It's Wednesday or Playing Video Games Again

So it's Wednesday now... whatever that means. The past couple of days have been days off for me, so I have been playing some serious video games. It's been a long time (last fall/winter) since I have done so. Even then, it was pretty much last summer that I was playing them with any degree of frequency. I guess I just needed something different and interesting to keep me interested. Star Wars: KOTOR fits that bill nicely. It's got a great story and I'm having a ton of fun with my kick ass jedi and his green lightsaber. I've had it a week now and have amassed 12.5 playing hours! That's not too bad for me! In the old days, I would do that in 2 days, but not anymore... the whole working thing tends to get in the way... oh yeah, that and the social life thing... oh wait... I guess I should play as much now as I can, because the minute I am no longer single again, the video game time will drop drastically...
Last night, Ryan and Andrew came over and we played some NHL 2K4 till about 3 am. It was hella fun as we were all learning the game together, so no one was drastically better... although Ryan did end up winning all the games we played. Ryan and I had a 2-2 tie going into a shootout, but neither one of us could figure out the control mechanics well enough to end the 15 minute plus long barrage of penalty shot action. The other game of note came when I played Andrew to a 6-5 loss in a shootout. We had a crazy back and forth game through the overtime period. It was so intense that we were both sweating. Even Ryan was having a helluva time just watching it! The game is probably one of the best playing/most realistic hockey titles I've ever seen/played. So many little details are in there that it truly makes playing it fun. Battling along the boards, setting up plays, neutral zone space... all are unique to this game and all add up to awesome.
Oh yeah, before I forget... my shift monday at work (where I made 33$ an hour) was filled with absolutely NO work. There was literally NOTHING to do! I spent the whole time finishing the Jack Layton book, watching TV, and pacing around. It was both refreshing, stimulating, and a huge waste of my time!