{"id":164,"date":"2007-06-04T15:33:44","date_gmt":"2007-06-04T19:33:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mauraweb.com\/blog\/?p=164"},"modified":"2007-06-04T15:35:42","modified_gmt":"2007-06-04T19:35:42","slug":"this-is-the-story-of-a-water-drop","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mauraweb.com\/blog\/2007\/06\/04\/this-is-the-story-of-a-water-drop\/","title":{"rendered":"this is the story of a water drop"},"content":{"rendered":"

Here at mauraweb! we’re not just getting older, we’re also getting better. (Or at least that’s what we tell ourselves.) Yesterday was my birthday! Our friends + neighbors came over + we ordered tasty Mexican dinner. There was prosecco and sangria. The boys made delicious chocolate cupcakes w\/vanilla buttercream frosting. I took a small afternoon nap. Lovely presents of books and music and foodstuffs were bestowed upon me. Friends and family called from timezones both near and far. And Anne<\/a> dedicated the Sunday News to me, which makes me feel like a rockstar. A rockstar full of burritos and cupcakes, mmmmmm.<\/p>\n

Today it is not my birthday, and it is pouring rain. It’s also about 20 degrees cooler than it has been recently, which is a welcome change. We went from snow in April<\/a> to a chilly mid-May to temps over 80 degrees every day for the past 2 weeks. And I’m sad to say that few days ago we finally turned on the air conditioner. I’m sorry Al Gore, really I am, but we all get exceedlingly cranky when it is too hot! Soon we will have ceiling fans<\/a> installed, and will bask in the light of Al Gore’s approval once again.<\/p>\n

Over the weekend we also made a few small attempts to buy a Nintendo Wii<\/a>, to no avail. We’ve always planned to buy one someday but recently started thinking it’d be nice to have during our beach vacation with my family in August. Inevitably one week of family togetherness produces a few tough moments, and why exchange harsh words when you can just open up a can of Wii Tennis whup-ass on your relatives? Sounds like a plan to me!<\/p>\n

The Wii came out last xmas, but apparently there is still a supply and demand issue. I don’t know whether Nintendo is doing this intentionally but it is very annoying! Poking around online reveals that no one has just<\/i> the console for sale, but plenty of retailers will sell you a package w\/games, accessories, etc. I’m not automatically opposed to the package concept, but I am when the package consists of games we don’t want (the Wii comes w\/5 games), controllers we don’t need (we have a GameCube already), and Nintendo’s play money (Wii points). AND when the price is nearly 200% of the cost of the console itself! Lame.<\/p>\n

Not that it matters, as our Nintendo displeasure is ever-fleeting. Nintendo, we could never hate you, not when Gus is still playing Wind Waker over 6 months after we finished it. Good thing, too, as we will not<\/b> be letting him play Twilight Princess<\/a> even when we do get a Wii. No sir, not ’til you’re 12, son.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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