Ok, I'm so ashamed to admit I have a new addiction... Webkinz World. I'm 36 years old, this is not a normal thing!
It all started when Alex got a Webkinz last year. I'm sure you know it, but when you buy the overpriced Beanie for $15 each, they come with a super-secret exclusive code that allows you access to an amazing world, a world filled with virtual shopping, gambling... Hey, now I know why it appeals to me!
It's kind of like those old Giga Pets, you have to keep your Webkinz alive by loving it, feeding it and buying it stuff. You can decorate its room with things you buy for it, you earn money to buy things by playing bingo, taking chances on a roulette wheel, scoring high on different arcade games. That's where it got me. It started when Sam stopped taking care of his Webkinz. It held his interest for about 2 days. I thought, "Damn it, if I pay $15 for stupid stuffed animal, I'm not letting it die after 2 days." So I logged in. Then I got hooked. Not really on the upkeep of it, but on the arcade games. If you've ever played Tetris then you'll be able to understand my recent addiction a little better. The game I swear I can beat is like a reverse version of tetris. It starts o ut with a full page of colored blocks and you have to delete them in groups. I've made it to level 5, not through it though. Then I quit. I make dinner, watch TV, and all the while it churns around in my mind a new strategy I'm sure will work to defeat the machine. So I log on again.
Marc swears I've lost my mind. He keeps reminding me it's a kids game and it's ridiculous when I tell the kids they can't get on the computer because it's my turn! Then I go into our bedroom because he's been in the bathroom for like an hour and I'm wondering if he's ok. As I approach the bathroom door I can hear the little beeps of the hand-held Tetris we keep in the drawer. At least I'm not in the closet about it!
Oh, an interesting video on YouTube is Human Tetris. Can't believe someone took the time to organize it! Well, maybe I can imagine.
It all started when Alex got a Webkinz last year. I'm sure you know it, but when you buy the overpriced Beanie for $15 each, they come with a super-secret exclusive code that allows you access to an amazing world, a world filled with virtual shopping, gambling... Hey, now I know why it appeals to me!
It's kind of like those old Giga Pets, you have to keep your Webkinz alive by loving it, feeding it and buying it stuff. You can decorate its room with things you buy for it, you earn money to buy things by playing bingo, taking chances on a roulette wheel, scoring high on different arcade games. That's where it got me. It started when Sam stopped taking care of his Webkinz. It held his interest for about 2 days. I thought, "Damn it, if I pay $15 for stupid stuffed animal, I'm not letting it die after 2 days." So I logged in. Then I got hooked. Not really on the upkeep of it, but on the arcade games. If you've ever played Tetris then you'll be able to understand my recent addiction a little better. The game I swear I can beat is like a reverse version of tetris. It starts o ut with a full page of colored blocks and you have to delete them in groups. I've made it to level 5, not through it though. Then I quit. I make dinner, watch TV, and all the while it churns around in my mind a new strategy I'm sure will work to defeat the machine. So I log on again.
Marc swears I've lost my mind. He keeps reminding me it's a kids game and it's ridiculous when I tell the kids they can't get on the computer because it's my turn! Then I go into our bedroom because he's been in the bathroom for like an hour and I'm wondering if he's ok. As I approach the bathroom door I can hear the little beeps of the hand-held Tetris we keep in the drawer. At least I'm not in the closet about it!
Oh, an interesting video on YouTube is Human Tetris. Can't believe someone took the time to organize it! Well, maybe I can imagine.
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I sat through a two hour class on webkins one day, I made the mistake of asking Emily what one was so she took me to the computer and made me watch her play...
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