Fun and Games

[vovat]

Yesterday at Target, we saw a game called Gassy Gus. Am I the only one who finds that a bit disturbing? Other games I hadn't seen before included a version of Operation with the Incredible Hulk, an Indiana Jones version of Life, and Hannah Montana Girl Talk and Mall Madness. (Seriously, what's Miley Cyrus' appeal? The little I've heard of her music sounded totally cloying. Do the kids just like whatever the Disney Channel tells them to like? Not to mention that she's yet another slutted-up teenage girl, as if we didn't have enough of those already.)

Speaking of toys, I have to say that I think the Schleich figures are pretty cool, especially the dragons. I sometimes think I should take to collecting toys, to make up for not having very many in my childhood. I mean, I grew up in the era of Transformers and Masters of the Universe, but didn't have any of the figures. Isn't that messed up?

We didn't end up buying any toys or games at Target, but we did get a wireless router that had a security system on the box. The cashier didn't bother removing it, and when the alarm went off as we were leaving the store, she just told us to go. bethje's uncle Harry had to cut it off with pliers, and then it started beeping, even when we tried putting it underwater. Her Uncle John finally disabled it by hitting it with a hammer. Beth thought it was hilarious.

And here's an unrelated quiz result:

What Pseudo Historical Figure Best Suits You? created with QuizFarm.com

You scored as Dante Alighieri According to you most of humanity will spend at least some of their afterlife in hell. You have a high likelihood of being exiled, but anyone as bloody fucking romantic as you deserves what they get. You have an exceptional moral code, overshadowed by the fact that you yourself cannot uphold it. Your existence bears a definite irony, although of fairly Christian morality, many pagans, satanists, communists, and intellectuals admire you and your works for all the wrong reasons. Also, the brighest star in your sky is never going to be your lover... It takes a lot of grief to be the cartographer of hell. Dante Alighieri 58% Miyamoto Musashi 42% Friedrich Nietzsche 33% C.G. Jung 33% Sigmund Freud 25% Steven Morrissey 25% Charles Manson 25% Elvis Presley 25% Mother Teresa 25% Adolf Hitler 25% Hugh Hefner 17% Stephen Hawking 17% O.J. Simpson 8% Jesus Christ 8%

Comments

[arfies.livejournal.com]

Do the kids just like whatever the Disney Channel tells them to like?

Yes.

[rockinlibrarian.livejournal.com]

I was going to say this exact same thing.

[vovat.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I figured as much, but I was hoping I was wrong.