| | My eyes burn right now for so many different reasons. Exhaustion is a key factor, as well as recent emotional stirrings. I am tired. I am tired in general, and tired of so many things. I hardly have the energy to devote to anything i want to anymore.
As it rains here in Scottsdale, for about the third day this entire year, the pitter-patter on my skylight is calming. Soothing, almost to the point where i am ready to collapse. And it just sounds nice. So nice.
I bought this game Mass Effect for my Xbox 360 today. I am a sucker for interactive entertainment, and the outer case of the game was too compelling to resist, whatwith a fresh supply of $20 bills in my wallet. Upon returning home, i placed it into my disc tray with the heavy anticipation that i get whenever i have bought something new (particularly games). I skipped school today just so that i could buy a new game and play it. I needed the day off, you see, and perhaps more than a little time to myself.
I bought the game used at Gamestop, so that i could return it within 7 days as specified by the receipt, if i didn't happen to like it. I am a master of cheating the retail system. And i had heard mixed reviews about Mass Effect, so i didn't want to risk buying it new and having to trade it in and get half of my money back, instead of a full refund. Not only am i a master of cheating the system, but i am also a master of getting my money's worth, you see. So with a wary anticipation, i pressed the close button of the disc tray and the game loaded up.
It is still there, and my 360 has not shut off since i put it in. That was 6 hours ago.
All of the sudden, i find myself captivated; captivated, by a fictional universe that has sucked me in much like a vacuum cleaner sucks in dust. I looked at the clock, and it was 3:30. The next time i looked, it was 9. I have been sucked away from all of my troubles; all of the heartache and problems and trappings of real life. And it is bliss. Simple bliss.
This is why i play games. This is why i get so excited whenever i turn on my Xbox 360.
I am lost. And never before have i felt so much like i know where i am going.
I am going to the Citadel to confront the alien ambassador and put a laser blast through his skull.
For I....am Commander Shepard.
And i am a Universal Badass.
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| | Posted 12/7/2007 11:38 PM - 50 Views - 2 eProps - 1 Comment
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