The DS Life is a weekly feature in which we scour the known world for narrative images of Nintendo's handhelds and handheld gamers. If you have a photo and a story to match it with, send both to
thedslife at dsfanboy dot com.
Make the most out of what little warmth the autumn months haven't stolen yet. Grab your portable system, find a place outside where no one can bother you while you play, and enjoy these dwindling days when you can still afford to leave your coat at home. These weeks never stay still for too long, and before you know it,
Halloween is long forgotten and there's no more Thanksgiving dinner to look forward to. Evenings creep in at 6PM, and the cold -- oh, the cold!
You spend an extra minute shivering in your car while waiting for the engine to warm up, visible puffs of breath fogging up the windows until
the damn defrost finally starts working. Chips of snow sneak into your shoes somehow, despite your best defenses, melting and leaving your socks wet. Week nights are spent staying in and watching television, and you walk around the house with a comforter draped around you like blanket royalty.
So play with your DS outside now, while you still can!
Srdurden shot this week's photo of his girlfriend, Dàmaris, at a Barcelona
park. He captioned the image on its Flickr page, "25 years old and still playing in the park, but time changes the way we play." The statement and image combined, it's an evocative piece, aided by Dàmaris' casual posture. She's turned away, legs pulled up onto the bench, a pair of
headphones resting in her ears and drowning out the beeps and artificial clicks of her companion's digital camera.
Her pale skin and dark, short hair invite comparisons to Audrey Tautou's eponymous character in
Amélie. You can almost hear Al Bowlly's rendition of "Guilty" playing in the background. Maybe if you spent more of your DS-playing days outside, you'd meet more girls like Dàmaris (or the male equivalent)!
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
10-24-2007 @ 11:29PM
JC Fletcher said...
The best gaming-lifestyle column on the web. Easily.
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10-25-2007 @ 1:05AM
Jose El Maton said...
Wow I love how the first few paragraphs are written. Very idealistic, very quaint. But I live in L.A., and it never gets that cold here (sorry, people on the East coast and mid-west, that wasn't a cheap shot.)
Also, I really like the analyses of these pictures. I think The DS Life could use more of these Earthy ones. Less claustrophobic.
But, I bet a little down the line, in the dead of Winter, you'll write up one about a cozy day spent indoors, with the warm glow of your DS and a rain-beaded window in the background.
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10-25-2007 @ 2:15AM
Alisha Karabinus said...
I'm kinda looking forward to that myself... curled up under a blanket on the sofa, stylus in hand. But I love the winter. Just like I love any mention of Amélie!
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11-15-2007 @ 7:19PM
Roogie said...
I think that this entry perfectly encapsulates the reason why several months ago I made the decision of trading in ALL of my consoles and staying with my beloved DS.
Freedom of not being tethered to my television.
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