Maybe Bossy never mentioned, but she has a son attending Columbia University, which means when Bossy and her son want to see each other, they must video chat, where must video chat equals not with this hair, pal, not today.
So in theory only, this is what Bossy looks like when she video chats with her son using her laptop’s built-in camera, except in this case Bossy took a photo of her computer screen while she was video chatting, except it wasn’t even a photo it was a screen capture, and Bossy wasn’t video chatting, she was testing her web camera — and who wishes Bossy would just get to the giveaway already? Put your hand down, Bossy.
Well. The good folks at Microsoft sent Bossy a LifeCam VX-5500, which is a portable web video camera:
Bossy loves this flexible webcam, which can clip to stuff or stand on its own, and has the ability to angle every which way, which means it’s able to capture the details of Bossy’s nightly routine:
In addition, the webcam’s high quality image allows Bossy to videochat about stuff like her long painting day, and to show the exact shade of deep purple Bossy’s client selected for her guest room:
Or Bossy can move the camera farther away to capture more of her surroundings:
Or the camera can be moved farther still:
And because the webcam isn’t built into Bossy’s computer, Bossy can capture other scenes without having to move her entire laptop. For instance Bossy could videochat about her view from her comfy sofa and easily angle the camera to show it:
Or maybe Bossy could videochat about the other side of the living room:
Or maybe Bossy could maneuver the webcam to show her computer screen — like an M.C. Escher painting of Bossy typing on a keyboard in a room with a computer screen of Bossy typing on a keyboard in a room with a computer screen of Bossy typing in a room with a computer screen Sister Mercy save Bossy:
As luck would have it, the good folks at Microsoft want to give one of Bossy’s readers a LifeCam VX-5500 of their own — plus a bonus wireless mouse.
Just leave a comment below, one per person please. Bossy will run the giveaway through Friday night and announce a winner Saturday morning utilizing her best friend the Random Number Generator. Good luck!
Bobbie says
May 7, 2009 at 8:26 amI have a son heading off to college in the fall; he’s not the chatty type, though….
Barb says
May 7, 2009 at 8:30 amNice commercial
Kymberley says
May 7, 2009 at 8:31 amMy best friend is moving 2 states away. I could showcase my baby after he’s born and make her long to return home!
ashley says
May 7, 2009 at 8:32 amSure. Why not.
Julianne says
May 7, 2009 at 8:34 amCount me in!
Melanie P says
May 7, 2009 at 8:35 amI could use this since I have my 16 day old son on my lap and his NaNa is 8 hrs away!
Camille Sullivan says
May 7, 2009 at 8:35 amHusband away with the military and would LOVE to see him.
Ms. Tart says
May 7, 2009 at 8:36 amDoes it come with a Photoshop feature so I could erase the bags under my eyes?
Phaedra says
May 7, 2009 at 8:36 amthat would be so much fun!
jodi says
May 7, 2009 at 8:38 amCount me in! This is on my list of things that I look at and never buy…along with new running shoes and a laptop…
Liz in Virginia says
May 7, 2009 at 8:42 amHa! At my house the backpack is right in front of the front door — no landings for us! And we live with a viola that is like Schrodinger’s cat — is it alive or dead inside that box? We’ll never know!
megachick says
May 7, 2009 at 8:45 amthat’s cool. i love the escher feature.
Meja says
May 7, 2009 at 8:46 amMUST HAVE! We live at least 5 states away from everyone we know! And my shiny new laptop is the only new shiny laptop made without a web cam :
Madness says
May 7, 2009 at 8:47 amoohh lucky number 13 (possibly) Madness hearts Bossys house.
Madness says
May 7, 2009 at 8:48 amSee! Dangblasted!
The Cube Monkey says
May 7, 2009 at 8:50 amThat’s awesome!
Love your living room! =)
Gumbo says
May 7, 2009 at 8:51 amHow about me? I love my mom and I would totally give this to her so she could video chat with me when I’m at school.
~annie says
May 7, 2009 at 8:52 amI need this because I’m sure it doesn’t work with a dial-up internet connection. Which is what I have. And if I win this camera I would finally have an excuse to join the 21st century. Pick me!
floreksa says
May 7, 2009 at 8:53 amI’m guessing it plays nicely with Macs?
Val in South Jersey says
May 7, 2009 at 8:53 amI am leaving a comment.
Tawny says
May 7, 2009 at 8:54 amWhat happens when your folks move to FL? They learn how to email and use the internet that is what! Great giveaway!
Cat says
May 7, 2009 at 8:55 amI really need this so I can Skype with my sister in The Netherlands.
Me Thinks says
May 7, 2009 at 8:56 amME ME ME ME ME please!
Valerie says
May 7, 2009 at 8:57 amOh Bossy, I could give this to my irritating husband who insists on videochatting with his best friend for hours a day like 8th-grade girls!
Tricia says
May 7, 2009 at 9:00 amI’m not sure what I would do with it but it’s so cute I feel the desire to OWN it! 🙂
janet says
May 7, 2009 at 9:00 amIf I win, I’ll need Bossy to show me how to install and use it, okay?
Hokie Deb says
May 7, 2009 at 9:01 am–>Whew Bossy, I was beginning to worry you were going to be giving away a Snuggie after the one camera shot, um, I mean screen capture. HA!
http://thaxtonfam.blogspot.com
Jennifer says
May 7, 2009 at 9:01 amI need this so my daughter can chat with her father and I don’t have to see him in person.
Eden says
May 7, 2009 at 9:02 amI’ve never had anything remotely like this. I would feel compelled to vlog
Molly says
May 7, 2009 at 9:03 amThis would make my brother & his family’s moving away to Lexington a bit more bearable. We could still “see” each other!
K says
May 7, 2009 at 9:05 amSounds great, but can I have a cleaner house to go with it?
My in-laws already think I’m too dippy, if they really see how we live, their worst fears will be confirmed.
SusanS says
May 7, 2009 at 9:05 amOooh…I want one!
Kelly says
May 7, 2009 at 9:05 amThis would be awesome!!
krg says
May 7, 2009 at 9:07 amcool
Gillian says
May 7, 2009 at 9:08 amMy husband travels to Brazil for work all the time. This would be awesome, so he could see our son!
vuboq says
May 7, 2009 at 9:09 amBossy, you have the best Giveaways EVER!
*crosses fingers and hopes to win win win win win win win*
TanyaK says
May 7, 2009 at 9:10 amIt would be very cool to win. It would force me to learn some new techology, which means my brother would have to come over so I could frustrate him all afternoon!
Linda says
May 7, 2009 at 9:11 amWhat an awesome Bossy giveaway and here’s wishing you an early Happy Mother’s Day!
Linda.Stewart(at)drakesoftware.com
chocolatechic says
May 7, 2009 at 9:11 amChocolatechic has a son in college too, only she is lucky enough to have him still living at home.
alissa says
May 7, 2009 at 9:11 amI have a webcam on my laptop, and yeah, it’s hard to get a good angle with it! But my mom has no webcam at all and even though we live in the same town, my sister doesn’t.
Mary says
May 7, 2009 at 9:11 amMy kids would be all over the camera!! I’d Love the wireless mouse.
Philly says
May 7, 2009 at 9:13 amWhat kind of wine was that?
Lee says
May 7, 2009 at 9:14 amAwesome, me too!
Well Read Hostess says
May 7, 2009 at 9:15 amThis might make me stick to a diet. Unless you can manipulate it so it’s like a fun house mirror and I appear as tall as Bossy.
Objects in video camera are not as tall and lanky as they appear.
Ellie says
May 7, 2009 at 9:17 amDoes this mean I have to start getting DRESSED to blog up??
Rebecca says
May 7, 2009 at 9:18 amPlease random number generator gods, smile on me!
terri says
May 7, 2009 at 9:19 amboy, sure would be nice to have this!! i’ll cross my fingers and toes!
🙂
Dorrie says
May 7, 2009 at 9:20 amGreat give away. Happy Mother’s Day!
Luanne says
May 7, 2009 at 9:20 amSounds like fun!
Jill says
May 7, 2009 at 9:20 amLooks like fun!
Know it All says
May 7, 2009 at 9:20 amYay! I’ve always wanted to video chat with my friend in KC…please RNG–pick me, me wonderful ME!
carson says
May 7, 2009 at 9:21 amHrmph. It’s probably not Mac-compatible and I probably won’t win anyway, but a girl’s gotta try.
Grandma J says
May 7, 2009 at 9:22 amThat’s something Grandma J could really use to capture the different scenarios as she converses with herself. It would be particularly exciting to document all the infighting that goes on between Grandma J and ….umm, Grandma J and post it on her blog.
