(Note: When I was typing the title of this post, I had the tune from "Bye-Bye Birdie" in my head.)
Some of you may not know this, but when we decided to move to Vaughan, we invariably sacrificed a couple of amenities. One being a quick trip to, well, anywhere. Kroger, CVS, and that once-a –month Wal-Mart trip will have to be made on the way home from school (in Flora) via Madison to avoid the extra hour round-trip to buy milk or whatever. The other, and Richard would say more important, that I want to bring up is our Internet service. Since we are out in the middle of nowhere, we are forced to use our satellite provider for our Internet access. Since the Internet connection will be slower, Richard will have to give up his world of Xbox Live. Richard has 2 weeks left with his Halo friends. (I have always been thankful that Richard’s escape took him to our living room floor and not to the local bar.) I can only feel a bit sad, as I sit on the couch writing this with the sounds of capture the flag in the background, for his ending his access to his other life. TheArtistSwayze may have to retire for now, but Swayze, the artist, will be working hard during his “free time” in the country.
To add some humor to this post, I would like to share some observations from watching Richard play Halo 3. For the first time, he is letting the audio from the other players to come through the speakers on our television. I am amazed at how funny these guys are. I guess it would be the equvalent to listening in on your husband/boyfriend's conversation with a bunch of his friends in any situation. (Except for the constant "One in lobby." "One in open." "Sword in lobby." "I'm dead." statements.) I can tell when the other guys' wives/girlfriends call them away from the game. It makes me smile. :) I have to be honest when I say that I have never really understood what the big deal is about Halo. However, I am positive that Richard would say the same thing about sewing. :)
2 comments:
I love it. Hate that you're connection is slower, but I love the commentary.
Hey, you been to CVS yet this week? I have 40 free digital prints :) But, I used all my ECBs on formula last week and I'm not ready to build back up yet. My word, did you see what Jeff got earlier this week?!
You should hear about the girls who get mad at their boyfriends for complaining that the girls are playing too much halo, when the boyfriend turned her onto it in the first place. two of the people i play with are engaged, they're funny. one guy is in his mid-30s. he has been out of a job for awhile b/c he has to stay home with his wife who is recovering from something (he's never told me what it was); oh and they live with his mother-in-law who needs care as well. there's another dating couple who will play in the same room, but with only one microphone so the girlfriend (who has had a few too many rum and cokes) has to yell so we can hear her. another guy lives in the caribbean, he and his wife just had a child. another lives in korea, i think he is in the military. it's amazing how much you find out about a person while playing a video game. it's really become a socializing kind of thing...when you're not trying to 4-shot the guy in lobby who has the sword before his friend coming up the ramp into open purple gets to you :)
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