Something I should have done long ago

Update: After breaking the disks, I took the next step. The ultimate step. The no going back step. I cancelled Julie and my account, and then changed our passwords to gibberish. Even if I bought new disks and reactivated our accounts, we would have to start over, a terrible thought.

Julie logged in before I was able to affect the password change. She now swears that she will never log out again. Of course, that won't happen. The servers will be reset or her account will expire or there'll be a blackout, or, more likely, she'll forget that it's running and reboot her machine, and then it's all over.

We were trying to figure out what we were going to do, now that there would be no more video gaming nights. We're afraid we'll turn into those couples that stare at each other all day. Constant staring. (What happens when we get bored of staring?) I guess we can always wait for the next MMORPG to come out so we can get readdicted.

Rest in peace:

Asmin, the beautifully blue-haired 30th level hunter with her wolf Snowflake

and

Zankor, the angry-looking 30th level human Warlock with his blue demon

We knew you for too brief a time.

Seattle, WA | 2005.09.11 | Asmin, D&D, World of Warcraft, Zankor

He calls to me

The World of Warcraft doodles are here. Don't worry, there are only two. The first one is Zankor, my 30th level Warlock (that probably means something to only two of my readers). I drew these when the addiction pangs grew too strong. It was either doodle my characters, or resubscribe and start playing again. I chose the lesser of the two evils. It's true what they say about addiction: you never truly kick the habit, you only suppress it. Okay, it's probably more true for drugs and alchohol than video games, but the feeling is the same. (I think I spent too much time reading Infinite Jest, with its addiction themes.) After Erik visited, I started going through WoW withdrawal again. We're still resisting, as Julie doesn't believe we need such addicting games because we're no longer in a long-distance relationship. I think she's in denial.

I've been depressed most of this week (and not the good depression where I write soul-wretching prose). I'm not sure if it's the strange weather, or just that time of the year (or month). I'm hoping with the forecast at 75 degrees and sunny today, things will turn around. If nothing else, the weekend is almost here.

Seattle, WA | 2008.05.15 | Cast of Horribles | D&D, Demon, Wizard, World of Warcraft, Zankor