Fiona, Kaisa & Nathan Judd

Yes, it’s true. The unthinkable has indeed happened. On April 20th, 2008 at approximately 10:00 pm, I, Fiona Judd, beat …no… creamed my husband in a video game. Then, at approximately 10:30, I did it again!

The few who were there to witness the event can attest to its verity. Ask Mark or Shannah Hobson if you don’t believe me. At approximately 9:30, after a less-than-exciting game of Scene It Battle-of-the-Sexes, we pulled out Guitar Hero III for Wii in the Hobson’s basement and started to jam. I had never played before and surprised myself by hitting most of the notes the first time on Easy, and after one more Easy round I upped myself to medium and wouldn’t give up the guitar the rest of the night. I had found my video game. Nathan knew it was in there somewhere, waiting to come out. It was only a matter of time.

After beating Jessica and losing to Mark (he’s a bit above me, simply due to the fact that he has waaaaay more experience) I decided to be brave and take on my husband. We jammed it battle-style, fighting to get the notes while throwing various attacks at each other. When all was said and done, I saw the screen flash to Player 1, “YOU ROCK!” Wait a minute…Player 1…THAT’S ME!

20 minutes later, in a frenzy to restore his Male Pride, Nathan agreed to play me again. I quickly chose Medium and Nathan hesitated. He wants to choose Easy…but no, Mark convinces him that if he beats his wife when he’s on Easy and she’s on Medium, it means nothing. Once again, a Medium face-off. We frantically press the keys and strum, throwing things at each other and struggling to get the notes. Alas, we are neck and neck when the song ends and it is down to Sudden Death. Nathan has the advantage as he starts with a weapon. He immediately throws it at me when the song begins, but I am too good. What he doesn’t realize is that I have the upper hand because I am a more accurate player. In the end, he loses Sudden Death to a woman with faster fingers and a more accurate strum. It is finished! I rejoice in my victory and smile the whole way home.