway 1:30am, Thu 23rd, 2006

I’ve lurked via my RSS reader for a long while. Have liked your comments on ugly design/My Space – often restate them in conversation without giving source credit.

I would give any xbox 360 to my friend and roommate, who actually owns the 360.

Happy: a clear azure sky, and that afternoon when looking into it reminds you both that you’re smaller than you think, and have more possibility than you remembered.

20. colbert 4:27am, Thu 23rd, 2006

its my first time here. I came from the web2weblog site as I know Servaas personally. Thanks for the great articles over here. I will come back to read more about it.

21. Tim 7:49am, Thu 23rd, 2006

Hey! I’m not normally a reader of your blog but I’ll definatly check it out now. I have an xbox 360 and another controller would be just splendid, because my little brother and I have to take turns and it would be really cool to play with him instead of after him. Things that make me happy are my family, but mostly the fact the my little brother and I get along so well. I had a not-so-good relationship with my older brother, so thats what makes my little brother so important to me. Well, I hope I win, and thank you very much for your time (as well as the chance to win an xbox360 controller!)

22. Justin Thorp 8:51am, Thu 23rd, 2006

Hey man! I really enjoy reading your blog. Keep it up!

23. Evan 11:38am, Thu 23rd, 2006

My wife hates my xbox360 but with another controller she could play with me and our marriage would be much happier. Don’t you want to support happy marriages?

24. agaelebe 1:23pm, Thu 23rd, 2006

I like to live, read, learn, teach use and do it.
bye

25. Kevin Wikoff 2:46pm, Thu 23rd, 2006

I be straight up. I just want a 360 controller. Thanks.

26. Paul Milner 3:39pm, Thu 23rd, 2006

Hi,
I’m a Java developer living in Tunbridge Wells, UK. I really enjoy your insights into user interfaces and what the web really is or could be…

Makes me happy: interesting ideas, great movies,
meals with wife and kids, cycling on empty lanes.

Cheers
Paul

27. Kevin 10:47am, Fri 24th, 2006

There are lots of things that make me happy, but I’d have to say hanging out with my family and friends is the best! Especially around the holidays. It sounds cliche, but there’s a reason it is that way

28. Yizhou Sun 1:58pm, Fri 24th, 2006

Hey, love this site. My cat, the outdoors, reading, and having fun with family are what brings me happiness.

29. John 2:53pm, Fri 24th, 2006

Things I like: walking in the snow, the smell of pine trees (not the car air fresheners, mind you), the sound of fabric being cut, bouncing curly hair, weekend DIY projects, and definitely homemade food. I apologize to everything I left off.

30. Tyler Alexander 3:02pm, Fri 24th, 2006

Friends, music, and warm summer weather all make me perfectly happy.

31. Son 6:09pm, Fri 24th, 2006

Things that make me happy: Friends, family, and hopefully a new XBOX 360 this Xmas!

32. Andrew 6:59pm, Fri 24th, 2006

Things that make me happy are my family, my friends, my health, the fact that my family isn’t in any financial problems and is alot better off than most people and that everyone i know and love is blessed.

33. Mike 1:16pm, Sat 25th, 2006

Things that make me happy are my girlfriend, my friends, my family, listening to music, playing games and helping to solve problems for others.

34. bina 5:21pm, Sat 25th, 2006

things that make me happy…chinese food, short work weeks, summer days

35. Tom 5:50pm, Sat 25th, 2006

My Powerbook, the color green, solving problems, and good friends.

36. Mike Holley 4:03pm, Sun 26th, 2006

I just started reading your blog and have enjoyed it so far. Keep up the good work.

37. Duke Wong 8:39pm, Sun 26th, 2006

Things that make me happy:
~ Leisure: Video Game, Music, Travel, etc.
~ Inspiration: Economics, Design, Meditation, etc.
~ Daily Life: Wife, Eggs on Rice, Rainbow or Sunshine, etc.

38. Marilyn Langfeld 9:03pm, Sun 26th, 2006

Some things that make me happy: spending time with friends and family, autumn leaves turning red and yellow, breathing the crisp fall air, spinning around in a beautiful beautiful green field, finishing a design that’s just right and having the client love it too.

39. cori 1:30am, Tue 28th, 2006

My happy thing: string cheese dipped in Frank’s Red Hot Sauce.

Don’t want the controller, so if you pick my name, put it back and pick another. But I do read Bokardo, and wanted to let you know.

40. Julie Romanowski 7:58am, Tue 28th, 2006

I have no use for the controller, so pick someone else.

Great site! I just ran across it today following some other links.

My immensely happy thing: My 20 year old son now clean and sober and turning his life around – in the process helping others who are fighting addictions. I’m so proud of him!

41. Eric DeLabar 8:36am, Tue 28th, 2006

Good food, good friends, good wine, and great conversation.

42. Eddie Lopez 9:23am, Tue 28th, 2006

I also don’t need this controller, but I wanted to say I enjoy reading and occasionally commenting on your site. I like the social web design slant you taken and think you’re a great writer.

Thanks!
-Eddie

43. alo 9:49am, Tue 28th, 2006

enjoying time with friends and family!

44. Mark Henderson 10:28am, Tue 28th, 2006

Watching my son as he laughs at something that he finds side-splitting funny!

45. Eladio Caritos 11:54am, Tue 28th, 2006

Time with friends and family.

46. Delta Taph 12:02pm, Tue 28th, 2006

What makes me happy? Well, I’m an avid blogger for on my personal website, and being 12, naturally I’m into gaming. I also love my family to bits! Seeing them happy, really does make me happy!

Wish me luck! Hopefully my Dad and me will be able to play multi-player Halo now!

47. Nick Zadrozny 3:03pm, Tue 28th, 2006

Things that make me happy…

Hanging out goofing off with friends. Having passionate discussions about life and love and why. Squeaky clean Ruby code with over 100% test coverage. Spending an entire day reading a good book.

Lately? Sufjan Stevens – Songs for Christmas. Oh yes.

48. Ram 3:52pm, Tue 28th, 2006