This is exactly how I feel about Mario Party. The only exception is that the comic doesn’t mention the joy that I get watching Quinn try to play. She’s tops at jumping into pits repeatedly.
Archive for January 2007
There’s been a lot of buzz lately about the guy who lost 9 pounds playing Wii. Quite interesting – and anyone who has played Wii Sports can attest to the fact that boxing is the most active sport out of the bundle (that is, if you actually dodge and punch instead of just flicking the remote and turning it from side to side). So a full on boxing game would be sure to burn the calories, right?
That’s why I got so excited when I saw what some guy at Microsoft did with his DDR pad and a punching bag.
Do that for 30 minutes a day, and that’s guaranteed to be a good workout. I have 2 DDR pads… I wonder how much a punching bag like that costs?
Another interesting thing that Jason pointed out to me the other day is this online app that calculates what your name means. The descriptions are extremely specific, which probably increases the odds that they don’t apply to most people. But for me, they were eerily accurate (right down to describing artistic / design talent that starts off latent). You might give it a try. I tried it for a few friends whose full names I knew, and for some it was accurate, others… not so much. But give it a try and let me know what it says for you.
With the vast number of tubes making up our current Internet these days, you may find it difficult to know exactly where to go to find your information. (Besides here, of course. Your one stop shop for everything that springs from my mind. You’ll not find it anywhere else!)
Despite the sarcasm, the point is actually one that I’ve struggled with for quite a while – since back when I lived with Vince, actually, and he would spend an hour each night on the computer reading before going to bed. I would always think that was interesting. Surely there’s enough content on the Internet to keep you up for an hour (or more) every night, but where do you go to make sure it’s actually worthwhile content?
Just when I was wondering how to keep advancing toward Pro status in Wii Tennis, the folks at Gamer PALs offer a solution.
… Maybe I should stick with Wii Golf.
I was reading through Valleywag the other day and saw a brief article on Geni: The family tree meets social networking (yes, Geni owner, you can use that for your slogan, but I want 10%).
My dad has had a long standing interest in genealogy, and while the interest has always been a passive one of mine, of course the social networking aspect has drawn me in. But now that I’ve started thinking about it, what does value does genealogy really add to social networking? I talk to my immediate family (and either you do too, or you choose not to - social networking won’t change that). The family members that my dad could fill in for me (up the tree) can’t network with me (because they’re not alive), and if I start finding distant relatives… does that mean we should start talking? Admittedly, it’s more common ground than most people who try to add me as a friend on myspace, but I’m not sure it’s enough common ground to really start networking. Am I missing a benefit?
I think there might be a more fundamental issue at work here, however. As you start to build your tree, you enter your email address - which instantly creates your account. Now how do you get back to your family tree? Just enter your email address and your password. Didn’t enter a password? I didn’t either. But you better know it if you want to access all that information you just entered. Enjoy…
Between wind storms, snow storms, and ice storms, I think this is the fifth snow day that we’ve had in the Pacific Northwest. What a treat. Back at UNO, they preferred not to cancel classes unless the world was ending (though there was a theory that the chancellor decided to cancel school only if she slipped and fell on her front porch. However, that theory has since been debunked by creative pranksters who threw water on the porch in freezing temperatures… the chancellor did in fact slip, but school was not cancelled. But I digress).
With the lack of ideal driving temperatures comes a warning on weather.com that I’ve not seen before. Beware of air stagnation!!!
…AIR STAGNATION ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST TUESDAY…HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT OVER WESTERN WASHINGTON WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE A TEMPERATURE INVERSION ACROSS THE LOWLANDS. TRAPPED COLD AIR NEAR THE SURFACE AND LITTLE MIXING OF THE AIR MASS IN THIS PATTERN WILL RESULT IN POOR AIR QUALITY.
CHECK WITH YOUR LOCAL AIR QUALITY AGENCY FOR ANY RESTRICTIONS IN YOUR AREA.
Does this mean I need to start wearing a surgical mask before I leave the house?
Another season of 24 begins tonight, and while my dedication to the series has waned slightly over the past two seasons, it’s likely to pique again with my favorite comedian, Eddie Izzard, playing the primary villain. I’m quite excited, so I’ll be watching TV for the premiere tonight. However, if you prefer not to watch the entire season of 24, you can catch the highlights at your leisure. That is, if you consider all of Jack Bauer’s kills to be the highlights. Which might be true.
On a related note, in finding the Eddie Izzard fan site, I made an amazing discovery (that you will find on his homepage) - you can download Eddie Izzard’s voice for your TomTom!!! When you go past your turn, he says, “Turn around when possible! For god’s sake, man, stop pissing about.” How could you not want that?!
My Wii was scheduled to arrive from Omaha today. Imagine my surprise when I got home and was thoroughly Wii-less. I looked up the tracking number to find that the delivery man had entered an exception – apparently, he didn’t know where to deliver the package. So I dialed up UPS. Read more…
What do you get when you cross a User Interface update with a medieval-themed ninja story with Harry Potter, South Park, and Office Space references, plus a line out of Justin Timberlake’s “Sexy Back” for good measure? Apparently, the latest wave of Office marketing.
… I’m speechless.
Well, OK, I’m never speechless. At the end of my senior year of high school, I wrote a similar story to summarize my last year of debate. There were dragons, dragon slayers, swords (well, a whip for Harper), and a giraffe or two. My favorite memory from the debate banquet was watching the parents read the story. The opened the first page, slowly examined the start of the story, then promptly closed it and pushed it away.
I hope the same everyday people aren’t put off in the same way by this… unique story. The Office ribbon is actually pretty innovative, and I’m not sure that comes through amidst the numerous pop culture references.
Happy New Year! As with last year, I’m back to offer my readers insight into my New Years Resolutions, just like last year (incidentally, two days late once again). This year, I’ve resolved to make more friends - of the Wii variety, that is.
