So... last
time, I was talking about 3 weeks off work, trying to avoid a meltdown.
It worked.
The secret was cutting off the emails. First few days, I had bouts of
withdrawal syndrome but it wasn’t too bad. Slept many many hours. And did
almost nothing for the first two weeks. As planned : a daily walk, good food, a
trip to the city now and then. Christmas with my daughters. New Year’s with one
of my daughters and her in-laws (really great people).
Went back
to work in the second week of January in good shape. Much better than I
thought.
But the
«drive» isn’t quite 100%. That’s ok. It shouldn’t be. Part of my problem is not
knowing how much is enough nor how much is too much. So I’m working on that. Again.
Still.
It’s a bit
easier now. I have a new passion. Maybe it’s just another addiction. Guild Wars 2. Yeah. Last July, for my
daughter’s birthday, I accepted to «game» a few minutes on her computer. I was
really bad but... I sort of liked it. Perfect for the «I have no idea what I’m
doing... but I like it» meme.
Glad to
share her interest in the game, my daughter got me my own access. And... I was
hooked. So many hours. Such a great escape. During my weeks of rest, I admit, I
gamed a lot. Some days just sunk into to the abyss of the game. No guilt
though. I find that I have developed new areas in my brain. Lots of learning
and multi-tasking. Another great thing about it is when I can game with my
daughter. We skype while gaming. We do dungeons, fractals and boss runs. And we
talk about stuff, not just game stuff. It has actually brought us closer.
Really nice.
Sometimes,
I’m at work and I think about the game. I look forward to diving into a
different world in the evening. And most days, I leave a little earlier so that
I can eat supper before Teq (GW2 gamers will know...).
So yeah. I
game. Not bold enough to say I’m a gamer (unless as a joke). But I’m not too
shabby at it... and sometime next Summer, I’ll be wielding a legendary weapon.
