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First of all, a BIG Happy Birthday to Monty over at The Daily Bitch. She hits a milestone today…the big 4-0. Still hot as ever, though. Go to her blog right now and wish her a happy birthday. I’ll wait.
I’m hoping that next month I’ll get to visit with her when I make my way to Dallas.
That’s right, I’m hitting Dallas for a week just a few days after I get back from TequilaCon. Going to stay with Absurdist, thanks to her generosity. I’ll be visiting lots of friends (yeah, I lived there for 10 years), both those I’ve hung out with in person and some I’ve met online. If you’re in the DFW area, let me know. We’ll have to have a get-together. And naturally, I’ll be visiting with my daughters, too, just before school lets out for the summer.
The only other for-sure trip I’m making this year will be my annual Hillython visit in California. I’m hoping to make it to BlogHer, but obviously finances are key.
CONTEST: Right, so we have two winners for the 2HT t-shirt giveaway. There were 39 entries eligible. Taking a clue from Avitable, I used Random.org to generate two random numbers between 1 and 39 (inclusive, of course).
Thanks to everyone who entered. You rock. Course, only two of you rock so hard that you won, but still.
The winners:
- Dan of All That Comes With It
- Kevin of Kev’s Useless Bollocks
Congratulations, guys. Seems like somehow this thing was rigged, since you’re both Brits, but a deal is a deal. Thankfully, I think Kevin lives here in the States, so I only have to pay for ONE overseas shipping.
Please e-mail me (karl at secondhandkarl dot com) and let me know what color shirt you’d like, and what size. I’ll get them out as soon as I can. Depends on how long it takes Zazzle to get the order.
While I recommend either the Navy (pictured) or the Brown, there are other colors available: Maroon, Dark Grey, and Deep Forest. Oh, and black. Sizes: Small, Medium, Large, XL, 2XL, 3XL.
Anyone else can order one of the shirts here.
Also, I promised you some photos of the Wii party Adam held the other night at his place. It was a blast. We had pizza and pasta for dinner, surprisingly GOOD pasta from Pizza Hut. We ooh’d and ahh’d over the tiny stack of gum that Adam got for $200. And the Strawberry Milkshake Whoppers.
We played Rayman Raving Rabbids 2, Lego Star Wars, Super Smash Bros, some Golf, and Bowling. Naturally, I totally kicked ass on the bowling. Got five strikes in a row and then Carolina said, “Ooh, I want to see what it says when you make SIX in a row!” She jinxed me and I got a split in the next frame, only to be followed by another strike.
Adam was so confident that he played half the game sitting down. Finally, he announced, “That’s it, I’m playing for real now” and actually stood up. But no, I cannot be beaten in bowling. Sure, he kicked my butt all over the place in Super Smash Bros, but I don’t count that. *cough*
Here’s a picture of Jerome, Carolina, and James, deeply feeling the groove of the Wiimotes.
And here’s the gracious host. Thanks, Adam. Had fun.
22 Responses to “Kicking Ass and Taking Names”
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Yayyy for the Brits that won!
Boooo that one of them wasn’t me ;o)
I am in shock.
This is the first time I have ever seen people play the Wii while sitting down.
XBox still rules though. GTA IV is 10 days away. Until then… I’ll just keep getting punked by 9 year olds.
i am embarrassed to say that i have never played any wii games. gotta change that sometime soon…
i could totally take you in wii bowling.
just saying.
THANK YOU!! ???
See, this is why I love you the best.
xoxoxoxoxoxoxox
Hope to see you in Dallas!
Aw, my hearts came out as question marks. DAMMIT.
<3<3<3 THere. Hearts/boobs on a cone.
It was a blast, and I need to start practicing my bowling! We’ll have to do it again sometime soon.
The Wiis are a blast. Sounds like you had good time! I wish my friends liked playing video games but they’re not all into it.
Bummer.
NYCWD - Yeah, I can’t sit down when I play the Wii. Never played XBox before. I suck at most video game consoles. All those buttons kinda freak me out. Bring back the Atari 2600!
Hello - Wiis are amazing. Even *I* can play them!
Ali - I smell a challenge coming on!
AkaMonty - You’re welcome.
Avitable - Yes, but STOP practicing Super Smash Bros!
RxVenomQueen - I don’t have any local friends that like playing video games, so I can relate.
Hurrah I win!!!
I should really be gentlemanly and say that you don’t need to send it all the way over to me, but I want the shirt so I’m going to be selfish.
Make sure you include your address with it too though.
The only game I’ve ever obsessed over is the horse racing sim where I’m a board mod (after 5 years in the game!) - DerbyFever.com. We have no game consoles because I’m not gonna spoil my kid like that. It does look like fun tho…
That looked like a fun Wii party!
Have a great time in Texas!
I never win anything. Waaah.
Oh but CONGRATULATIONS to Dan and Kevin!
Sybil Law - Thanks, I’m sure it’ll be fun.
I WON!!
Holy crap. Thank you. I’m in shock actually. We Brits rule you know
The Wii party looks like fun. I’m a sitter during Rock Band and it drives one of our friends crazy. He taps the microphone with his ring, his foot taps the carpet, he sways back and forth and I just think, this isn’t real dude. :o)
You’re shacking up with Abs? Oh my my, there better be some juicy stories that follow the visit ;).
Seriously though, I can’t wait for Hillython and all that other stuff we’re going to do!
Hilly - Yep, staying with Abs for most of the time, probably stay with my buddy, Pat, for a couple of days, too.
I have to love this post simply for the title.