Burn-Out, noun: (1) Spinning the tires of a vehicle faster than it is moving, causing smoke to come off the tires. (2) fatigue, frustration, or apathy resulting from prolonged stress, overwork, or intense activity.
Since my last update, things have just got more and more stressful and the combination of work and school is quite a bit more than I expected. I think I am getting sick, but not the normal sick where you feel bad for a couple days, the exhaustive annoying sickness that is kind of in the background but lasts forever and it is merely making things worse. This exhaustive, stressful state seems to be my constant plight, so I am not surprised by this, but remaining steadfast with a shoulder lowered toward the coming impact remains more and more difficult.
Last of my whining for this post, I promise, as things aren’t all bad – in fact, some things are quite good. I am ordering the rest of my new gaming computer tomorrow, hopefully it will all come together well next week and will keep me up to date for the next couple years. I have spent less than $1000 building it, making it my cheapest build to date, but it is surprisingly powerful as I didn’t really skimp in any area. I can’t wait to have it together as Team Fortress 2 is being released Monday, BioShock is already out, and Half-Life 2: Episode 2 and Portal are being released October 10th. I am very excited, though I am still greatly anticipating the release date of Spore, which looks to be one of those market changing games.
You gotta be bigger, be faster, be stronger, if you’re going to survive any longer
–Sooner Dead
