Here's the scoop... Last year my wife bought me a Mac version of "Call Of Duty" for my birthday and, after not seeing me for 3 days, regretted the gift. However, I finally repelled the Germans from Stalingrad at which point I think she felt better about the whole thing: world history could have turned out drastically different if it wasn't for my perseverance (plus, my year old boy saw his daddy again).
Fast forward a year: Call Of Duty 2 is out and after a small amount of research I realize I can't get it for my Mac. I'm not a fan of all the buttons on those new fangled games ("Pitfall" anybody?), but I'm jonesin for an XBOX 360. Man, are those things hard to come by. Ever since after the holidays I've been stopping in Targets, Best Buys and Wal-Marts (okay, not Wal-Marts: I think my bones would crumble and my flesh melt off my face if I set foot in one of those) asking if they had any systems with zero luck.
Last night I was driving back up from Portland and kept passing all these stores. When I pulled into Taco Bell in Lacey there, across the street, was a Target. Which was not surprising since there appeared to be a Target at every exit. Anyway, I 411-ed them and got a hold of their game department and, to my astonishment, they had one left. I powered down my grilled stuffed burrito, which my stomach was apparently pissed off about later, and drove like a madman through the parking lot. I was soon to be a proud owner of an XBOX 360.
Upon arrival back home, my wife was less than keen on the idea of me wielding my Panzerfaust in the den again for another marathon session. That sounds dirtier than it is. I think I can still stop the divorce proceedings if I sell the aforementioned system and take my wife out to a nice dinner. That's what the markup is for: $ Lark and a babysitter $. Plus, I would have paid that much to not have had to visit Lacey.
ps. Receipt available for corroboration (originally XBOX 360 = $299.99, COD 2 = $59.99, Controller = $49.99). Cat sold separately..