It's no secret that I'm just a bit of a Nintendo fan. In fact, if you are a regular reader (thanks to both of you!) then you know that if I had MY way, my life would revolve around music, Nintendo, and photography. Please note, I'm not excluding my family, pesky as they may be, just as I'm not excluding eating and sleeping! No nasty emails, please.
So, last night, as with many nights, I wanted to spend a bit of time playing Animal Crossing. I have to collect all the available fish, bugs, clothes and furniture after all!
Animal Crossing is a pleasant, slow moving simulation game where you are a human, living among interesting talking animals. It's such a pleasant "life" that many a day I've wished REAL life were more like Animal Crossing.
The game is so relaxing and slow moving that I often drift off to sleep for brief moments while I'm waiting for a fish to bite, or similar event. This may also have to do with me being really tired by the time I get around to Nintendo!
It's not that uncommon for me to drift off to sleep on the couch and wake up later in the night, with the game patiently waiting for me to do something. Last night was one of those nights. I would momentarily nod off, then wake up, find some bugs or fish, and nod off again. On one of the moments when I woke up from a brief nodding off, I was panic struck by the glow coming through our colored glass living room window. It would seem that perhaps the neighbor's house was on fire! I jumped up, amazed I hadn't heard the sirens and commotion. It was at this moment that I realized the house next door was NOT actually on fire. The glow I was seeing came from another source - THE SUN.
I had somehow managed to repeatedly doze off and wake up, playing the game ALL NIGHT LONG!
This CAN'T be a good influence on my kids.
Tomorrow, I get a day off for the 4th of July holiday, so tonight we will be having a BONUS Mario Kart Session! On that game, there will be no sleeping.
This seriously frightens me. Many Saturday mornings I wake up to find my husband sleeping on the family room floor. This used to frighten me also but I am getting used to it, which is also frightening!
Posted by: Sarah | July 02, 2009 at 01:56 PM
Too funny! It's all because the sun comes up so early, though. If it was December you wouldn't have had the problem.
When Son #3 still lived at home, I would often get up in the middle of the night and find him still sitting at his computer playing a game.
He may still do that, but since he moved out it's not my concern anymore!
Posted by: Kathy G | July 02, 2009 at 03:10 PM
The real question is: If you were playing Mario Kart and saw the neighbors house was "on fire" would you finish the race before reacting?
Dosing off while waiting for a fish to bite will have me laughing out loud for hours... thank you for that!
Posted by: Bill C | July 02, 2009 at 07:58 PM
Well, I usually have my phone by me so I can text words of indignation when you beat me, so I could probably race AND call the fire department.
Posted by: Gregg | July 02, 2009 at 08:05 PM