Super memories

So tonight, I chilled for a bit and reveled in the joys of old school Nintendo action. Bringing back the memories of being in 3rd grade, sitting in front of the TV for hours and screaming in frustration as I once again managed to jump right down a crevice to my death-- kind of a spooky omen for some of my future life choices but anyway...

It's great fun now and surprisingly much easier than I remember. Got me thinking, there are some serious perks to being in Super Mario land.

10 best things about being in Mario land

1. For one thing... you are "super" --- everyone says so.
2. If you do something stupid and die, you'll start over at the beginning right after the vaudeville music plays.
3. Depending on your luck, you'll either earn the ability to shoot fire or fly with a cape (handy not to mention flashy).
4. You have one outfit and it's totally comfy overalls that mask your "problem areas"
5. When you smash your head into blocks, they go away or reveal really cool shit-- vines to places full of money!!
6. Scary places are always easily recognizable by their sinister music and flame throwing bad guys
7. There is always stuff laying around that you can pick up and hurl at your enemies
8. Your pet, Yoshi is totally faithful and never complains if you feed him too much or leave him to pursue exciting possibilities *(up the vine towards money)*
9. Never getting lost. Everything is 2-dimensional!
10. The dating scene is NOT difficult to navigate. One guy, one girl. You rescue her, you got it made.

Okay, enough Nintendo. Time for bed.

PS: Welcome to July! Holy crap, summer is flying by!