My new Nintendo Wii is so much fun!

Since picking the console up from EB Riccarton at the midnight release (I was 15th in the queue), we’ve had loads of fun playing Wii Sports (as I didn’t pre-order any other games for release night) and have generally been messing around with the console operating system.

I’m really surprised how cool the Mii characters are to play with and design. Mii (Miis?) are cartoonish avatars that you can create from an assortment of eyebrows, noses, wigs, and more, resulting in hillarious and sometimes scarily realistic representations. My current Mii count is at 14, including: Mike, Michelle, Kezz, John, Andy, Adam West, Chuck Norris, Shigeru Miyamoto, Ryu, Ken, and, of course, myself… The remaining three are library celebrities!

From left to right: Stephen Abram, Michael Stephens (complete with ponytail when he turns around!), Jenny Levine. You can see bigger versions on my flickr account; just click on the images.

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Congratulations to Amelraine and Eiraclease who tied the knot last weekend in true role-play fashion!
They are now Mr and Mrs Nividious!

I was there (that’s me in the pink-and-green dress), and had the honour of being a bridesmaid to Amel - who looked simply stunning in her Mooncloth Robe. The priest conducting the ceremony was wonderfully poetic, and the happy couple said some terrificly soppy things to eachother!

Following the event, many of the guests celebrated by jumping from off the top of the waterfall! I wish more real world weddings had lemming-themed after-parties!

Head over to my flickr site for screenshots of the event.