games

I love this wedding cake! This beautiful cake features elements of the Super Mario Brothers and Mario Kart video games, and it is absolutely fabulous! The decorations are all edible, and the actual cake on the inside is "black chocolate cake filled with bittersweet chocolate ganache, chocolate buttercream and chocolate mousse." Sounds like heaven. Check out the whole photostream to see close-ups of the details. Photos belong to M.A.L.; found via thegamergene.

I always love finding fun, new online games to play. This one may not be new, but I hadn't seen it before. It's called "Spamalot," and it's a catapult game. Yes, if you are familiar with the story of Monty Python and the Holy Grail, you know what kind of catapult game I'm talking about. You choose your side -- English or French -- I chose French, because they are better taunters. Although the gameplay is a bit sluggish (which could just be my machine), it was still fun. The sheer silliness of loading up cows, donkeys, and chickens (and the Holy Hand Grenade!) onto a catapult and flinging them toward the oncoming foes made for an amusing 15 minutes. Playing on the French side, my enemies included English knights (also known as k-niggits or pig-dogs) on foot, knights with coconut sound effects (on horseback), Knights Who Say Ni, and The Black Knight. I only made it past those levels, so I don't know what horrors might await a more successful flinging campaign. A Trojan Rabbit, perhaps? If you try the game, let me know how far you get. "Now go a-way, or I shall taunt you a second time-uh!" :-P

About a week ago, I got an e-mail from Amazon's notification system that the Wii Fit is available for pre-order. So I bought it! I can hardly wait to try it out. If you aren't familiar with the Wi Fit, you can see a video demo at the official Nintendo site. The games and activities work with a sensor balance board. You stand on it, dance, do yoga poses, practice balancing, and lots of other stuff. It looks like a good way to get moving and practice using your core muscles. I'm excited because I love games, and I hate exercise. If this is exercise disguised as a game, I'm all over it! I can hardly wait until the Man in Brown delivers it to my home (estimated arrival date: May 23, 2008). You can bet I'll be telling you all about it!