Jan 29 2009
Gamed for the first time in a week… I had the shakes
In the personal realm, this past week has been hell. My eight-month-old son has been extremely cranky. Nothing would make him happy. Not playing with his toys, not being held, not eating, and not napping. It was five days in a row of shrieking and crying, and of course during that time, my husband was working 12-14 hour days so I didn’t get a real break until the kiddo went down for the night. I was so exhausted by that point, I would crawl into bed around the same time. No Final Fantasy VII, and no Lost Odyssey. I didn’t even have the energy to crack open my DS to play a quick game of Ninjatown.
After a few days of no personal time and no gaming time, my patience was wearing down and I swear I had the shakes. I couldn’t even remember what Victory Fanfare sounded like anymore. It was getting ugly.
But yesterday, the source of my son’s discontent presented itself: his second tooth. Now that it had cut through, his mood had vastly improved. He went to bed at a decent hour, and I didn’t feel like crashing. I got to turn on my PS2 and hear its glorious sounds of booting up. I played Final Fantasy VII for a few hours, and went to bed. I had really weird dreams about the game, and the battle music has been stuck in my head all day. Oh and look, the shaking has stopped.
I think I will pull through.
