Nasty weather and the Wii Life

So. It's been a while. What's up? Oh no way, really? You get right out of town. You crazy.

Alright, now that we've gotten the pleasantries out of the way, let's discuss the weather. Ha, ok, maybe we're not done with the pleasantries yet. But seriously though, I went to bed last night and started sweating in bed, so I turned on the air-conditioner because it was so humid and warm out. I wake up shivering to the sound of a downpour, with a musical tinkling sound hinting at what seemed to be freezing rain. Confused, I get up to look out the window and part the blinds slightly, but it is completely fogged over. I go to the front door, open it, and am knocked back by an icy gust and a spray of what felt like icicles. I quickly slammed the door, locked both deadbolts as if the cold might try to break in, and ran to the thermostat to turn the heat on full-blast. Winter weather advisories are in effect for the entire week. Texas weather. What the hell.

In other news, school starts on Tuesday, but guess what? I'M NOT GOING BACK. For the first time in my life, I have no books to buy, no class schedules to memorize, no buses to ride, no syllabuses (syllabi?) to throw away. Now I'm pretty weirded out by all this, and to be honest before Christmas I had no idea how I would spend my time (when I wasn't working). But then my father did possibly the best job of buying my love in our history together--he bought me a Wii. This thing is amazing. AMAZING. Though there aren't a whole hell of a lot of games out for it yet, the game it came with is enough to keep me and my friends entertained for a good long time, and I also got the new Zelda, which is enough to entertain me for a good long time.

It came with something called Wii Sports, a collection of bowling, baseball, tennis, golf, and boxing games that you play interactively with the Wii remote (or the Wiimote, if you will). Wanna box? Put your fists up and punch towards the screen. Wanna play some tennis? Swing that racket and get ready for some serious tennis elbow. Wanna bowl? Well, you get the idea. It is so much fun. The same principle works on other games--like in Zelda, you swing the remote to swing your sword. This evolution in technology is possibly the best thing since fish grew legs and Jesus fed them to the dinosaurs (or so is my understanding).

So begins 2007, the most uncertain year of my life. Freaky weather and the Wii. Let's hope it continues in this vein for a while, because I'm feeling pretty good.