Gateway to board games?

So, during Christmas vacation at Lola's, Dad saw Legendary in a local store.  It's a game of the deck-building genre, where one starts with a generic deck and through the actions of the game build decks that are more capable at accomplishing what needs to be done in the game.  I know that's a terrible description, but that's all I've got which is pretty good because Mom and Dad haven't played with me.

They played it once (twice?) with Uncle Omar and have played it multiple times since returning to Orlando.  They both enjoy it, and Mom is especially gung ho.  She likes the cooperative nature of the game and has been the Most Legendary in most of the games played the two of them have played.  Dad is having a good time and hoping this becomes a gateway game to other card games and board games, as his fast twitch skills deteriorate at video games.

Dad wants a Night Fury now

Dad had always wanted to see How to Train Your Dragon but did not have a chance when it was released in the theaters, and there always seemed to be something up preventing his seeing it when it was released to home video. Anyway, while in Jersey, he managed to DVR on Lola's cable TV. He enjoyed the way Hiccup and Toothless connected and is a sucker for "Here's the comes the cavalry!" type stories. He understands why it didn't win the Best Animated Feature back in 2010 (Toy Story 3 was going to be tough to beat), but it was a worthy nomination and not fodder for the winner.

After seeing it, Mom was able to get it for him for Christmas. Dad can now watch it whenever he wants, in high-def, too.

 

For Christmas, Mom gave a friend a copy of Fifty Shades of Chicken: A Parody in a Cookbook.

I didn't understand a lot of it, but the recipes look tasty.

Back after the holidays

Back and forth from New Jersey. Arrived home yesterday. Mom and Dad wouldn't let me in the front. What's up with that?

I do what I want when I want

Hey, dog. You don't tell me what to do. I'll post when I want. And I was thinking I needed to start posting again, anyway.

What have we been doing?

Ahh! Almost two years since the last post? Sige and I are going to need to step it up.

Clean bill of health!

Hey, I know that this site is What's Dad Doing Now?, but I am going to mention it anyway.

Dad brought me to the vet on Saturday. I sat in the waiting room for a while, got to sniff four dogs and one cat from a distance, and then was brought in for my check up. I've put on four pounds since last year, so I have to get Dad to walk me more. I was poked--YIKES!--and prodded. I was declared in good shape and got my shots. Ow. Then when we were leaving, I got four--count 'em, four--liver treats.

The road not taken...

Dad's watching 30 Rock: Season 1 right now. (As an aside, streaming on Netflix is pretty cool.) Back in 2006, Mom and Dad were watching Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip, mostly because it came after Heroes when that show was still fun and understandable. Anyhoo, Dad's wondering if back then he was watching the wrong show about behind the scenes at a live sketch comedy program.

Tech support? Customer service? Don't make Mom laugh!

Wow.

I don't think I've ever heard Mom talk so poorly about a company. MOTU just has horrible tech support. Don't buy their products!

P.S. Yeah, yeah, I know the blog is What's Dad Doing Now, but we're allowed to make exceptions.

Dad is no longer losing the cell phone arms race

Okay, so my Uncle Omar got himself an HTC Droid Incredible several months ago, and he really enjoys it.

My Granma decided to get the same exact phone when she decided to upgrade her phone.

Dad had been holding out until January to get a new phone, waiting to see what was going on with Verizon Wireless and the iPhone. When the screen died on the phone, Dad decided to take the plunge now. He considered the Droid Incredible, but wanted to differentiate himself from Granma and Uncle Omar. He thought about the Samsung Galaxy, but some of the things he heard about that phone bothered him. He thought maybe he would need a physical keyboard and considered the Motorola Droid, but the specs were a little light compared to the phone he picked. He also considered the Droid R2D2 for the geek chic, but now that he thinks about it, no one would see the R2D2 shell when Dad put it in a case.

So, Dad decided to get a Motorola Droid X. It has the fast processor, it has a lot of memory, it has a big screen--Dad really likes it. It certainly sounds better than his last phone when the signal strength is not great. It as the many apps. Dad likes talking on the phone--it does not feel like talking on a waffle due to its size.

Dad got a case and belt holster for it, which is comfortable instead of carrying it his pocket. He also put a face shield on it which works well, but the application process did not go as smoothly as it could have, so there's some dust under the shield.

Big thumbs up from Dad for the Motorola Droid X!