As we continue to read "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" each night, there are things we notice: first of all, Tim Burton's version seems to catch more of the book than the previous movie. Secondly, how amazingly accurate the character of Mike Teavee is. We were doing research this week just to find something for our "Anger" message upcoming, and so we thought it might be fun to show a little kid with a bit of video game rage. The end result was depressing: we watched video after video with such language and unbridled fury - and all from kids Madison's age. We're not showing any of these, as it isn't going to be amusing at all. In fact, it is pretty sad. Which brings us to Mike Teavee, and how the movie sort of nailed this character down in a way that pretty much sums a few things up. Of course, he's a stereotype, a short look into a window of a child raised playing POV shooting games. But then there are all these other short windows that we're seeing on social media, glimpses of kids who have learned to say and do things at a certain age that is just staggering.
Our best tip: take a break from the television, and play some Hungry Hungry Hippo. Oh, sure, things get heated when those marbles start breaking loose. But the only sounds I've ever heard playing this game were sounds of laughter. Madison got this game for Christmas, and today we got a chance to do some four-player hippo action! Nana won the first round, and Daddy won the next - and finally Madison won in an intense frenzy of marble-chomping.
Oh, speaking of "Hungry Hungry Hippo," here's the devotional I wrote about it a few months ago for our board game series, "Game On."
"Jesus answered, "It is written, ‘Man must not live only on bread. He must also live on every word that comes from the mouth of God.’ ” Matthew 4:4 NIrV
Homer Hippo, Henry Hippo, Harry Hippo and Lizzie Hippo have one thing in common: they're all pretty hungry! What do you get when you cross four hungry hippos with a small area covered in delicious white marbles? Complete craziness! That's what "Hungry Hungry Hippos" is all about, a game where four players battle it out, trying to eat all the marbles in the game. This is not a slow game! There's a countdown, and everyone gets ready. On your mark, get set, go! And suddenly everyone is chomping down as fast as possible until all the marbles are gone. And whoever has the most at the end is the winner!
These are some really hungry hippos - they've been munching on marbles since a toy inventor came up with the game back in 1967! There must be something extra tasty about all those little white marbles.
Here's a question: have you ever been that hungry for any kind of food before? Possibly. But here's another question: Have you ever been hungry for God's word? Now before you start thinking we've lost all our marbles, consider these words from Jesus: "It is written: ‘Man shall not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God.’ ”
What he is trying to say is simply this: we need to be hungry for God's word as well. The truth is, we need God more than we even need food. And you can hear a fresh word from Him at church, or while praying - but the easiest and quickest way is to crack open that Bible, and start digging in. Open up, and there it goes! Are you ready? On your mark, get set, go!
"It's a race, it's a chase, hurry up and feed their face!Who will win? No one knows! Feed the hungry hip-ip-pos!Hungry hungry hippos! (open up and there it goes!)"
It's a vacation week at home - a 'staycation' as some call it - and so our productivity level is somewhat down. Although we did do a bit of shopping for costumes again, looking around at various thrift stores for additional costuming ideas. We've got a new series this weekend, so there's a lot to build up for. We're doing it all, a little bit each day. Saturday will be the big work day.
Today, however, is a day to farm. Yes, we're doing Disney Infinity 3.0 again, and the game has a wide variety of options, including a farming game. These are traditionally more addictive than any pharmaceutical substance known to man. Daddy remembers Harvest Moon 64, and how it was somewhat like a high fever that lasted for days, and you just rode it out. Late at night, you're checking on virtual crops. Fortunately, that game has an end, when your Uncle comes, and is never really all that pleased with what you did with your land. It doesn't matter, because you are. It's a great game. So with hesitation, we started our crops today, and the good news is that it isn't terribly addictive at this point. Or, at least that's perhaps the way they set it up, slowly lulling you into a false sense of security. Regardless, Madison and Daddy plunged headlong into the world of video game farming, with Princess Leia and Chewbacca raising crops of corn, tomatoes, sunflowers, and cotton candy. Eventually, Drax the Destroyer will have his own farm as well, and maybe start his own Earth Channel program, "Basic Farming Fun with Drax the Destroyer."
Ooh, we did do this one thing today. In a few months, we're going to see Disney on Ice. We missed the "Frozen" show they did a year and a half ago, mainly because it was really overpriced (compared to other Disney on Ice shows), and it was in Atlanta. This one is in Duluth, which is such a wonderful place when you compare it to driving to Atlanta, paying for parking in Atlanta, and anything to do with Atlanta. It's not that I'm against Atlanta, mind you. It's just that I tend to avoid going there!
