View From the Bushes

The problem with having something on the side, be it a job or a hobby, is that it's always playing second fiddle to the main course. I already mentioned the horrible problems I had at work on Friday (followed by a Saturday morning spent trying to figure out why my cable modem was dropping 20% of all packets). Today wasn't quite so bad, but neither did it lack for annoyance either. There's a new boss (sort of) in town and since it's a newly created position, he doesn't have nearly enough to do...

As a result, he fills his hours looking over stuff that has already been done and suggesting ways it could have been done better. Which has led to me having to redo a lot of perfectly good material. Compounding the problem is my recent birthday. It's hard to imagine how a birthday could make the situation worse. Well it did, but before I fully engage this topic I would like to make it very clear that I am in no way complaining, or attempting to discourage this thing in the future or claiming that I am picked on or abused because of this.

See, the thing is my family in their infinite kindness gave me three great games for my birthday. Three great games I haven't played. Three great games each of which probably requires 40-60 hours of game play to finish. (For the curious, the games are NWN: Hordes of the Underdark, SW: Knights of the Old Republic and Temple of Elemental Evil). It's hard enough to catch up on DireKobold with all my energy being taken up at work, add three incredible computer games to the mix and I don't have a chance.

Carpe Diem Quam Minimum Credula Postero
Ross