The PS3
As graduation started rolling around, I was treated with a surprising revelation: graduation gifts. Honestly, the thought hadn't even entered my mind, which made the gifts twice as nice. A new smartphone, a new laptop (sorely needed) were among the awesome toys I received.....and then there was my gift from Susan......
Susan is not a fan of video games, as they have traditionally been a guys get together or a ben-solo affair; neither scenario involving Susan. This information may help explain why Susan absolutely refused to ever buy me anything video game related, and she certainly seemed to be sticking to her guns. I had been touting a PS3 for 2 years now, without a budge from her. (I admit, spending $400 outside of a graduation gift would not be prudent). Amazingly, she even stood strong as she agonized over a graduation gift for me. I was confounded; why struggle so mightily for an idea when I had (pun intended) gift wrapped this for her? Go buy the PS3, and you're done. Best of all: IT IS WHAT I WANT.
But alas, she would not give in, and instead she booked us a room at our favorite Bed and Breakfast outside of College Station with a massage to boot (married friends or future to be marrieds, take note: Susan is the master at giving gifts that are great for her as well). While not a PS3, it was nice, and I was appreciative. Unfortunately, things didn't turn out the way she planned, as the night in question was the day after my grandmother passed; wouldn't have been a very fun evening, and thus we had to cancel. Even worse, the calendar didn't suggest any alternative dates, and we're moving an additional 4 hours north from College Station very soon.
Committed to not giving in, Susan in turn gave me.......nothing. Absolutely nothing. My new PS3 that just showed up in the living room? That's from Anara she said. Certainly not her. =)
The original idea for this post was to explain why I chose the PS3 over the XBOX360, but that seems to have gotten lost in the shuffle. In short: the added Blu-Ray capability. I could have done Blu-Ray in my Home Theater PC, but reviews for Blu-Ray software seem woeful, especially when the PS3 is also one of the best Blu-Ray players. I also like idea of one box for the games and the movies: having the XBOX plus a Blu-Ray player seems like a messier solution better left to my bachelor days. Now my only problem is games: I am used to hitting up gamestop specials of $8-12 for used games, where I am looking at atleast $20 per used game.
Ah well, internship starts in one week, who has time for games?
Susan is not a fan of video games, as they have traditionally been a guys get together or a ben-solo affair; neither scenario involving Susan. This information may help explain why Susan absolutely refused to ever buy me anything video game related, and she certainly seemed to be sticking to her guns. I had been touting a PS3 for 2 years now, without a budge from her. (I admit, spending $400 outside of a graduation gift would not be prudent). Amazingly, she even stood strong as she agonized over a graduation gift for me. I was confounded; why struggle so mightily for an idea when I had (pun intended) gift wrapped this for her? Go buy the PS3, and you're done. Best of all: IT IS WHAT I WANT.
But alas, she would not give in, and instead she booked us a room at our favorite Bed and Breakfast outside of College Station with a massage to boot (married friends or future to be marrieds, take note: Susan is the master at giving gifts that are great for her as well). While not a PS3, it was nice, and I was appreciative. Unfortunately, things didn't turn out the way she planned, as the night in question was the day after my grandmother passed; wouldn't have been a very fun evening, and thus we had to cancel. Even worse, the calendar didn't suggest any alternative dates, and we're moving an additional 4 hours north from College Station very soon.
Committed to not giving in, Susan in turn gave me.......nothing. Absolutely nothing. My new PS3 that just showed up in the living room? That's from Anara she said. Certainly not her. =)
The original idea for this post was to explain why I chose the PS3 over the XBOX360, but that seems to have gotten lost in the shuffle. In short: the added Blu-Ray capability. I could have done Blu-Ray in my Home Theater PC, but reviews for Blu-Ray software seem woeful, especially when the PS3 is also one of the best Blu-Ray players. I also like idea of one box for the games and the movies: having the XBOX plus a Blu-Ray player seems like a messier solution better left to my bachelor days. Now my only problem is games: I am used to hitting up gamestop specials of $8-12 for used games, where I am looking at atleast $20 per used game.
Ah well, internship starts in one week, who has time for games?
3 comments:
Hehe....wow you have so many toys: Xbox, Wii and a PS3? I thought the Wii would be the be all end all to video games. The PS3 has a blue-ray player?
Yeah, it looks ohhhhh so nice on the tv. I am just a little kid...
There's always time for games! I may buy myself a new toy with my first paycheck (namely, a new camera)
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