With the new year and the thoughts of getting a little healthier I woke up this last Sunday, deciding that if we went and bought a new large flat screen TV and an Xbox with Kinect, we would get off our lazy asses for sure and play the new fun Kinect games. Sounds like a sound decision right? I mean, we could start eating better and utilizing the club house work out facility in our neighborhood but no, that doesn't make as much sense as spending a ton of money on electronics and just hoping that we actually use them.
Turns out this is the perfect time of year to purchase such things, the Super Bowl is upon us and they are practically giving the large flat screens away. I have to admit, it is very cool. We were going to go with a 60 inch but decided it was too big and went with 55 instead. tee hee So, one quick trip to the Best Buy and we came home with the Xbox / Kinect and a new TV to setup. Hours, many cords, tons of instructions and many a swear word later we were set and ready to go.
I don't know how many of you either have, or have seen the Kinect up close and personal but it is truly amazing!!! It moves with your every move. You raise your hands, it raises it's hands. You scratch your head, it follows suit. So we get all set up and get ready to play the first game. There is an instant power struggle to see which one of you the game will take the initial direction from. You wave your hand, 'Minority Report' style and Voila, it reacts. Kyle and I kept stepping in front of each other, demanding it's attention like two bratty only children.
Finally we were playing and the games are so much fun. The graphics are brilliant and the game really reacts to your every move. And boy, do you move! We played a river game where you are on a raft trying to navigate down river, all the while jumping up to grab things in the air for points, jumping ramps and moving from side to side. What a great idea to get some exercise and have a great time as well. When I initially sold Kyle on the idea, of getting the whole new TV and gaming system, I sold it as a quick and fun 30 minutes a day to play games and get our lazy asses off the couch.
Wow, I sure do spend a lot of my time with my head in the land of "La La". A mere five minutes into playing we were both gasping for breath, clutching our chests and thinking, damn we're out of shape. That was three days ago and we have yet to play again, Kyle claims his legs still hurt. And you all know me, being the sweet and supportive wife, I wouldn't want to play without him so I've sat the last several nights out as well. I mean, there is still the giant new TV to watch, along with all the instantly available Netflix and such.
All in all, I'm quite pleased with our purchase and the mere fact that the Xbox comes with a handheld gaming doohickey so you can play games while lounging on the couch, feet up, wine glass full and nearby. (Yes, I did type doohickey and am quite confident that is the correct technical term)
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