As planned, I picked up Lego Indiana Jones on Tuesday, and, holy shit, I love this game so much. It's just as much fun as Lego Star Wars, with the added bonus of Indiana Jones. <3
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In one week I'm having laproscopic exploratory surgery to check for endometriosis, adhesions, scarring, etc. It's an outpatient procedure, but I'm more than a little nervous because I'm not sure what to expect for the recovery. The doctor said one to two weeks is what it usually takes people; I'm hoping I'm on the shorter end of that spectrum. My only previous surgery experiences involve wisdom teeth and the removal of two cysts, so it's hard for me to have a feel for how quickly I'll be able to start doing normal stuff (work, picking up kids, taking Mike to and from his vanpool, etc.). I'm sure I'm just over-thinking this, as I tend to do with new procedures, and aferwards I'll look back and think how silly I was to put this much thought into it. For now, though, I'm making a list (OF COURSE) of everything I want to have done by this time next week to make things easier for me as I'm recuperating:
pick up my Lego Indiana Jones game to help keep me entertained once I'm home from the surgery,
pre-make a couple of meals to keep in the freezer JUST IN CASE,
pick up more dog food and treats so I don't have to worry about lugging around a heavy bag while they've just stitched my belly button back together,
wash every piece of dirty laundry in the house so I won't have to worry about it for a few days at least,
repeat that process for the dishes,
vacuum to keep the dust and puppy hairs from mobilizing and taking control of the house while I'm bed-ridden,
lay in a hefty supply of reading material and bottled water upstairs so I won't have to get out of bed for anything except bathroom breaks, and
make sure every area of the house that might possibly be seen by people who are not me or Mike is tidied up because GOD FORBID MY MOM OR SISTER SEE MY HOUSE A MESS.
For Mother's Day this year Mike and the kids pre-ordered the Lego Indiana Jones DS game for me. I love Indiana Jones as it is, but given how much fun I'm having with my Lego Star Wars game, you can bet your ass I'll be at Game Stop on June 3rd with my nose pressed to the glass, waiting to get my game.
I love this game so much. Mike bought it for me the day before my colonoscopy, and I thought it would be a fun way to pass time when I picked it up, but I didn't realize it would take over my life.
The story mode is fun (except for the flying missions - I don't steer my little Lego crafts well!), and I really love being able to go back through the levels on free play. It's not possible to unlock everything in a level in story mode, which I think is neat. I like having areas that I can go back with different characters (a bounty hunter, storm trooper, Sith, etc.) to unlock. I'm stuck in one spot on the last level (a flying level, OF COURSE), but I'm determined to get past that without having to ask Mike or the boys for help. This will be a game I beat by myself, dammit.
Mike bought me a present yesterday - Burnout: Revenge for the 360. We have it for the Xbox, but it's not backwards compatible with the 360, so if I wanted to play it, I had to fire up the Xbox. That's not a big deal, but it is an inconvenience, so I haven't played it much since we got the 360. Until yesterday. I spent a good couple of hours playing it, at first just trying to get familiar with the controls again (there was an embarassing stretch where I couldn't figure out how to accelerate. Luckily Mike was in the bathroom at the time and wasn't there to witness my ineptitude), and then trying to rank up. I unlocked a couple of cars, a handful of events, and ranked up a couple of times before going to bed, and I can't wait to play some more this weekend.
