One thing you should know about me: I hate video games. I always have. I think they're a time suck and have caused me more frustration as a teacher of teenaged boys than I'd like to admit. So, when my brother and sister-in-law suggested I come by last night and play their Wii with them last night I thought, "Ok, whatever." I went mostly for the good company and to allow Austen to bite someone other than me. Mellow? Yeah, right!
Anyway, I didn't really expect to like playing the Wii, and I didn't. . . I LOVED it. I loved it so much that today my right shoulder and elbow hurts entirely because of how spastic...er enthusiastically I played.
That being said, I'm a whiz at Wii bowling, something I definitely am NOT in real life, and I won a Mario game I can't remember the name of.
So, here I sit with sore shoulder, mulling over whether or not I should spend my hard earned money on a video game of all things. I know I won't, but BOY am I ever tempted.
8 comments:
As I am sure you and your bro both know....I am all about all things Wii and Dance Dance Revolution!
Game on.
I looooove the Wii and I share your generalized hatred of video games. BUT, Wii is fun (try the boxing game) and I love Guitar Hero! I haven't tried DDR, but I'm sure I would love it, too.
Yeah, I did try the boxing game. It was a LOT of fun, but I'm paying for it today. Wii is a workout!!
Jason would love to get a Wii but I keep telling him no because it will just waste his time. Honestly, it would really waste MY time. I wouldn't be able to put it down. I am a closet Wii junkie...And DDR is the best.
M Soup,
The Wii is the best thing since the Intelivision. I want one.
Matthew
Just so you know, my first thought when I saw the picture for this blog entry was, "Oh. A high-tech pregnancy test."
Just adding this...
Um, I guess that shows how much I'm into video games. ;-)
I enjoy playing doubles tennis with Mark. And yes, I end up sore the next day too!
The best part about having a Wii is that it is a FANTASTIC bribe for a 5 year old boy I know..."If you (fill in the blank), you can play the Wii for 15 minutes"...works like a charm every time!!
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