There are several times growing
Posted by: Liz | From: June 29, 2004
There are several times growing up that my friend Heather and I would declare something to be true about some aspect of life. Over the years, they accumulated:"Fled" is the worst movie ever made.
The song "Low" by Cracker is the most gettin' in the mood song there is.
Kurt Cobain's cracky voice is the sexiest thing ever.
Gold is tacky.
Arkanoid is the most addicting game.
There is nothing better than avocado rolls and chai tea.
Night swimming is the best part of summer.
"Lost Boys" is a film everyone needs to see.
You have to brush your teeth before going into the shower or you won't feel clean afterwards.
Because I pretty much worshiped Heather, whatever she said was always taken by me to be gospel in the ways of life. Sure, we disagreed on things here and there, but bottom line: if Heather said MC Hammer parachute pants were cool and had her mom sew her some, I was entirely jealous. Of course, time filtered most of these things and my prospective changed on, say, the seductive prowess of David Lowery. But I am constantly surprised at how many of these little "truths" I happen to keep in an accessible part of my brain and how often they come out as things I still believe. I'm likely to offhandedly say, "Fled is the worst movie ever made," but if I really stopped to think about it, there are many--more relevant--movies that could probably fit the conversation better.
So when J and I were invited to a "geekfest" night of playing Risk, I immediately balked with, "I hate Risk!" Because this is true: I have memories of Heather and I trying to play and hating this game. I tried to get out of this game night for a whole weekend. I asked two different friends if they would go in my stead. I finally conceded, but fully expected to not have fun. It wasn't until someone there asked me why I hated Risk that I realized my reasoning may have been somewhat faulty. "When my friend and I were like 10 we tried to play, but couldn't figure out the instructions and then we quit." Hmm, so apparently I never actually played this game before. And shut my mouth, it was some serious good times.
Where else can you pull troops from Kamchatka to help Alaska in a battle against Alberta? Krista and I might need a little help in our strategy (apparently many small troops scattered across the globe is not the way to go), but overall I sensed a distinct addictive quality to this game. Right up there with Arkanoid.
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