Anticipation rules and anticipation has ruled my life. Anticipation of fun, of holidays, of things supposedly arriving in the mail any day now. Of movies, of upcoming limited edition 7-11 Slurpees. Half the fun's in getting there, even if it sometimes means enjoying things more before they happen than when they're actually happening. In other words, I am having a motherfucking blast reading all of the Disney World vacation guides I bought a few nights ago.
I am so, so, SO looking forward to this trip. If it was math, I was doing it: I haven't been on a "real" vacation (for me this means, "something outside of New Jersey") in like, damn, fifteen years or something. I've gone to Salem twice and had a couple of fun overnight trips, and some business trips that could be construed as vacations only by those who never go on vacations, but this, THIS...wow! Six nights! Seven days! Nice hotels! Fancy drinks and rides based on Honey, I Shrunk The Kids! I can barely digest the idea that I'll be vacationing in a place where there's actually more to do than just get loaded and gamble, and I refuse to believe that any amount of preliminary anticipation is overkill. I'll keep reading and planning even if it's all pointless in the long run, because thinking about what I need to buy and see in Disney World sure beats thinking about when my assignments are due or how we really need to start painting the apartment.
I'm so glad I didn't listen to everyone who told me not to stay at the Polynesian. Little know Matt fact: He loves Polynesian shit. I have a collection of Tiki mugs that rivals Trader Vic's. If I met someone named Raphael I'd insist on calling him Raffiael. I'm going to really try to enjoy myself first and worry about articles second, but this being X-Entertainment in Disney and all, I don't think we can possibly avoid at least a few bits.
Work-related endeavors have brought me closer to the Nintendo Wii than I would've gotten otherwise, and I've gotta say, the name has kind of grown on me. No, I'm not saying that I like it, or that I completely disagree with the millions who've griped on their own blogs. Though it was only just a code name that too many took to heart, "Revolution" sounded pretty pretentious and basic when you get right down to it, and I only say this because defending "Wii" means entering an arena where I really am going to debate the importance of a system's name over its capabilities. Then again, I do work in marketing. There will be creative ways for Nintendo to use the name in campaigns that'll get players off their collective giant company back, but more to the point of this blurb, I'm definitely looking forward to actually...you know...playing it. Check out 1UP's list of upcoming confirmed/tentative games to find out why. Rarely do I look at a list of upcoming video games and want 50,000 of them, but here it is. Tack on the novelty gimmicks and the fact that you can buy/play virtually every old Nintendo game worth buying/playing, and we're looking at a system that I refuse to protest merely because it's named after a second grader's penis.
Posted by Matt on 05/05/2006. E-mail me!
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even tho the 360 is pretty cool..
I hope they revamp the old nintendo classics with online modes, like the 360 have done with a few. If not then i do not see the big deal, seeing as I can play them all any time I want anyways on other systems.
All I know is mario kart online will be the best game ever.