03-06-2018, 10:20 PM
"Stop and smell the Xenomorphs"
It might be a couple of days before I get the opportunity for a full-blown post like I've been producing up until now... I'd mentioned this earlier - as we are now in the work week, and I'm one of those 9-to-5 types - but I'm having one of those slow-dawning "moments of clarity".
I'd said that my game performance VASTLY improved when I. Slowed. The. Heck. Down. And. Took. My. Time. Methodical planning, mental preparation, and thoughtful action during the mission resulted in a Flawless victory! One that I really, really enjoyed as well because it felt truly earned. But could those lessons apply to life outside the game as well? ("The power to stomp the Muton was inside you all along, Groo!")
I mean, my own description of my old gaming style as "escapist indulgence", but what was I escaping? My apartment is cluttered (an understated adjective, for sure... some days I think we could apply to be on a reality show... "Hoarders: Children's Toy and Clothing Edition"), the cat's nails won't clip themselves, an the caulking around the bathtub really needs to be stripped and re-applied. Plus, have I been so quick to log-on that I've been neglecting the simple pleasure of playing with my kid? Or making sure my relationship with my wife is as strong as it needs to be? Have I been taking things for granted?
The flip-side of that coin is a very, very true "man, do I work hard during the day", and a game that I've already paid for is cheaper that alcohol that I have not.
I need to figure out where on this spectrum I should be. Has my leisure pendulum swung too far in one direction?
Or - and this could be totally true as well- am I just I'm a little tired, a little overly analytical, and entirely full of shit?
It might be a couple of days before I get the opportunity for a full-blown post like I've been producing up until now... I'd mentioned this earlier - as we are now in the work week, and I'm one of those 9-to-5 types - but I'm having one of those slow-dawning "moments of clarity".
I'd said that my game performance VASTLY improved when I. Slowed. The. Heck. Down. And. Took. My. Time. Methodical planning, mental preparation, and thoughtful action during the mission resulted in a Flawless victory! One that I really, really enjoyed as well because it felt truly earned. But could those lessons apply to life outside the game as well? ("The power to stomp the Muton was inside you all along, Groo!")
I mean, my own description of my old gaming style as "escapist indulgence", but what was I escaping? My apartment is cluttered (an understated adjective, for sure... some days I think we could apply to be on a reality show... "Hoarders: Children's Toy and Clothing Edition"), the cat's nails won't clip themselves, an the caulking around the bathtub really needs to be stripped and re-applied. Plus, have I been so quick to log-on that I've been neglecting the simple pleasure of playing with my kid? Or making sure my relationship with my wife is as strong as it needs to be? Have I been taking things for granted?
The flip-side of that coin is a very, very true "man, do I work hard during the day", and a game that I've already paid for is cheaper that alcohol that I have not.
I need to figure out where on this spectrum I should be. Has my leisure pendulum swung too far in one direction?
Or - and this could be totally true as well- am I just I'm a little tired, a little overly analytical, and entirely full of shit?
They say Hitler loved dogs; that doesn't mean I want to travel back in time and discuss the merits of the Border Collie with the guy. He's still an a-hole.