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Gaming Sickness
This is just a brief blog post about something I’ve been thinking about lately. Anyone who saw my previous post knows that I got myself a new and exciting job as a gaming News Writer (and while I’m on that, thanks for all the kind words!) At the same day I started this job, I also got a persistent virus. Typical, huh? More like typically awesome!
I’m not writing this to gain any sympathy at all (though if you have any to spare, I’ll suck it up like the parasite I am). I’m actually seeing a positive side in illness.
Sure, it sucks to feel how I have lately: weak, sniveling and coughing ‘til it hurts. But it also means I’ve had a week off from my other job as telesales operator. I can’t exactly talk through a headset all day when I’ve lost my voice, so I’ve stayed home for a week. I really needed a break from that, too... you think florists are happy, friendly, approachable people? You should hear the language and decibel-defying shouts of the women I sometimes have to deal with. You can imagine how thrilled I’ll be if I can ever write full-time.
Not only has this extra time allowed me to more efficiently gain practice and develop a routine for news writing, I’ve also finally got to play the games on my backlog shelf. And this new Xbox Live sale couldn’t have come at a better time. I'm not masochistic, I just love games!
Poor Link's Grandma... if she had herself a Wii we'd surely see that heart-warming smile again!
Best of all though, I get to spend more time here with ma boiz and gurlz on da C-Blogs! While I’m still busy and wish I could read more of all the great stuff posted here and engage in even more discussions, I do have at least two more blog posts that should soon be ready to post over the next few days. Now that I’ll be balancing two jobs, gaming time and a girlfriend will surely make it difficult to post with such frequency for at least a short time in the near future, so I can feel grateful for that.
To you workers and students out there: next time you find yourself stuck in bed with a fever, remember how blessed you are!
[Oh, and the lack of images this post and the last may be lazy, but now I have an excuse - so sue me! Maybe I'll update later with something that feels relevant].
[Update: images added!]
ReeceTheBeast 
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I’m not writing this to gain any sympathy at all (though if you have any to spare, I’ll suck it up like the parasite I am). I’m actually seeing a positive side in illness.
Sure, it sucks to feel how I have lately: weak, sniveling and coughing ‘til it hurts. But it also means I’ve had a week off from my other job as telesales operator. I can’t exactly talk through a headset all day when I’ve lost my voice, so I’ve stayed home for a week. I really needed a break from that, too... you think florists are happy, friendly, approachable people? You should hear the language and decibel-defying shouts of the women I sometimes have to deal with. You can imagine how thrilled I’ll be if I can ever write full-time.
Not only has this extra time allowed me to more efficiently gain practice and develop a routine for news writing, I’ve also finally got to play the games on my backlog shelf. And this new Xbox Live sale couldn’t have come at a better time. I'm not masochistic, I just love games!
Poor Link's Grandma... if she had herself a Wii we'd surely see that heart-warming smile again!
Best of all though, I get to spend more time here with ma boiz and gurlz on da C-Blogs! While I’m still busy and wish I could read more of all the great stuff posted here and engage in even more discussions, I do have at least two more blog posts that should soon be ready to post over the next few days. Now that I’ll be balancing two jobs, gaming time and a girlfriend will surely make it difficult to post with such frequency for at least a short time in the near future, so I can feel grateful for that.
To you workers and students out there: next time you find yourself stuck in bed with a fever, remember how blessed you are!
[Oh, and the lack of images this post and the last may be lazy, but now I have an excuse - so sue me! Maybe I'll update later with something that feels relevant].
[Update: images added!]
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About ReeceTheBeastone of us since 5:40 PM on 10.29.2011
I'm Reece from England. I'm a newly-recruited News Writer for gaming site Explosion.com, and its all thanks to this here website and blog! I love it here, I love this community and I love to write. I'm always willing to read your blogs here too, so maybe we can be friends!
You can catch more of my work right here.
- Explosion.com
- GamerSyndrome
- Zelda Universe
Recent feature: Happy Birthday, Shigeru Miyamoto! Here Are His Best Moments and Quotes
I've been into gaming since I was about 4 years old, playing the Game Boy, PlayStation 1 and Sega Mega Drive (Genesis to you Americans! Damn you, stealing the better names). Having these systems around during my youth lead to the greatest and most-anticipated Christmas ever - the year I got my N64!
Ever since then I've been playing any and every game I can get my filthy mitts on, no matter what system or genre. I currently have a Wii, Xbox 360 and PS3 and a 3DS. Come on Vita, get more games so I can buy you too!
My favourite games are Resident Evil 2, Zelda: The Wind Waker, Streets of Rage 2, Left 4 Dead, Final Fantasy VII and Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater.
Feel free to follow me on Twitter at the handle @ReeceH92. If you do follow me, send me a PM on here so I know you're from Destructoid and I'll follow you back too if you like! I will be more active on there as I get more followers and won't just spam news stories, and I'd be happy to chat any of you. I'd appreciate it as I'm new there and the majority of my followers currently consist of sexbots. If they were real ladies at least I could pass myself off as some kind of Twitter pimp.
My promoted article:
- Collaboration: Nintendo and an old friend
Posts I'm proud of/had the most fun with:
- I Boiled A Broken Xbox 360 Game
- Resident Evil and Me - Part 2: Why REmake is the Scariest in the Series
- Top 10 Gaming Web Series
You can catch more of my work right here.
- Explosion.com
- GamerSyndrome
- Zelda Universe
Recent feature: Happy Birthday, Shigeru Miyamoto! Here Are His Best Moments and Quotes
I've been into gaming since I was about 4 years old, playing the Game Boy, PlayStation 1 and Sega Mega Drive (Genesis to you Americans! Damn you, stealing the better names). Having these systems around during my youth lead to the greatest and most-anticipated Christmas ever - the year I got my N64!
Ever since then I've been playing any and every game I can get my filthy mitts on, no matter what system or genre. I currently have a Wii, Xbox 360 and PS3 and a 3DS. Come on Vita, get more games so I can buy you too!
My favourite games are Resident Evil 2, Zelda: The Wind Waker, Streets of Rage 2, Left 4 Dead, Final Fantasy VII and Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater.
Feel free to follow me on Twitter at the handle @ReeceH92. If you do follow me, send me a PM on here so I know you're from Destructoid and I'll follow you back too if you like! I will be more active on there as I get more followers and won't just spam news stories, and I'd be happy to chat any of you. I'd appreciate it as I'm new there and the majority of my followers currently consist of sexbots. If they were real ladies at least I could pass myself off as some kind of Twitter pimp.
My promoted article:
- Collaboration: Nintendo and an old friend
Posts I'm proud of/had the most fun with:
- I Boiled A Broken Xbox 360 Game
- Resident Evil and Me - Part 2: Why REmake is the Scariest in the Series
- Top 10 Gaming Web Series