Back in the stone age, or rather, the stonewashed jeans age, my first computer experience beyond word processing and checking out books involved games. My, how things have changed! I remember sliding the huge floppy disc into the drive and waiting with excited anticipation as the gold print made its first appearance against the black background of the monitor, heralding the arrival of another opportunity to play my most favoritest of games: Tetris. Yeah, I kicked ass at Tetris. :)
With the arrival of the internet, Tetris was a sentimental favorite that I eventually sought out, to play every now and again for old times' sake (and when my carpal tunnel syndrome needed another good flareup.) The majority of games just don't appeal to me. But as I believe I mentioned in a previous blog when I was first discovering Facebook and stumbled upon Scrabulous, it was kinda like heroin. I couldn't stop; I initiated new games with anyone who was ready and willing to play. Because I also kick ass at Scrabble(lous). Or at least once did.
Until I started playing with my friend Janey Jane. Somehow that minx ALWAYS comes up with all these bizarre words I have never EVER heard of, and all worth about 174 points each. It kinda takes the fun out of it when you're regularly getting slaughtered. And when Scrabulous went by the wayside and was replaced by the official online Scrabble version, it just wasn't the same. But I'll continue to play. And get my ass kicked.
Game on! :)
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