This popular app has thousands of us flinging little blue birds that multiply and black birds that explode at little pink pigs faster than the next person can download the game. While we flew across the country to Colorado a couple of weeks ago, my kids and husband completed levels in record time, clicking Play as soon as the Captain said, “You can now turn on your addictive little devices, boys.”
I snuck a game in now and then, too, but because of my incredibly frugal commitment to only download free apps, I have to play this $.99 game on my husband’s iPhone. That means, of course, that I’m not the only one in line.
It also means I am the worst Angry Birds player ever.
On my last turn, I flung two birds backwards. My children were slightly ashamed and I can’t say I blame them.
One another turn, I pulled the bird back as far as I could to get a really great fling. As I let go, it fell off the slingshot and plopped onto the ground directly in front of it. My youngest expressed sympathy. “That’s okay, Mom. It happened to me one time, too.”
Nonetheless, it’s humbling to watch as they progress through level after level, while I remain in the very first set. They have birds now that I’ve never even seen!
Ah, technology. For all its claims about enriching our world, in the end it’s the Angry Birds that attract us. I’m not sure if that should make us laugh or cry.
Either way, I’m thinking of asking my son to tutor me. This is getting embarrassing.
How about you? What are your favorite apps? All fun ones or some useful? (My favorite useful one, btw, is one we use to track vacation expenditures. I’m much better at that than at Angry Bird, thank goodness.) Share your favorite recommendations!
I need some suggestions too (I just got my iPad recently). I love the game Blowfish and I'm doing the Couch to 5K via an app. I also have a to-do list app and a bunch of e-readers.
I love, love, love the NPR app. It makes it super-easy to listen to shows, or just selected segments, on my own schedule. Plus I can carry the iPad around to wherever I am, which I can't do with any of our radios.