Monday Madness: Darn you Angry Birds!

Let me see by a show of hands, who has the Angry Birds ap on their phone or ipad or whatever?  Go ahead, come out of the closet.  Seek counseling like the rest of us...we are here to support you.

So on a recent 6 hour airplane flight, my son introduced me to Angry Birds.  I had seen everyone else playing it but had resisted the urge to go there.  I just hadn't quite grasped the birds killing pigs thing in all of it's glory.  However, that all has changed.  I downloaded it and was off and running.

To say the game is maddening is an understatement.  I'm a science person  (IE, I understand physics) and am stubborn to boot.  I was convinced I could beat every level and wasn't going to pay the additional $.99 it costs for the destroying angel eagle.  Wrong, because some marketing genius made it so there was a level where the birds couldn't even get to the pig fortress.  I relished having the big eagle destroy the pigs then!  That level and the one where the pigs are in the concrete block semi are the only ones I used it on.

I couldn't just casually play the game.  I had to finish all of the levels!  If I didn't, it would only be there like a silent menace on my phone screen.  I practically did a touchdown dance in the end zone when I beat the last glorious level and killed the last king pig.  Truly one of the grandest accomplishments in my life!  Ok, that's maybe a little dramatic, but dang...it felt very rewarding. 

I hadn't picked it up at all after that...psychological victory in the 12 step process.  Then...Angry Birds Rio!!!  So the 13 step is back to the game!  I am confident I shall conquer again!  (And since I'm working, I honestly will spread my playing time out.  Seriously.  No really.  You're right, maybe not)

But thanks to the sick, twisted freaks who invent this stuff to afflict and torment man!

Later Mates!