Today I did something that I haven't done in a good 5 or 6 years....(the pause was for you to come up with something totally inappropriate yet funny)...played a video game.
I used to stay up for hours til my thumbs were numb and all the food in the refrigerator was eaten. The endless nights of Grand Theft Auto, staying up til 5 in the morning, throwing things at the tv, yelling at the tv, throwing the remote, walking away, then coming back for 4 more hours. How about the days spent with the boys playing SSX Tricky, and kicking all their asses. Making a personal mission out of NBA Ballers. Challenging people in NFL Blitz. I was never into the other games. Sports and car games always kept enough of my attention.
All day I had the urge to dust off my PS2 (ya I don't bother with the fancy new machines). I finally found all the cables and remotes...then realized I left all my favorite games to my ex in the divorce (I mean that jokingly...because if there was actually a divorce the games and our pet hamster would have been the only two things I'd be fighting for).
So I ventured out to Gamestop...half an hour and $20 later, I had a bag of 6 of my favorite games and a giant smile on my face. I was like a kid on Christmas morning. I sat for a few hours playing SSX Tricky until my thumbs got sore and I must admit, I think I still remember the entire game. I like this better than watching stupid television programs to relax my brain and shut off for a little bit.
Sometimes it's the trivial things in life that make you happy.
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