Melissa says
May 7, 2009 at 9:22 amCount me in too!
I was just pondering a webcam purchase. And the bonus mouse is awesome because mine just died! I had to scrounge up an old one.
AmandaAmandaAmanda says
May 7, 2009 at 9:23 amOOOOH I would love to have this.
mom2werogers says
May 7, 2009 at 9:24 amI want it, I want it! Come on bossy, hook a momma up!
Waverly says
May 7, 2009 at 9:26 amHey, Bossy! My son is a senior that is graduating in 3 weeks from high school-then off to college! 4 hours away is too far for me, not far enough for him! I’d love to win this if only to check that he is eating and wearing “clean” clothes!
Happy Mother’s Day!
Chris says
May 7, 2009 at 9:27 amFour computer users in this house – no webcams. So sad.
corrie says
May 7, 2009 at 9:27 amI really didn’t want one of those thingamadoodles until you highlighted all the features and benefits! Nice ad campaign you produced there Bossy!
PS and I love those pillows perched on the pair of living room chairs!
AppleTree says
May 7, 2009 at 9:28 amMy husband and I are considering moving and this would be great for keeping in touch with friends…
km says
May 7, 2009 at 9:31 amBossy, all my family’s in Europe. This would be so awesome!
Terri says
May 7, 2009 at 9:32 amRandom number generator please pick me!
(too subtle?)
The Domestic Goddess says
May 7, 2009 at 9:33 amThis would be great for my kids to talk to their relatives across the country!
Melissa says
May 7, 2009 at 9:34 amSo cool!
Choosy says
May 7, 2009 at 9:34 amOOOoooo me, please
My mom just used her mom authority to demand skype for mom’s day. and well, she IS my mom after all…
heidi says
May 7, 2009 at 9:35 amOh, so it’s a clarinet my daughter carries in there? Thanks for clearing that up for me. Also, I notice that your bar is always open for business….
KAY says
May 7, 2009 at 9:37 amThis would be awesome for far away relatives and friends. Or I guess for my son that is heading to college this fall! Very cool.
bethie says
May 7, 2009 at 9:38 amMy special man friend just moved 1000 miles away. I’d love to be able to give this to him so we can video chat! I promise to keep it PG!!
Chesapeake Bay Woman says
May 7, 2009 at 9:39 amDear Random Number Generator,
Even though numbers and I are natural enemies, please pick me for this wonderful item.
Dear Kevin Bacon,
Your wife is waiting for you in Virginia.
MaratonMom says
May 7, 2009 at 9:39 amcoolio! I’d love to make cool blog posts with that webcam!
PS = Bossy’s home looks so warm and cozy =)
birchsprite says
May 7, 2009 at 9:42 ammy Mumbo Jumbo would be so chuffed if I could video chat with her…
ps you have a lovely home!
Jacmo says
May 7, 2009 at 9:43 amI would love to see more of your adorable house. And you!
Tammy says
May 7, 2009 at 9:43 am<——off to sacrifice a chicken to the Random Number Generator gods in hopes of winning the webcam…
maggie says
May 7, 2009 at 9:44 amI love your blog!
kd says
May 7, 2009 at 9:45 amTwo kids at out-of-state colleges! Would love a webcam. Can’t afford one!
Jessie says
May 7, 2009 at 9:46 amPlease Random Number Generator – I promise that I would love, and hug, and squeeze the webcam (and call it George)!
Linda says
May 7, 2009 at 9:46 amWe have a new baby on the way and my Mom lives a couple thousand miles away. It would be a two-fer if I won. My Mom would get to see me fat and sassy. And I would get my Mommy.
Spinoff says
May 7, 2009 at 9:47 amDo I really want my THREE kids at out-of-state colleges to see me at home? Uh, yeah!
Mary G says
May 7, 2009 at 9:50 amCool, I’m in.
Lynne says
May 7, 2009 at 9:51 amMy sisters live out of state. This would be great to use with them!
Gary Forrester says
May 7, 2009 at 9:51 amWant that!!
Kelly says
May 7, 2009 at 9:51 amOh! I hope I have the luck number. We always wanted one since the birth of first child (who is now 13 months) because both sets of her grandparents live far away. We just couldn’t afford to buy one.
Say What? says
May 7, 2009 at 9:52 amHappy Mother’s Day to all who live far from their moms, children and other family!
Leslie says
May 7, 2009 at 9:53 amOur first leaves the nest this fall. It would be like he never left…
Emily says
May 7, 2009 at 9:56 amEnter me, please!
Jenn says
May 7, 2009 at 9:57 amThis is lovely. My partner’s best friend just moved half way across the country and we’re coming to terms with the need for a webcam.
ali says
May 7, 2009 at 9:58 amHubby’s going to Afghanistan next year–a webcam would be awesome!
Mickey says
May 7, 2009 at 9:58 amDaughter in Australia, son in NYC – parents in upstate NY…video chatting essential
Jacquie says
May 7, 2009 at 10:01 amI’ve been looking for a way to keep a better eye on myself.
Betsey says
May 7, 2009 at 10:02 amOooh, ooh, pick me, pick me! Please!
kthxbye
Debby says
May 7, 2009 at 10:04 amWhee! I could use that sucker! Thanks Bossy
Blackbeards Wyfe says
May 7, 2009 at 10:05 amoooohhhh aaaaahhhhh wowsie!!
Put me in the pile!!!
Happy Mother’s Day too!!
Taiya says
May 7, 2009 at 10:05 amI love the webcam! We are desperately trying to get my brothers in California to employ the use of one to talk to my daughter(and us), but it hasn’t happened yet. I do have a sis-in-law moving to Colorado soon…. hmm…
Maggie says
May 7, 2009 at 10:07 amOne of the best give-aways ever.
Wendi Haldeman says
May 7, 2009 at 10:07 amI would love a webcam to see my son leaving for college in September!!
karen says
May 7, 2009 at 10:07 am… I’ll just take those 2 oriental throw pillows, ok? the blue and red ones in those chairs. 🙂 thanks for the great giveaway Bossy!
Me says
May 7, 2009 at 10:08 amI’m moving this summer 1,850 miles away from my parents. My son, and I, would love this. 🙂
chrissy says
May 7, 2009 at 10:08 amI would love one of those. I would also love to have your coffee table if you ever have a giveaway for that.
Patricia says
May 7, 2009 at 10:08 amIF I win do I get to have a video chat with BOSSY??? Awesome!
Sarah says
May 7, 2009 at 10:08 amThis would be great for my mother in Texas to chat with her grandchildren here in Illinois!
KarenT says
May 7, 2009 at 10:10 amMy son is heading off to college in the fall finally. Where finally means he spent two years at the community college which was good on the pocket book but bad on why won’t this kid get out of the house. (Actually he is very easy to live with, but get on with it already!).
Rachel says
May 7, 2009 at 10:12 amI want it, I want it, I want it. Just a statement of facts. Any possibility of obtaining the ambiance of Bossy’s house by wanting it and being selected by the that Random Number thingy?
Rachel D. from the MN says
May 7, 2009 at 10:13 amCan I just beg?
My sister and I could have fun with it while she
is in Kosvo on a UN mission…
PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE
RACHEL
kristin @ going country says
May 7, 2009 at 10:13 amI’m not sure if anyone would want to see what I look like much of the time when I’m sitting at the computer . . .
Joyce says
May 7, 2009 at 10:13 amWonder if my boys would talk to me w/one of these things?…………
Happy Mother’s Day
Suzanne says
May 7, 2009 at 10:15 amHaHaHa… you had me at “Here Bossy Clipped The WebCam To Her Foot” 🙂 Laughed out loud and I needed that. Thank You Bossy.
Gerry says
May 7, 2009 at 10:16 amWould love to win this, but I never win anything!
tj says
May 7, 2009 at 10:16 am…Ooo, Microsoft loves Bossy and me loves Bossy too… :o) Did you ever see that movie where a serial killer hacked into his victim’s-to-be webcam and saw their comings ‘n goings? It was creepy and it creeped me out about webcams but hey, I’m game anyways. Besides, if a serial killer hacked into my webcam (if I had one) I’d quickly scare him off with my bedhead not to mention he would be one bored serial killer to watch my comings ‘n goings thruout the day…*sigh*giggle* :o)
…Great giveaway and thanks Bossy & Microsoft!
…Blessings… :o)
hydrogeek says
May 7, 2009 at 10:16 amYAY! Free stuff that I will never win!
Shelley says
May 7, 2009 at 10:19 amOhhh, we are moving to Denver but my oldest daughter is staying here in Phx with my parents to finish high school….this would be great.
laura says
May 7, 2009 at 10:20 amlove this. and love video chatting.
