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Shock news. FM lands a job working full time in a warehouse. Starting on Wednesday 1st May.
Shock news in that this is a slight lifestyle change for someone who's only played games for the last 5 years. I mean, what am I gonna do? Sure, the extra money is great because I can buy more games, but working 40 hours a week kinda cuts into my gaming a bit, so although I can buy more games I can't actually get around to playing them.
I mean, I'm used to 40 hour stints with the odd break for Pringles when playing Final Fantasy 7, or all-nighters trying to break that lap time on WipeOut Fusion, or vanishing from society for a few weeks to go hunting for those ruddy dogtags on Metal Gear Solid: Sons of Liberty. Not to mention all the redeye sessions I've put in to levelling up my characters in online RPGs.
I now have to cram all this into 5 evenings and 2 weekends, which is going to be hard. I can't exactly quit this job because my CV looks like the Yellow Pages anyway.
I figure the way I'll get around it is by playing 'quick-fix' games weekday evening (lap or two here of Gran Turismo, mission or two in GTAIII, bit of record setting in Burnout maybe) and save the fully immersive stuff like Silent Hill 2 and Final Fantasy IX for the weekend.
But then Deus Ex is about to hit the shelves, not to mention Final Fantasy X, not to mentions TOCA Race Driver and Stuntman and Virtua Fighter 4 and (dare I say it) Britney's Dance Beat.
The only way around this is by getting more quick-fix pick-up-and-play instant-gratification games to fill my evenings during the week. So what do I get? Fantavision and Rez?
I need answers fast, before I ring up work on Tuesday night and tell them I've broken a leg or something so I can get on with an Endurance race in Gran Turismo.
Shock news in that this is a slight lifestyle change for someone who's only played games for the last 5 years. I mean, what am I gonna do? Sure, the extra money is great because I can buy more games, but working 40 hours a week kinda cuts into my gaming a bit, so although I can buy more games I can't actually get around to playing them.
I mean, I'm used to 40 hour stints with the odd break for Pringles when playing Final Fantasy 7, or all-nighters trying to break that lap time on WipeOut Fusion, or vanishing from society for a few weeks to go hunting for those ruddy dogtags on Metal Gear Solid: Sons of Liberty. Not to mention all the redeye sessions I've put in to levelling up my characters in online RPGs.
I now have to cram all this into 5 evenings and 2 weekends, which is going to be hard. I can't exactly quit this job because my CV looks like the Yellow Pages anyway.
I figure the way I'll get around it is by playing 'quick-fix' games weekday evening (lap or two here of Gran Turismo, mission or two in GTAIII, bit of record setting in Burnout maybe) and save the fully immersive stuff like Silent Hill 2 and Final Fantasy IX for the weekend.
But then Deus Ex is about to hit the shelves, not to mention Final Fantasy X, not to mentions TOCA Race Driver and Stuntman and Virtua Fighter 4 and (dare I say it) Britney's Dance Beat.
The only way around this is by getting more quick-fix pick-up-and-play instant-gratification games to fill my evenings during the week. So what do I get? Fantavision and Rez?
I need answers fast, before I ring up work on Tuesday night and tell them I've broken a leg or something so I can get on with an Endurance race in Gran Turismo.
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Insane Bartender wrote:
> there are 168 hours in a 7 day week. you are working 40 of them.
> there are 128 hour left in your week, for health reasons, you need to
> sleep for 56 of these.
> there are 72 hours in your non-working, non-sleeping week. You should
> spend 14 of these preparing and eating food, and another 7 maintaining
> your hygiene.
> there are 51 hours a week left for you to play or go out buying
> games.
> Where exactly is your problem?
Hygiene? No thanks. Water scares me. I figure go to bed at 10pm, up at 6am, time for 3 coffees and a few fags then off to work at 6:10am, finish work at 3pm, home by 3:50pm, leaving 6 hrs and 10 mins for gaming and saying 'Hello' to mum as I run up the stairs. It's not enough. I need more.
> there are 168 hours in a 7 day week. you are working 40 of them.
> there are 128 hour left in your week, for health reasons, you need to
> sleep for 56 of these.
> there are 72 hours in your non-working, non-sleeping week. You should
> spend 14 of these preparing and eating food, and another 7 maintaining
> your hygiene.
> there are 51 hours a week left for you to play or go out buying
> games.
> Where exactly is your problem?
Hygiene? No thanks. Water scares me. I figure go to bed at 10pm, up at 6am, time for 3 coffees and a few fags then off to work at 6:10am, finish work at 3pm, home by 3:50pm, leaving 6 hrs and 10 mins for gaming and saying 'Hello' to mum as I run up the stairs. It's not enough. I need more.
Meka Dragon wrote:
> Yep, work really gets in the way of a lot of other stuff, but stuff I
> wouldn't be able to do without the cash.
> My suggestion?
> Buy a GameCube. ;-)
I thought about this because I heard most of the games for it can be completed in 4 hours. I'll consider it more.
> Yep, work really gets in the way of a lot of other stuff, but stuff I
> wouldn't be able to do without the cash.
> My suggestion?
> Buy a GameCube. ;-)
I thought about this because I heard most of the games for it can be completed in 4 hours. I'll consider it more.
Armatige Shanks wrote:
> Congrats on the job man!
