Wii Procured; We Now Return You to Your Reguarly Scheduled Holiday Gear-Up
Yay! So now the pressure is off and The Boy can ask Santa for a Wii with impunity - and I will need to make sure The Boy doesn't read my blog for the next several years...
Or perhaps sooner, if this conversation is any indication:
Boy: Mommy, guess what?
Me: What?
Boy: Aaron doesn't believe in Santa Claus!
Me: Really?
Boy: Yeah!
Me: What do you think of that?
Boy: I think he's crazy. I believe in Santa Claus.
Me: Did you tell him that?
Boy: (shaking head and waving hands around) Oh, no! Aaron's really big. I don't ever tell him anything!
Sigh. Better make the most of these next couple of Christmases, I guess.
Or perhaps sooner, if this conversation is any indication:
Boy: Mommy, guess what?
Me: What?
Boy: Aaron doesn't believe in Santa Claus!
Me: Really?
Boy: Yeah!
Me: What do you think of that?
Boy: I think he's crazy. I believe in Santa Claus.
Me: Did you tell him that?
Boy: (shaking head and waving hands around) Oh, no! Aaron's really big. I don't ever tell him anything!
Sigh. Better make the most of these next couple of Christmases, I guess.
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Uh-oh -- James Lileks will be so jealous.
Eh, if he would just pony up the extra cash for the games in the "bundle," he could get a couple for himself and a couple to keep back for b-days or bribery.
Apparently it is impossible to just go out and buy a Wii. The list of acoutrements that came with this one boggle the mind, but on the positive side, if I fling a controller out the window and a rabid dog swallows it, I'll have a spare...
I managed to snag one back in April. I admit, I love the damn thing. The stupid little Wii Sports game that came with it is unbelievably fun (I have an 8 under record at golf). As a Penny-Arcade comic put it months back, you don't have to swing the controller as if it were a racket/bat/whatever, but what's the point if you don't? I can say that just about everyone I know who bought one was sore the next day just from playing that game. How freakin' weird and sad to be worn out by a console game.
I also just found out my brother got one recently. Today's my dad's 62nd birthday, but he has to spend it with his grandsons (6 and a half year old twins) because they want to show off their Wii skills.
For bizarre mini-game fun, Rayman's Raving Rabbids (or something close to that) was a blast.
Not you too! SWIPIAW was out shopping with the spawn and saw "Guitar Hero". She came home, commented on how that game could be addictive, then announced that despite a 10 year ban[1] on game consoles in our house, we were getting Wii'd. She did not consult with the spawn before making her decision. I am still unclear if they will be allowed to use it.
[1] Boy One being 10 years old.
AOG -
I am also unsure as to how much time The Boy will actually get to spend on the Wii, as he will probably be fighting me for a turn. It's our "official family gift" for the season, which is why I bought the big bundle.
Even Hublet, who was originally skeptical about the whole thing, seems to be coming around....
I'm very excited!