I often imagine what it would be like to not want to play video games. I’ve felt that way, though very briefly. I’ve gone a day or a few deriding games altogether only to wake up one morning, log into Minecraft and start digging a hole or jumping back into Madden with hopes of turning the entire thing into a story inside my head where the players live wonderful lives off the field fueled by the work they do on it.
I play because I want to and perhaps because I no longer know any other way of being. If something else came along to derail my play for a significant period of time, maybe that would be what I turn to first instead of gaming. It ought to be writing, where I do have absolute control of the narrative and the only challenge is getting it done.
It isn’t. Not so far at least. Instead I fall into the familiar cadence of gaming and listening to audiobooks to while away the day. All things in moderation and balance, I suppose, though as I stated recently such things are my personal kryptonite.
That and finances.
Some Thoughts:
1. I am officially dissatisfied with my life and physical condition, which means it is time to do something about it.
2. Just saw Skyscraper and it was quite good. It isn’t Shakespeare, but it is everything you want to get out of an easy summer action flick. The heavy reliance on trope and convenience allowed me to turn my brain off for a while and let the lizard-lobe do all the heavy lifting.
3. I continue to suspect that the so-called ‘lizard-lobe’ is the basic operating system for most humans walking around in America.
4. That percentage seems significantly higher in faux-urban areas.
5. Yes, I made up lizard-lobe and it sounds damn good.
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