Playing hooky.

Man, it's one of those days where I just want to skip classes, go back to bed, and take a nap. Get up close to noon, and fix myself an omelete, get Claire out to the bus, and then just relax. Curl up on the couch with a good book, or play a little Golden Sun: Lost Age.

Thanks to Lexis, I got a GameBoy Player for the 'Cube. Now I can play all of my GameBoy games on the big screen. The graphics are surprisingly good on a lot of those games - in particular Yoshi's Island. And now Claire and I can have epic Pokemon battles on the big screen. I usually let her win. You can't continually crush a kid at video games and a) not expect psychological damage, and b) expect them to continue playing with you. Luckily, a lot of games allow the more experienced, ruthless player to handicap himself. For example, I think the best race I had with Claire on F-Zero GX was one where I gave her a full lap headstart, and then was clawing to catch up. Soul Calibur allows you to adjust the relative health of your character before engaging in martial arts smackdown. You can pick lower level Pokemon from your stable.

But alas, I have to get to class...