Random Commentary

boring and stupid, really.

These machines are horribly addictive, and they're really good at getting a lot of shit done, if you need to. Especially if it is nothing. The time sinks in them are fascinating. I laughed because a friend of mine is into WoW, and he wanted me to get involved so I could tourettes at the enemy faction. However, at least that is kicking some ass while you're doing something that others consider dorky or useless.

It annoyed me a lot when I was a kid when anything I liked got criticized. The comic books, the gaming, video games, whatever. That I spent money on useless shit. Which in a way I guess is true. I don't like having a lot of money on me because I do kinda enjoy buying random things. Occasionally collecting them. So I kinda understand why people were pissed when they had spoilers yelled at them in the Happy Potter lines. Boo hoo, it's just a book, I know. Just because it's not a big deal doesn't mean you have to be a big asshole for no good reason at all.

Okay, I did giggle the first time I saw it on whatever website it was. I have a fuctup sense of humor.

No. Instead of wasting time on those, I was supposed to be getting some job somewhere. Anywhere. Even a basic one. And I have done a couple basic ones, and I didn't care for them. I think if I could figure out a way that would cooperate with me, I could make one of those useless things into a moneymaker. But making money just isn't something I'm particularly good at. It annoys me.

I see these time sinks that are growing in these different minigames and the themes of the different ones. I play some at Newgrounds, and the Tornado gets some of the downloadables. She digs 'em, and I play them sometimes. Usually though I hang back and kibitz, and we tell tales between rounds. The one she got tonite quit on her because it was the demo still. She put in the password and now she's added it to her library. It has cute pet graphics and sounds, and cartoony animations. It's a pet salon - you buy different stations to put pets through various treatments, then manage them for a day's work. You even get to decorate the joint. It's a cute little sim.

People are paying companies to simulate work for them.

Look. I had to get up at 5 in the morning to make sure I got to the vehicle switch point so the No Fly Guy wouldn't be late after dropping me off at the airport really early. (Yes, that is a new nickname I am introducing. Shhh...) That's Texas time. So I've basically been awake 23 hours. So does that mean that's a fnord?

Does that mean I can go to bed now?