Jeni says
May 7, 2009 at 10:20 amI go through most of my days not camera ready. Maybe this would motivate me to get out of my pajamas?
Susan Baugh says
May 7, 2009 at 10:21 amI’d love to have one!
Shannon H. says
May 7, 2009 at 10:23 amThanks Bossy for picking me 🙂
Lisa says
May 7, 2009 at 10:24 amJust moved back to this side of the pond, but left my friends on the other side……..
Shanna says
May 7, 2009 at 10:24 amThat would be so cool for keeping the girl child on video for grammy and grumpy when they are in Mexico. Fingers crossed.
Dearly love checking on the Life and Times of Bossy everyday. Keep up the good work. 😉
Dharmamama says
May 7, 2009 at 10:25 amThe picture of you with the lap quilt? You look 16, not 106.
Kimmer says
May 7, 2009 at 10:25 amOoooh… for the grandparents out of state!!!
Pick me!!! Pick me!!!!! 🙂
Thanks for the chance, Bossy!
Cyndi B. says
May 7, 2009 at 10:26 amHappy Mother’s Day early, Bossy!
Laurie says
May 7, 2009 at 10:26 amMaybe if I had one of these, my kids would talk to me! =)
jim says
May 7, 2009 at 10:29 ambossy, am i going to have to apologize to everyone else that left comments when i win this?
Rochelle says
May 7, 2009 at 10:32 amCome on lucky random number generator!!! Mama needs a webcam.
Amelia says
May 7, 2009 at 10:33 amSince my momma is single again and big on teh intarweb dating, this would be an awesome momma’s day gift for her!
p.j. says
May 7, 2009 at 10:33 amHi Bossy!
Other people’s responses sound much more deserving than my mine.
When I chat on the phone with my freshman in Morningside Heights, he is usually distracted by something he is doing on his Mac laptop. If I had a camera, would he have to look at me?
He is staying for summer school, and won’t be home for another month – – – and then only for 36 hours, most of which I wager will be spent sound asleep or visiting friends.
I am missing him today, can you tell? I daren’t read the Pale Grey Coat.
Take care, p.j.
Christi says
May 7, 2009 at 10:36 amI have a son going to college in Sept. This would be great!
Thanks~
Claudia says
May 7, 2009 at 10:36 amBossy, I came over here from Saucy’s blog ~ your blog is so great that I have to immediately add it to my blogroll! You have me in stitches. Re the camera – my husband and I have been 3000 miles apart for over 4 months now – what does he look like? What do I look like? Who knows?
Jenn @ Juggling Life says
May 7, 2009 at 10:43 amIf, theoretically, someone’s oldest daughter was moving to Chicago in August to attend Pharmacy School that person would surely love to win this.
MariaV says
May 7, 2009 at 10:44 amAdd my name, please. I am the mother to three four legged animals, so that counts, right?
bdaiss says
May 7, 2009 at 10:46 amMy ma would love this – not to see me, but to see her grandkids (the one that’s 2 and the one that’s arriving in October). I think it’ll be a perfect giveaway if you’ll throw in a bottle of that Gabbiano. My fav chianti, hands down.
birdie says
May 7, 2009 at 10:47 ami am the mother of a mouthy little 19 month old but for some reason his far away grandparents can’t seem to get enough of him 😉 …the camera would come in handy or at least let me avoid actually having to clean my house for inlaws.
Kym says
May 7, 2009 at 10:48 amLove your house!
Kristen says
May 7, 2009 at 10:49 amMy mom could definitely use this camera! I am moving to India in the fall (just for a few months’ internship) and she is trying to learn about skype and webcams, etc. Actually having a camera would help.
sherry says
May 7, 2009 at 10:49 amMy 75 year old mother has a new puppy she wants to show off. Please enter my name. If I win, maybe my mother will stop threatening to come visit!
Amity says
May 7, 2009 at 10:50 amI’m afraid of what my three chins will look like on webcam, but I’d try it out anyway. 🙂
DebbyABQ says
May 7, 2009 at 10:50 amMy son is graduating college in NYC this month, and hopefully will soon be employed in NYC. We are in NM so the camera would be a great way to keep in touch, face to face! Thanks for the giveaway Bossy! Happy Mothers Day.
Deb says
May 7, 2009 at 10:51 amLove it–
Tara says
May 7, 2009 at 10:52 amOoh this is so much better than my very old webcam! I can only place it below my monitor because it has a very annoying usb cable and thus it only shoots from a below angle which makes me look like I have a goodyear balloon head. And it always sits slightley cockeyed which makes me look like a slightly askew goodyear balloon…
Lori says
May 7, 2009 at 10:54 amNice! Happy Mother’s Day!
BT says
May 7, 2009 at 10:56 amCool. Pick me! Happy Mother’s Day.
daysgoby says
May 7, 2009 at 10:57 amNice! Maybe if I had one of these my mother would be more interested in using her computer….man, those grandkids have come in handy for blackmail!
elizabeth erin says
May 7, 2009 at 10:59 amHappy Mother’s Day Bossy!
Julie says
May 7, 2009 at 10:59 amForget the random number generator. This should totally go to the military wife with hubby overseas. And thank you for your sacrifices.
lesliereid says
May 7, 2009 at 11:01 ammaybe a webcam would inspire me to shower earlier in the day and i wouldn’t have to do a u-turn and run the other way when i see people i know in target.
Gramps says
May 7, 2009 at 11:05 am9 Grandkids. I can really use it
gramps
Cass says
May 7, 2009 at 11:07 amA son who is away at university with an 11 year old at home saying “I miss my brother.”:(
pkzcass says
May 7, 2009 at 11:09 amGah I love Bossy’s house.
Wildflower says
May 7, 2009 at 11:09 amI need one of those!
Smoochiefrog says
May 7, 2009 at 11:10 amWhat a great prize! Count me in!
jp says
May 7, 2009 at 11:12 amwhat fun! sign me up!
Sewmouse says
May 7, 2009 at 11:15 amSewmouse would like a nifty webcam like that. Sewmouse, however, never wins anything, so she will just drool all over her keyboard.
joeinvegas says
May 7, 2009 at 11:15 amWow, number 150. Bossy is popular.
jewelee says
May 7, 2009 at 11:16 amlove it!
Teriboberry says
May 7, 2009 at 11:16 amHubby’s family in Germany would love to see grandson more than one time per year.
Shayera says
May 7, 2009 at 11:17 amBossy’s son must be almost finished with his first year. I hope he loved his year.
Lori says
May 7, 2009 at 11:17 amOooh! Pick me!! My brother & sister-in-law are moving FAR AWAY from me (I’m in Calgary they’re moving to Houston) and I want to be able to video chat with them and their 3 toddlers!
carrie says
May 7, 2009 at 11:20 amA giveaway? I’m here.
NotAMeanGirl says
May 7, 2009 at 11:23 amThis would be AWESOME for my mom. I’m moving from TX, where she is, to Kansas this summer!
Rach says
May 7, 2009 at 11:24 amI need this desperately. My old one just fell and broke into a gazillion pieces and I depended on it to keep in touch with my boyfriend who lives clear across the country. *sigh* PLEASE pick me!!!!!!
Mary says
May 7, 2009 at 11:25 amBossy your house is so cute I can’t stand it!! You should make a video of you walking through it so everyone can see the layout.
kim says
May 7, 2009 at 11:25 amI wish I could see the purple room….that looked like such an interesting shade.
steph says
May 7, 2009 at 11:31 amI never EVER win anything, but I’ll throw my hat in the ring for the hell of it.
I love the shots of you and your house… quite lovely.
Dana says
May 7, 2009 at 11:33 amPick me!
Lizzy says
May 7, 2009 at 11:34 amI’m so confused. Who takes a shower and looks nice while she (hypothetically, of course) is on the internet? Not me, that’s who.
Laura says
May 7, 2009 at 11:36 amYes! Sign me up please! 🙂 (smiling for the camera)
Suzanne Langdon says
May 7, 2009 at 11:36 amHey Bossy I wear quilts and blankets around the house too! And a new webcam would definitely show them all to their best advantage. I would, perhaps, even be inspired to wash my hair before logging on. Now -that’s- a good thing.
Barb says
May 7, 2009 at 11:39 amNot only is son at college, but he’s going to Colorado for whole summer and would love to learn to video chat with him!
Thanks so much.
Catherine McP says
May 7, 2009 at 11:39 amOh yes, I could use that for my daughter and lil grandboy who live i another state, it really is quite sad..Yep, your house always looks so dang inviting!
Helen says
May 7, 2009 at 11:39 amCool! I’d love to win this!
