Well from my last blog you may think that I have given up on my plan to hide away in computer gaming heaven. Well you’d be wrong. I enjoy a challange and getting Amelia into playing computer games is a BIG challange. So time for an update on Plan A:
I always knew that the CSI games would not captivate her for long as they’re limited once you solve the case. I knew that I had to get her hooked on something that she’ll be able to play for ages. Now I don’t normally listen to what she says when she gets home from work but sometimes things sink in, and the other week I just happened to catch the keywords I longed to hear. “Sims 3” and “New PC”. Apparently the girls at work are all into the Sims range of games and Amelia would like to try the new Sims 3 when it comes out so she can talk about it with them at work. They tell her that her computer will not be good enough and she will have to get a new one cause it is da bomb and will need a kick ass pc to run it. Well I know this is not the case as our pcs are already well equipped to handle any game I wish to play, but I’ll not pass up the opportunity to upgrade some things. So I gathered up some old console games that I havn’t played in ages and off to the game shop we go. I trade in the games, buy a few to keep us amused, and pre-pay for the Special edition Sims 3 game that will be released early June.
So now I’m waiting for our new upgraded pc, complete with working DVD/CD drive, and sacrificing my game time to keep Amelia happy and playing games. All the while just giving subtle hints about sims 3 and keeping her interested. One enticement that seems to work really well is … “When we have the two pcs we can play Sims 3 together, real quality time just the two of us.”
Kaptain Keil - Ponderer Extraordinaire 
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