Technology Kicking My Ass

I am in pain. Physical, “oh my God I can’t move” pain. All thanks to a video game.

I bought the Wii Fit a couple days after Christmas after trying out my friend Kyle’s and deciding that I liked it. I played it a little bit before New Years, but just started using it regularly yesterday and already my whole body hurts. It’s not a “I did something wrong and hurt myself” soreness, but more like a “I haven’t used those muscles in a long time” pain. It’s really fun though, so the pain is worth it. While you’re doing it you don’t even realize that you’re working up a sweat since some of the games are so damn fun and catchy. My favorites so far are Rhythm Kung Fu, Birds-Eye Bullseye, and Rhythm Boxing. I’ve been too scared to try out any of the Yoga or Strenth Training ones since I tried them out on Kyle’s and almost killed myself (I have very poor balance).

Hopefully tomorrow I’ll be able to pick up my new computer so I’ll have time to play with it before I go back to school. It’s a Christmas present from my mom since I’ve been without a desktop computer for over a year and my poor little laptop is starting to feel the strain of full-time use. It’s not the greatest new computer out there, but it’s just fine for me and wasn’t too expensive. Here’s a few of the stats:

Intel Core i7-975 processor (3.33GHz)
8GB DDR3 SDRAM
Nvidia GeForce GTS 240
500GB Serial ATA 2 Hard Drive
Combo CD/DVD/Blu-Ray R/RW drive
Genuine Windows 7 Professional, 64bit
22″ HD Widescreen monitor

Needless to say, I’m really excited about finally getting it. I go back to school on the 10th, and it will be nice to have a computer where I can have Photoshop and Illustrator open at the same time without having to worry about the amount of memory I’m using, or whether or not my graphics card is going to overheat while I’m playing a game.