Best. Distraction. Ever.

I found my distraction.

I have been drooling over Kinect since it came out last year.  This is an unusual thing for me.  I'm not a video game person and I also never buy the "newest thing."  Or, honestly, even the "oldest thing" if I can't justify buying it.  And, by "justify" I mean debate buying it for about 2 years until I convince myself it is completely unnecessary and I forget about it.  I mean, I don't even have a smart phone because I can't justify the data plan.  Don't get me wrong, I LOVE technology.  I just also LOVE not spending money on things I don't need. (Ironically, I got an iPad the second week after they came out, but that was for work -- and I'm addicted to it.  Don't you take it from me.  I mean it.  Don't do it or you'll lose your hand.)

But, Kinect?  It just looked SOOOO cool.  As close to a holodeck as I can get in my living room.

(Yes, I'm a Star Trek nerd.  I really like walking around with my iPad like it's a P.A.D.D.)

I mean, even when my MIL asked what I wanted for Chanukah/my birthday and I knew she wanted to spend at least $300 (money = love for her), when I REALLY wanted a Kinect, I said "oh, what we need is cash to help with the kitchen and fertility treatments."  Because, that's what we needed money for and I couldn't justify getting something that seemed so frivolous.

But, I WANTED it.

So, I've been watching it on-line at multiple stores.

And, last week?  It went on sale.  Well, it was "buy the console, get the game you've been really wanting for free."

So, after about three days of internal and external debate (my DH kept saying "you really want it, do it") I bought it!  (I think part of his reasoning was that then he'd have an XBox 360 to play with since he'd been wanting one for a long time.  But, he could act like it was MY purchase.  Yeah, we're pitiful.)

It arrived on Saturday morning and it is just about the most fun thing ever!!!  Seriously -- Best. Distraction. Ever!

I'm SO happy I treated myself.

Of course, I did have to justify it -- but it's a pretty good justification.  It gets your heartbeat up and I'm sore from dancing around all weekend.  Anything that gets my ass off the sofa on a regular basis is worth it!! 

If you promise to ignore how greasy I look and how messy my living room is, I'll share a picture.

Promise?

OK.

I'm flying!

Note my grading on the table in the background.  Whenever I got frustrated by yet another student who would have done so much better if he would just FOCUS -- I got up and danced away the anger!

I didn't even think about being on a beach!

Or, the contents of my uterus.

OK, so that's not entirely true.  But, it definitely was less than if I'd spent the whole weekend on the couch grading.

(Also, please note, after a bit I realized that I should probably stop doing things that were too "high impact" so I changed to a less bouncy game...just in case.)

As for the state of my uterus?  Beats the hell out of me.  I'm bloated, I've got giant boobs (I mean, more giant), they're hurting.  But?  Progesterone explains it all. 

Four more days.