7 posts tagged “wii”
I am pleased with the progress of my Poetwii project. I have kept to a fairly steady schedule and now have 50 poems posted about the Wii, videogames and other Nintendo stuff in general. I've gotten some good feedback from friends, although since not all of them have a Wii it falls along the lines of "there are some really good poems there but I don't understand them."
Here are five of my favorites so far:
John McEnroe Gets a Wii
Representative of the shorter pieces I put up. I like this one because I tie together John McEnroe, Wii Sports and Shakespeare all in one poem. Granted, a lot of the younger Wii fans might not know who John McEnroe is but hopefully they can pick it up in context.
First-Person Salad Shooter
Probably my favorite title, and overall a good take on Cooking Mama. Includes three kinds of beans.
This Poem Is Useless Without Pics
I limit myself to no more than one limerick per week. This is my favorite so far. It's funny how when you go to write a limerick, the automatic tendency is to make it dirty. As noted in this anonymous limerick:
The limerick packs laughs anatomical
Into space that is quite economical,
But the good ones I've seen
So seldom are clean,
And the cleans ones so seldom comical.
The Werewolf
A bit darker in tone than most of the others. This one really flowed once I had the first line.
Alamogordo
Probably the most obscure poem on there, but again I like the darker tone it has. Alamogordo may or may not be where millions of Atari 2600 E.T. cartridges are buried. I like to give a shout out to the old school gamers from time to time :)
This Is Just To Type
Okay this is six poems, not five, but I had to include an entry where I parody an existing poem. Sometimes it is tricky but this one came to mind immediately after the idea of starting the site. (based on this poem)
Thanks to everyone for the feedback so far, and I'll post an update after poem 100.
My latest project is Poetwii, a fun little Wii-related site. Each weekday I'll write and post bite-sized bits of verse based on games, news/happenings, and using the Wii in general.
Here is my Wii Number:
6047 9140 8735 3984
So Christmas passed, and I have nothing left to write about it seems :)
Not really. Rather, I caught some soft of weird virus and slept for a fairytale-esque amount of time. But I feel 100% better now. Which is good, because I'll be on the road to NY later today. Stay tuned for the fuzzy cameraphone pics for a few days!
Christmas weekend was enjoyable. We walked around Portland, ate sweets and listened to a jug band belt out Christmas carols on the street. We wrapped presents. We unwrapped presents. Food-wise there was fondue (apple-smoked cheddar) Christmas eve and I made lobster-stuffed shells on Christmas day. And of course there was a supporting cast of cookies, chocolates and other assorted goodies.
I got some great stuff including How to Survive a Robot Uprising which is exceptionally well put together and hilarious. It is easily broken into chunks of reading, perfect for digesting while traveling.
Thanks to everyone who commented on The 25 Pictures of Xmas series! It was a lot of fun to do and helped put me in the holiday spirit. If you were busy or something Christmas Eve, you might have missed LEGO Santa, which turned out to be one of my favorites. I staged him in front of a page from our "Night Before Christmas book", with some cottonballs to stand in as snow in the foreground.
Hey, this turned out to be another Christmas-related post after all! Don't worry - a Nintendo Wii also turned up under the tree, so that gives me something new to focus on once the last of the candy canes are licked.
From Matthew Baldwin's 2006 Voter's Guide:
Proposition 19
Yes: If Proposition 19 passes, every citizen who votes in this midterm election will receive a brand-new Nintendo Wii game console, to be funded by a special tax levied upon those citizens who did not vote. We not only applaud this as the greatest "get out the vote" tactic of all time but we also really want a Nintendo Wii. Vote "Yes" on Proposition 19.