Pam from Ohio says
May 7, 2009 at 11:40 amThis would be a great way to “see” my daughter and twin grandchildren in North Carolina! And save an 8 hour drive at the same time! Thanks Bossy!
Golden says
May 7, 2009 at 11:43 amooh, a webcam! my laptop doesn’t have one!
And you crack me up. You have on a tshirt, but need a blanket! Where is that pony-dog when you need him!
Robin says
May 7, 2009 at 11:45 amThat looks like so much fun. We are having our own Povety Party around here! Oh, I would love to be able to see my son more than every 6 months. He is far,far away in college..
TraSentra says
May 7, 2009 at 11:46 amWhat a great idea! You rule Bossy!
caleal says
May 7, 2009 at 11:46 amRandom number generators hate me, but I always try anyway.
Debs says
May 7, 2009 at 11:49 amI love your blog and would love to have this webcam too.
Deb says
May 7, 2009 at 11:50 amAll of my kids are away at college. This would come in very handy!!
heidig says
May 7, 2009 at 11:50 amI’d love to chat with my daughter who’s in college but, sadly, she is the only one with a webcam.
Alli says
May 7, 2009 at 11:50 amLOVE the pagoda pillows!
Blog Princess G says
May 7, 2009 at 11:50 amI’m in Canada. Can I play?… eh? 🙂
Ricky says
May 7, 2009 at 11:52 amhi bossy! i like the part about the lap blanket. have a great day!!!
Arli says
May 7, 2009 at 11:55 amYour house is beautiful and so are you! Did I win???
Then I can show Bossy what I look like. Maybe not.
🙂
Julie says
May 7, 2009 at 11:58 amI want to video chat with my sister!
Eliza says
May 7, 2009 at 11:59 amMy son has a shiney silver trumpet–I think. My daughter, on the other hand, is an awesome jazz saxophonist–perhaps because she diligently practices.
Dava says
May 7, 2009 at 12:00 pmYea Bossy! Nice give-away!
Virginia says
May 7, 2009 at 12:01 pmHi Bossy! Love the site… I feel as if I should be given YOU something for giving me a much needed good chuckle every weekday. Do you like meatloaf?
Laura says
May 7, 2009 at 12:03 pmMust. Have. New. Gadget. (Please.)
Avery says
May 7, 2009 at 12:05 pmi dont have a webcam 🙁
Cindy says
May 7, 2009 at 12:08 pmAs luck would have it — I have a daughter away at college… and no webcam. Hmmm, I wonder how Bossy could fix that?
kris says
May 7, 2009 at 12:11 pmyay! we’d love to “visit” with our far-away family!
Angie F says
May 7, 2009 at 12:11 pmOooh!! Please pick me bossy!! 🙂
Olivia says
May 7, 2009 at 12:12 pmOh, how I need that camera! New baby and grandma is 1,000 miles away.
The Other Laura says
May 7, 2009 at 12:13 pmWhy I think such a versatile little camera could come in very handy.
kay says
May 7, 2009 at 12:13 pmI’d have to have long, in-depth lessons on how to use this, but in the meantime, I’d be bragging alllllllllllllll about it to my sons, who think my technological skills stopped at the rotary-dial telephone.
It’s OK if I don’t win, too. I’d still love Bossy.
L says
May 7, 2009 at 12:13 pmThere is alway’s shite on my stairs. That is normal around my house.
hjustin says
May 7, 2009 at 12:14 pmCamera looks well fun!
rockle says
May 7, 2009 at 12:17 pmhey BOSSY — have i told you lately that i love you? i mean, i know i threatened to stalk you the other day and whatnot, but did i mention that i LOVE you?
ah la-loo, BOOSY.
Liza says
May 7, 2009 at 12:19 pmOh! This would be awesome to win. I’m traveling to India this summer and we could use it with my boyfriend’s camera to video chat with friends and family back home!
You’re cool BOSSY. That’s just the truth.
-L
Lisa says
May 7, 2009 at 12:19 pmHappy Mothers Day to one of the most “technically advanced” moms on the http://www..
Coastal Nest really couldnt do without the Bossinator, now that I have found you, my life is complete..ha ha ha..
xoxo
from the beach
Kristie says
May 7, 2009 at 12:21 pmI’d gladly make use of that! Count me in.
Liz C says
May 7, 2009 at 12:25 pmOh, I’m covet it! Please count me in.
Amy says
May 7, 2009 at 12:25 pmI’ll assume it works with Macs since you use one, Bossy. Pick me!!!
gwynne says
May 7, 2009 at 12:26 pmBossy has the most rad giveaways!
Luann says
May 7, 2009 at 12:26 pmsweet! a giveaway! Bossy looks very pretty and innocent in the picture with her lapquilt on.
susan miceli says
May 7, 2009 at 12:27 pmYoung daughter misses Uncle living in Germany. I heart Bossy.
Lisa! says
May 7, 2009 at 12:27 pmI love how comments just multiply when there are giveaways!! I would love a web cam to go with my ghetto laptop. I think I am buying myself a new one for mother’s day!
ranchgirl says
May 7, 2009 at 12:29 pmOooooh, I NEED this, Bossy!! The ranch I live on is so far off grid we can’t get a landline — and there are no cellular towers out here either, so there is NO TELEPHONE AT ALL. I’m like Bossy and not a big fan of the phone, but it is a real problem, having nothing but Skype for voice communications. A webcam would help make the connection feel closer.
Thanks, Microsoft folks. I take back some of the bad stuff I’ve said about you lately. But not the stuff you actually deserve.
carma says
May 7, 2009 at 12:30 pmman, I hope I get lucky *fingers crossed*
Jennifer T says
May 7, 2009 at 12:30 pmThat would be sweet!
Katie says
May 7, 2009 at 12:31 pmHow cool! I would love to chat with distant friends this way.
sarah says
May 7, 2009 at 12:31 pmOh, how lovely! I’m behind the times; my parents and brother all have cameras and alas, I do not!
Kyle says
May 7, 2009 at 12:31 pmVery well done post. I don’t think there was a point where I wasn’t laughing in my head.
lynda says
May 7, 2009 at 12:31 pmSister Mercy gave me detention for rolling my uniform skirt up 4 inches and wearing eyeliner and white lipstick in 1964…I was so cool which is why I need a giveaway so Sister Mercy and her friend Sister Mary Holycard can rest in peace.
darla78 says
May 7, 2009 at 12:33 pmCOOL BEANS !!
Elaine says
May 7, 2009 at 12:39 pmOh, I hope the random number generator picks me. My boyfriend is in Kosovo until Christmas-ish and a webcam would be great!
Lisa says
May 7, 2009 at 12:43 pmMe! Please pick me! I am having a root canal today so I need a pick-me-up
methodpam says
May 7, 2009 at 12:49 pmYou are a marketing mastermind. Well done as always.
James says
May 7, 2009 at 12:52 pmOooh, fancy. I need a new webcam!
rebekah says
May 7, 2009 at 12:56 pmHoly mackerel! 217th! Love your chair cushions, Bossy. And drooly over that cam.
Virginia says
May 7, 2009 at 12:56 pmThis would be great for kids to video chat with the grandparents…and no long distance charges!
oma says
May 7, 2009 at 12:57 pmpick me! i’ve been shopping for a webcam…
Kristin says
May 7, 2009 at 12:57 pmI’d love one of these. I have a 2 year old and a mother-in-law in another state who is becoming more and more housebound. She has a webcam (actually, the college age niece who lives with her has it), but we don’t!
Andi says
May 7, 2009 at 12:58 pmI was just talking to my mom about getting webcams. This way we’d only need to buy one!
Lise says
May 7, 2009 at 1:00 pmLooking at the random items lefts around my living room, I think I could only safely video chat with family members, or people with low housekeeping standards.
Angie says
May 7, 2009 at 1:00 pmWith this little piece of technology, my brother & I might actual talk more than once a month.
Liz says
May 7, 2009 at 1:01 pmThis is great!
Now if only I could teach my parents how to use one, maybe I could cut down on my trips back to Wisconsin…
Elizabeth says
May 7, 2009 at 1:02 pmThe webcam is great.
Julie G. says
May 7, 2009 at 1:02 pmLove the video capabilities! Is this how one Skype’s??
heyjoe says
May 7, 2009 at 1:04 pmAll Joe’s readers that are dying to see him naked are pulling for him.
Joke in there somewhere….
Deborah says
May 7, 2009 at 1:04 pmCount me in, too! Thanks!
luludug says
May 7, 2009 at 1:05 pmComment, comment, comment
Kaedra says
May 7, 2009 at 1:08 pmOoh count me in! I need a webcam to communicate with my sweetie in Iraq this summer. This will save me from buying one!
