Monday, June 30, 2008

I'm Addicted to WebKinz

I'm addicted to WebKinz. Sad to say at 31, but I am. WebKinz are stuffed animals that you can buy at any store. They are the new craze. On each WebKinz tag there is a code. Upon logging on to your computer and going to the WebKinz web page, you enter the code to bring your pet to life. You are given money with each pet, and a room for them to live in. With each pet you add, you receive more money and more rooms. There is an arcade where you can play games and earn money. The money is used to buy food to feed your pet (yes I said feed your pet), add on to your "house" with more rooms, a backyard, etc, or just buying your pet the luxuries of life such as pool or car. It's really quite remarkable. I at first found it a pathetic attempt to relieve my three children (especially the youngest) of the wanting for a dog, since my wife Niki had put the kabbosh on that plan since she would (as she says... and is probably right) inevitably be the one to take care of it. So we care deeply for our WebKinz. or I should say, my kids play games, and I sadly feed the webpet that blows kisses, but is incapable of loving me back. Just last week I bought a backyard for my youngest daughter's webkinz. I was thrilled as I began planting a garden and beautiful flowers. Meanwhile my own "real" yard has needed cut for a week. There is just something about a utopian world of care-free pets, work-free yards, and making money playing games. I'd talk more, but I'm pretty sure I can beat my highest score on Downhill Plunge...see ya.

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