Oh My, What Have I Gone & Done? by jazzyn2001 |  |
It was a cold Storing evening in 2001 and time to check my e-mail. My godson
who is 12 sent me an e-mail saying I should go to various Web sites he had listed
and get a virtual pet. We're always surfing the net together, doing homework,
science experiments, etc. A few of the sites were OK, but really didn't pack
a punch with me. But I did decide on one and got a virtual pet dog. I named
my pet dog Jiffy and took care of him for about two weeks. This stinks!
I thought to myself. Jiffy was boring, the house was boring and there was just
nothing exciting to do with Jiffy. So, guess what? I abandoned Jiffy. Yeah,
I know what a terrible owner I am. I did leave him with a bowl full of food,
bowl full of water, some toys and a 20 lb. bag of food on the shelf. So, I don't
feel too bad.
Anyway, I can't remember how I found the NeoPets site and my godson did not
have it listed in the e-mail. But I found it and "Oh My, What Have I Gone &
Done!" At first I was like OK, let's see what's up with this gig. I chose my
lovely red Chia and named her YaddaDadda. I read all the what-nots, printed
out different pages to read on the train and said, "Hmmmmmmm!! This is
interesting!"
Now, I'm over 25 and one of my friends on the train looked and said, "What
is that?" I told her I had just gotten a virtual pet. "A virtual what!"
she asked. I replied, "A virtual pet, and I have named her YaddaDadda."
She looked at me like Yeah, OK, Whatever and laughed. I continued reading
and couldn't wait until I got to work to see what YaddaDadda and I were going
to do.
What has happened? This is not normal for me. My Lotus Notes had 11 e-mails
I had not opened, and it was 11:45 am. I had been on the site since 8:45 am
NST. But I have got to get more Neopoints, more food, more things, set up
shop, play games. Ooooooh, this is fun, I thought!! OK, I won't take
a lunch, I'll read my e-mails and respond if necessary.
Now I'm in one of the shops trying to get certain items, my phone rings, I
say to myself, let voice mail get it. Oh shoot, darnit! "Sold Out." When the
shop replenishes its stock, OK I can try again, and again, and again.
When I arrive at home that evening, I call my godson and tell him I've found
a Web site with virtual pets, that is just awesome and shames the ones he sent
me.
He's excited now, so I tell him, let me send you the link so I can get my
Neopoints for referring you. Need I say anymore, he's hooked too!
Now I have a computer at home, at work, and a office laptop that I have only
taken home twice. But now I'm taking the laptop home daily so that I can play
on the train. And all I can say is, "Oh My, What Have I Gone & Done!" |