Christina says
May 7, 2009 at 1:08 pmCool decor!
Kathy says
May 7, 2009 at 1:08 pmPick me, pick me!!
ms. changes pants while driving says
May 7, 2009 at 1:11 pmi like your scarf.
pick me!! 😀
Elizabeth says
May 7, 2009 at 1:11 pmBossy has a very nice living room. I especially like the drinks cart covered in Christmas lights, a nice touch.
And I also have a blanket on my lap at night when I’m on the couch blogging & watching TV, even in the summer, because I am also 106. Okay, maybe 107.
Kay says
May 7, 2009 at 1:12 pmPick me. Choose me. Love me.
Plus, it would come in handy when talking to very bestest friends of all time in AZ …
Kristi says
May 7, 2009 at 1:13 pmOh, nice!
There is nothing wrong with a lap blanket!
kathy in b.c. canada says
May 7, 2009 at 1:20 pmOOhhhh what a nice camera, what a nice Bossy to give it away!!!
I’d love to have this to talk to my best friend in Toronto!
Lucy says
May 7, 2009 at 1:22 pmMy Mum lives in Australia. My kid, the only grandchild, lives in Denver. Our current web cam is garbage. Nana thinks the child is orange. A new one would solve all our problems, and then some!
Kirsten says
May 7, 2009 at 1:23 pmMy webcam just crapped out… so this would be a wonderful win! Oh random number generator, just once, could you please pick me???
Oh and, the lap blanket? Kirsten hates to say how many of them she has lying around her house, but one of them comes out, every night. In fact, one of them is around my shoulders, as I type.
Sharon says
May 7, 2009 at 1:30 pmI love your twinkle lights. I want to put some in my home.
Ashley says
May 7, 2009 at 1:32 pmPick me Pick me Pick me!
carolyn says
May 7, 2009 at 1:34 pmThanks for a great giveaway!
Kar says
May 7, 2009 at 1:36 pmcool. i want one. 🙂
AmandaL says
May 7, 2009 at 1:38 pmNow who wouldn’t want to win a webcam? And such a neat looking little thing, too.
Shari says
May 7, 2009 at 1:38 pmVery cool! Would love it.
ScottsdaleGirl says
May 7, 2009 at 1:39 pmHoly Crap 244? I would use this for chattitychatting with my BFF in Tucson!
Regina says
May 7, 2009 at 1:42 pmWow, you get a lot of comments when you give something away! That webcam looks fun. My husband could use it to skype with his family in El Salvador. And I really need a wireless mouse!
Stuffanie says
May 7, 2009 at 1:44 pmMy mom would love to see me in person… this way I don’t have to drive the 4 hours. I would only have to admit to her that I don’t always put my dirty dishes away and I don’t always eat at the table.
NutellaonToast says
May 7, 2009 at 1:46 pmAs of this moment I have a one in two hundred fifty chance of winning something I don’t need. Sweet.
Leslie B says
May 7, 2009 at 1:48 pmI would love to also show my kids not practicing their musical instruments to their grandparents. Plus, I like attaching it to my shoes to look up people’s noses….
KB says
May 7, 2009 at 1:51 pmSweet!
Von says
May 7, 2009 at 1:52 pmYes please!
Michelle M. says
May 7, 2009 at 1:53 pmOh! Pick me! I could webcam myself infront of the Travel channel and pretend to be in Italy!!! Sweet.
…and Karen @#101,,,you bet. My son too: “Pleasegonow!Iloveyou!Bye!”
Maryjo says
May 7, 2009 at 2:02 pmMy daughter’s clarinet looked just like that – never out of the case. I would love to win that camera bossy.
dgm says
May 7, 2009 at 2:10 pmCome on, Lucky Sevens! Mama needs a new pair of shoes!
mirela says
May 7, 2009 at 2:14 pmOh, Bossy! If I could win this camera, my son could see his grandparents (they live in Romania) every day, and show them everything around our house (that implies cleaning the house immediately).
misscrankypants says
May 7, 2009 at 2:25 pmWow, that’s cool!
Pauline says
May 7, 2009 at 2:31 pmpick me random number generator!
Mimi says
May 7, 2009 at 2:32 pmI like your house, well living room I suppose it is. I wish I was still in college.
Emily says
May 7, 2009 at 2:37 pmI’ve never participated in a video chat, but I’d like to try it!
Vicky says
May 7, 2009 at 2:37 pmpick me, pick me!!
living vicariously says
May 7, 2009 at 2:40 pmYou crack me up
clink says
May 7, 2009 at 2:40 pmI’m not even sure what to say so I will admit a deep dark secret…
While I love your blog..ummm no offense…But I kind of read it for your dog.
I think I may love her a bit. You know, in that totally normal human to animal she doesn’t even know and will never meet kind of way.
Laurellee says
May 7, 2009 at 2:42 pmIf I win I would have to actually show my face. Ack! Sign me up, I am in for sweaty palms and hives.
Regina says
May 7, 2009 at 2:43 pmThat camera looks WAY Smarter than I is.
Pam in Missouri says
May 7, 2009 at 2:47 pmCool camera. Would love to win. Thanks!
Mrs. Kindergarten says
May 7, 2009 at 2:50 pmOf all the contests I’ve ever entered, this one would just rock my world to win!
Roya says
May 7, 2009 at 2:51 pmI would love this. My kids would love to see their grandparents more often!
Caroline says
May 7, 2009 at 2:54 pmHi Bossy! And Happy Mother’s Day to you, too! Thanks for the cool giveaway!
Alana says
May 7, 2009 at 2:54 pmvideo chat is a great invention. and free (for the most part) so you can talk to your friends that are living all over the world! also great for grandparents to chat with grandkids.
Bellamomma says
May 7, 2009 at 3:03 pmSo theoretically, I could stick this camera in my daughters’ nursery & see them sleeping while I work on my lappy in the other room? … Or my parents could see them playing while they are in VA and NOT in my house?! But that would mean that I would only have to keep one room clean & my husband wouldn’t have to dread my parents coming to visit … I need this. I need this BAD!
PLEASE!PLEASE!PLEASE!PLEASE!
AnnB says
May 7, 2009 at 3:04 pmThere are times we can’t even use the stairs for all of the stuff waiting to go up and the stuff waiting to be brought down.
Andreerah says
May 7, 2009 at 3:05 pmPick me please, dear number generator, as my husband while be on sabbatical in Taiwan for four months while Wes and I stay in PA!
Naomi says
May 7, 2009 at 3:06 pmThank you Bossy. What a cool gift. Hope you have a wonderful Mother’s Day!!
Chasinash says
May 7, 2009 at 3:08 pmPick me, random generator!
Donna says
May 7, 2009 at 3:18 pmLove to win one! Maybe I’ll get lucky this time!
David says
May 7, 2009 at 3:22 pmProbably useful for internet hookups. I’m in.
Jennifer says
May 7, 2009 at 3:30 pmI would love one of these, most of my husband’s family lives across the country and I am not a “phone” person.
Jennifer says
May 7, 2009 at 3:31 pmHappy Mother’s Day, Bossy! Would love the video cam!
Dusty says
May 7, 2009 at 3:34 pmWould love.. would give to big bro so he can chat wit me!!
Katie says
May 7, 2009 at 3:36 pmGreat giveaway! here’s hoping *crosses fingers*
aPeetsMom says
May 7, 2009 at 3:37 pmWell that is so CUTE! I have never done a video chat – but I think I would like to chat with my cousin in Canada that way – so pick 281!
Cathy says
May 7, 2009 at 3:37 pmOh goody! I bossy give away! I love bossy giveaways!
amy says
May 7, 2009 at 3:37 pmI’ll give a suck-up comment but say, with true sincerity, that I really do love your blog!
chrissy says
May 7, 2009 at 3:47 pmThis mama’s in Alaska and my mama’s in Ohio…go lucky #285!
tuesday says
May 7, 2009 at 3:49 pmWe just moved away from ALL of our freinds and family. this would be perfect for my kids to chat with their family!
Chris says
May 7, 2009 at 3:52 pmLuck be a lady tonight! Woohoo!
Suzanne says
May 7, 2009 at 3:56 pmWith the endless technology issues I’ve been experiencing lately, a new video cam would be *just* the thing to make my life complete. But the Random Number Generator probably will have issues and reject me, just like all the other pieces of technology in my life, at the moment.
Kristin Hicks says
May 7, 2009 at 4:03 pmCool webcam!
Amada O says
May 7, 2009 at 4:12 pmI have a webcam on my laptop, but I won’t use it to video chat because the angle from the top of the screen makes my double chin look even more ginormous. If I had this little jewel, I could put it at a more flattering angle and video chat with both my college-student offspring without looking like the toad that swallowed their mother.
sevedra says
May 7, 2009 at 4:16 pmWhat a cool camera!
