Addiction

All or nothing. It would be nice if for once I would find myself addictive to a beneficial life activity. Athletics hold my interests at intervals as random as solar flares. I used to read rabidly but now in semi –monthly bursts. Proper diet is something I care about in 3 week spurts.

Drugs, ha! Now theres something that caught my fancy. Gaming Yes!! Now were talking a lifetime love affair. Now in there own sick and twisted way these two things have contributed into personal growth, but never in a direct impact way that the topics in the earlier paragraph could. So I wonder why? Why do the things that are less beneficial so darn fun? When does your break from the norm become your norm and therefore a chore or a monkey on the back.

I admit I am either obsessed with a topic or don’t care about it all. I think the real test of this blog thing is if I can keep it up for more than a month. Deep down I feel that despite the minimal posts these moments where I organize and pen my thoughts have helped me focus and capture moments, thoughts and feelings.

Drugs made me a waste of space. Thank God that habit was kicked. Gaming now seems to be my primary way to waste my time. Here is a list of things I want to do.

1. Exercise regularly
2. Learn a second and third language
3. Eat better
4. Quit Smoking
5. Visit Europe

Now lets outline how gaming is destroying these goals.

1. Why exercise when my virtual avatar can jog the miles for me. He is a bad ass who can hop is way around a cave for hours.

2. Learn a second language. Hell my guy already speaks orcish and tauren! I’m ahead of the game!

3. Eat better. No time for dinner, shoppin for groceries cuts into game time + food prep is never as quick as you think it is.

4. I smoke like a chimney when I play. Waiting in a queue is actually when it goes on. You feel like time is flying but when you’ve had 5 ciggarettes in an hour for 5 hours your lungs will let you know.

5. Well, the late nights certainly aren’t making me a beast at work. I love a challenge and fortunately my youthful body can take a pretty good pounding and still be fresh. However that won’t always be the case.

So now this is even worse. I am keenly aware of what this addiction is doing and I can’t give it up. Moderation, moderation, moderation!! Easy to preach hard to reach. If I knew the answers I probably wouldn’t be posting this. So I’ll just lay it out there and let it poke at my mind.

See ya in Tichondrius

Brandon

-LvL 60 Shaman
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Something Fun

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