January 6th, 2009
Wii-itis really?
We got a Wii for Christmas from my parents. It is all kinds of awesome and we have been having a blast bowling, fishing, singing, racing and riding cows in our living room. Then I heard about Wii-itis. It is where people are actually injuring themselves while playing the Wii. At first I was all yeah Wii-itis blah blah blah. Then several things happened that have caused me to reconsider.
First:
Wii tennis and bowling make my shoulder ache. I am reeeeally out of shape. That is why when my mother in law asked me what I wanted for my birthday I happily asked for a Wii Fit.
Yay. A game that informed me that I am obese. OBESE! What the crap? I know I am overweight. I know that I am short and fluffy and I could stand to lose 40 a couple pounds. But obese? I knew all of those ricotta cheese cookies and hot cocoa Hershey kisses were a bad idea. The Wii FIt also makes this little sound when I step on like it is surprised by my hugeness.
“Oh” it says in it’s cute little Wii voice. What it really means is “Ohhhh you are a BIG girl”
It even made my little Mii girl fat. And that is just sad. Because I had a conversation with Jill the other day and she said “the Mii is me”. She is so right. it is just hard to deny Wii Mii science.
I am not really offended by my little obese Mii self. I was just surprised to get a reality check from a video game.
B.
Adam stuck his hand in the ceiling fan.
I was in the kitchen drinking wine and sneaking hershey kisses cooking a healthy and delicious meal for my family when I heard my adorable and hunky husband make a weird sound in the living room. When I glanced in there to see what was going on it appeared to be snowing in the house. Only it wasn’t snow. It was dust from our ceiling fan showering down upon Adam as he held his hand wincing in pain. Apparently I need to dust the fan more often. He had been doing yoga on the Wii Fit when he stuck his hand in the ceiling fan that was NOT set on low. Not very zen is it?
According to Adam it hurts a little when you do that….and yoga sucks.
And Thirdly:
I injured my child while trying to bowl a strike. Last night I was Wii bowling and I hit Alivia in the pinky finger with the Wi remote.
She cried like a baby. Wait she is a baby. Go ahead and call Child Protective services. I know I am going to be labeled a child abuser. I already have a defense ready though. It wasn’t me…it was Mii.
*updated to add that Mr.007 doesn’t like my First, B. and Thirdly sequencing. I am not really stupid, I did it on purpose to be funny. Evidently that was a funny FAIL. 
** updated again to direct you down to Mel’s comment. She thinks I am “Wii-tarded” and I think she is hilarious.
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I can relate with point, A, B and C. Only I hit my husband, since I dont have a child.
But mostly, I hate the noise the Wii Fit makes when you step on it! I mean, give me a bone, I’m using you to get Fit, don’t expect me to start out that way!!!
I’m assuming Wii Fit is assessing your BMI…which you don’t have to feel bad about: according to my BMI, I am dangerously overweight/borderline obese. I know I have a few pounds to lose, but I would HARDLY call myself borderline obese. It’s just one of those measurements that doesn’t work for everyone!
So.Stinking.Funny.
I played my sisters Wii New Years Eve and thought that I was going to die the next day. Absolute misery. What a way to start the new year…
My husband & I were in line at a game store the other day when a whole group of people were anxiously awaiting Wiis. The clerk was telling everyone to be careful and buy the insurance because when he and his boss were playing the boss somehow managed to lose the control in her hand while playing bowling and it almost went THROUGH the tv screen in their office. I then heard people go on to tell their own little stories of Wii-itis and I feared for them all by the time we left. lol.
We don’t have one - with no children how could we really justify it? LOL. But I’m very intrigued and think you are so hilarious.
Just too funny!
You are Wii-tarded!
Ha - I think I’m funny. Seriously, sitting at my desk chuckling at my own cheesiness!
Your mii is cuter than my mii! And you are freaking hilarious! wii should get together soon!
Your wii is cuter that my mii too! Isn’t it so addicting!! Are your eyes glazed over from playing it all the time yet>? I love the wii-tarted, too cute!! What did we ever do before wii?
WE got one for Christmas too. I am also addicted but we do not have Wii Fit yet. I have been looking for 2 weeks but it is sold out everywhere.
My bff and I were JUST talking about Wii Fit tonight over dinner! Her kids have it and she REFUSES to step on it. One of her friends thought it was very insulting - lol. My husband works with a woman who is a little rough around the edges. She got a Wii Fit. He said he has heard every expletive in the world in conjunction with her talking about it. Yep, I’ll never get one
Gawddamn that freakin’ Wii fit and its “Oh!” all surprised when I step up on it. Pooh on you, joe-boo and your girlfriend, too…saying “OH” like that.
Have you read Queen of Shake-Shake’s post today about her Wii consipracy theory? I need to write a post about our Wii, uh, issues…
That it’s. Wii Fit is definitely a plot by the Japanese to take over the country.
I think I Wii’ed myself a bit .. reading your bloggy.
If I stepped on the wii fit.. it would say:
FAT GIRL ON BOARD
FAT GIRL ON BOARD
lET’S TAKE IT DOWN A NOTCH.. BACK A =WAY FROM THE WII.
sO FUNNY you are.
What? The WiiFit has a scale? No way - I was going to ask for that too, but now I’m not so sure. Though I could stand to lose a few, ok, 2 dozen lbs, I can’t stand to lose anymore of my dwindling self esteem. And I hit my daughter in the forehead while playing with our new Wii this Christmas. Oops! Sounds like you had a fun holiday!
i can relate to the whole ‘oooohhhhhhh’ comment and how the mii got fat. it really hurt my feelings!!! in fact, i can’t remember the last time i got on my wii fit since then. i guess i should…then maybe when it says ‘oooohhhh’ when i lose weight i’ll think “yeah, you’re impressed i’ve gotten skinny!!!”
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We got a Wii just after Thanksgiving and got Wii Wit after Christmas and absolutely love it. Bowling is too much fun. I could certainly do without my obese little Mii in Wii Fit though. We recently picked up My Fitness Coach which give very good and intense workouts so far so maybe I can work on getting my Mii (and me) in shape.
My Mii got fat too
I hadn’t been on it for two months, and it asked MY HUSBAND where I was - he plays more often than me.
Good thing I have nine foot ceilings and family members under six feet tall - no one will ever know how dirty my fans are.