So I don’t have an iPhone, and I was never into Pokemon as a kid, but here I am, watching the Pokemon Go craze from the sidelines, and I have to say it’s the coolest thing.
Like, by my understanding, Nintendo has literally created an alternate plane of existence, populated by lots of creatures of great magical power, which can only be seen through a magic device–a smartphone. The last time anything remotely like this happened, people believed in fairies and were going around peering through holes in stones.
There could be a Pokemon in the room with me. I don’t know, I can’t see it. But it’s there. And I think that’s really cool.
I threw the Pokeball again. And then I missed. And then I threw one again, and I missed. I missed both times. And then I threw one, and I missed. This went on for several hours. And then I threw another. And then I missed. And then I was out of Pokeballs. And then I got sad. I had a popsicle. And then I passed out in the Florida Heat™
. Then I woke up, and then I got more Pokeballs. And then I threw one. And then I missed. I missed again. I threw one. I hit something, but it wasn’t what I was going for, so I guess I missed. I passed out again. Had another popsicle. I had a dream that I was throwing Pokeballs at something. I missed. I went to a Poke Stop to get more Pokeballs. I missed. I got the revive. I put it back, but I missed. I dropped onto the floor.
Remember when tumblr video thumbnails just used to be a play button with no information whatsoever? It was dangerous clicking on videos if you didn’t know who it was posted by, or had no tags, etc….
Well one day, I don’t even remember who, someone posted this video with just, “Funny!”, and… like… completely on a whim I clicked play for the first time in forever….
I don’t think I have ever laughed so hard that I seriously had trouble breathing before.
[screaming externally] 