Friday, March 14, 2008

Fatigued, Beaten, and Bruised

As if this semester can't possibly fill my schedule enough, I'm still falling behind. I'm constantly tired, but doing my best to balance all aspects of my life: school, work, girlfriend, and gaming. Right now I'm beginning to think that I'm only built for three out of those four at a time. Something's got to give.

With warmer weather slowly returning to Northwest Ohio, I'm beginning to feel a bit better about everything in general. Unfortunately, feeling positive and doing well are two different things. First is school: I'm not doing nearly as good as I think I am. The easiest answer for this is to shift time away from some other aspect of my life in order to boost study time. I can do that - but bye-bye games I suppose. I came into this semester playing games casually: plenty of focus on school and work, but some Wii on the side. As the semester progressed, I have slowly been drawn into more and more games: new Wii games, Virtual Console games, and lots of DS action - not to mention Audiosurf.

With the warmer weather taking over, I know that I need to get outside more often. In order to make time for this, something has got to go: video games, perhaps? As much as I hate to admit it, the reoccurring pattern is undeniable: despite being a gamer at heart, it's constantly getting in the way of other things in my life, and I need to balance my time with them better.

It is hard to say exactly how this semester will end up, but with less than seven weeks remaining, I have a lot of work to do in order to stay ahead. Warm weather will help my spirits a lot, so I hope that this cold, crappy, over-extended winter can get out of here and make way for a more positive future for me.

Out.

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