How did this happen?

A couple of days ago I said, "Those Wiis look kind of fun," without really meaning it or realizing the effect it would have on Jim. Today we have a Nintendo Wii. Of course we also had to get guitar hero. After a couple of hours I am longing for a book, but Jim is enthralled. Unfortunately, the only evidence of the Wii involves some embarrassing pictures of me looking like a homeless person with really bad hair and rockin out on guitar hero (I'm actually pretty good for someone who sucks a video games). I still don't understand how a year ago we didn't have a TV and now we have a TV with cable and a video game system. Anyway about the Wii:

It takes a lot of concentration:


And is very high tech:


ROCK ON!

Dr. Who Madness

Yesterday Jim and I went to the Dr. Who exhibition in London. I have distinct memories of Dr. Who in the 80's but it's quite a phenomenon over here and we are only just beginning to understand the gravity of it all. Because I haven't watch Dr. Who since about 1984 and we only saw the final episode of this season, we didn't really know who any of the characters were, but we still had fun. There were also a few people dressed up in Dr. Who costumes, which is always entertaining.

As you may know, Dr. Who and his compadres fly around multiple universes in a police box called the Tardis. Apparently it used to be able to change into any object, but got stuck as the police box. On the outside it's just a police box, but on the inside it's HUGE, which makes no logical sense, but is possible I guess if you are a sci-fi show about a non-human doctor flying around space. Here is Jim outside of the Tardis.


When we got inside, I was shocked to find that I actually wasn't sure which Dr. Who I remembered from my childhood. I knew it was one or two of these guys:

Fortunately, inside they had the dates, so I was able to identify my Dr. Who's.


Further in, we had a good laugh at the episode that featured killer mannequins. The problem with Dr. Who is that sometimes it is just ridiculous which makes it funny instead of scary. I mean....killer mannequins? Basically Rose is hanging out in this warehouse and these zombie mannequins start chasing her around. Of course the Dr. saved her. Jim, though, was a little startled when the mannequins started moving their arms behind him.


This alien has Posh Spice boobs. I don't.


Jim kisses some big ugly head:

Then he posed next to this fine looking lady. I think her name is Charlotte and I think she took over people's bodies because she didn't have her own. And I think she had to be frequently moisturized. Seriously!


Finally we got to something I recognized: K-9! Dr. Who's trusty robotic canine companion!


Jim, caught on video inside of the Tardis:


Beware of the Daleks! They look like first cousins of R2D2 and they float and say "Exterminate! Exterminate!" with an English accent. Oh yes, they also have really scary looking appendages which resemble a plunger and a mixer.


Jim was supposed to be demonstrating his fear of the Daleks in this video clip. Somehow I'm not convinced:


And here he is in Dalek mode: plunging and mixing in a very scary way:


We had a fun afternoon being Dr. Who fans. I think we'll start watching more carefully when it comes on again. And maybe we'll even look at some previous episodes!

Cutest Cat

Many people may find this boring, but we think Finchley is incredibly cute. Especially when he is in a bag:

Jack comes over to play

Jack the cat came for a visit as a trial run to his temporary stay with us while Dan and Meg travel the world. Despite the luxury accommodations, he definitely did not enjoy himself. We couldn't figure out why he wouldn't come out of his box! I mean, I'm sure that if I was in a new place and everyone was staring at me like that, I would come right out!


He doesn't really like Finchley that much, but Finchley finds him very interesting. In the three days he was with us, mostly Jack stayed under the bed and, when forced out into the open, he huddled in the bathroom. There were no major fights, but he sure was glad to see Dan when it was time for him to go back home again.