Blessings

I just read Jolly Rogers latest blog entry and then reread the one that I posted that precedes this one and have come to the conclusion that  I am a selfish bastard that takes too much for granted.

I know that this is a forum for gaming but the thing is...they are just games.  Mental masturbation.

I don't know that I am trying to say here. There is a reason that my handle is whytenoise.

If you get a chance, check out Jolly Roger's blog and send some positive energy their way.

Have you Ever....

tried to concentrate on a video game with an 18 month old and an almost three year old in the same room? It's a constant battle of keeping them interested in what they are doing as well trying to keep focused on what you are doing. It doesn't help that with the Wii you are doing lots of swinging and gyrating with shiny new looking things. And then of course is the way they sneak up on you just as you start your backswing on a par 5!!

Now I know it may appear that I am being a selfish, and maybe I am a little bit, but damn-it I obsessed about getting this stupid console for two weeks before finally getting up at ungodly hour of the morning on Sunday and braving -2 degree actual and -20 degree wind chill temperatures for half an hour!!! In the old days I would have played it for 12 hours straight as soon as I brought it home!!

Them days is gone and they ain't a coming back real soon. So I have got to figure out a way to get some game time as well as keep the kiddo's happy. BTW My Wife attempted to get the 3 yo involved in the game without her actually playing...yeah, that didn't work so good. Who knew that 3 yo could be both that smart and stubborn at the same time! I 'spose it's my fault. I HAD to choose a smart Wife.

As of now the only solution that I can come up with is to try and play after the kids go to sleep. Of course that means that I don't and I am getting the classic baggy eyes and look like Hell....well I look more like Hell in the morning. Stupid work. In college I could blow off classes, work for some reason...not so much.

Having kids adds an entire new difficulty rating to games...not to mention life.

In the beginning...

I have been playing video games since the late '70's.  I don't remember the exact order because I am old and it was a freakin' long time ago but I am pretty sure it started with Pong,  with those funky steering wheel controllers.  It was followed by (not in order) a Colecovision, a Commodore Vic-20, the venerable Atari 2600, a handheld football game with little red minus signs that denoted the players, a Commodore 128, then my first real gaming computer/love of my life,  the Amiga 1000.  Commodore killed the Amiga and I was sad and didn't game for awhile but then came Doom!   Then came Sega Genesis and the Nintendo 64,  with a few PC games thrown in on occasion.  Then there was a long dry spell.  Ended up getting married and having a couple of kids.  Then a couple of years ago on a business trip I was introduced to Unreal Tournament.  Things had changed a little.  Holy Cow!  It's on my laptop and I will never not love it!  My most recent aquisition, and the catalylst for me finding this web site is the magnificient Wii.  A new way of interacting with a virtual world!  Because of how scarce the Wii is, I was forced to interact with other people seeking the Wii.  I found that on the whole...I liked them. 

So here I am, being all social and shit.

Like the rest of you,  I have had my share of Timmy encounters and that is one of the reasons I am looking forward to the interaction on this web site.

Next post will be a synopsis of my Wii hunt along with URL's and strategies to score one before Christmas without paying outrageous ebay prices.

kw