Here is something you may not know about me, for I brief time in my adult life, I walked on the dark side as a gamer. Yep, me. I was totally an MMORPG chick. A World of Warcraft chick to be specific. Just call me Zarta, the human paladin.
Back when B and I were young lovebirds (read: back when I was still trying to impress him), B was spending a lot of time playing online games. Since I wanted to spend as much time with him as possible, I spent a lot of time watching B play. And since I think it is physically impossible to watch people play games without wanting to join yourself, I ended up buying the game.
It wasn’t long into this online gig, when B and I completely cut ourselves off from society. I had just graduated college and had no real world job prospects. Working part-time at the mall sure leaves you with a lot of free time. B and I would spend our entire weekend in the computer room. During the week, I would play from home and B would play at work. We had a serious addiction.
It was also around this time that we got Zoey. Good thing she was a puppy and slept a lot. We would take breaks from our game to let her outside, feed her and have a short playtime. Then it was back to bed for her. Zoey spent many of her formative months sleeping in my lap. Not a bad thing really, she still likes to curl up in my lap for a good nap!
I think the worst part of my whole gaming experience was the unhealthy lifestyle. Thanks to those few months, I gained back all of the weight I had recently lost before meeting B. Falling in love can do that to a person. We pretty much lived off food you could buy at 7-11. Coke, funyuns, frozen pizza and spray cheese. Healthy right? Ah, the things you do for love. And your addictive personality.
But it wasn’t all bad. It brought B and I even closer together, and we bonded over something truly geeky. I really did enjoy playing and now when B gets a new game and obsessively plays it for weeks on end, I can’t really say anything. For I too know the evils of a good MMORPG.
Eh, we all have a gamer lurking deep inside us. I, too, have my gaming moments, but my drug of choice is Fable on the Xbox. Good stuff.
Haha, thank you for sharing your secret with us Megan. I’ve heard from a lot of people just how addictive that game is, and I’m sure having the man you love (or are falling in love with) playing a part only makes it worse
Wally plays War of Worldcraft. Or World of Warcraft. I pay so close attention that I can’t remember which. heh