Ka-blam!

What made me happy today? Ka-blam!
Today, I finally found some time to indulge in one of my favorite things. Gaming! I decided to play a few levels of Ratchet and Clank 2: Going Commando. It's a fun game, sort of a platform shooter for Playstation 2. I've been a fan of the whole Ratchet and Clank series since the beginning. The characters have a great interaction. But one of the best part is the weapons!
There's the standard things like a rifle etc, but you can also buy something called 'the sheepinator'. This turns your enemies into sheep :-) Works great on smaller enemies and doesn't use any ammo.
Of course, like most other games, there's a certain amount of frustration involved. Trying to do the same section ten times with a thing called 'the glider', just because you crashed at the last moment. Crashing your hoverbike two meters before the finish and losing the race that way. But for me, that's part of the fun. Because all that frustration makes the moment you succeed so much sweeter!

I did it!

What made me happy today? Finally winning the hoverboard race in Ratchet and Clank.
It has cost me blood, sweat and tears. Not to mention a lot of profanity, yelling at the screen and gritting my teeth.
But after 37 tries I finally won the hoverboard race in the first Ratchet an Clank game.
Why did that make me so happy? Well, it's the first time in ten years I've been able to do it myself. UsuallyI had to ask someone to help me. But not this time. I decided to see this one through myself. And when I finally won, I really jumped up and down with pure joy. It may not seem like much to be happy about, but again: 10 years..
Gaming rules!