Monday, 22 March 2004
Nothin' Doin'
Am I the only one who gets like this? Energetic, but more of a nervous energy than anything actually useful? I spent the whole day wanting to get things done, and just about as much time not getting them done.
So, the day pretty much devolved into plowing through my 1000's of mailing list messages and doing some administrative stuff for work. And instead of actually going home at a decent time this evening, I stayed on at the office. Why? My not-so-secret addiction: Freeciv.
I'm not really a game player, definitely not like my brother and absolutely not enough to keep myself from getting laughed at by the average 10-year old with a Playstation. But back in the day I loved Populous, in all its low-res, single-diskette glory. So I guess I'm predisposed to liking a game that gives me godlike powers.
Freeciv is basically the open source version of Civilization. The details aren't important if you don't already know what it is. Suffice to say, it's the kind of game that the geeks played in the dorm study room all night long. I never did understand it, and I definitely thought they were weird.
Well now it's just one more notch in my "ultimate geek" belt, I guess. If you ever see me bleary eyed in the morning, check the day. If it's not the weekend, I don't have a hangover.