So I can't say that I'm as excited for Halloween as I was when I was little but I am really looking forward to it. Things change when you become a parent, you always want to see the smiling face of your child. I know part of the time we're going around trick or treating Aiden will be upset because we wont let him eat every piece of candy he gets, but I know he'll have fun.
Last year was ok, Aiden got pictures taken in his costume before Halloween and we went out but of course he couldn't walk or have candy yet. This year will be Aiden's first real Halloween!
We are all going as sith from the Star Wars universe. I think that my costume looks good so far, for a modified leotard from the thrift store and an old skirt, just a little more tweaking. Rob got into making custom light sabers because of a couple friends so we wont have those cheap toy ones.
I'll post pictures here of us all when everything is done or from Halloween.
10/28/2009
10/26/2009
Click Click
My apologies for not posting in a while, I've been fighting with a topic since I haven't played any new games recently. This is going to be a short post to hold you over until I can come up with something good.
Something that people never mention when talking about gaming are flash, click, and other internet games. You would not think of the word "gamer" when talking about people who play these types of games; but with the "casual gamer" being focused on a lot more these days these people can now be called gamers. I mean... if people that play The Sims all day can be casual gamers why can't the people that play games on Pogo be?
There are a couple specific games I'd like to point out with this post. The first has been a favorite of mine for about a year now. Rob introduced me to the Bloons Tower Defense games and for a few days I was trying to clear all the levels in the third game. If you've ever played a tower defense game you know what it's about. For those of you who haven't the object of Bloons Tower Defense is to pop the balloons before they get to the end of the track. You are given different tools to do so but it takes a bit of strategy.
Bloons Tower Defense from Ninja Kiwi
The next game that I was recently introduced to is called Machinarium. This is a very stylized adventure click game from Amanita Design. In this game you lead a little robot around and solve each level. Some parts get you thinking really hard but luckily there are some hints and a mini game that helps you solve things you don't know how to.
Machinarium from Amanita Design
Check out these games and others around the web and bring out the casual gamer in you!
Something that people never mention when talking about gaming are flash, click, and other internet games. You would not think of the word "gamer" when talking about people who play these types of games; but with the "casual gamer" being focused on a lot more these days these people can now be called gamers. I mean... if people that play The Sims all day can be casual gamers why can't the people that play games on Pogo be?
There are a couple specific games I'd like to point out with this post. The first has been a favorite of mine for about a year now. Rob introduced me to the Bloons Tower Defense games and for a few days I was trying to clear all the levels in the third game. If you've ever played a tower defense game you know what it's about. For those of you who haven't the object of Bloons Tower Defense is to pop the balloons before they get to the end of the track. You are given different tools to do so but it takes a bit of strategy.
The next game that I was recently introduced to is called Machinarium. This is a very stylized adventure click game from Amanita Design. In this game you lead a little robot around and solve each level. Some parts get you thinking really hard but luckily there are some hints and a mini game that helps you solve things you don't know how to.
Check out these games and others around the web and bring out the casual gamer in you!
10/10/2009
Maid Service?
Because I work in a retail store I can respect that fact that other people have to clean up the stores. When I bring my child into a store and he pulls something down or grabs things he shouldn’t I clean it up right away, especially if it’s the store I work at because I’ll get yelled at or I’ll have to clean it up later.
I see so many people putting games in the wrong spots or watching their kids pull things off shelves. I’d much rather have people hand me a huge stack of games to put away, since I know where they go, then them leaving them in random spots around the store. It makes me way happier than it should when a young child actually puts a game away in the right spot, especially on their own. I think it’s bad enough that parent’s let their 12 year old kids come up to the store alone (we’re not a babysitting service) and they destroy it because they have no respect, but it’s so much worse when they’re with the kids and the store is being destroyed.
It’s really not hard to clean up our store if we keep up with it. Knowing your alphabet and how to vacuum can make you a great employee, which brings me to another topic: trash in the store. So many times we’ll find bottles behind the interactive or people will just leave them at the counter. It’s one thing that we have to put away the games you left half way across the store, but now we have to throw away your garbage? Awesome!
Dear ignorant people who shop at GameStop I think we need to put up a tip jar for being your maids and watching your kids…. Pay us!
