This week is spring break for the University of Hawaii, and while some cynical old grad students might say "break" really means "time to do research," in my first year I don't really have any ongoing research yet and my advisor has been fairly quiet about the issue, so I've decided to run with this freedom while I still have it. I am also single for the week, since the Housemate has gone to visit some family on the mainland (i.e. the continental U.S.) over break. That means I am free from school and boyfriend!
So naturally, I've been playing Mass Effect 2 all day. When I was single, I would play computer games pretty frequently both in the evenings and over the weekends, but now that I have the Housemate I barely get any time to play. A week without the Housemate is a week for gaming. Since Friday, I have left the house once--to go grocery shopping. I went through all of Saturday without any direct human contact. I did talk to two people on the phone, one of whom was my little brother. I whined to him that I didn't know what to do over spring break, and he pointed out,
Well, you are spending spring break in Hawaii.
Oh, right.
I have a week of spring break in Hawaii, and all I can do is sit in my room playing computer games. (But it's so exciting! And is Illium really such a bad place to hang out for spring break?) The truth is that the Housemate is the one who always thinks of interesting things to do, suggesting the beach or a hike or whatever. I am just a body at rest, staying at rest unless acted upon by an outside force. And this week, I have no outside force.
So there it is. I need an intervention. I am at risk of spending my spring break in Hawaii indoors (but with the windows open, at least). What should I do? If you had spring break in Hawaii, what would you do?
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If I had spring break in Hawaii? I don't know, Illium is pretty tempting.....;D I always have people do that to me though, vacation is meant for video games! How is that hard to understand?!?! lol
Haha, it's good to know that someone understands :D
I think my problem is that the Housemate is not only my housemate and boyfriend, he's also my best friend in Hawaii. I have some other great friends from school, but I haven't gotten in the habit of getting together with them since he's always the easiest person for me to hang out with. I should probably take the opportunity and work on those other friendships a little more.
I think I'd do the same thing as you! ;D
Since most of the occasions you already go outdoors to many interesting places with your boyfriend, I see nothing wrong with spending some time playing while you can.
On the other hand it is important not to distance yourself too much from your girl friends, so I guess going out for pizza, watching a movie or something during the day and playing at night would do fine for me. (Have you asked if they like to play too? :P )
Yay, more support for my full-time video gaming :)
I haven't met anyone here yet who plays the games I play. But it would be nice to see a movie or something with some of my girl friends. I wish there were better movies out right now. Oh well.
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