Entry for 17th December, 2007

I am still playing Medieval Total War on the computer. My eyes are blurry and my head is aching, but I will not give up.
It seems clear to me that the manufacturers of computer games are peddling a product that is as addictive as crack cocaine. And unlike crack cocaine, computer games are less constructive - they do not lead to pleasant social and business interaction with dealers and fellow users. Instead, the sad, addicted user of the computer game, spends his time stuck on his own at a keyboard.
The user of crack might at least find a few minute respite from the stresses of every day life as the drug coarses through his system. The games player on the other hand merely feels his temples throb and his heart pound as little pixelated soldiers die as a result of his poor command. The post-traumatic stress is enormous. Only this evening I have been personally responsible for the needless slaughter of 250 Welsh peasants. There is blood on my hands people. Will they ever be clean again?
I understand that users of crack cocaine have an insatiable appetite for sex with their hos. Staying up till 3 am playing total war has had the opposite effect on my sex life.