Wonder of wonders, spring is here already! I mean, I know I predicted it would be early (here), and I already talked about how wimpy March was this year (here)--but really! We've got flowers and trees budding and the forsythias in my back yard look like the fourth of July in yellow.
But the best part (at least I think so) is that it almost looks like Fall again. Since all the trees are starting to bud, there are all these fat red buds and when you look at a bunch of trees together, it almost looks like Fall has returned. 'sigh.' I like Fall. Fall is nice. Fall is cool. Fall is the refreshing break after summer with way awesomer colors everywhere. And since this semi-Fall is coming after winter instead of before: Reverse Fall!
This should be a new thing. :)
Random segue time!
Cars! Driving!
When I was a small child, we seemed to spend most of the day in the car. My mom was always driving us somewhere, and it seemed to take all day no matter where we went. Of course, we do live in the middle of nowhere and it does take at least 30-45 minutes to get anywhere, and that's an absolute eternity when you're a kid.
So like most bored children, I tried to make up games to keep myself amused. (do most kids actually do this? I need a random sampling)
There was We Are In A Race And We Always Win. Very easy to play. You narrate the movements of the cars around your car as if you are a race announcer. Whenever you pass someone else: you win! When someone else passes you: they lose! I suspect this game would have been far less interesting to play if my mom had been a slow driver. (not that she was a speed demon or anything. :) love you mom) This could occupy me for very very long stretches of time. But if that failed, there was always:
Do Your Tires Need Air? Also very easy to play. You stare out the window at other cars and estimate whether or not their tires need more air. Yup. And since there were always some cars around, this game could go practically forever.
And the fun hasn't stopped now that I've grown up and started driving on my own! Oh no! I have invented new games to play.
There's Whoever Reaches The Center Of The Intersection First Wins. If you're the first person at a light, and there's someone opposite you and you are both going straight, whoever gets to the middle of the intersection first wins! So easy! And you really shouldn't cheat by trying to drive faster than normal just to beat them. It's better if it's just natural reflexes and car pep. :)
And my latest game is Yes Officer, The Car Was Green--Or Maybe Blue--Of Course It Could Have Been Black. You try to notice the cars around you and imagine that they are up to something suspicious and you might be called upon to remember the color make and model and who was driving it. This is surprisingly hard. We really don't notice the cars around us when we drive (at least I don't) and I have a feeling that if anyone asked me to testify about something that happened, I'd remember diddly-squat. So this might help me remember things better. Sort of. Maybe.
Do any of you have any original car games you play?
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