Okay, well, not exactly life. I guess, just responsibilities. Ya, I have a little trouble from time to time. But, honestly, if you kinda go down the pyramid of playing games, you playing and whenever you are, enjoying them being at the top you really start to see just how important... even doing the dishes really is.

So, we'll start at the top. I'm not gonna center this, so, just look at it with a list, and the list being heiarchy, the lower and more basic equals the more important.

- Playing games = Wheeee (Not Nintendo new console)
- Growing in skill, curiosity, independance, individually, artistically, intellectually, emotionally, etc.
- Making appointments within those relationships to ensure you are prompt and reliable for everybody, and yourself.
- Creating relationships with others, casual and private.
- Creating and/or maintaining indepedance, finacially, emotionally, etc.
- Working and earning money.
- Maintaining yourself and your personal space and equity (eating, shaving [if you do], smelling decent, cleaning)

THIS IS NOT A THERAPY SESSION, NO COUNCILLING!!! But think about it. Its amazing how simple things, putting your mind to things not only sustains you and your playing habits, but it can make you a better gamer overall. Keeping yourself clean and tidy can relate to, an RPG for example. WoW, keeping your boxes and inventory and skills in a working fashion, organized and decently tidy.

Working and earning money creates a sense of rewarding yourself, it really does, and being able to use that to further yourself in anyway you like, furniture, clothing, also makes you learn how to budget, when in whatever game your playing, having enough money for a better weapon, or efficiently spreading your wealth out in Counter Strike so that your team isn't stuck with basic weapons, or no ammo for them if worst come to worst becomes moderatly crucial. And remember, No Money, No House, No Games.

Creating and/or maintaining the basics that are not physically your's, such as your independance, helps create a sense of reliability and confidence, because whether your on a huge battlefield surrounded by 31 or 63 of your comrads in Battlefield, sometimes, when it comes down to it, you may be the only person left, who can grab that point, and make a huge comeback for your team.

Creating relationships with other people, casual as in work, or at the arcade, or private, best friends, family, significant others is the most crucial part when you play any game. Whether its online, or off-, as AI in games gets better, its good to be able to get to know people, they're strengths, and they're weaknesses, so that they can help you when you need it, and even when you don't, and you can do the same.

Making appointments allows for TIME MANAGEMENT, which, can be pretty damn crucial. Somethings may come up suddenly, as most often in real life they do, and being able to communicate and space out the 24 hours you have each day, allows for more to accomplished in those, the 48, and the 72 or however far ahead you plan. Don't miss a team match, but don't miss the meeting at work, where one of your clan mates has some ideas for you after you're done your shift.

Growing in skill, curiosity, independance, individually, artistically, intellectually, emotionally, etc. is pretty straight-forward. Everybody, everywhere, all the time is growing, whether growing out or growing in, its just plain growth. Practice makes pretty much perfection, but you never reach it. And getting better at a game, means getting better at life, and getting better at life, means getting better at a game.

Sorry for the length, hope you enjoy. So, really, if you wanna play games, play 'em. Do with your life whatever your heart desires, just make sure your able to fuel both your life, and your love for gaming equally, no life no games, no games no life. :D