Pokemon and Rubik’s Cubes
I KNOW. I KNOW WHAT YOU’RE THINKING!
but wait.
Fads have been flying through my school like asteroids through tissue paper. That is, they come with such force as to tear a (sometimes massive) hole in the culture of the school which everyone hurriedly fills. Recently, all those pokemon games I played on my gameboy from 3rd grade up until now have come back with a vengeance worthy of some sort of deity.
My best friend (possibly forever, though we’ve yet to purchase those half-heart necklaces solidifying our relationship) Jones recently approached me with his old-school color gameboy in hand and a grin that could only belong to a pokemon master. After a 3 minute discussion period, during which I was easily coerced into picking up my game (Diamond, of course), I drove home, found my games and began my adventure!
Strangely now, nearly the entire school is involved in this frenzy of pokemon activity. It’s like someone got rabies and also happened to possess seven heads and a neck that swivels 360 degrees. We’ve all been infected! The girls are playing it, the guys, and perhaps even the teachers have been caught up in this Poketastic tornado.
Even more interesting, considering the memorization and dedication required, during the second month of school we went through a Rubik’s Cube outbreak that would’ve needed quarantine if it were anything less than benevolent.
Jones, yet again, brought this fad to my attention. In biology he completed the cube in his then record of 3:13 and i was astounded. He explained how another student had taught him, and then he proceeded to write-up a cheat sheet on how to solve the thing.
Two-weeks later I was dominating cubes left and right. The memorization was the hardest part… but after that was completed and I was actually able to watch the individual pieces fall into perfect place, the act of solving a Rubik’s Cube became a religious ritual for me. Anyone who has ever completed a Rubik’s Cube or seen someone fiddling with one knows what I speak of. The satisfaction received from completing something difficult that only a small percentage of the population is capable of doing is glorious.
Nearly as glorious as Catching Them All (pokemon).
Which is exactly what I’m determined to do with the fads that come my way. They may be temporary, but they’ve a tendency to leave some fantastic memories in their stead.
