A visit from our friendly neighborhood police officer

There is nothing funnier or more embarrassing than having one of your neighbors overhear you and you friend playing super mario bros. and calling the cops because he/she/they are worried the shouts of expletives, squeals and, yes, sometimes screams- could possibly be a domestic abuse situation.

My pal Z and I were playing mario vs. luigi on the new super mario bros game on our nintendo ds' (his in sleak black, mine practical white). As our evening of healthy sportsmanlike competition came to a close while Z was walking home he was confronted by a policeman at the foot of my stairs. I didn't hear exactly what they were saying- but it sounded as though Z was explaining why there might have been screams coming from the 2nd floor window in the corner. Assuming it was one of my neighbors coming to curse at me for ruining a peaceful- dare I say it- "Spring" evening with my hoot-n-holler'n I quickly slipped on my chaco's and slowly but assuredly made my way down the staircase.

At the second to last step I glanced to my left to find my startlingly innocent looking friend with a man of the law, and I doubled over, hand over my mouth, stifling the pungently inappropriate laughter.

Whilst still wrapped in giggles I made my way to the officer and 1. thanked him for coming, 2. apologized for wasting his time, and 3. scurried into Z's shoulder to snicker some more at the ridiculousness of the situation and my embarrassment.

The officer politely left us with a simple warning: "Don't get too involved in your video games."

Just another night in the adventures of Z and SV....or should I say Mario and Luigi!