Jill says
May 7, 2009 at 4:19 pmI like the pillows on your living room chairs.
AnnP says
May 7, 2009 at 4:20 pmWell, that thing looks pretty nifty!
Jan @ Struck by Serendipity says
May 7, 2009 at 4:20 pmThere are so many reasons I need this, but none of them matter since this is a random drawing so I’ll spare you the begging. 🙂
Sarah says
May 7, 2009 at 4:24 pmI’d love to give this to my sister to replace the broken one I gave her when she went off to college so mom can see her when she’s videochatting with me.
heidi says
May 7, 2009 at 4:27 pmo random integer magic machine, pick me pick me pick me.
NaysWay says
May 7, 2009 at 4:27 pmHoly crap, I think this is the most comments I’ve seen on your site! Giveaways are magical, mystical creatures.
Lisa says
May 7, 2009 at 4:29 pmGood luck to me you crazy lady… Hey, I like wine too and I found the best sparkling wine by Yellow Tail. You should try it! Yumm!
Sarah says
May 7, 2009 at 4:30 pmGo Go Gadget Arm.
Melissa says
May 7, 2009 at 4:31 pmHow fun – thanks!
annie says
May 7, 2009 at 4:49 pmI’m in!
Dara says
May 7, 2009 at 4:52 pmMe too, me too!!!!
gina says
May 7, 2009 at 4:52 pmthat is alot of comments good luck everyone
janny226 says
May 7, 2009 at 4:59 pmEven though you didn’t ask, my favorite is the one with the camera on your foot.
Reeb says
May 7, 2009 at 5:02 pmBoy, the Lurkers really come out when there’s a giveaway! Or maybe it’s just the full moon I hear is happening tonight.
Me, I don’t want your stinkin’ camera. I just wanna say hi to Bossy.
But if you pick my number, DO NOT go to the next number please Ms. B!
At any rate, I’m thinking that I wouldn’t really want to show the BossyWorld what I’m wearing right now with my hypothetical new camera that somebody always wins and I never do. It’s okay. I’m having pretty much fun even though I’m a Perpetual Bossy Giveaway Loser.
Kristen says
May 7, 2009 at 5:06 pmBOSSY! I need that cam, bad like. My BFF is getting married soon & moving to HAWAII, of all places. The nerve of her! After 20 years of seeing her ALL the time- the webcam would be our new BFF.
Steffanie says
May 7, 2009 at 5:09 pmI have a grandson in Germany and I would love this!
heartworks says
May 7, 2009 at 5:09 pmI bought my mother a new computer for mother’s day and this would just be the icing on the cake!
Tracy says
May 7, 2009 at 5:13 pmThe Pioneer Woman swept her floors and posted what she THINKS is a hairball. Apparently, she’s never seen what you can pull out of your bathtub drain. It still makes me throw up in my mouth a little bit.
MYinTX says
May 7, 2009 at 5:20 pmMy son is going to college 1000 miles away from home next fall. Need the camera!!
Have the T-shirt says
May 7, 2009 at 5:25 pmMaybe if I win that webcam my son will go AWAY to college?
Leslie says
May 7, 2009 at 5:26 pmOOoo! Pick Me! Pick Me!
Lin says
May 7, 2009 at 5:30 pmme oh please me
middle-aged-woman says
May 7, 2009 at 5:32 pmI could totally use this to either
A) convince my children to move out, or
B) finally start that web porn business!
LisaC says
May 7, 2009 at 5:43 pmSon-in-law on way back to states from tour in Iraq (literally in the air right now!). Sadly, daughter and 2 year old granddaughter moving from Missouri to Texas to join him. Heart = Breaking. What a great way to keep in touch this would be.
SueBoo says
May 7, 2009 at 5:54 pmthat’s what I’m talkin’ about!
chantel says
May 7, 2009 at 5:58 pmAfter an hour long conversation on the phone and then 20 text messages a day wouldn’t it be great to have my kids to THIS instead of use all of our precious cell phone minutes? Yeah, like they would ever sit still long enough. Guess I’ll have to use it to give online cooking lessons to my sisters.
Happy Mother’s Day Bossy!
Andi says
May 7, 2009 at 5:59 pmOh, this would so come in handy. My boyfriend is in Canada, and my sisters are in Kentucky, Texas and California, so we could sure use something like this!! (fingers crossed)
Stacey Ball says
May 7, 2009 at 5:59 pmMy mom lives in Florida and boy would she love to see me on the web cam!
Happy Mother’s Day to all you mommies out there!
Amanda P says
May 7, 2009 at 6:02 pmOh Bossy!! Love your blog and love this giveaway! My very best friend lives 900 miles from me and I havent seen her in three years. 🙂
Amanda Clark says
May 7, 2009 at 6:03 pmBoy howdy, that’s a lotta comments! You rock Bossy!
🙂 Amanda
Kim says
May 7, 2009 at 6:07 pmHaving moved away from my mother for college (two states and a thousand miles north) video chatting has become a must. It’s great I can see my mom for those times when I am just a little homesick and she can make sure I am not having wild beer pong parties or random men in my apartment (at least while the camera is on).
Cheers to web cams!
Kim
April in CT says
May 7, 2009 at 6:09 pmA comment!!
bossy's reader says
May 7, 2009 at 6:14 pmThanks for the daily dose of laughter!
Gretchen says
May 7, 2009 at 6:16 pmAh, sweet giveaway! I could have daily video chats with my sister who lives far far far away. And by far away I mean 2 blocks away, but I am too lazy to put on real shoes and walk to her house.
Fabs says
May 7, 2009 at 6:26 pmTotally cool. My kids would love this to visit with their Gramma in AZ!
kelly says
May 7, 2009 at 6:42 pmmy sister was telling me yesterday how much she wanted to video chat w/ me and my 2 year old so she would looove you bossy if your bff random number generator chose me!
cynthiagirl says
May 7, 2009 at 6:47 pmThe boy is going to college in September, but will he really want to video chat with his old mother?
Sallie says
May 7, 2009 at 6:51 pmHi Bossy and random number generator! Loved the pictures. My house is too little to get that far away!
Emily says
May 7, 2009 at 6:56 pmI would love it so I can take obnoxious videos of my dog and even more to embarrass my 13-year-old with her friends…
Thank you so much!!!!
Annie says
May 7, 2009 at 7:00 pmI hope that if I win this thing I am computer-savvy enough to use it… I think I’ll manage. Happy Mother’s Day to Bossy!
Erin says
May 7, 2009 at 7:03 pmI would SO love to have one of these!! Fingers crossed!
Tina says
May 7, 2009 at 7:14 pmyes,iam typing with one hand while holding my 3 month old baby boy and my other 2 BOYS (age 5,7) are downstairs drawing a picture with a sharpie. I could watch them destroy my kitchen table if Ihad that camera! Pick me!!
TERI says
May 7, 2009 at 7:15 pmPick me, pick me. Please?
Wendy says
May 7, 2009 at 7:15 pmoh, this would be so cool…. my oldest is leaving for college this fall and he desperately needs me to have one of these to talk to him multiple times a day with many nuggets of maternal wisdom.
bethany says
May 7, 2009 at 7:16 pmthis would be awesome for baby videos!
xx Nicky says
May 7, 2009 at 7:21 pm🙂
Michele D says
May 7, 2009 at 7:22 pmOh this is so cool! My mom would love to see her grandkids when they talk to her. OH and me too, but ya know how that goes….
Lisa says
May 7, 2009 at 7:24 pmHey Bossy! You have more comments on today’s entry than Dooce.com!!! Way to go!
zenmomma says
May 7, 2009 at 7:31 pmCount me in!
Tracy (Oklahoma) says
May 7, 2009 at 7:36 pmOur daughter leaves for University of Oklahoma (OU) this fall….this would come in handy! (Although she might not think so!)
Jen says
May 7, 2009 at 8:19 pmCan’t win unless I enter, LOL
Carroll says
May 7, 2009 at 8:28 pmWoo — way to bring all your readers out of hiding, Bossy! My friend in New Zealand has been pressuring me to get hooked in to Skype…but I don’t have a web cam. (sigh) I also don’t have anything close to a successful track record for winning things (SIGH!) But this would be a very cool way to start, and who knows…might even be able to video-chat with our own too-far-away elder son. thanks for the giveaway, Bossy and Microsoft 🙂
claire in AZ says
May 7, 2009 at 8:29 pmI NEED this … to see my boy living in Turkey this year (or, I guess, really for him to see home and me!)
