Hugo GuzmanA loop hole in the parental system
Games aren’t fun, unless you are procrastinating.
Thats it.
That’s the statement I'm making…
Do with it what you will, I stand by my word.
When I was young I pulled a magical stunt... nearly miraculous!!
Prior to Christmas, my family all sat around the dinner table discussing the big gift... what will it be this year? A trampoline? A hot air balloon? A go-kart?!!! WHAT WILL IT BE!!?
Do you want to know? You know you want to. You’re now leaning forward in your chair in anticipation; your toes are scrunching up under your chair, your biting you lip!! OH THE SUSPENCE!!!
Well we got it down to 2 objects, the PS2 and the XBOX.
The XBOX is newer... but the PS2 already had so many titles to choose from. I was one of those kids that don’t really care about the quality I was more a quantity kind of guy.
You know those little email surveys you get from your friends, and they want you to send it back to them with questions like ‘what’s your eye color?’ ‘Have you ever done drugs?’ ‘Do you regret your past?’ well if it wasn’t for my next action I would have not regretted my past. However… sadly, I do.
Yes, you have guessed it. I chose the PS2 above the XBOX. THE HORROR!!
There is nothing in life I regret more than that moment. How could I have been so stupid? That’s like choosing vegetables above dessert. No body does that. Nobody!!
Anyway back to the point. I chose the PS2 and because of this we had a PS2 under the Christmas tree instead of an Xbox. This meant that there will not be an Xbox in the house…ever! If I have one, I can’t have the other. You know how parents try to teach their kids the way of life. ‘You can’t have everything you know’ … oh mother how you were wrong that day.
About a half a year later, I realized that PS2 was not the one for me. Xbox was the only way. But me having very little money, I would not be buying one any time soon. But my birthday was coming up in November so maybe I would get it for my birthday! I begged my mother to get me one. And all I got back was a frown and a no. I didn’t hate her for that because I knew she wouldn’t let me have one anyway, because of that horrific Christmas incident… oh that day was dark.
So me... being my sneaky self, tried my mightiest to work out a loop hole in the parental system. I worked my butt off and raised enough cash to get an Xbox. (By this time it was like 10 days from my birthday) I told my mom I was going out to buy one, but she said ‘No, you don’t need it you already have a PS2.’
All that money wasted! Why did I even start to save?! After this point, my brain went into hardcore sneaky mode. I’m talking like…I could sneak up on a ninja, and steal his ninja mask, his wallet and a picture of his girlfriend that he keeps in a locket around his neck, without him noticing…mode. That’s how sneaky I was.
Loop hole number 2 activate plan, NOW! (<--really weak power ranger reference.)
I went back to my mom and started talking to her about the effects an Xbox would have on my life and how I needed it more than air. Still she would not budge. After this I asked her many questions about getting an Xbox until I got an answer I could work with
Can I buy one? = NO
Can I sell the PS2? = NO
Can I trade in the PS2 for one? = umm….yeah sure!
Really!? = NO
Umm…what if some one gave me one for my birthday? = ha-ha yeah right!
Is that a yes? = Sure...good luck kiddo.
That’s all I needed.
But how am I going to get a friend to get me one for my birthday? Were just kids, nobody has that much money. And then...it struck me!
I went to school and asked around trying to find someone who wanted an Xbox... turns out a lot of people did. So I narrowed my question down to:
‘Who is going to buy an Xbox?’
1 boy stood apart from the rest. It was as if lights were coming from the heavens and pouring over this guys face. He looked me in the eyes, then opened his mouth and angels started singing. I felt goose bumps all over my body. This is the person who was going to change my life. He said that he was going to buy one. ‘YES!!!’
I talked to him for a while and we worked out a situation. We both have enough money for one…he wants one…I want one...how about...oh this is good!!...how about…we buy one for each other!? As gifts?
