Yall Knew I Wouldn’t Go Through With It
Ok, a little while back I posted about trying to get in shape with our XBOX Kinect. Here is my update to it. I’m not gonna do it….lol. I have never enjoyed working out…it bores the crap out of me. I love playing XBOX, but the games I mostly like on this Kinect (that we have anyway) are golf, bowling, & darts. You only have to use your arms on them so it might be tough to get in shape. There are some fun games besides that we have but they do take alot of energy. Track n Field…you really have to run in place to make your person run. Same thing with baseball…if you don’t hit a homerun, you have to run to first base. It’s great if you want to do what I said…I’m just not into it. I made the post hoping it would make me stick to it, but I would rather throw some darts, bowl, or shoot a 6 under in golf & drink my beer. Sorry, it has taken me so long to update you on nothing. If any of you decide to try this…let me know how you do. I wish you all the luck & really hope it works for you. Til next time peeps…
Getting In Shape With Xbox Kinect
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We have had the Xbox Kinect since it came out. It is alot fun, but will wear you out. For those of you that may not know…it’s the newest video console game where you play without any controllers…you are the controller. You just move your body like you were actually doing whatever you are playing. Our youngest 2 girls really like playing & it’s so much fun playing with them. Anyway…my wife Krista saw a story where a woman lost some weight playing it so much a week instead of her normal workout. I just thought of trying this today to give me something else to write about on here. Now, I’m not a very big guy (never have been)…I’m 5 ’9 & 165lbs. I do however have too much of a gut than I want & would like to be able to do yard work without getting sore. Plus I’m 42 now & have a new son coming next month…will need some energy. I also figured that if I post this…maybe it will make me stick to it to keep you all updated. We play now, but not so many times a week & may go a month without playing at all. We play bowling the most. track & field, volleyball, boxing, & the Adventures game will kick your butt. We are getting season 2 of the sports game tomorrow. I know it has football, skiing, golf, darts & baseball I think…not sure exactly.
I’m planning on maybe even keeping up with what games we play each time & for how long to give you all better info. I guess it all depends on how much work that might be. Not sure if I will update you every week or every other week. Let me see how it goes. I don’t know how much I will lose, but will try really hard for all of you & for me. I have always been bored with working out so I never stuck to it. These games are fun, so it should help me stick to it & get my old butt in shape. I really enjoy playing with the girls anyway…so it’s a “win win” right? Check back to see what happens….this could be really funny. Til next time peeps…
A True Breakthrough in Gaming
Ok, so our new Xbox Kinect came in yesterday. Alot of time was spent trying to figure it all out, but after we started playing it…it’s awesome & so much fun. Not really sure why they have the workout games…because everything you do on it is a workout. If you want to get your ass in shape & have a whole lot of fun with your kids…you have to get one of these. We got the one that came with “Adventures”& “Sports” games. It took a while to do all the downloads & updates, but it’s great. While I was getting it set-up..the book said to put in the “Sensor Software” disc…I looked all through the box & everything in it to find this disc & it was nowhere to be found. Thought I was screwed again after waiting extra days to get it. I follow @XboxSupport on Twitter & told them what was going on…they answered me in about 2 minutes & told me to just put in the “Adventures” game that came with it & that worked. Still learing stuff on it & downloading updates, but it is so amazing. Here is a little secret that Xbox failed to mention (at least I never heard anything about it)..it takes pictures of you while you are playing & then shows them to you on the screen after you finish that game…it catches you in some really funny poses. I’m sure they are laughing hard now that it’s out….but go get it…it’s well worth it! Til next time peeps…
Stiffed on Overnight Delivery
Well, my wife ordered our Kinect Thursday morning around 9:00 a.m. & the site said that it had guaranteed next day delivery (we paid $40.00 extra for this) as long as you ordered before noon… wouldn’t that mean that we should have gotten it yesterday? I kept calling her at work to see if she got it (she had it shipped there because we were both at work & not home to get it). She put in the tracking # the site gave us & it said it wasn’t a good #. Finally around 3:30 she said that the UPS guy came, but didn’t have it. He put in the # on his little machine & got nothing. The bad thing is that UPS doesn’t deliver on Saturdays. She checked the site again & it said “no such package exists”. She goes into work this morning & it now shows the package somewhere in Kentucky. Guess it will be Monday now before we get it. Was really excited to have it for the weekend because I have both of our 9-year old girls this weekend. Now, I have to go through a whole day again of work before I can check it out…that kills me because I have no patience at all when I really want something…LOL Til next time peeps…
