Nathan and I are just like any other couple, I guess. We've both got our own weird little quirks, we're both Nintendo fans, and we're both fairly well-read. These last two have made us both set up conditions for our eventual marriage once we're ready.
As many people are, I'm a Potterhead. There I said it. Insert a great big sigh of relief here. I've lost track of how many times I've read the books inside and out. It's always amazing to go back, having read the entire series from start to finish, and pick up on nuances that reference events to happen. I almost always catch myself finding something new each time I read it. The movies were decent, but the books were truly where Jo Rowling's series shined.
Nathan, however, has only seen the movies and thought it was strange I reread the books at least two times a year. I just shake my head and tell him he doesn't understand, that if he actually read the books, he would understand. So, I approached him one day after he told me about an eReader he wanted. I told him that I would purchase the Kindle Paperwhite for him on the condition that he read all seven Harry Potter novels by our wedding day. (I was originally inspired by my friend who set up the same condition for her fiancé.) He agreed, and I thought the subject was dropped.
I was quite sadly mistaken.
As I said, Nathan and I are both major Nintendo gamers, but one series I had trouble finding too much enjoyment in was The Legend of Zelda. I knew quite a bit about the series, but I'd experienced very little of it. About three months ago, Nathan approached me with a counter offer: if he's to read all seven Potter novels before we can get married, I have to play the five major console Zelda titles. I laughed at first because I thought he wasn't serious. It turned out he was.
I had previously purchased Ocarina of Time 3D in the Nintendo eShop, but I never got the chance to play it through on my own time because I just... well, I couldn't really get into it after I got to Jabu Jabu. For one reason or another, the game just didn't really interest me enough to hold my attention. However, after we came up with this agreement, I decided to finally give the game a chance.
As many people are, I'm a Potterhead. There I said it. Insert a great big sigh of relief here. I've lost track of how many times I've read the books inside and out. It's always amazing to go back, having read the entire series from start to finish, and pick up on nuances that reference events to happen. I almost always catch myself finding something new each time I read it. The movies were decent, but the books were truly where Jo Rowling's series shined.
Nathan, however, has only seen the movies and thought it was strange I reread the books at least two times a year. I just shake my head and tell him he doesn't understand, that if he actually read the books, he would understand. So, I approached him one day after he told me about an eReader he wanted. I told him that I would purchase the Kindle Paperwhite for him on the condition that he read all seven Harry Potter novels by our wedding day. (I was originally inspired by my friend who set up the same condition for her fiancé.) He agreed, and I thought the subject was dropped.
I was quite sadly mistaken.
As I said, Nathan and I are both major Nintendo gamers, but one series I had trouble finding too much enjoyment in was The Legend of Zelda. I knew quite a bit about the series, but I'd experienced very little of it. About three months ago, Nathan approached me with a counter offer: if he's to read all seven Potter novels before we can get married, I have to play the five major console Zelda titles. I laughed at first because I thought he wasn't serious. It turned out he was.
I had previously purchased Ocarina of Time 3D in the Nintendo eShop, but I never got the chance to play it through on my own time because I just... well, I couldn't really get into it after I got to Jabu Jabu. For one reason or another, the game just didn't really interest me enough to hold my attention. However, after we came up with this agreement, I decided to finally give the game a chance.
Slowly but surely I got through the game, and I was amazed at what I saw. It was such an interesting world to get lost in that I had to keep playing. And so, I moved on to Twilight Princess. Once again, the game and world were amazing, albeit a bit annoying with Nathan's constant directions.
I'm still in the process of playing all of the Zelda games, but I certainly hope to continue exploring this wonderful new series. And hopefully sometime soon, I can get Nathan to read Harry Potter once I get him a Kindle Paperwhite.
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