Bonnie says
May 7, 2009 at 8:31 pmI almost put twinkle lights on the arch separating my dining room from my living room the other day, but discovered the strand was burned out. You were my inspiration though. It’s tough to find them in the stores outside of the holiday season – but if I do find some, I am going to put them on the backpacks in my front hall instead. xxoo
Heidi in NYC says
May 7, 2009 at 8:35 pmmaybe I’ll get more friends to chat with! nice give away.
clickmom says
May 7, 2009 at 8:37 pmI’m gonna keep trying til I win something!
linda says
May 7, 2009 at 8:44 pmBossy, you rock. And not just because of this giveaway.
jeri says
May 7, 2009 at 8:55 pmWhat a cool give away! I’m hoping it comes my way.
Victoria says
May 7, 2009 at 9:08 pmI like chocolate.
What, it’s a comment! 😉
Margie says
May 7, 2009 at 9:17 pmI have family scattered all over and they would get to see me!! How lucky for them!
Marinka says
May 7, 2009 at 9:26 pmI hope it comes with that lap quilt.
Melanie says
May 7, 2009 at 9:30 pmWould love this! My parents in Alaska would love it if I won it even more since they’d get to see their grandkids a lot more often. 🙂
Pamela says
May 7, 2009 at 9:40 pmOh, dearest Bossy’s Best Friend Random Number Generator, pick me. My birthday is next Wednesday, and I do so want to get a present.
Hunter says
May 7, 2009 at 9:47 pmCount me in!
Since the winner will be chosen by your best friend the random number generator, I can safely say that I will first use the webcam as a red wine bottle coaster, then a hackysack, and finally I’ll stick it to one of my bay windows overlooking the south-of-Walnut-Street portions of Philly so I can see my views when I’m at work. (Assuming it’s still operational after the abuse I put it through.) But the wireless mouse? That I will feed, care for, and put in a cage with one of those wheels that squeaks as it goes round and round and round…. Or isn’t it that kind of mouse…?
Or not. I haven’t decided.
Judy says
May 7, 2009 at 9:55 pmOh, dear Lord, anything to get my daughters to do something other than text. Please pick me, Mr. Random Generator.
Jocelyne says
May 7, 2009 at 10:00 pmBossy, your house is SO CUTE!!!
Linda says
May 7, 2009 at 10:07 pmMy daughter’s heading to college in the fall — think it’d be fun to have one of these
Galiene says
May 7, 2009 at 10:08 pmVery cool! I’m in.
Melanie says
May 7, 2009 at 10:11 pmI have a beloved brother living in Portugual. A webcam would definitely come in use.
elisa says
May 7, 2009 at 10:17 pmme too please!
BubbieEllie says
May 7, 2009 at 10:29 pmWould love to have one for my daughter to chat with her grandpa out in LA and show off small children with.
Tenntrace says
May 7, 2009 at 10:33 pmhmmmm, a new toy. that would be really nice!
Michelle Rosborough says
May 7, 2009 at 10:40 pmThanks for the chance
Maria says
May 7, 2009 at 10:44 pmDear Random Generator:
I love you. I am the only one who ever will. If I get chosen I will use you on every single random thing I ever do again.
Choose me.
Maria R.
aj says
May 7, 2009 at 10:54 pmOh please pick me! My life is plenty random these days–we’re a great match!
Thanks for the chance, Bossy!
Stacey says
May 7, 2009 at 11:05 pmEnter me! Thanks!
Cheryll says
May 7, 2009 at 11:15 pmOh Oh, Me Me!
Bree says
May 7, 2009 at 11:21 pmLucky number 369!
Melissa says
May 7, 2009 at 11:25 pmThis broke college student would love the webcam to keep in touch with the parents. 🙂
Just Juli says
May 7, 2009 at 11:26 pmooh – one of my best friends just moved to Venezuela for three years. I could use this to skype!.
🙂
Karin Gallagher says
May 7, 2009 at 11:36 pmIf I win I can show you all the beautiful palm trees here in Hawaii. And me drinking a mai tai!
Audubon Ron says
May 7, 2009 at 11:40 pmBossy gets all the trick toys. Hair, actually not bad. I like the hair. I think the wine bottle guzzle thing makes your neck line look good. And the laptop on your lap is proper. It is after all a laptop. In all, very tight and warm photo essay. Informative. State of the art equipment. A complete and satisfying post. (Not that you’ll ever read this gem of a comment wedged in between 372 other comments).
debbie malinak says
May 7, 2009 at 11:42 pmI’m ready for my close-up ,Mr. DeMille.
Kate Hall says
May 7, 2009 at 11:49 pmWe would love one of those. My husband travels and it would mean so much to the kids to see him.
Amber Star says
May 7, 2009 at 11:50 pmI notice your hair has recovered nicely. I was thinking that while reading about the lovely webcam. I am a mom of three weird kids, but the only one who lives far enough away won’t allow electronics into the house…oh wait she did get it set up for the internet, but doesn’t have a computer yet. She could borrow her boy friend’s I guess. She only allowed television in last year…I think it was. I had a mom, but she is no longer with us. My husband has a mother who?/whom I think will always be with us. But we love her so, even if she repeats everything an instant after you answer the question. Bless her heart.
Beth says
May 7, 2009 at 11:55 pmI am a mom and have a mom, and she has a mom, and her mom has a mom, and besides, I should finally get picked after having entered so many BOSSY contests to no avail.
amy says
May 7, 2009 at 11:55 pmAhh that would be too fun!
Biddy says
May 8, 2009 at 12:02 amwow, leave the blogosphere for a while, and come back to an awesome giveaway? sweet!
Debbie says
May 8, 2009 at 12:21 amI must change my nightly routine! Yea, great give away-thanks.
Jess says
May 8, 2009 at 12:26 amhey! I have a MOM! and I am a Mom.
frizzlefry says
May 8, 2009 at 12:33 amYou are surrounded by beautiful things. What a blessing!
Tinakaye says
May 8, 2009 at 12:40 amOh I would love that!
So Not Mom-a-licous says
May 8, 2009 at 12:54 amI hope I am not the last person commenting on this. Then I would feel like I ruined my chances of being in the middle, which is where the random number generator usually stops counting. But this is an awesome give away and worth a shot!
Not June Cleaver says
May 8, 2009 at 1:03 amI love Bossy!
Vanessa says
May 8, 2009 at 1:21 amI thought the RNG was my BFF. *sniff*
Cc says
May 8, 2009 at 1:45 amGive it to Jennifer of #28! Unless you pick me.
Kristi says
May 8, 2009 at 2:19 amCool! My kids would love this for chatting with their auntie and uncle in England 🙂
Lisa says
May 8, 2009 at 2:20 amThis looks like a great camera! I would love to have my boys talk to their cousins online…
andrea says
May 8, 2009 at 2:35 ampick me, pick me!!
I love Bossy!
Shannon says
May 8, 2009 at 2:45 amWe do a lot of video-chatting since our family is all in Canada and as much as I love my mac with the built in webcam, having a camera that I can point at my kids without having them sit right on my face would be sweet! 🙂
operagal says
May 8, 2009 at 7:38 amOG wants to know if the Random Number Generator is her friend too.
BTW – I did the same thing with my clarinet.
Ann says
May 8, 2009 at 8:25 amI hope I am random!
Faye says
May 8, 2009 at 8:26 amI could really use the giveaway…lots of family to chat with
ruth says
May 8, 2009 at 8:55 amoh, I have my 3 boys all living away from me….this would be so great! I could see them more often even though it would be on a computer screen…my fingers are crossed!
junebug says
May 8, 2009 at 8:59 amVery cool giveaway. Thanks!
Coco says
May 8, 2009 at 9:13 amI would love one of these. I can see myself taking a photo and photoshopping it to make me younger, thinner, more beautiful and sticking it in front of the camera. Hah…..
martha in mobile says
May 8, 2009 at 9:15 amMy reason for wanting this is too heartrending to put in print. So Random Generator, please pick me! Thank you very much.
birdie23 says
May 8, 2009 at 9:17 amHey Bossy, pick me, pick me, What kind of wine are ya drinking and I love the purple lights in your house!
Kristin says
May 8, 2009 at 9:24 amI plan on clipping it to the chihuahua… I think that should make for some interesting views…
Gretchen says
May 8, 2009 at 9:28 amI’m so greedy. Me Me Me! Pick me!
Linda says
May 8, 2009 at 9:29 amPick me Pick me….
Sandy_Shoes says
May 8, 2009 at 9:58 amThrowing my hat in the ring!
Danni says
May 8, 2009 at 10:24 amCool! Thanks!
Meg says
May 8, 2009 at 10:32 amSign me up, Bossy!
