It's Just A Game!

Well the sunburn is starting to ease off, not before time, but the sunshine hasn't let up. That's a whole week of sunny days we've had, and believe me when I say that we would usually expect a week of sunshine in a year, this is Northern Scotland. It's a sign of the times I suppose, or simply another indicator of climate change, either way, a bit more sunshine can't be a bad thing. All the more reason to get out and about and see some of this wonderful country. I'm already planning a few more hill walking trips, although I should get a decent pair of insoles, apparently they make all the difference.

All things going well, I'll be able to notch up a decent number of Munros in this my first year hillwalking. It seems that quite often it's possible to bag 2 or 3 in a single walk, as the Munros are seldom on their own, but more often that not, part of a chain of Munros and lesser peaks. I do have to remember though that the kids capacities for walking have a limit, at which point they will let me know in no uncertain terms that they've come far enough!

I noticed some kids in computing club today playing Mario on some Nintendo emulator and got all nostalgic, and suddenly wishing I was a young lad again, seeing these games for the first time. It brought back memories of my first time playing Tomb Raider, Metal Gear Solid, Final Fantasy VII and Pro Evolution Soccer. Ah the World was our games console back in those days! Anyhow, what's all the fuss over the new GTA game, I much preferred the Driver series, better controls and fantastic smashes!