The Voice of Reason gave me much to think about this week. He and the Collaborator both called me out for cheating on my own premise by playing digital versions of board games. The Voice insists that since I have failed I should go ahead and get back to the life I love. His repeated invites to participate in Gears of War 2′s Horde Mode have been hard to ignore, save for my own busy schedule this week.
So, after some soul searching, conversations with my wife, and re-examining my original documentation and intent, I have decided in the spirit of Vader, to alter the deal. I have failed at the idea of 201 consecutive days away from video games, but I am only 116 days shy of going 201 days this year without playing video games. So, in that spirit, I am going to begin designating some weeks off from video games, and some weeks on. I think it will be interesting for me personally just to see how my schedule, goals, and moods are affected on the on weeks vs. the off weeks. I think it will be no less pointless than the original experiment became of this point. So, starting from this Easter Sunday on, I am going to spend this week playing both video and analog games. The following week, I will fast again. Then I will alternate for the next two weeks of April, and come May…we’ll examine the deal once more.
So, anybody out there up for a game?
Thanks for playing.
Your lack of faith (in yourself) disturbing.
Why not stick with your original goal? So you slipped once – just get back on your horse and ride it to the end.