- Entry
#2014
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- 8:15 PM - March
19th, 2020
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- I want to act
like it's the quarantine. As an adult well into my 40s
I really yearn to blame something other than myself
for why I am so excited. I'm certain the quaranine is
exacerbating the issue, but I only need to travel
back within this very journey to Entry
#218 from September of
2002:
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- " I won't
forget your generosity and will try to repay the favor
soon...
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- ..that is of
course after Jess and I go to rehab for our Animal
Crossing addiction. Folks, you may have laughed at me
before because of my gaming addiction, but this is
insane. Luckily I have Jess and Paddy as witnesses to
it's SOUL-GRIPPING-ADDICTION. It's a real-time game
that goes on 24-7 whether you're playing or not. You
live in a town, and fish, dig shit up - make money,
upgrade your house, trade things with other players,
try and find really rare items, yadda yadda. Seems
mundane and boring, but dear, dear GOD does it mess
with your head. And again, events happen in real-time.
There was a Harvest Moon celebration last saturday
night. This dude gave a concert, and you had to be
there at 8 PM sharp to catch it. I mean, you can't
imagine how stupid you feel when you change your life
to participate in a virtual world. Then again, people
tune in every Thursday at 8 to see Friends, but for
some reason this just seems more pathetic. This was
originally supposed to be Jess's game, but it's become
a community event for sure. Paddy is playing his
character as we speak. I really need to analyze why
the hell I find videogames so much fun. Nah, screw
that. It's been some of the only moments of peaceful
joy in 2002."
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- That was 18 years
ago. In roughly 30 minutes the newest Animal Crossing
will magically work (9pm PST - digital download) and I
can barely sit still to keep a thought in my head. I'm
writing this entry to simply occupy my mind. Here's
the most recent video of what's coming to our
family...
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- ...and of course
we're hardcore: 4 switches, 4 copies of the game. The
kids have been counting down the days on our calendar
since last SUMMER. And my GOODNESS during a
quarantine? Wow. This is just... perfect timing. The
most perfect timing ever.
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- 17
minutes.
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- I'm gonna go get
ready. This could very well be the last entry of the
month.
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- Adam
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