Subject? I don't need no steeenking subject!
Well, Christmas has come early at work today...development just took delivery of half a dozen 19" flat screen lcd displays! Aparrently they came with some new dell server boxes they ordered, and they decided to use them as a sweetner to Dev. Several people decided they would prefer to continue using CRTs, particularly since that meant they could use screens abandonned by other people to dual-screen, meaning the remaining number of people was exactly the same as the number of available screens, so we didn't have to raffle/battle for them. Long story short, I now have a shiny new LCD display! Yay! And about 50% more desk space, now that the damn huge 21" CRT is gone. Yay again! On the down side, I stil have the dingy beige compaq keyboard I've been using for the last few years, and it really clashes with the slate grey screen, but hey, I'm a programmer, what the hell do I care for fashion?
On another note, there's something I'd like to say:
*stands up*
Ahem. Er, my name is David, and I'm a Neverholic. I resisted the peer pressure for over a year, but my friends kept trying to push me into trying Neverwinter Nights, telling me great it was, and how small the side-effects are, and 2 days ago I finally gave in. I thought I could handle it. "I'll just create a character and run through the prelude.", I thought. "I can stop any time I want". And then, I found, yesterday evening, that I simply couldn't bear to stop playing long enough to cook my dinner. I ended up taking a few minutes to throw something in the oven instead of actually doing proper cooking, but I only managed even that because I'd reached the end of the prelude, and was able to drag myself away during the cut scene to answer a call of nature...
I need help. My life is already suffering from this terrible curse. My sleep, my health, the cleanliness of the house, all these are threatened by the horrible additiction, but I feel sure that with the support of you, my friends, that I can beat the craving and return to a normal life.
On another note, there's something I'd like to say:
*stands up*
Ahem. Er, my name is David, and I'm a Neverholic. I resisted the peer pressure for over a year, but my friends kept trying to push me into trying Neverwinter Nights, telling me great it was, and how small the side-effects are, and 2 days ago I finally gave in. I thought I could handle it. "I'll just create a character and run through the prelude.", I thought. "I can stop any time I want". And then, I found, yesterday evening, that I simply couldn't bear to stop playing long enough to cook my dinner. I ended up taking a few minutes to throw something in the oven instead of actually doing proper cooking, but I only managed even that because I'd reached the end of the prelude, and was able to drag myself away during the cut scene to answer a call of nature...
I need help. My life is already suffering from this terrible curse. My sleep, my health, the cleanliness of the house, all these are threatened by the horrible additiction, but I feel sure that with the support of you, my friends, that I can beat the craving and return to a normal life.