If you thought our fascination with "retro" was limited to music, leggings, leg warmers, boots and neon, I have something very special to share with you.
While at Costco earlier this week, hubby spotted something odd on the shelf. He told me about it when I got home, I gave him a hard time for not snapping a picture and while out and about today, he popped into the shop again and this time remembered to snap this picture:
Yes, for $30 you too can flash back to the late 70s/early 80s and enjoy a few games on your very own Atari 2600 and 7800. The console plugs into your tv, doesn't require any cartridges and comes pre-bundled with a few classics including "Centipede," "Missile Command" and "Asteroids." Loads more info on the system and what's included on the wiki.
I can just see parents bringing this home and showing their "Halo"-addicted kids these games. Wish I could see the looks on their faces!
You may recall a while back I posted about one of my heroes, Donkey Kong champ Steve Wiebe.
E3, the Electronic Entertainment Expo, is currently on go and Steve is on-site trying to beat annihilate the record and guess what? You can watch it live!
It was insanely busy yesterday and it didn't stop when I got home. Instead, I ended up doing last minute prep for the Bookcrossing Christmas party. It was a great success and sure to turn into an annual event. It was very exciting.
Only 2 weeks left until the Christmas holidays. I'm very excited to be getting a week off. I can catch up on reading and a number of movies I have sitting on my DVD player. I've got to tell you... I had to stop playing with my Nintendo. I bought a new game, Final Fantasy III, and OMG. For two weeks after I bought it, it was all I did. Every spare moment was dedicated to the game. And then last week I realized I hadn't picked up a book in 2 weeks. I've taken the cartridge out and left the game at home. Have to get on with some reading! But wow. Talk about addicting!
Back to work now. I have a stack of drawings that need to be organized!
Well, I'm starting to get the ball rolling for Christmas and New Year. Yeah. I'm actually early this year. I've decided that little sis is going to get an MP3 player, mom and dad - probably a working computer and D and I have decided to forgo presents for eachother and instead buy a DVD recorder or HDD recorder for the tv so that I can watch ever MORE tv. I've even decided on a resolution. I usually avoid these things but for next year, I'm going to try using a monthly budget. I have to try harder to save money. God I hate talking or thinking about money. I really do but it's something I need to do. I spent nearly 5 hours on Monday devising a budget plan. I think it's looking good.
I'm also really, really excited! Pedro Almodóvar's Volvér opens this week and I'm taking both mom and dad to it on Sunday. We NEVER do stuff like this so I'm really looking forward to it. It's a huge deal for them to go to the movies. The last time they went was when I bought them tickets to Bridges of Madison County. That's over 10 yrs ago! You read right. That's the last time they went to the theatre. So yeah, this is a big. Deal. I can't tell you how exciting it is.
And to finish off this wonderful Thursday (which happens to be a holiday for our American friends), I'd like to share a little video with you. I'm not sure if any one out there's heard of smashmyipod.com. These guys collect donations, go out and buy ipods and then smash them on-site and on-camera. They decided to expand their horizons (a network of sites)and what better way than with the madness surrounding the PS3 release. They lined up with all the fanboys, bought a player and smashed it outdside of best buy - in front of the line-up of people waiting to shell out their $600 for their own copies. And, of course, it was all captured on film and, thanks to YouTube, you can now enjoy it in all its glory. I laugh every single time I see it. I just can't help myself...
