Long Live Elvis

Posted by HackUberGeek @ 5:28 pm EDT | Permalink | 6 Comments

Chromehounds

It died. Everyone (almost.. Siberkat anyone?) stopped playing this.

Somehow, the worst game I ever loved couldn't stay dead. Now it looks like I will have a pretty decent looking squad running CH. Good times. Bad games, what more can you ask?

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Nice work English _C6H6

English _C6H6, that is some nice work.

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Not about games

So lets see here, ok its a little about games. But only a little bit. This bends more serious. I think my wife and I are about to try to have kids. Specifically two of them. Currently we have none. I know I want kids, and my wife has always wanted them. Now logically, we can afford helpless beings now and we never could before. In addition, the next 18+ months would actually be more convenient for my wife to carry around, ah the child. See the next few months are the last of her pediatric residency, and not as difficult as the last 30 were. Then its 12 months of being a Chief Resident, which is more administrative than anything, and she could easily take maternity leave then. After that, she wants to start three more years as a Fellow for intensive care. Think more respect than a resident, less than an attending, but very long hours still. That means she could have a child then, but it wouldn't be as easy.

So logically now is smart. Now there are so many other things floating around in my crowded little head, that I tend to circle around alot, so if I jump from idea to idea, please forgive me. I think I should start with the intentionally vague statement that I am under the impression that actually concieving a child will be difficult. Difficultly runs in her family (though they do obviously overcome it) and she is under enough stress that I suspect hitting the 18+ month window may not happen. So while having a child is good, having a wife worrying about why we haven't had one yet will suck. Not sure what I will do when that day comes, but I think I should probably think about it.

Now then there is the guilty thoughts that I have a pretty good life going here. I do what I want, buy what I want, have very little serious concerns. I play in an average week 20 hours of games. I have a house with sharp edges and nice things. I go out with my wife and have fun if the mood strikes. And I love it. I know that I will love being a father, but this part of my life is really cool too. Its not without guilt that I realize part of me will always miss this when its gone.

Then there is a differnet kind of life changer. I could quit my job. I could be a stay at home dad. The money would be tight for at least the next four years, but my wife hasn't even started a career, and we both would prefer not to leave raising a child to strangers (no family to help out either). So that leaves me, and I know that I don't have to, and I think I want to do it. But that means leaving my career behind. For a while, I have judged myself based on how I do there. I am good at my job. I am the guy who fixes the hard problems. That trains the new guy. The go to guy. I expect that if I leave work, I will never get back into the career path I have chosen. It will pass me by. Not working doesn't seem so bad. Being a Father first is something that I can be proud of, and a chance that not many people get. But what will happen when the kids are older, when I don't need to be around? I am not sure that I can handle a quiet house, or if I get another job that it will be challenging enough.  This is a choice I haven't made yet. Or maybe I have, and am just nervous about it. Sometimes it hard to tell.

Well, anyway. Thanks for reading a snapshot of my life. Still not sure why I wrote it. I know that anyway I cut it, I have it pretty good, and I am grateful.

 

Posted by HackUberGeek @ 8:04 pm EDT | Permalink | 6 Comments

The Wii Party

So my wife got invited to a Wii party. The friends of hers tend to be gadget freaks, so it didn't shock me they would try out the Wii. The smallish get together had about 12 people, more alcohol than the group could consume, pizza and wings. So right there excluding the Wii would have been enough to have some fun. Even being well fed and watered, it was clear the Wii was the reason we were there. I had only played for a few minutes prior in a store, so while I knew what to expect, I was still definately a rookie.

Wii Sports was the only game we played that night, though they did have Zelda, I didn't get to see it. I started off by doing the "Wii Fitness Test" and scored a 50. For the group I was about in the middle. Ironically, the guys who have gaming "skills" did much worse than the girls who had none. Maybe that isn't surprising, but it was a very clear trend. By the end of the night though, everyone was on equal ground. So this fitness test was bowling, tennis and baseball. I tended to not make the complete imitation of the movements, settling for the miminalist take on each of the actions. This was easiest in baseball, where a flick of the wrist was good enough for home runs. It was pointed out that I was much less entertaining. That didn't bother me.

For the most part, people tried to do exactly what they would have in real life playing these sports (we hit all five, Boxing and bowling were the most popular, golf and tennis were the least popular) So the games were enjoyed by all, and the best part was that no one was hesistant to play, but I chaulk that up to people knowing that we would all suck. I wonder if people will want to play against the Wii owners when they know they will lose in a few months? Only time will tell, as I am sure that this is not my lasy Wii party.

So walked away having had fun, but no desire to buy one. My wife was thinking that she might like it, but realized that she would only use it when people came over. I thought that as a party game, it was fantastic, but it couldn't be my only system. I use the 360 as a place to socialize online. The Wii might have some ability in that area, but I can't see it being better that my 360. If we have a vistor more than one nigt a month, its a rare occurance. When my wife is around, she and I tend to go out. I have no kids to play with (although with kids its an instant hit I am sure). So I see this as a great system for some people, but just not me.

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