Mandy says
May 8, 2009 at 10:49 amSHUT UP! I just got a new laptop (first one ever, yay me!) with a built in webcam and have been asking my one and only sister that up and moved her and her three kids to the middle of nowhere 600 miles away so I could SEE them sometime and she has yet to do it.
Also, a wireless mouse? Ever try to work a 16 page excel workbook on a laptop with no mouse? Well, it sucks.
Ok, all my reasons why the random number generator God should pick me. All done now. Goodbye
Jen says
May 8, 2009 at 10:58 amThanks for the giveaway Bossy. You know what else I would love? An hour on the couch with Bossy’s Dane that isn’t just Great, but looks extra cuddly too! LOVE her.
Kathy says
May 8, 2009 at 11:22 amI have a need for one of these! Pick me RNG!
notmuchofacook says
May 8, 2009 at 11:28 amThat is slick. I would love to have a camera like that.
Jenna says
May 8, 2009 at 11:36 amComment, comment…comment comment comment.
Oh crap, does that mean I may actually have to wash my hair before I use it?
Nah, I’ll give it to the man-child, he never cares what he looks like.
Erica says
May 8, 2009 at 11:42 amThat would be awesome, pick me!
Lauren says
May 8, 2009 at 11:43 amI would so love one of these. Bossy’s kids are adorable. How lucky to have a son who stays in touch with his fam like that!
-Lauren
Melanie Madrid says
May 8, 2009 at 11:58 amI would totally use that to video chat with my mom!
Diane G says
May 8, 2009 at 12:25 pmLove you, BossyBlog!
Marnie says
May 8, 2009 at 12:32 pmHow fun! Love Kristin’s idea of clipping it to the dog. I think Bossy needs “StellaCam”!
Ginny says
May 8, 2009 at 12:38 pmI would like to try this, though my skills may be lacking, my desire for anything free is strong!
Cyn says
May 8, 2009 at 1:18 pmThis would be fantastic!
tannp60 says
May 8, 2009 at 1:25 pmI need one!
Bridget says
May 8, 2009 at 1:26 pmIsn’t technology great?!
Jill says
May 8, 2009 at 1:50 pmI never win anything. Don’t know why I’m trying. 😉
Mary says
May 8, 2009 at 2:07 pmme please
Alicia says
May 8, 2009 at 2:19 pmBathroom peep show, here I come!
reen says
May 8, 2009 at 2:26 pmMe me me! Thanks Bossy!
I love that your kids are so close (to each other and you). Sweet.
Imanitsud says
May 8, 2009 at 2:38 pmCoolio. This is a giveaway both my husband and I would enjoy. Plus, what was the name of the purple paint? I love purple, but haven’t been bold enough to use it in decor.
Sarah says
May 8, 2009 at 2:41 pmYes Please!
LYNN says
May 8, 2009 at 2:42 pmYAY FOR VIDEOCHAT!!
marn says
May 8, 2009 at 2:42 pmwoot! another Bossy giveaway!
Lori says
May 8, 2009 at 2:48 pmIn theory, I have hard wood floors. Never saw them, as that would entail bending over 9,000 times a day to pick shit up. But I hear they are nice.
P.S. Me likes the deep purple tatoo.
Jen says
May 8, 2009 at 3:06 pmThat is very awesome! I not only don’t have a webcam, I don’t even have a nice shiny laptop. 🙁 It truly looks fun to play with, though!
kristy says
May 8, 2009 at 3:09 pmWant.
Courtney says
May 8, 2009 at 3:17 pmOhhh… a web cam could be fun.
GET YOUR MIND OUT OF THE GUTTER!
Geez! …
Trenches of Mommyhood says
May 8, 2009 at 3:18 pmPick me!
Stickman says
May 8, 2009 at 3:26 pmIf I had that camera you could see a live picture of me not winning that camera – cause I never win anything. It’s kinda my thing, being a loser and all.
Kate says
May 8, 2009 at 3:54 pmI’m in! Also, I heart your blog, Bossy.
Amy says
May 8, 2009 at 4:03 pmI love your blog, Bossy. Happy Mother’s Day!
Laura says
May 8, 2009 at 4:08 pmVery kewl – I’m in.
Mauri says
May 8, 2009 at 4:08 pmI want to clip it to my foot!
Tammy says
May 8, 2009 at 4:48 pmMe, me, me…… 😛
Melinda says
May 8, 2009 at 4:50 pmYup, it’s cool.
Crystal says
May 8, 2009 at 5:10 pmMy gadget-guru daughter would love it! Oh, who am I kidding, I would too! My favorite shot was the one with you kissing the wine bottle!
Christy says
May 8, 2009 at 5:10 pmPick me! Pick Me! PICK ME!!! Please!
I am a mother you know, as in Mother’s Day!!!
keet says
May 8, 2009 at 6:01 pmHappy Mother’s Day…to me
Courtney says
May 8, 2009 at 6:38 pmI was just thinking about how I need a webcam!
Suzi Becker says
May 8, 2009 at 6:43 pmIf I had this I could pretend to have a cool house too.
Emily says
May 8, 2009 at 7:12 pmoooooooooooooooooooooooooo
Helen+ilana=Hi says
May 8, 2009 at 7:35 pmThis Canuck could really use a video cam ……….so pick me pick me
Irene says
May 8, 2009 at 7:43 pmSo many things to clip this on.
Love reading you.
Lulu says
May 8, 2009 at 7:56 pmThat looks hella cool, Ms. Bossy!
Lrae says
May 8, 2009 at 8:14 pm🙂 This post cracks me up. Maybe you should work for Microsoft, since some of these people might even buy one if they don’t win it!
But I won’t. Because it would be so much more exciting to win it from you!
Jackie Whitley says
May 8, 2009 at 8:19 pmI’m in …. Thanks !
The Other Lisa says
May 8, 2009 at 8:40 pmoooh – pick me, RNG.
Surcie says
May 8, 2009 at 9:42 pmBossy tells me all kinds of things I never knew.
Jab518 says
May 8, 2009 at 10:00 pmMy sister is having a baby, and this would be perfect to see him with because I live in Buffalo, and she lives in Dallas.
JulieB says
May 8, 2009 at 10:07 pmI don’t have a Dane to clip it to. But my greyhounds would love it, too! Pick us!!
jane says
May 8, 2009 at 10:15 pmI actually have a webcam built into my laptop, but refuse to use it to chat with daughter #1 who graduated from college in December and is now away at her first big girl job (RN at Mayo in Rochester – so proud!!!) … but a portable cam that I could point at the Westie she had to leave behind – or any of the 4 4-legged friends pining for her – would be so kewl. I know this is random … here’s hoping random picks me!!
Emma says
May 8, 2009 at 10:29 pmWoo-hoo! Count me in!
MaddiePM says
May 8, 2009 at 10:30 pmBossy’s camera give away is soooo awsome!
Linda says
May 8, 2009 at 10:34 pmLuck be on my side!
MP says
May 8, 2009 at 10:36 pmPick me…I think it’s cute…and I don’t have one.
nono says
May 8, 2009 at 10:53 pmWe’ve just started experimenting with one…but it’s attached to the computer…I like your idea better. The problem I’ve had when “talking” to my sister in NC is that I’m always looking at her picture on the screen and she can’t see a full view of my face…my head is always bent down.
Leslie says
May 8, 2009 at 11:00 pmI would love this camera so I can see my son…he’s also in his first year of college but not at Columbia.
Deb In Winfield, Ks says
May 8, 2009 at 11:41 pmI hope it is still Friday night …in whatever time zone you reside. I am always confused at time zones….but i would SO love a web cam. Bossy is the Bomb!!!
Gretchen Siri says
May 9, 2009 at 12:11 amYay!!! A camera for Mother’s Day! I hope I am the random lucky number! :o)
RachelB says
May 9, 2009 at 12:42 amI have more piles of shite to film than you, I guarantee it!
Suzy says
May 9, 2009 at 1:09 amOhh, pretty.
Kim says
May 9, 2009 at 1:31 amI think I’ll clip it to my dachshund ~ that might be interesting. Also, I might finally figure out what the crunching noise he makes under the bed actually is ~ a monster? a box of Cheez-its that he stole? something he’s hiding from me? (of course!) ~ without having to climb around on the actual floor. 🙂 Sounds like a plan! So pick me, mmmmkay? Thanks! 🙂
Joy says
May 9, 2009 at 2:53 amAm I too late. Hope not.
pamela says
May 9, 2009 at 3:43 ambossy so entertaining! :o)
zelzee says
May 9, 2009 at 8:40 amThen everyone could see the ‘real’ me……….
hmmmmmmmm