So yeah, title says it all.

I think it's really great because, basically, it's video games which helped me find a job this early on.

I started working as as in-training volunteer for a website called Civil.ge, it covers political/economical news on Georgia and has three language variants, and I basically act as an assistant to the Editor-In chief of the English version.

It's funny, really. The boss of the firm used to employ my father (he designed said website), and apparently they were conversing about me when my dad mentioned my blog and "unhealthy" addiction to videogames (standard-parent thing). Then the story goes predictable: boss shares laugh, boss visits blog, boss becomes impressed with my English and analytical skills, and that proves to be enough to get me on the position.

So now I'm literally shaving off seconds for personal life as I alternate between university and my newfound job whenever I can, usually returning late and too exhausted to surf the web, much less write reviews or sometimes even play games. It's good, though, since I may even be accepted in-state soon after New Year, and then I can go boast how videogames helped me kickstart a career. Which won't even be a lie :D

Which leads to the sad fact that after my prolonged absence due to trouble adapting to university, I'll probably introduce an even bigger gap of inactivity since now I have to settle things beyond education, working six days in a week and dedicating most of my computer-time to digging up political intrigues and what not. So yeah, expect even less of me from now on, I guess the best I can promise is a peek in around Christmas to share some grats.

As for a brief gaming update, since my last visit I managed to snatch off Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II and NFS: Hot Pursuit, and while the former polished the gameplay but degenerated a potential story element, Criterion's take on cIassic NFS cat-and-mouse chases is simply flawless to say the least, I enjoy the game immensely whenever I get a few (and woefully seldom) extra hours.

I'm also planning to go out of my way but attend the VGA livestream. Gotta know the secret Bioware IP.

So, that was it. I guess I'll return someday eventually, cheers people.

P.S. I probably could've said this earlier at any point in my life, but now that I have a rock-solid argument, behold the cliche: all of those "videogames have negative influence on young generations" crap is, well, crap. At least related to mentally healthy people. I mean, look at me! :D