its like 1989 all over again
For the first time since I was like nine, I once again own a portable game console, specifically the new Nintendo DS lite. The last time I owned something like this, it was the original Nintendo GameBoy. And I am not talking about those small little things with backlit color screens and colorful casing. No, I am talking about the brick size things with their green and black screens that required roughly a million AA batteries for 4 hours of play time, which was just about the coolest thing ever cause it was nintendo you could play in the car.
Well the new one is, if you can believe it, even better. This is actually an updated version of the DS as the original has been out for a year or two, and I was thinking about getting it earlier this year when I heard rumors of a new one being released. I have been patiently waiting for 4 months for these new release which was yesterday, and I only got one then because I pre-ordered it months ago. My main motivation in getting it is that I spend a lot of time waiting for things to happen, often times the nature of the situation means I am by myself and bored, such as pre-show running spotlight in the upper corner of an empty balcony. I was in need of a small form of amusment that I could use anywhere regardless of environment including the amount of light. If you find yourself in similar situations, I recommend the DS. Oh and did I mention there was a suduko game for it?
In other news, Cars is a fantastic movie, not that I would expect anything less from Pixar. They are, in my opinion, one of the best things going in entertainment today. They make good, clean movies with fun, original stories. And they are pretty to boot. What more could you ask?
Wow, could I sound more like a commerical? I think not. Speaking of commericals, the Melbourne area has some of the worst commercials I have ever heard. I was always of the opinion that the title of worst commericals fell on that group of advertisments made by the small local companies in upstate SC. You might know the ones I am talking about like that girl with the family that sells furniture who made a fool of herself all the time, or the D-List boxer that did those commericals for a chainsaw company. Yeah those commericals are bad, but I can understand them in a way. Those companies are small, they don’t have a lot of money, and they think everyone in their family is a great actor. I understand those, but down here we have a whole other breed. In general they are well made commercials that in a technical sense are well produced. However, its the “scripts” that I have a dislike for. Lets look at some examples:
- In song, “Don’t you wishi, you had a Mitsubishi? Don’t you wishi, you had a Mitsubishi?” I don’t even know what to say about this one. “Wishi” is not a word I think any adult should be forced to say or hear. Face it, there are no words that rhymn with Mitsubishi. And to sing it is even worse, because that make it run though my head all day long, slowly killing of brain cells as it goes.
- In song, “More than any other dealer, its the name you know _____________.” First, how in the world do they presume to tell me what name I know the best? And ironically, I can’t remember the name to even type it above. How is that for effective advertising? You make me want to hate your company, but don’t do a good enough job of telling me what it is for me to know which company to hate.
- “Brand new Refregerator! 36 cubic feet! In door ice maker! Sturdy Handle! In-store now!! $599!!! Free Delivery!!!! Four more days!!!!!!!! Appliances Direct!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!” I kid you not. That is exactly what it is like. It alternates between a very excited woman with a srill voice, and an asian guy with a heavy accent. They use this for all their commericals on both radio and on TV, and they can go for full 30 minute Paid-Programming blocks without ever using a complete sentence. It is astounding.
Granted, they are doing there job cause I can remember them all, but given the fact that I dislike their commericals so much I will never shop with them on principle alone. I have to actually change the channel when one of their commericals come on, and I refuse to support someone that willfully attempts to murder my brain cells.