Just Maggie

fun or depressing?

You know, I play that stupid WII and do the training on it and when Im doing it I feel like Im not doing to bad. I kind of get my hopes up that at the end it will say that I am in my 20's.

Nope, not for me, I think the thing must be broken or something. Once again, I tried to play it over the weekend and I ended up with an age of 46! It is kind of wierd, but after playing I actually started feeling depressed. Don't ask me why, but I really was giving it all I had and when that number came up it just crushed me. And the thing is, the person I was playing with isn't exactly athletic and he gets a score of 34!!

I know with this surgery that you lose muscle so I contribute that to not having the power behind hitting or throwing. However, I feel like this game not only takes the strength out of you but also your spirit. I almost wonder if I should quit playing it just to keep from becoming depressed. Is it just me or do others feel like this too?

I made it to 36!

Last week I had written about how awful I do with the training portion of the WII and how I am as fit as a 70 year old according to this silly game...well, I didn't get to play with my friend Laura last week as planned. It snowed and she had to get home. But early in the evening I get her phone call...when I answered all I heard was, Im 30, Im 30, Im 30! I was like, who the heck is this...it was her...bragging about how young she was. Well, the heck with that...so I went home and thought, I am not going to let her beat me....so I played and I think I was in the 50's.

The next day I played, I got down to 36! I was so excited.....then I played again and got to 45....hey, at least Im not still 70. But I swear it doesn't seem that difficult and I don't understand why everyone around me seems to get 20s and 30s and Im like an old geezer...what is up with that? Any tips on how to beat this thing??? I am on a mission and I have to get below 30 to beat her:)

WII Age

OK, this is embarrassing...one time a few weeks back I made my MII on WII...took the daily challenge to see what age I would be...I was like 70! So last week, my friend Laura came over and we decided to play. Keep in mind, she had never played before. Well, her age was like 46 and mine was in the 60S still! I was ticked, how on earth did this girl beat me so bad?

So, we are suppose to be doing it again tonight. I am bound and determined to beat this girl tonight! And then, to top it off, her and my son say I look like Elaine from Seinfeld when I do the boxing, evidentally, I use my feet when I do it and look like I'm dancing like her. So of course that threw me off...yeah, thats it, they were making comments that made me mess up..thats why I ended up so old...yeah, OK, that sounds good...now I dont feel so bad...LOL

Flying glass

I have heard about all the people that have had the remote fly off their arm and ruin the TV...well, I was playing with a friend the other day and glass was flying! Its amazing to me how you can break things so easily.

We were a good bit away from any objects but still managed to hit a glass and shatter it. I just get a little frustrated because you will be trying to hit something a certain way and it doesnt do it. I find myself moving closer to the screen trying to get it to work better.

Other than the sports games, do any of you have any suggestions on other games that you find fun to play? My son had gotten a sword game and doesn't like it so I am wanting input on some games so I don't go out buying a bunch I end up not liking. I understand why you can't take them back, but it really sucks because if you really do not like it your stuck and then your out $50 bucks to boot!

Its WII time!

I got a WII!! Ok, so everyone knows that the latest craze is this Nintendo WII...its not the easiest game to get your hands on but I managed to not only get one...but two!

Walmart had them in stock and didnt let them be sold until 12:01am last Sunday. So, at 11:45pm we took a walk into the store to find a line of about 20 people in front of us doing the same thing.

I have played the tennis and boxing game and its actually pretty good excercise. Instead of kids just sitting around using their thumbs to play, you actually have to stand in front of the tv and move your body to make things move...the inventor of this game is a genius I tell ya, pure genius! Now they need to come out with games other than sports. My son got the sword game and wasnt crazy about it, I have yet to play it. But I will try it and let you know what I think later.

My arm does hurt just a tad after throwing punches and hitting those tennis balls...I guess I found out tonight just how weak I am. Hopefully it wont hurt much once you are use to it.