A couple of days later I was the owner of an Xbox. I found a loop hole in the parental system. To me this is like hacking into the pentagon. I preformed magic that day.
And I did it all without stealing, lying or actually killing someone.
It makes me wonder what Doctor Phil has to say about my little endeavor. I wonder if he would condone my work.
Anyway, as one would expect my grades slipped a bit, I lost all feeling in my hands and started to hallucinate due to lack of sleep. I played until the sand man actually walked into my room and was wondering if I was dead…because he hadn’t been called for a couple of weeks to put me to sleep.
All through the rest of high school I played the heck out of my Xbox, man was that the best value for money ever.
But after high school what happened?
Well…gaming just wasn’t as fun anymore… It wasn’t because I was too old….or games just began to suck all of a sudden. The thing is, if I wasn’t pressured to work, I wouldn’t have the guilty pleasure of procrastinating with videogames.
Sure I still played, but not at the depths at which I had played before. Maybe an hour a day, or a little more. But that was it… I was content.
Now in university I have a 360. I play it, sure… but not at the rate that I used to. If I don’t have work to do…I don’t play it that much. If I have an exam the next day I play the heck out of my 360. It’s a weird oxymoron that I will probably never understand.
Do you people out there have similar experiences? Maybe not with an Xbox, maybe with chocolate. When you’re dieting you want it so bad it’s ridiculous. But when you’re off the diet...you don’t really want it that much?
Tell me.
-threethumbs
Thats it.
That’s the statement I'm making…
Do with it what you will, I stand by my word.
When I was young I pulled a magical stunt... nearly miraculous!!
Prior to Christmas, my family all sat around the dinner table discussing the big gift... what will it be this year? A trampoline? A hot air balloon? A go-kart?!!! WHAT WILL IT BE!!?
Do you want to know? You know you want to. You’re now leaning forward in your chair in anticipation; your toes are scrunching up under your chair, your biting you lip!! OH THE SUSPENCE!!!
Well we got it down to 2 objects, the PS2 and the XBOX.
The XBOX is newer... but the PS2 already had so many titles to choose from. I was one of those kids that don’t really care about the quality I was more a quantity kind of guy.
You know those little email surveys you get from your friends, and they want you to send it back to them with questions like ‘what’s your eye color?’ ‘Have you ever done drugs?’ ‘Do you regret your past?’ well if it wasn’t for my next action I would have not regretted my past. However… sadly, I do.
Yes, you have guessed it. I chose the PS2 above the XBOX. THE HORROR!!
There is nothing in life I regret more than that moment. How could I have been so stupid? That’s like choosing vegetables above dessert. No body does that. Nobody!!
Anyway back to the point. I chose the PS2 and because of this we had a PS2 under the Christmas tree instead of an Xbox. This meant that there will not be an Xbox in the house…ever! If I have one, I can’t have the other. You know how parents try to teach their kids the way of life. ‘You can’t have everything you know’ … oh mother how you were wrong that day.
About a half a year later, I realized that PS2 was not the one for me. Xbox was the only way. But me having very little money, I would not be buying one any time soon. But my birthday was coming up in November so maybe I would get it for my birthday! I begged my mother to get me one. And all I got back was a frown and a no. I didn’t hate her for that because I knew she wouldn’t let me have one anyway, because of that horrific Christmas incident… oh that day was dark.
So me... being my sneaky self, tried my mightiest to work out a loop hole in the parental system. I worked my butt off and raised enough cash to get an Xbox. (By this time it was like 10 days from my birthday) I told my mom I was going out to buy one, but she said ‘No, you don’t need it you already have a PS2.’
All that money wasted! Why did I even start to save?! After this point, my brain went into hardcore sneaky mode. I’m talking like…I could sneak up on a ninja, and steal his ninja mask, his wallet and a picture of his girlfriend that he keeps in a locket around his neck, without him noticing…mode. That’s how sneaky I was.
Loop hole number 2 activate plan, NOW! (<--really weak power ranger reference.)
