BUT.... it might be getting out of control. Case in point, here was our Saturday afternoon and evening:
RJ called me into his "man-cave/office" and asked me if I had ever played Sim City. I told him no, but I think I may have played the Sims once. He then told me he just got Sim City 4000 and thinks we should play together. I've never really been one to play computer games, but I like hanging out with him, so I said ok. Besides, I figured if I played the game with him, I wouldn't feel bad whenever I said "Ah, HECK NO, I will not be playing Madden, or NCAA 2013 with you." Here's the thing though, I actually really LIKED Sim City 4000. It's so fun! You get to create your own city from the ground up. RJ and I named our city "Alexandria" (his choice), and our mayor "Queen Lund" (my choice). We ended up playing for over THREE HOURS. I know. I'm basically a gamer now. Alexandria was an amazing city of course, and my mayor rating was top notch. They even built a statue in my honor. RJ and I then decided to create competing cities, to see which one would turn out better. Obviously Taylor-ville (a city in Taylor Swift's honor) will kick the crap out of "Manhattan". So unoriginal. He already loses with his lack of creative name.
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| The city of Alexandria... And yes, that is RJ's computer screen. I know. So excessive. |
After we "gamed", I made us spring rolls and we watched Indiana Jones. Not that nerdy, right? EXCEPT.... sometime during the movie I asked RJ why so many people think nuclear power is dangerous, and a risky form of energy. I will spare you the details but it turned into AN HOUR long conversation about how nuclear power works, and this diagram being drawn:
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| I won't lie... I still kind of don't understand. It's very complicated. But I CAN tell you this: Nuclear power cleans up the river water! And gives us lots of energy. :) And it kind of looks like a robot. |
Understanding nuclear power requires a base knowledge of energy and radiation. So RJ started quizzing me about my knowledge of protons, neutrons, electrons, and radiation, and THIS ensued....
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| Just a little journey back to high school chemistry... I correctly remembered the charges of protons, neutrons, and electrons (I know, I know, as RJ says, BFD), and named three out of the four types of radiation. I did NOT know that Neutron is also a type of radiation, nor did I remember the masses of protons, neutrons, and electrons. Tell me- is this common knowledge? Because SOMEONE was rather judgy when I told him I had no idea what the mass of a proton is. (It's one). |
At the end of the lesson I told him to quiz me on everything we had just gone over. I passed. :)
Just another Saturday night in the Alexander house. Should I be worried?
This nerdy Ryan is the one that I know :) And if it makes you feel better, I have had a lot of chemistry and even radiation knowledge since high school and I don't remember that crap either.
ReplyDeleteHaha I know! But he's a cute nerd! And thank you, I mean, why would I ever need to remember the mass of a proton? Hope you're doing well! :)
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