tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8818695.post707163323122319744..comments2023-10-21T09:09:21.612-05:00Comments on Northern Misfit: Worlds of Wonder: Chapter Eight: Look! Up in the Sky!Avindairhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13025041690296714527noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8818695.post-62754250293412372162007-11-15T11:36:00.000-06:002007-11-15T11:36:00.000-06:00Well, consider those hours carefully. If those wer...Well, consider those hours carefully. If those were truly "entertainment hours" -- i.e. the downtime <I>anyone</I> needs after a hard day at work -- then the time <I>wasn't</I> lost.<BR/><BR/>Okay, sure, you could have written a book, or painted a watercolor, or watched a TV show, or, okay, hiked or biked miles and miles, but you didn't. The thing that let you unwind was flying AH. And if you unwound then the time spent was well worth it.<BR/><BR/>Personally, I'm a bit like GeistX these days. I can't sit in front of a TV passively. I tend to play (or write, or edit, or create 3D models) actively, rather than just be a lump. And, ironically enough, I "blame" this desire to keep learning new things partially on the "upward" model of MMOs.<BR/><BR/>That ain't a bad thing.<BR/><BR/>And gratz on the top 100. Dude, that sim is <I>hard</I>. Doing what you did is actually impressive. <BR/><BR/>Of course, tonight I get to try out <I>Pirates of the Burning Sea</I>. Remember that MMO Pirate Game we looked at in my cube back at Acxiom? It's finally being released in January. I'm trying the stress test beta.<BR/><BR/>Suh-weet. :)Avindairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13025041690296714527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8818695.post-52571929176991358012007-11-15T10:55:00.000-06:002007-11-15T10:55:00.000-06:00I blame you. I had a life and had successfully re...I blame you. I had a life and had successfully resisted online games for over a decade and you had to show us Aces High. Here it is 6 years later and I'm still playing, granted I'm not on nearly like I used to be and I've transitioned to a role that allows me to give back to the flight sim community but I still blame you.<BR/><BR/>It was pathetic in 2002 when I counted the hours lost to that game. About the only thing I've not done is hit the top 100 in "rank" on the game. I've came close top 225, but I digress.dfl8rmshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12572554395795111624noreply@blogger.com