Foever Young

I'd love to say the Christmas season allows me to relive my childhood, but who am I kidding!  I never grew up!  The only true downside is, when you possess a sixteen year old brain in a 40 something body, it does occasionally remind you, at times painfully, that with age comes limitations!  Such is the case when staying up until the wee hours of the morning playing video games!  Bless Angela and her penchant for humoring my more youthful excesses! 
Once again (and I am one bubbly proud papa for this) Logan was vibrating in his seat last night during dinner, as he was chomping at the bit to play us at Magic again!  The boy has the fever....bad!  He ceremoniously put way his Yu-Ghi-O and Pokémon cards, and even more surprisingly his hand-held video games!  I NEVER thought he would cut that umbilical cord!  But his exclamation that "Magic is MY game!" sealed the deal!   After only one day of playing he is already trying to learn the art of deck building, which I am more then happy to teach.  Of course, it will give me an excuse to go buy more cards!
Hee, hee!
The next inevitable step for the young man will be to delve into the strange and surreal world of...
THE ROLE PLAYING GAMER!!
Elijah has already discovered a gaming shop in Dunedin that sponsors tournaments, so I'm betting within a very short time I'll be spending some time there.  Even Owen has shown an interest in learning the game, but more as a desire to be a part of it, not so much the game itself.  He is more akin to Kaleb in the fact that his interests lie in more athletic, energetic  play.
Of course, with such a diverse age grouping around the house, my source of play varies.  This morning my darling little Izzy wanted Daddy to play with her Faerie collection as I had my morning coffee, and it took all my reserve to play it straight!  Hard not to throw in dark humor when playing with dolls!  Just that ten minuets of playtime endeared me to her, though, as she at first insisted I not go, but then acquiescing to the fact that I had to, gave me one of the best hugs I've had from her in a while! 
Before I forget, Movie review!  Couple days ago finally got to see "Elysium" with Matt Damon and Jodi Foster.  Set in the year 2154 after the elite and rich have escaped the ecologically desolated Earth to an orbiting Space station, the remaining population eeks out survival under strict martial rule serving their heavenward masters.  Damon's character, injured in an industrial accident with a lethal dose of radiation, is given a bottle of pain killers and five days to live, then unapologeticly sent home to die.  He knows if he can get up to Elysium, they have the medical attention available to cure him.  So goes the harrowing adventure of his ascension to salvation. 
Created by the same team that brought us "District Nine" (a little less then thinly veiled remaking of "Alien Nation") this one is an obvious commentary on current US immigration policies.  Set in a decimated Los Angeles that looks like the slums of Dubai, the prevailing language, and population is Spanish.  Jodi Foster plays a cold blooded, heartless secretary of defense well, but they should have done a little better to expose her motivation and not allow her to be so two dimensional.  I enjoyed the glimpse into post environmental apocalypse  and they did a good job of figuring out a functional evolution of current technology.  All and all worth the eye candy!
ON TO WORK!
Yesterday was a very busy start right out of the gate!  Sold the three wheeler, FINALLY!  Also found a good home for the white Mongoose XR-200.  Managed to put out two new ones!  A real sweet looking ladies 24" MTB and a SWEET 22/9 drive BMX! 
I have talked enough and need to get back at it! 
You all have a great day! 

LADIES 24" 18 SPEED MTB
ONLY $65.00!!

20" BMX!
ONLY $90.00!!