Just after my "Morrowind is Boring" move to Diablo, my computer died. Life got busy with student teaching followed by real teaching. That was 8 years ago. How times flies. For the past several years I've been playing Lord of the Rings Online, and am a life member. Last year I started playing Star Wars: the Old Republic and rather enjoy it, though it seems to be more about the money I spend (real money) than about the game. It's okay, if a triffle boring at times, but the adrenal glands get a workout from the stellar soundtrack.

I've worked my way through all of the Dragon's Age games and additional content, a couple of times. Possibly tied for favorite games of all time with the Elder Scrolls games. Each, in its own way, is a top-notch series, though they are as different from one another as they can be, Dragon's Age being about relationships as well as questing where (especially the later games) Elder Scrolls is more about battles and (for me) modding the heck out of the place. As a big fan of the Sims franchise, I love any game that will let me mod my housing interiors (HEY, LotRO, are you listening?) into new and interesting styles, and believe me, I have, all in glorious HD.

On the other side of the graphics spectrum is the Aveyond series. 2d, cheesy music, sometimes silly, but addictive as all get out, as are all the titles from Eridani Games, many of which are available on Big Fish. I am currently playing "The Witch and the Warrior" and have logged over 25 hours in the game. It is classified as "casual PC gaming" but when I get started playing, there's nothing casual about it. Play is reminiscent of old console games with occasional cut scenes.

Each island in the game has progressively harder creatures to battle and, on some islands, I move around the long way to avoid conflict as I know the minute the encounter starts, I'm dead. I keep trying, and keep experiencing the epic fail that is life. I don't mind though, it's fun and takes my mind off grading homework.

I am waiting patiently for Elder Scrolls Online, delayed from June 2013 to whenever. Meanwhile, maybe I'll give Witcher2 a second chance. I didn't much like the new gameplay, which is very different from the original; the learning curve was too steep for me and the frustration level too high. We'll see.

maybe I'll write again, before another 8 years drifts by.

c-ya

Okay, so Morrowind is BORING! walk and run, walk and run, walk and run. Granted the graphics are good, but not worth the time I'm spending on it vs the enjoyment I'm not getting. Switching to Diablo. Let's see how that goes.

Starting day 3 of student teaching. only 11 weeks, 2days to go.

well, it was a great ride, and a great game! finished it about a week ago, and have been playing Morrowind since. Gotta say, Morrowind isn't even in the same class. Planescape gets an A+ in my gradebook. So far Morrowind gets a C- it's trying, but it's really BORING.

finally got everything working on my pages, so I can write about planescape. defeated Ravel the gray hag, and am now in search of a Diva that can help find my mortality. yay.

too much work hours, tho...cuts into gaming and sleep. I just worked from 11 last night to 7 this evening, with a mini break for a tv dinner. am going to bed, to heck with gaming.

Haven't had time to game in about a week. too busy with school. sigh. looking forward to saturday nightshift when I have quiet time to game.

Happy Birthday to me. Made it through the trash warrens and the main crypts. gotta do something about the cranium rats. In the city of the undead. I figure, this is where Pharod is getting all the bodies. keep digging, eh. Worked last night. bedtime.

I'm actually still playing Planescape, but just a note that I finally discovered the construction set in the Morrowind game...coolness. better than sims, since I love building stuff. this does not bode well for any time management issues i may have. veg

Planescape kicking my tutu. JUST discovered the passage to the trash warrens. This would be SO much easier if i would just break down and use the walk-through. My dad always did say I was Bull Headed. I will manage w/o the manual. I will beat this game...yeah...just keep telling myself this.

just started Planescape: Torment. awsome. worked my way out of the mortuary and am now in Sigil, having the hive thugs try to fight every few minutes. must be other areas to explore. Loving it so far 11/12/04 Okay, so I stayed up al night playing, knowing I had to work this a.m. stupid me, but FUN and engrossing.

It's late. putting 'puter to sleep and going to bed. Bed good. Sleep good. Homework bad. Sleeeep...