I'm a Dork, Not an Addict

They say the first part of overcoming a problem is admitting the problem. Well, this week, I finally had a breather in between projects. Got out from behind the computer monitor and ran some errands around town. One thing led to another and...



There are only two video games that I'm so addicted to that I rush out the first day they're available and plunk down whatever money they want from me. One of them is Grand Theft Auto - the other is Final Fantasy. The latest Final Fantasy game, Final Fantasy 12, was released this week.

I was going to blog about how much I love the Final Fantasy video games, why the epic and sweeping stories are so amazing, how weird it is that a video game could influence some of my storytelling sensibilities, my favorite Final Fantasy games, the time my friend Eric lent me the first Final Fantasy game on the Gameboy and got me hooked, the way I nearly wigged out in Final Fantasy 7 when one of my favorite characters got murdered in cold blood, etc.

But you see, I'm still up against deadlines and now I'm fully engrossed in Final Fantasy 12. So unless my Playstation2 gets destroyed in a freak accident, don't expect any writing out of me. No blog updates. And definitely no writing work. Not this week.

I gotta keep my priorities straight.


NOTE: If you happen to be my story editor and are reading this while waiting for me to turn something in, I'm TOTALLY just kidding about playing video games when I'm supposed to be working for you. You'll find that 100% of my blog is blatant lies... and most blogs, for that matter...