I would say that there is tons of stuff happening in Casa de Julz, but since most of that stuff involved me staying in jim-jams and playing Wii, it’s not really blog-worthy. However yesterday we had to give the girls back their Guitar Hero World Tour (we gave it to them for Christmas, but it has been living at my house since so we could all play it together), and today I’m back at work, so real life is resuming. That and Rick won’t let me play the fun NES games I downloaded when he’s at home, which further cuts down on my Wii time. He does not have an appreciation for Super Mario Bros. 3, or Metroid, or Zelda, or Mega Man 3. It is a personality flaw that I am trying to overlook.
Christmas was bery bery good to me, and although I have a new Nikon Coolpix that is small enough to go everywhere with me and have taken a fair amount of pictures with it, I have been too busy playing drums on Guitar Hero in my jim-jams to upload any of them. I hope to get a picture of Samang on her new Sit n Spin tonight as an incentive. That kid on a Sit n Spin is freakin’ hillarious, especially when she gets off of it and is too dizzy to walk. Exactly why I gave it to her. Because Christmas presents should be just as much about how much enjoyment they give to me as how much it gives to the recipient, dammit.
Now back to the grind. First day back at work after a five day weekend sucks, y’all.
How can Rick not appreciate the classics? I loved those games the first time around!
I also had much fun with my Wii and playing Star Wars: The Force Unleashed. If you like swinging a light saber and kicking Darth Vader and the Emperor’s ass, I highly recommend.
Kids enjoy the simplest toys. Get them dizzy or give them something they can ride around in and they’re happy.
Who doesn’t love Super Mario Bros. 3? That’s just criminal not to.
Grace~I discovered I still remember a lot of the secrets to Super Mario Bros. 3. Which makes me wonder how much brain space those have been taking up that could have been better spent on learning worthwhile things in college or grad school.
Vince~Rick wanted me to download Galaga. Which I will happily do, next, but dude, these are the games I stayed up late playing as a kid. I think he doesn’t like games that last longer than 5 minutes, whereas I revel in the adventure games. I think it’s a generational gap – he was in his teens when Pong came out. Or maybe older. He didn’t play the NES like we did.
LOL I love that part about the sit ‘n spin… you’re my kinda mom.
Here’s one for ya–since you’re a combo knitting fan and Wii addict:
http://pandoraschest.blogspot.com/2009/01/hey-fiber-freaks-got-one-for -ya.html
Jealous! I’ve wanted to try singing or the drums ever since the first Rock Band. We have 2 guitars from GH3, but I don’t have the desire to try and beat hard let alone expert.
SMB3? How does he not love that game? I still remember the first time I saw it in “The Wizard” with Fred Savage, 1989. Those tricks stay with you. The first flute is easy to get but I have to dig through memories for the second one. I still have nightmares of not being able to continue on Mega Man 2.
My dad loves Galaga and Ms. Pac-Man. I do think it’s a generational thing.