Scott and I are on temporary leave. We have decided that for a short period of time we shall no longer be in our mid-thirties raising a family and devoting every spare moment to this endeavor. We shall no longer be encumbered by all of the responsibilities which come from being mature, wiser individuals who have moved beyond our teen and twenties. We have left behind our usual evening pursuits of Scrabble and documentaries and we have gone so far into our leave that both of us are acting very much like obsessed teen-age boys.
It's all about Harry Potter Lego for Wii.
Yes, we still have our priorities in order. The kids are still schooled, fed, cleaned, and cared for. Scott is still maintaining his work responsibilities and schedule. The house is cleaned, laundry washed, and bills are paid. But when we have a free moment - we are sitting in front of the TV together working our way through the world of Harry Potter, Lego style.
It is not unusual for us to glance at the clock, shriek, and run like crazy to get Scott out the door on time for work. Nor is it unusual for us to play until after midnight when he's home, even knowing that we have very early obligations the next morning. What is unusual is that this is happening at all.
I'm not entirely sure what it is about this particular game. Perhaps it is because it is Harry Potter and we so love the books. Perhaps it is because it's an easy enough game that I can actually keep up which makes it much more enjoyable for us both. (I'm almost always willing to play the games with the kids, but even the twins can smoke me in MarioKart.) Perhaps it's the Lego concept which means I get to shoot, things explode, and then I get paid for it. Or I get to build, get paid for it, and explode it again. I like the exploding parts very much. (Perhaps there is some pent up hostility I've simply been unaware of residing deep inside the well that is me. Or it could simply be backlash for years and years of training manners by example.) Most likely it is simply a combination of all of the above.
Regardless of the reason, playing has been a very entertaining way to ditch thinking. While there is the progression within the game which keeps us coming back for more, the reality is that there truly is nothing getting accomplished in the real world. It is very freeing to be doing something while actually doing nothing.
Like all breaks from reality, this will pass and we'll be back to our regularly productive selves. But in the meantime, I'm perfectly content with our do nothing something.
It's all about Harry Potter Lego for Wii.
Yes, we still have our priorities in order. The kids are still schooled, fed, cleaned, and cared for. Scott is still maintaining his work responsibilities and schedule. The house is cleaned, laundry washed, and bills are paid. But when we have a free moment - we are sitting in front of the TV together working our way through the world of Harry Potter, Lego style.
It is not unusual for us to glance at the clock, shriek, and run like crazy to get Scott out the door on time for work. Nor is it unusual for us to play until after midnight when he's home, even knowing that we have very early obligations the next morning. What is unusual is that this is happening at all.
I'm not entirely sure what it is about this particular game. Perhaps it is because it is Harry Potter and we so love the books. Perhaps it is because it's an easy enough game that I can actually keep up which makes it much more enjoyable for us both. (I'm almost always willing to play the games with the kids, but even the twins can smoke me in MarioKart.) Perhaps it's the Lego concept which means I get to shoot, things explode, and then I get paid for it. Or I get to build, get paid for it, and explode it again. I like the exploding parts very much. (Perhaps there is some pent up hostility I've simply been unaware of residing deep inside the well that is me. Or it could simply be backlash for years and years of training manners by example.) Most likely it is simply a combination of all of the above.
Regardless of the reason, playing has been a very entertaining way to ditch thinking. While there is the progression within the game which keeps us coming back for more, the reality is that there truly is nothing getting accomplished in the real world. It is very freeing to be doing something while actually doing nothing.
Like all breaks from reality, this will pass and we'll be back to our regularly productive selves. But in the meantime, I'm perfectly content with our do nothing something.
2 comments:
it took me 5 paragraphs to realize you and Scott are NOT building the world of Harry Potter with actual Legos, but are playing a video game!
Oops! Typo fixed. :)
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