::A Geek in Korea::

Today was the first day of the holiday break where both my wife and I didn’t have anywhere to go, anyone to see, or anything specifically to do. Instead of napping all day, we hung out together, watched some television, and even played some Wii Sports together.

This morning I was doing my hour of Super Mario Galaxy. I’m already up to 55 stars. I can “beat” the game tomorrow. Of course, even if I hit 60 stars and take on Bowser, I’d only be a quarter of the way through the game.I like the challenge levels I’ve played so far, but I can’t beat everything on the first, second, and sometimes fifth try. I’ve got a lot of game left despite being near the “end”.

I’d highly recommend a Wii owner looking for an fun game to pick up Super Mario Galaxy. It’s not flawless, but it’s close,and it’s extremely awesome. No matter how worn out the premise “pick up stars”, you never do the same thing twice. Amazing level design. It’s just fun.

After my better half woke up, we ordered pizza for lunch. We watched “Stand by Me“, which she had never seen before. It’s one of those movies you assume everyone has seen, but never go to the effort to track down and watch. Our MegaTV box had it on tap in the “family” section. Nothing says wholesome like swearing pre-teens who smoke looking for a dead body. (To be fair, it does have a rating system in place.)

After the movie, we got down to a little Wii Sports. I got beat in a few of the events I wasn’t concentrating on, but kept my pro status in Bowling for another outing. This is good enough for me. My wife simply offering to play, and doing well at bowling was better than any score I could have achieved anyway.

Yoshi got a walk, and we’ve even got oatmeal cookies baking in the oven. It’s not often our busy schedules allow us to spend so much time together in a relaxed atmosphere. It’s a nice time. Too bad the rest of the month will be so hellish.