I see so many people putting games in the wrong spots or watching their kids pull things off shelves. I’d much rather have people hand me a huge stack of games to put away, since I know where they go, then them leaving them in random spots around the store. It makes me way happier than it should when a young child actually puts a game away in the right spot, especially on their own. I think it’s bad enough that parent’s let their 12 year old kids come up to the store alone (we’re not a babysitting service) and they destroy it because they have no respect, but it’s so much worse when they’re with the kids and the store is being destroyed.
It’s really not hard to clean up our store if we keep up with it. Knowing your alphabet and how to vacuum can make you a great employee, which brings me to another topic: trash in the store. So many times we’ll find bottles behind the interactive or people will just leave them at the counter. It’s one thing that we have to put away the games you left half way across the store, but now we have to throw away your garbage? Awesome!
Dear ignorant people who shop at GameStop I think we need to put up a tip jar for being your maids and watching your kids…. Pay us!
10/09/2009
School
The other day I realized that I would actually have to do work for my next class. This is my fourth class so far. The second class was a little involved because I had to write a paper every week but the other two were pretty much just doing things on the computer that I already knew how to do or were incredibly easy to learn. Sometimes I’m happy that I’m taking my courses online, sometimes I’m not.
Even though I’m only taking one course at a time and I have the freedom to do the work at my own pace I still seem to get assignments in at the last minute most of the time. The two most obvious reasons are because I procrastinate and I work full time and have a young child. I’ll admit I spend a good deal of time at home on the computer, but part of that is doing school work. When I’m on the computer and not doing work I’m usually getting up often to take care of Aiden. If I were to only work on school assignments when I’m on the computer I would still have just as many distractions.
The class I’m in now, History of Art in Early Civilization, is pretty interesting. I’m not opposed to doing any of the work like I was in my English class, but I will have to do a lot of research and be involved in my assignments. My next class is Basic Math which if I need help for any reason I’ve got a math whiz by my side. The class after that is *drum roll please*…. Principles of Digital Photography! I’ll finally be taking a photography course starting January 11th!
What did/do you like or dislike about school?
Even though I’m only taking one course at a time and I have the freedom to do the work at my own pace I still seem to get assignments in at the last minute most of the time. The two most obvious reasons are because I procrastinate and I work full time and have a young child. I’ll admit I spend a good deal of time at home on the computer, but part of that is doing school work. When I’m on the computer and not doing work I’m usually getting up often to take care of Aiden. If I were to only work on school assignments when I’m on the computer I would still have just as many distractions.
The class I’m in now, History of Art in Early Civilization, is pretty interesting. I’m not opposed to doing any of the work like I was in my English class, but I will have to do a lot of research and be involved in my assignments. My next class is Basic Math which if I need help for any reason I’ve got a math whiz by my side. The class after that is *drum roll please*…. Principles of Digital Photography! I’ll finally be taking a photography course starting January 11th!
What did/do you like or dislike about school?
10/07/2009
No matter what life throws at us....
No matter what life throws at us, we'll handle it together.
Rob just sent me a text saying just that (although he forgot to change up to us). I've been really stressed and upset lately, pretty much with my whole life. There were a couple nights in a row that I was having trouble sleeping. I'm tired of our house being a pig sty... though I've been tired of that for about 8 months. I'm tired of everything at work besides the actual work. I'm tired of not having extra money, only enough for bills, rent, sometimes food, and the occasional gift. Today I'm also literally tired.
I just want to be happy but I don't want to make the wrong decision somewhere. I've been telling a lot of people about my problems and I haven't really gotten much advice, just understanding and stories of their own. I'm hoping things settle down for me soon because I don't want to go nuts.
Rob just sent me a text saying just that (although he forgot to change up to us). I've been really stressed and upset lately, pretty much with my whole life. There were a couple nights in a row that I was having trouble sleeping. I'm tired of our house being a pig sty... though I've been tired of that for about 8 months. I'm tired of everything at work besides the actual work. I'm tired of not having extra money, only enough for bills, rent, sometimes food, and the occasional gift. Today I'm also literally tired.
I just want to be happy but I don't want to make the wrong decision somewhere. I've been telling a lot of people about my problems and I haven't really gotten much advice, just understanding and stories of their own. I'm hoping things settle down for me soon because I don't want to go nuts.
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