Twitter, Life, Wii
I know I haven't posted much lately, but for anyone interested, I've set up a twitter account that I also fairly faithfully neglect... I was considering using it and my also-neglected flickr account, and combining them into a mobile blog, which I can also neglect. Or not. Depends on what life throws my way.
Speaking of life, it's been pretty busy, which accounts for the neglect mentioned above. Work has been a bit stressful, and there's lots to do around the house, so when I'm not busy with one of them, I tend to just want to veg in front of the TV to unwind. And if I'm not just vegging, I'm probably on the Wii.
It's been awhile since I've owned a current gaming rig. My desktop is ancient, my laptops are under-powered for games, and I got my wife a PS2... for Christmas of last year, so it's not exactly current. But after hearing some good things about the Wii and Wii Fit, I talked with my wife and we bought both. I'm glad we did, because it's the best exercise investment I've made in a long time. The cost was on-par with some equipment which is currently gathering dust in a closet, waiting for us to decide which room to set up as a home gym, but the Wii is getting some serious use within the first couple of weeks. I absolutely love the boxing that comes with the included Wii Sports (though there's an annoying flaw in the scoring routine. Sometimes I'll win a match by KO but lose six points. I'll fight a similarly-matched opponent, get knocked out myself, and lose seven. How can a win by KO only be worth 1 point more than a loss by KO? And how can a win cost points in the standings? I think the scoring algorithm needs tweaked a bit in future revisions, as it takes away from the enjoyment of the game.) Between that and the games bundled with the balance board in Wii Fit, I've been slowly working towards getting in shape.
Speaking of life, it's been pretty busy, which accounts for the neglect mentioned above. Work has been a bit stressful, and there's lots to do around the house, so when I'm not busy with one of them, I tend to just want to veg in front of the TV to unwind. And if I'm not just vegging, I'm probably on the Wii.
It's been awhile since I've owned a current gaming rig. My desktop is ancient, my laptops are under-powered for games, and I got my wife a PS2... for Christmas of last year, so it's not exactly current. But after hearing some good things about the Wii and Wii Fit, I talked with my wife and we bought both. I'm glad we did, because it's the best exercise investment I've made in a long time. The cost was on-par with some equipment which is currently gathering dust in a closet, waiting for us to decide which room to set up as a home gym, but the Wii is getting some serious use within the first couple of weeks. I absolutely love the boxing that comes with the included Wii Sports (though there's an annoying flaw in the scoring routine. Sometimes I'll win a match by KO but lose six points. I'll fight a similarly-matched opponent, get knocked out myself, and lose seven. How can a win by KO only be worth 1 point more than a loss by KO? And how can a win cost points in the standings? I think the scoring algorithm needs tweaked a bit in future revisions, as it takes away from the enjoyment of the game.) Between that and the games bundled with the balance board in Wii Fit, I've been slowly working towards getting in shape.
