I'm really glad Mother's Day and my dad's birthday are in the same month.
If that sounds kind of weird, it's really not. That just means the entire family (minus the kids, in theory) gets to share in a big communal present. 2007 was sweet because since it was the big 5-0 bash we got to try all kinds of different restaurants after receiving loads of gift cards. But 2K8 is even better. By the way, this is not me being a greedy little kid. This is me being an excited little kid.
Two days ago, the Wii my sister won on eBay arrived! I played one back at UCSB a little under two years ago when a friend stood in line all day to buy one of the first consoles. And then I saw billions of ads in France, but this is unlike anything else.
Of course the Wii comes with the sports pack which includes boxing, bowling, baseball, tennis and golf. What's different about this video game is that it's all virtually receptive and you play with wireless controls. AKA, you actually simulate playing any of the aforementioned sports.
AKA my arms and back are insanely sore. It's just an f-ing video game! But for those of you who know me and my semi-competitive side.... I don't mess around.
I found out this technique that by virtue of throwing the controller -- which is connected to your hand with a wrist strap -- in a certain direction at increasingly faster speeds, the opponent can't return my serve. Yep, and since I was an outfielder for nearly 15 years, I pride myself on being able to throw fast and hard. So I kept pushing and pushing myself.
Basically, I threw out my arm in a simulated video game. How cool am I?!
If that sounds kind of weird, it's really not. That just means the entire family (minus the kids, in theory) gets to share in a big communal present. 2007 was sweet because since it was the big 5-0 bash we got to try all kinds of different restaurants after receiving loads of gift cards. But 2K8 is even better. By the way, this is not me being a greedy little kid. This is me being an excited little kid.
Two days ago, the Wii my sister won on eBay arrived! I played one back at UCSB a little under two years ago when a friend stood in line all day to buy one of the first consoles. And then I saw billions of ads in France, but this is unlike anything else.
Of course the Wii comes with the sports pack which includes boxing, bowling, baseball, tennis and golf. What's different about this video game is that it's all virtually receptive and you play with wireless controls. AKA, you actually simulate playing any of the aforementioned sports.
AKA my arms and back are insanely sore. It's just an f-ing video game! But for those of you who know me and my semi-competitive side.... I don't mess around.
I found out this technique that by virtue of throwing the controller -- which is connected to your hand with a wrist strap -- in a certain direction at increasingly faster speeds, the opponent can't return my serve. Yep, and since I was an outfielder for nearly 15 years, I pride myself on being able to throw fast and hard. So I kept pushing and pushing myself.
Basically, I threw out my arm in a simulated video game. How cool am I?!
That wasn't the look on my face, or the exact extension of my arms yesterday.
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so cool :-P
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