Wind Waker
Outside My Window
The wind is slowly rocking the pine trees outside my office. Back and forth they move with the breeze. The skies are clear of any passing clouds or haze. Currently, the temperature is 80 degrees. This is one of those days where I wonder why I am inside. Oh well, less than 15 minutes until I get to leave and enjoy the allergen filled air. 🙂
3DS Pricing Insanity
The recent release of Nintendo’s newest handheld, the 3DS, has me questioning its expensive price tag. Priced out at $249.99, the 3DS runs roughly $110 more than the original DS did when it was first launched. In a time when home consoles start at $249.99, I find it hard to justify spending so much on a portable gaming system. What makes the 3DS so special besides the 3D? What sets the 3DS apart from Nintendo’s failed Virtual Boy?
The games are what will ultimately set the 3DS apart. Besides Wario Land, the Virtual Boy didn’t have much going for it. So far, I haven’t seen any games that have me clamoring for the new system. Have you?
Being Purposeful
Everyday, I mentally compile a grand list of things I want to accomplish over the lunch hour:
- Work on web design
- Read a few chapters of a book
- Play a video game
- Write a blog post
- Etc.
Lately, almost without fail, I have been finding myself on the couch lost in various televised distractions. For example, yesterday I found myself laughing with Jon Stewart’s The Daily Show. Good times indeed! Now, I know that there is nothing wrong with occasionally vegging out; nothing wrong with de-stressing for an hour. Sometimes I really need to escape whatever reality has served me for the day. What bugs me though are the feelings of guilt that end up hitting me as I settle back in at work. “I could have accomplished so much if I had only…”
I think what I am getting at is that I am not being purposeful with my time. Granted, an hour lunch period isn’t very long to do much. Still, I know that I could be more purposeful by dedicating myself to something specific each day. Just a thought.
New Direction, Shifting Gears
Ever since 2003, JohnnyBGamer has been all about creating a place where Christianity and video games collide. Starting out as a website designed by my friend Scotto, JBG soon shifted from being a self-hosted site to a WordPress blog. Tried as I might, the site has never really caught on like I wanted it to. This has lead me to recently ask friends and family for both their opinion and advice: Do I continue with JohnnyBGamer?
A few weeks ago, I got into a good IM conversation with a friend. He told me that perhaps I should use JBG as sort of a personal site dedicated to my writing. A one-stop shop for all your Bryan needs, so to speak. So I thought it over. I ended up realizing that there is a lot of pressure and work trying to create/ write for, what is in its essence, a fictional business. So I pulled the trigger and decided that it was time to just write for myself and not JohnnyBGamer.
What does this mean for anyone who has stuck around through the years? Not too much. Instead of some fictional brand you get me, Bryan. I’ve been here the whole time…
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