I admit to playing farmville - for a long time until it got a little too 'crazy'. I tried Fishville and even took two days to sample Yoville (ugh). Then I started Frontierville and realised (after about 26 levels...) what a gigantic time-suck these games were. No better than playing 50 rounds of solitaire on your laptop or having a minesweeper contest with yourself, except the 'villes allow you to convince yourself that there are consequences to not playing every single day. I always told myself that I just wanted to finish my current 'challenge' and then I would quit. But damn those smart marketers over at Zynga, there was always another, slightly more intriguing, challenge that surely could be completed quickly....
Yesterday I deleted them all. Just 'click' and months of planting, building, decorating and collecting were gone. And, well, why the hell did it take me so long?!?!?!
Today I sat down to check my e-mail, check people-who-I-barely-remember updates on Facebook, and then, got off my ass and walked away from the computer! Without the ridiculous frontier to manage, there was no reason to keep staring at the screen. Whatever will I do with myself? I guess I'll start with dishes....
(no wonder I played games - maybe I should start World of Warcraft or some MMPOG where I can really waste some time.....)
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