Wii're not gonna takeit , no! Wii're not gonna take it!

Hi, I'm Jason, and I'm an addict.

My addiction has altered my life for the negative and also impacted my relationship.

The addiction in question: Nintendo's Wii

That sleek little white box seduces me, it beckons with it's soft blue light like a prostitute in an alleyway. The promise of a euphoric high of waving a wand and playing Zelda till my eyes crust over haunts my every waking moment.

I've already spent a good deal of time over the last month wasting time and gas driving to different stores around town trying to get my hands on the system. This weekend was the accumilation of a month of depravity and deperate need. This weekend I did what I thought I would never do....I stood in line.

It was common knowledge that video game stores had been hoarding their stock of Wii, planning to allow sale of it on Sunday. There was promise of many systems available. So, I got up at 4:30 Sunday morning and went to the mall to stand in line.

Apparently I'm not the only addict, nor the most die-hard. By the time I got to the mall at 5am, there were already lines. Take in mind the system has been out for a month and the stores didn't open till 8am. The line for EB Games was sold out. I got back in my car and drove to Target. Some of those people had been camped out all night! They had sleeping bags and chairs. Again, there were more people than systems available. I got back in my car and drove home empty handed.

So, time has come for me to swear off my addiction. I'm no longer going to worry about getting a Wii. I'm not going to even look for one until I can walk in the store on any given day and pick one up.

However, when that day comes, I'm going to fire up Zelda and try to inject the controller into my veins.

Seriously, I've heard it's that cool.

Finally Free

Jade and I are officially done with league bowling. We had missed a few weeks due to Sean's wedding and my office Christmas party. We went last Friday and found out that one of our teammates put in her 2 weeks notice. The other two teammates have been AWOL for 3 weeks. That leaves us without enough people for a team. That worked out well, because I've been wanting to quit for a long time now. It definitely isn't as fun as I imagined it. For one, you only get to bowl 3 games and it takes 3 hours. Also, nobody seemed to be very friendly. Mostly the other teams seemed concerned about making sure that they didn't lose to us due to math errors or handicapping errors. Many times, other teams would object about what people count on the team and if their averages and handicaps are correct. It was too anal for my tastes....I just wanted to have fun. Also, we got stuck on a team with people we have nothing in common with. I came to dread Friday nights. Now, I'm free to do whatever I please on Fridays. Overall, I don't think league bowling is anything I plan on doing in the forseeable future. I only recommend it if you have a team of 5 of people that you already know.

Finally Free

Well,

Jade and I are officially done with league bowling. We had missed a few weeks due to Sean's wedding and my office Christmas party. We went last Friday and found out that one of our teammates put in her 2 weeks notice. The other two teammates have been AWOL for 3 weeks. That leaves us without enough people for a team. That worked out well, because I've been wanting to quit for a long time now. It definitely isn't as fun as I imagined it. For one, you only get to bowl 3 games and it takes 3 hours. Also, nobody seemed to be very friendly. Mostly the other teams seemed concerned about making sure that they didn't lose to us due to math errors or handicapping errors. Many times, other teams would object about what people count on the team and if their averages and handicaps are correct. It was too anal for my tastes....I just wanted to have fun. Also, we got stuck on a team with people we have nothing in common with. I came to dread Friday nights. Now, I'm free to do whatever I please on Fridays. Overall, I don't think league bowling is anything I plan on doing in the forseeable future. I only recommend it if you have a team of 5 of people that you already know.

Finally Free

Well,

Jade and I are officially done with league bowling. We had missed a few weeks due to Sean's wedding and my office Christmas party. We went last Friday and found out that one of our teammates put in her 2 weeks notice. The other two teammates have been AWOL for 3 weeks. That leaves us without enough people for a team. That worked out well, because I've been wanting to quit for a long time now. It definitely isn't as fun as I imagined it. For one, you only get to bowl 3 games and it takes 3 hours. Also, nobody seemed to be very friendly. Mostly the other teams seemed concerned about making sure that they didn't lose to us due to math errors or handicapping errors. Many times, other teams would object about what people count on the team and if their averages and handicaps are correct. It was too anal for my tastes....I just wanted to have fun. Also, we got stuck on a team with people we have nothing in common with. I came to dread Friday nights. Now, I'm free to do whatever I please on Fridays. Overall, I don't think league bowling is anything I plan on doing in the forseeable future. I only recommend it if you have a team of 5 of people that you already know.

Gonna take your momma out tonight....

Scissor Sisters are coming to KC March 13th. Anyone want to go? Jade and I will probably buy tickets when they go on sale tomorrow. Let us know ASAP.

HD-DVDEE plus MEE=Hapee, but still no Wii

So, I drug my ass out and braved the half-cleared roads this weekend to do a little christmas shopping. As usual, I end up buying myself a little something-something. I ended up at Best Buy and one of the thousand eager employees approached me and asked if I needed any help (usually I decline and say piss off in my head). This time though a thought popped in my head. "Do you have any blu-ray players in?", I asked. "Why certainly sir, follow me.", the employee cheerfully said. He took me to the dvd player section and proceeded to show me the cheapest blu-ray player.....800 bucks! Needless to say, I quickly lost interest. The staff member was quick to point out that if I had a xbox 360 I could get a HD-DVD drive for 200 bucks. By coincidence, I just happened to own one (see my previous post on the valiant search for the elusive 360). So, I told him I would think about it. I went and checked out the HD-DVD section. I was disappointed at the lack of good titles available. Blu-Ray had better movies and will probably win the competition eventually. However, there is little that can stop me once I have a purchase in mind (I think it's some kind of psychological disorder). So, I bought one, and a couple of movies to boot. The movies are crazy expesive. Old movies were 25-30 and new releases went as high as 35. I'm hoping that the local Hollywood video will soon be renting them, as I have no intention of restocking my library with HD. Also, the main reason I bought one is that my shitty cable company has been out of stock for HD receivers for almost a year, making my TV useless except for videogames. So, I make my purchase and head happily home. I call Jade on the way to tell her I got a little surprise. Long story short.....she got me one as a surprise christmas gift already. So, basically I ruined her surprise. Since there was no sense waiting till christmas since I already knew about it, we went ahead and hooked it up Saturday. I was very happy with the outcome. The picture is noticeably sharper, and the extras are more easily accessed (you can do it while the movie is playing). The player came with King Kong and it looked friggin fantastic (even though I'm not a huge fan of the movie). Not only that, but Jade got it for 40 bucks less than I payed for mine by using a coupon. So, here's to Jades' craftiness and ingenuity. Until that very day I hadn't even really considered getting a HD player. My explosion of joy was hindered somewhat due to the exhausting search for the Nintendo Wii. Like an idiot, I didn't reserve a system months ago, so here I am in the same boat I was with the 360....going store to store every couple days in hopes that they might still have one in stock. I do have a plan however.....this Saturday I'm going to be waiting at the mall before they open in hopes that I can get one at EB Games before the throng of shoppers clean them out. Yeah, sad, I know. But, one must understand the complete hold this system has on me with the unique controller and the first new Zelda game in several years. I've heard nothing but good things about the system, and I'm damned determined to have one. Odds are I'm going to have to wait well into the new year though. So, last ditch effort this weekend and if it doesn't happen, then I wash my hands of it for awhile. A consumption this strong cannot be healthy.

Frickin' snow

I love snow for sledding....shovelling.....not so much. We got shat on with the white stuff.