> Maybe you could change your name to Mario or Sonic?
> Then everyday would be an adventure.
It's bad enough being called FantasyMeister, trust me, I get funny looks everytime I sign a piece of paper.
Armatige Shanks wrote:
> Although I wouldnt reccommend beating up your boss and the end of
> every day.
I've thought about it. I figure when I'm out driving the van (I get to do that too yay), I can play Burnout in my head as I hurtle down the M4.
> Congrats on the job man!
> Maybe you could change your name to Mario or Sonic?
> Then everyday would be an adventure.
It's bad enough being called FantasyMeister, trust me, I get funny looks everytime I sign a piece of paper.
Armatige Shanks wrote:
> Although I wouldnt reccommend beating up your boss and the end of
> every day.
I've thought about it. I figure when I'm out driving the van (I get to do that too yay), I can play Burnout in my head as I hurtle down the M4.
there are 168 hours in a 7 day week. you are working 40 of them.
there are 128 hour left in your week, for health reasons, you need to sleep for 56 of these.
there are 72 hours in your non-working, non-sleeping week. You should spend 14 of these preparing and eating food, and another 7 maintaining your hygiene.
there are 51 hours a week left for you to play or go out buying games.
Where exactly is your problem?
there are 128 hour left in your week, for health reasons, you need to sleep for 56 of these.
there are 72 hours in your non-working, non-sleeping week. You should spend 14 of these preparing and eating food, and another 7 maintaining your hygiene.
there are 51 hours a week left for you to play or go out buying games.
Where exactly is your problem?
Yep, work really gets in the way of a lot of other stuff, but stuff I wouldn't be able to do without the cash.
My suggestion?
Buy a GameCube. ;-)
My suggestion?
Buy a GameCube. ;-)
Congrats on the job man!
Maybe you could change your name to Mario or Sonic?
Then everyday would be an adventure.
Although I wouldnt reccommend beating up your boss and the end of every day.
Maybe you could change your name to Mario or Sonic?
Then everyday would be an adventure.
Although I wouldnt reccommend beating up your boss and the end of every day.
Shock news. FM lands a job working full time in a warehouse. Starting on Wednesday 1st May.
Shock news in that this is a slight lifestyle change for someone who's only played games for the last 5 years. I mean, what am I gonna do? Sure, the extra money is great because I can buy more games, but working 40 hours a week kinda cuts into my gaming a bit, so although I can buy more games I can't actually get around to playing them.
I mean, I'm used to 40 hour stints with the odd break for Pringles when playing Final Fantasy 7, or all-nighters trying to break that lap time on WipeOut Fusion, or vanishing from society for a few weeks to go hunting for those ruddy dogtags on Metal Gear Solid: Sons of Liberty. Not to mention all the redeye sessions I've put in to levelling up my characters in online RPGs.
I now have to cram all this into 5 evenings and 2 weekends, which is going to be hard. I can't exactly quit this job because my CV looks like the Yellow Pages anyway.
I figure the way I'll get around it is by playing 'quick-fix' games weekday evening (lap or two here of Gran Turismo, mission or two in GTAIII, bit of record setting in Burnout maybe) and save the fully immersive stuff like Silent Hill 2 and Final Fantasy IX for the weekend.
But then Deus Ex is about to hit the shelves, not to mention Final Fantasy X, not to mentions TOCA Race Driver and Stuntman and Virtua Fighter 4 and (dare I say it) Britney's Dance Beat.
The only way around this is by getting more quick-fix pick-up-and-play instant-gratification games to fill my evenings during the week. So what do I get? Fantavision and Rez?
I need answers fast, before I ring up work on Tuesday night and tell them I've broken a leg or something so I can get on with an Endurance race in Gran Turismo.
Shock news in that this is a slight lifestyle change for someone who's only played games for the last 5 years. I mean, what am I gonna do? Sure, the extra money is great because I can buy more games, but working 40 hours a week kinda cuts into my gaming a bit, so although I can buy more games I can't actually get around to playing them.
I mean, I'm used to 40 hour stints with the odd break for Pringles when playing Final Fantasy 7, or all-nighters trying to break that lap time on WipeOut Fusion, or vanishing from society for a few weeks to go hunting for those ruddy dogtags on Metal Gear Solid: Sons of Liberty. Not to mention all the redeye sessions I've put in to levelling up my characters in online RPGs.
I now have to cram all this into 5 evenings and 2 weekends, which is going to be hard. I can't exactly quit this job because my CV looks like the Yellow Pages anyway.
I figure the way I'll get around it is by playing 'quick-fix' games weekday evening (lap or two here of Gran Turismo, mission or two in GTAIII, bit of record setting in Burnout maybe) and save the fully immersive stuff like Silent Hill 2 and Final Fantasy IX for the weekend.
But then Deus Ex is about to hit the shelves, not to mention Final Fantasy X, not to mentions TOCA Race Driver and Stuntman and Virtua Fighter 4 and (dare I say it) Britney's Dance Beat.
The only way around this is by getting more quick-fix pick-up-and-play instant-gratification games to fill my evenings during the week. So what do I get? Fantavision and Rez?
I need answers fast, before I ring up work on Tuesday night and tell them I've broken a leg or something so I can get on with an Endurance race in Gran Turismo.
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