May 30, 2006 19:06
From Wil Wheaton Dot Net
REO Speedwagon ended, and Asia began: "I never meant to be so bad to you . . ."
"Okay," I said, "let's go inside and ask your mom what she thinks."
We walked into the house, and found Anne and Nolan at the dining room table. Ryan related our discussion, and asked Anne if she cared if he changed the channel.
"I don't care," she said.
Ryan jumped up and pointed at me. "Ha! I told you!"
"I don't care about the radio, either," Nolan said, with a pointed smirk at me.
"Yes! I get to put on Live Aid!" Ryan said. He started toward the living room.
"Uh, wait." I said, "we haven't reached consensus."
"Oh, we totally have, Wil," he said with a grin, "you're 25% in favor, and mom, Nolan, and I are
75% opposed. We have a majority."
I was done. I'd lost, and now it was time to take it like a man.
"Dude, I have, uhm, extra . . . uh . . . powers." I said.
"What?" Ryan said.
"Yeah, I went up, up, down, down, left, right, left, right, B, A, start," I said.
"Okay," Ryan said, "so you get extra lives on Contra. What does that have to do with the radio?"
I don't know how he knew that it was the Konami code, but I'm sure he picked it up from me, somewhere over the years.
"Okay," I said, "just because you knew that, you win. Go put on Live Aid."
Queen is blasting out We Will Rock You, from Wembley Stadium in 1985, as I type this.
I swear that is man is hiding in my closet or something. Really I gave in a bought Asia yesterday lol. I own Live Aid. Queen from Wembly.... gah!!!
Speaking of People who need to stop. NEIL GAIMAN!!!! Really Each time I read sometihng of his my head explodes. IF THE ORINIGAL STORRY OF LITTLE RED RIRIDING HOOD COMES UP ONE MORE TIME.....
P.S. Christina clearly you have to read Sandman...