It's a craze sweeping the nation--Pokemon Go. Now, I will admit it. I might be more understanding if I either understood the app (and point of the game) or if I was smart enough to have created it. Both of those probably would reduce my utter amazement at this latest trend.
So as to be "hip" (oh wait, that is an old term), strike that. So as to be 'lit' (I guess as in a cigarette? Never really thought of myself as wanting to be hot--I mean, It's summer and all. Oh sorry, I digress!) Back to being 'lit' (or at least having a dim flame), I looked up this game on the all-knowing-source-of-information--Wikipedia. According to the Knowledge Gods, "Pokemon Go is a free-to-play augmented reality mobile game....allows players to capture, battle, train, and trade virtual Pokemon who who appear throughout the real world."
I had five thoughts that I will share (the rest shall remain in my brain, at least for the time being.) As far as I can tell, this game is actually one of a few conspiracies.
My first thought was: it was created by child predators in order to lure children into bad situations. And then I learned, everyone is playing it--20 somethings. 30 somethings. Heck even some 40 somethings. Well, not everyone.... I mean, everyone that is cool--I mean "groovy"--I mean 'lit."
My second thought was: There will soon be a new law for "No Pokemon Hunting when you are driving." ...except I don't think it's called hunting? Hmm...did I mention that I was neither lit, nor smoldering?
My third thought was: If I could only pay to hide some animals/critters/whatever-they-are-called in laundry baskets. The Trainers (did I get that right?) could have to empty their baskets of folded laundry and put it away. Who am I kidding. ...the clothes would end up in a pile. On the floor.
My fourth thought was, well....probably best explained by simply repeating one statement I continuously made this weekend. "No, I'm NOT going 6 extra miles to drive you by a Poke Stop!" <pause> "I'll call it a Poke stop if I want to call it a Poke Stop. Poke--Joke--Poke. I have no permanent accent marks in my speaking pattern."
And finally, Sunday night, when the "checkers" and "baggers" at the grocery store were talking about collecting Pokemon--as they were tossing my eggs down the conveyor line like they were Pokeballs, I....I...I....well, I'm not sure what I did. I probably stared in amazement.
Even after all this, I am thinking about getting the app. I just want an avatar that looks like me! You know: A tall--blonde--blue-eyed--skinny--built--lit-chick. Hey, if one of those attributes is correct, then I'm not lying right? My username will be: BarelySmoldering
I hope I catch 'em all...and some sanity in the process!
So as to be "hip" (oh wait, that is an old term), strike that. So as to be 'lit' (I guess as in a cigarette? Never really thought of myself as wanting to be hot--I mean, It's summer and all. Oh sorry, I digress!) Back to being 'lit' (or at least having a dim flame), I looked up this game on the all-knowing-source-of-information--Wikipedia. According to the Knowledge Gods, "Pokemon Go is a free-to-play augmented reality mobile game....allows players to capture, battle, train, and trade virtual Pokemon who who appear throughout the real world."
I had five thoughts that I will share (the rest shall remain in my brain, at least for the time being.) As far as I can tell, this game is actually one of a few conspiracies.
My first thought was: it was created by child predators in order to lure children into bad situations. And then I learned, everyone is playing it--20 somethings. 30 somethings. Heck even some 40 somethings. Well, not everyone.... I mean, everyone that is cool--I mean "groovy"--I mean 'lit."
My second thought was: There will soon be a new law for "No Pokemon Hunting when you are driving." ...except I don't think it's called hunting? Hmm...did I mention that I was neither lit, nor smoldering?
My third thought was: If I could only pay to hide some animals/critters/whatever-they-are-called in laundry baskets. The Trainers (did I get that right?) could have to empty their baskets of folded laundry and put it away. Who am I kidding. ...the clothes would end up in a pile. On the floor.
My fourth thought was, well....probably best explained by simply repeating one statement I continuously made this weekend. "No, I'm NOT going 6 extra miles to drive you by a Poke Stop!" <pause> "I'll call it a Poke stop if I want to call it a Poke Stop. Poke--Joke--Poke. I have no permanent accent marks in my speaking pattern."
And finally, Sunday night, when the "checkers" and "baggers" at the grocery store were talking about collecting Pokemon--as they were tossing my eggs down the conveyor line like they were Pokeballs, I....I...I....well, I'm not sure what I did. I probably stared in amazement.
Even after all this, I am thinking about getting the app. I just want an avatar that looks like me! You know: A tall--blonde--blue-eyed--skinny--built--lit-chick. Hey, if one of those attributes is correct, then I'm not lying right? My username will be: BarelySmoldering
I hope I catch 'em all...and some sanity in the process!