So anyway, that's coming up in a bit. But today was quiet. And rainy, although you could have guessed that based on recent posts. Lake Lanier is seriously higher than we have ever seen it, ever. And that's saying a lot. It's not scary high, but it is somewhat disconcerting to see some of the banks covered over with water. Fortunately, a dry spell is on the way. Ten years ago, the levels were so down that we were walking to the islands on these bridges of sand. That is the way of things.
Our best tip: take a break from the television, and play some Hungry Hungry Hippo. Oh, sure, things get heated when those marbles start breaking loose. But the only sounds I've ever heard playing this game were sounds of laughter. Madison got this game for Christmas, and today we got a chance to do some four-player hippo action! Nana won the first round, and Daddy won the next - and finally Madison won in an intense frenzy of marble-chomping.
Oh, speaking of "Hungry Hungry Hippo," here's the devotional I wrote about it a few months ago for our board game series, "Game On."
"Jesus answered, "It is written, ‘Man must not live only on bread. He must also live on every word that comes from the mouth of God.’ ” Matthew 4:4 NIrV
Homer Hippo, Henry Hippo, Harry Hippo and Lizzie Hippo have one thing in common: they're all pretty hungry! What do you get when you cross four hungry hippos with a small area covered in delicious white marbles? Complete craziness! That's what "Hungry Hungry Hippos" is all about, a game where four players battle it out, trying to eat all the marbles in the game. This is not a slow game! There's a countdown, and everyone gets ready. On your mark, get set, go! And suddenly everyone is chomping down as fast as possible until all the marbles are gone. And whoever has the most at the end is the winner!
These are some really hungry hippos - they've been munching on marbles since a toy inventor came up with the game back in 1967! There must be something extra tasty about all those little white marbles.
Here's a question: have you ever been that hungry for any kind of food before? Possibly. But here's another question: Have you ever been hungry for God's word? Now before you start thinking we've lost all our marbles, consider these words from Jesus: "It is written: ‘Man shall not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God.’ ”
What he is trying to say is simply this: we need to be hungry for God's word as well. The truth is, we need God more than we even need food. And you can hear a fresh word from Him at church, or while praying - but the easiest and quickest way is to crack open that Bible, and start digging in. Open up, and there it goes! Are you ready? On your mark, get set, go!
It's a vacation week at home - a 'staycation' as some call it - and so our productivity level is somewhat down. Although we did do a bit of shopping for costumes again, looking around at various thrift stores for additional costuming ideas. We've got a new series this weekend, so there's a lot to build up for. We're doing it all, a little bit each day. Saturday will be the big work day.
Today, however, is a day to farm. Yes, we're doing Disney Infinity 3.0 again, and the game has a wide variety of options, including a farming game. These are traditionally more addictive than any pharmaceutical substance known to man. Daddy remembers Harvest Moon 64, and how it was somewhat like a high fever that lasted for days, and you just rode it out. Late at night, you're checking on virtual crops. Fortunately, that game has an end, when your Uncle comes, and is never really all that pleased with what you did with your land. It doesn't matter, because you are. It's a great game. So with hesitation, we started our crops today, and the good news is that it isn't terribly addictive at this point. Or, at least that's perhaps the way they set it up, slowly lulling you into a false sense of security. Regardless, Madison and Daddy plunged headlong into the world of video game farming, with Princess Leia and Chewbacca raising crops of corn, tomatoes, sunflowers, and cotton candy. Eventually, Drax the Destroyer will have his own farm as well, and maybe start his own Earth Channel program, "Basic Farming Fun with Drax the Destroyer."
Ooh, we did do this one thing today. In a few months, we're going to see Disney on Ice. We missed the "Frozen" show they did a year and a half ago, mainly because it was really overpriced (compared to other Disney on Ice shows), and it was in Atlanta. This one is in Duluth, which is such a wonderful place when you compare it to driving to Atlanta, paying for parking in Atlanta, and anything to do with Atlanta. It's not that I'm against Atlanta, mind you. It's just that I tend to avoid going there!
So anyway, that's coming up in a bit. But today was quiet. And rainy, although you could have guessed that based on recent posts. Lake Lanier is seriously higher than we have ever seen it, ever. And that's saying a lot. It's not scary high, but it is somewhat disconcerting to see some of the banks covered over with water. Fortunately, a dry spell is on the way. Ten years ago, the levels were so down that we were walking to the islands on these bridges of sand. That is the way of things.
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