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Game addict

There you have it. I've said it, I've admitted it and I have no intention of changing it. I love video games. I always have. I had an Atari when I was younger and ever since then I have always had some sort of active gaming system in my possession. Atari to Nintendo to Super Nintendo to Nintendo 64 to Playstation 2 to Wii, Playstation 3 and Xbox 360. Not to mention World of Warcraft, City of Heroes and City of Villains that I sometimes play on the PC. Oh - and the Sims. I love those.

As much as I love gaming, I've always been somewhat on the down-low about it. For some reason I get this feeling that people may think I'm a nerd or a geek or partially brain dead. Video games do, after all, rot your mind, contribute to violence in society and make us fat, right?

Today I take the time to come out of the gaming closet and profess my love for sitting on the couch and playing hours of "Gears of War 2", "Bioshock", "Fable", "Guitar Hero", "Left 4 Dead" or "Little Big Planet" - and I am proud of it. It doesn't make me stupid, or a recluse nor does it make me anti-social. I keep myself PLENTY busy with extra-curricular activities/volunteer work and socializing with friends. I still read plenty of books, listen to plenty of music, see plenty of movies, knit a plethora of garments and talk on the phone. Gaming is just an added little skill/guilty pleasure I possess and one I will possess for a long time. So there you have it. If you need me, I'll be killing some zombies. Should a zombie infestation ever happen, I shall be prepared to attack and defend.

Must you?

One of my biggest pet peaves is when someone eats in my ear. Wait - that sounded like I frequently have people dining in my ear canal like at a restaurant. What I mean is when I am talking on the phone or when, say for intance, (like just now) I am at work showing someone something and they are leaning over my shoulder to look at my computer screen as they smack away on a granola bar. It grosses me out and really unnerves me. There's nothing worse than having someone smacking and crunching into your ear. Well there probably is, but right at this very moment that was the worst thing that has happened in the last few days. 

So just for future reference, if you are going to eat while I am on the phone with you, that is great, but move the mouthpiece away as you chew. And if you are going to come in to my office to have me show you something, eat before you come and lean over my shoulder, OK? Thanks!

Spring Awakening

On Sunday, Erin, Holland and I went to see the touring Broadway show, "Spring Awakening". After a laugh-filled lunch we headed on over to The Hobby Center (a tad early) for the show. We had a beverage, I bought a T-shirt and Score for the show and then we headed up to our seats. We were slightly concerned with being able to see OK since we were in the nose-bleed section where the cheap asses sit. (That's Me!) After getting up there we realized we had a very good view of the stage. Not bad at all for $23.

Once the show was about to start we saw that there were some open seats a few rows ahead of us, so we moved down and the show began. I was blown away. I had seen a bootleg copy of the Original Cast and had listened to the CD a million and one times. I've been a fan of the show for a while, but seeing it live was amazing. The energy of all of the kids in the cast was top notch. I wasn't too impressed with the girl playing Wendla, but everyone else was outstanding. If you get a chance, don't miss seeing this show. It is worth it! I must direct this show some day. Next to "Rent" this is my favorite show. Too bad it is closing on Broadway. Then again, with it closing the rights are becoming available, so......

I suck

I'm a bad blogger. I mean seriously. I haven't posted since September. Rather than do a recap of what has happened over the past four months (which hasn't been much of anything really on the personal front) I'll just start fresh, and pick up as if nothing ever happened.

Well, wait, I guess there was Hurricane Ike which was pretty eventful. I've lived here 11 years and this was the first time a hurricane hit Houston. We had Tropical Storm Allison which flooded a lot of places. I also evacuated when we thought Rita was going to hit us, but then it didn't and getting back was so much fun. Ike, though actually hit Houston. I was one of the lucky ones. I only lost power for a total of 10 hours and the most damage I sustained was to my fence where a small section came loose. (I still need to fix that). Oh, and a couple of my trees were pushed over (but since they were fairly small they were successfully put back in place). Galveston is still rebuilding. A friend of mine who lived in Galveston lost everything. It was crazy. So, yeah, that was my only really big, un-blogged about news.