Beep Beep @ MindSay 
Okay, this one goes out to my friend Kelly who I had lunch with today. Kelly got to listen to the concept of this post in person, so I am dedicating it to her for her patience. (Plus she loves to see her name in lights!).
Right after Kelly gave birth to her son, Christian, I put up a post about a Baader-Meinhof that occurred because of that event. Well, that post led me through a series of events that I described in a different post where I described an evening of Baader-Meinhofs. I thought about how fascinating it is that these things can happen to us all of the time. And, while many find it strange that I keep mentioning the BM phenomenon, once I explain it, the whole world says, "oh yeah, that happens to me all the time." Which is pretty interesting in and of itself.
Then, a couple of weeks ago, this happened: my family was in town visiting and my cousin Sara asked me a bizarre question. The last time she had visited was two years earlier and her husband was here as well. While they were here that time, we were playing a game and it led to my dad singing a song. Well, my dad is not a singer by nature. He just doesn't do it. But at that time, he was trying to convince Mike, Sara's husband, of the virtue of a specific song.
This time around, Sara wanted to know what the name of the song was that my dad was singing. Mind you, this was two years ago, but after some serious brain crunching, we managed to recall. The song is "Beep Beep (Little Nash Rambler)" by The Playmates (circa 1958). As it turns out, Mike was never able to get that song out of his head (watch for my upcoming post about Earworms...) and sings all the time as he is doing things around the house. So Sara wants to know what the name of the song is, we come up with it, and then....BAM!....it comes on the radio. Seriously, this is hardly a well-played song and to hear it seconds later was a coincidence of cosmic proportions. Immediately, I say, Baader-Meinhof.
Oh Boy! My dad immediately disagreed with me. He said that it can't be a BM unless the person had no prior knowledge of the information involved. Like reading a word you don't know and then hearing someone say it. This, he said, is just mere coincidence.
Mere coincidence? That didn't make me happy at all. It was just too weird. I knew that there had to be more going on here than coincidence. Obviously, I checked it out. The first thing I did was to make sure my dad was right. Yep, he is. It can't be a BM unless you had no prior knowledge of the information that you keep stumbling over. So then, what is it?
You heard me. Synchronicity (coincidentally--or not--also a title of an album by beloved 80's band The Police) is the concept of a "highly meaningful coincidence". It was first given voice by psychologist Carl Jung sometime in the 1920's.
Ok, fine. So now I know. I read all this information last week, and fully intended to blog about it, just to keep you all updated and to straighten out any misconceptions I may have inadvertantly caused. Then, on Sunday night, I was watching my new favorite show, "In Plain Sight." During the episode, the main character was expounding on the concept of a huge coincidence that had happened in the plot and she mentions Jung's theory of synchronicity.
I was lazily lounging on the couch enjoying the show and then I bolted upright, staring at the screen. Are you kidding me?
And there it was, my very own Baader-Meinhof (for real this time!). How bizarre is that?
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Yes, I picked up my beautiful Gameboy Micro yesterday. Nintendo has really done something amazing with the faceplates. Honestly, it isn't about fashion... that is just a side effect. Once the screen gets hard to see because of too many scratches... All I have to do is change to a new faceplate. One look at my recent iPod and I wish I had the ability to do that as well. I've already got some slight marks on my pod from putting it in my pocket... While I'm not going to stop putting in my pocket (I think it belongs there!) I'm never going to be afraid of dinging up my Micro. I think a lot of tech gadgets should learn from this. The REAL way to make it work though.... make it simple to change! There is a widget that comes with the micro and one simple "pop" and your done!
Just for the record... I did put on the "pink" faceplate that came with the system. It is amazing how the whole device just changed appearance. It changed from sleek and sexy black to fun and young pink... though... I hate pink. I'll have to upload some pictures to show the difference.
Before I made the purchase, I looked around the game store at all the cool stuff I want to get. I was surprised at my list of "Nintendo" wants. I have been complaining because there isn't any games to play on DS, but now I got choices... Here is list of what portable "nin" games I want to get my hands on.
1. Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow (DS) - Being a horror movie fan makes this series almost a no-brainer for me... mix that with Metroid style gameplay and you have a no-brainer. Aria of Sorrow (GBA) was a great cast of characters and it will be nice to see them return in DS glory.
2. Advance Wars: Duel Strike (DS) - I'm re-playing through the first Advance Wars and forgot how much strategy is packed in that little game cartridge. The DS I understand makes good use of the two screens. War I tell you... WAR!
3. Kirby Canvas Curse (DS) - Um... Actually, I really don't quite understand this game. Kirby can't move his legs, so you have to draw ramps and bridges for him to roll on. I wasn't that interested, but almost every gaming site has given this high marks and sparked a comic from Penny Arcade.
4. Nintendogs (DS) - Say what you will, but I want a virtual dog. I want to talk into the microphone and teach the dog the name I give it. I want it to shake when I tell it to shake. I DON'T want to clean up it's poop. SOLD!
5. The Legend of Zelda: Minish Cap (GBA) - It is old-school Zelda with some new additions. To be honest, I didn't even check reviews on this game. It is Zelda... it needs to be in my collection.
6. Donkey Kong - King of Swing (GBA): A portable game that only uses the R & L buttons sounds like it is limited. The idea is that Donkey Kong has to swing through the level. R button reaches out with the right hand and the L button reaches out with the left hand. Holding both buttons keeps Donkey Kong in place by not letting go of the vines. Quite frankly, an interesting idea that I want experience.
What is really neat about this list. These are all games that are in the store at this very moment. None of this, "That looks AWESOME... too bad I gotta wait a year!" Nope, They sit in the store as I type.
