dr. term (![[info]](http://p-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif){kind=small} term) wrote,@ 2006-01-19 02:37:00 |
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The exact opposite of your world closing in on you.
When I started playing World of Warcraft, I didn't know that I'd rekindle the old geek habits that had laid dormant for the last 5 or 6 years. The kind where you and your friends go over to each others house, and play video games and hang out, and interact with each other in the game, while you sit in the same room as the other one.
It sounds silly and boring, but stick with me. There's a time and a place for long winding conversations, loud parties, drinking until you can't stand, cozy walks around the neighbourhood, watching a couple movies, and playing video games late into the night.
When I was younger, the late night video game binges, surrounded with a friend or two, some snacks, and maybe a tv for background noise, was the sort of thing that I thought we did because we weren't cool enough to do anything else. Of course, you actually liked it, but that's hard to admit when everything else around you is telling you that you shouldn't like it,
The 5 of us. Two at the C-Lab, three in their respective homes across the city. We hung out and leveled our characters a bit, and played around. I'm going to try to get the other permanent resident of the C-Lab hooked when he returns.
I feel balanced and normal, and happy with my lot. These are the times you're supposed to write about. Of course there are points of conflict, things you need to do, and stress that is weighing on you, but when you feel like this, you know it's all okay.
When I started playing World of Warcraft, I didn't know that I'd rekindle the old geek habits that had laid dormant for the last 5 or 6 years. The kind where you and your friends go over to each others house, and play video games and hang out, and interact with each other in the game, while you sit in the same room as the other one.
It sounds silly and boring, but stick with me. There's a time and a place for long winding conversations, loud parties, drinking until you can't stand, cozy walks around the neighbourhood, watching a couple movies, and playing video games late into the night.
When I was younger, the late night video game binges, surrounded with a friend or two, some snacks, and maybe a tv for background noise, was the sort of thing that I thought we did because we weren't cool enough to do anything else. Of course, you actually liked it, but that's hard to admit when everything else around you is telling you that you shouldn't like it,
The 5 of us. Two at the C-Lab, three in their respective homes across the city. We hung out and leveled our characters a bit, and played around. I'm going to try to get the other permanent resident of the C-Lab hooked when he returns.
I feel balanced and normal, and happy with my lot. These are the times you're supposed to write about. Of course there are points of conflict, things you need to do, and stress that is weighing on you, but when you feel like this, you know it's all okay.