I went back to my mom and started talking to her about the effects an Xbox would have on my life and how I needed it more than air. Still she would not budge. After this I asked her many questions about getting an Xbox until I got an answer I could work with
Can I buy one? = NO
Can I sell the PS2? = NO
Can I trade in the PS2 for one? = umm….yeah sure!
Really!? = NO
Umm…what if some one gave me one for my birthday? = ha-ha yeah right!
Is that a yes? = Sure...good luck kiddo.
That’s all I needed.
But how am I going to get a friend to get me one for my birthday? Were just kids, nobody has that much money. And then...it struck me!
I went to school and asked around trying to find someone who wanted an Xbox... turns out a lot of people did. So I narrowed my question down to:
‘Who is going to buy an Xbox?’
1 boy stood apart from the rest. It was as if lights were coming from the heavens and pouring over this guys face. He looked me in the eyes, then opened his mouth and angels started singing. I felt goose bumps all over my body. This is the person who was going to change my life. He said that he was going to buy one. ‘YES!!!’
I talked to him for a while and we worked out a situation. We both have enough money for one…he wants one…I want one...how about...oh this is good!!...how about…we buy one for each other!? As gifts?
A couple of days later I was the owner of an Xbox. I found a loop hole in the parental system. To me this is like hacking into the pentagon. I preformed magic that day.
And I did it all without stealing, lying or actually killing someone.
It makes me wonder what Doctor Phil has to say about my little endeavor. I wonder if he would condone my work.
Anyway, as one would expect my grades slipped a bit, I lost all feeling in my hands and started to hallucinate due to lack of sleep. I played until the sand man actually walked into my room and was wondering if I was dead…because he hadn’t been called for a couple of weeks to put me to sleep.
All through the rest of high school I played the heck out of my Xbox, man was that the best value for money ever.
But after high school what happened?
Well…gaming just wasn’t as fun anymore… It wasn’t because I was too old….or games just began to suck all of a sudden. The thing is, if I wasn’t pressured to work, I wouldn’t have the guilty pleasure of procrastinating with videogames.
Sure I still played, but not at the depths at which I had played before. Maybe an hour a day, or a little more. But that was it… I was content.
Now in university I have a 360. I play it, sure… but not at the rate that I used to. If I don’t have work to do…I don’t play it that much. If I have an exam the next day I play the heck out of my 360. It’s a weird oxymoron that I will probably never understand.
Do you people out there have similar experiences? Maybe not with an Xbox, maybe with chocolate. When you’re dieting you want it so bad it’s ridiculous. But when you’re off the diet...you don’t really want it that much?
Tell me.
-threethumbs
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pending on the environtment of the kid and his/her age a PS2 can be fine in some situations. i know a lot of people who rock it....im jst not one of those people. dont get me wrong, you can have one hell of a time with a PS2! i know i did...for those first couple of months. The PS2 is actually what got me into gaming in the first place. I will write an article about that soon. it will be a good one i hope. If you dont want your kids to end up like me...dont get them an Xbox lol
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should be pritty cheap now also. its been out for years.
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God of War, violence, sex and gore... but a very highly acclaimed game.
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gah, why am I advertising for the ps2? You should have bought a gamecube damn it! Or atleast wated for nintendo's next console...
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i was talking about metal gear solid 2
game cube wasnt as much fun as i thoguht it would be.
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roller skating bomber man? pah-lease!
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right now, on the PS2, my brother has been hooked on GUITAR HERO. It's a game that comes with a guitar, it's pretty cool.
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although..actually rocking out on a real guitar does feel a bit better.
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Anyway, I used to have a beach volleyball game on the nintendo, it had a co-op for the single player and me and my best friend used to sit down hours on end playing it. We werer very evenly matched skill wise so we played it really well without argiung or anything. Got to the end level too but couldn't beat it
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Heh, espie, your raising your kids the way my parents raised me