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I Game, She Watches

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Murid

I'm leaving on vacation tomorrow. We're spending a week in the Alps: fresh air, beautiful scenery, exercise, and far away from work. And of all those things what's got me most excited? They have a wireless LAN in the hotel. What have I turned into? Yeah, I'm maybe getting a little too nerdy.


Mrs. Murid doesn't share that excitement. She's not a big fan of technology, and even less intrigued with gaming. She tolerates it, and she has even picked up a controller when there is an old-school arcade game to be had, but otherwise she avoids it. When we got broadband here on embassy compound and the units were wired, four or five of would get together to play Halo 2. She told one of her uninitiated friends in front of me, "They are all 40 years old playing these games."


"You mean they get together at somebody's house and play?" asked friend.


"No, they each sit in their own houses and play and talk over microphones. I was upstairs in bed and I heard him talking but there was nobody in the house. There he was sitting there talking to somebody on this thing." She couldn't believe it. Still doesn't.


Well, what's wrong with that? Absolutely nothing.


She shook her head when I came home with a 360. I got a deal too good to leave it in the store. MicroCenter had a $100 rebate, so I bought and carried it all the way back from Washington to Moscow. I told her some bastard put it in my cart when I wasn't looking, and I accidentally paid for it. The store wouldn't take it back. She didn't believe that either.


She's coming around though, if for reasons other than the games. I did a slide show of pictures of our daughters growing up, and then I downloaded a movie. Now she's telling her friends, "Hey you know what we can do with that Xbox 360?"


But I guess there's a little nerd in all of us.

Comments (6)

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Raiz3R·
I told her some bastard put in my cart when I wasn't looking, and I accidentally paid for it. \r \r Classic....lol
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Baine·
Just have to show what it can do for them...and then when that doesn't work...sulk.
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syphaqlies·
My wife was the same way, then I downloaded Pac Man and she was all over it. Then I moved her up to Cloning Clyde, and now she's damn near beat that one. Pretty soon, she'll be pwning me in Gears.
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Deman267·
Ha!If you like,feel free to join the Halo2 Over40\r Tourney,info in the Halo2:for fun thread.\r And welcome.
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ElmanJo·
I feel your pain. If the ability to dl some movies that may not yet be available to you doesn't do it. And you cannot get her to relate by letting her play the classics. You may have to get her to try the Wii. I'll let you know how it goes with my non gamer wife.
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Devonsangel·
The Wii was my turning point. I was very frustrated at trying to play Xbox with the boys and was not motivated to try on my own. Now, I'm learning to play Halo 2 and CoD3 with the Wii games. I'm hooked.