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Yesterday, I provided this link to a Cracked article about addictive gaming habits (which also has a fun little Easter Egg about why most will accept longer articles in listicle form). Nick and asreal were gracious enough to respond.

Video game addiction Cracked article

I'm doing this happiness challenge thing I heard of from TED Talk, so if you see a compliment in your inbox any time soon, don't take it sarcastically. If you don't see one, don't get offended and feel free to ask me for one if you're feeling down.

Well, if you don't see me around here much on weekdays during the day, it's because I'm using a Google Chrome extension called StayFocused that blocks certain websites for me so I can focus on job hunting and other productive pursuits. 

This just came out of nowhere on my Facebook feed, but according to Polygon, he is dead of a bile duct growth. 

I finished guiding the red fish and blue bird through all nine lifetimes and becoming the dragon (dragon, catch the dragon, Dragon Ball Z!). And I think this may be the first video game I've played that actually helps with insomnia. The music is incredibly relaxing and the aesthetic is great. Only it is a challenge to keep track of both sides of the screen for me. I was thinking about all the science articles I've read about how multitasking is basically a myth and blue may have only been recognized recently in many cultures. 

Yesterday morning, I finally found all the Riddler trophies. Had to look up a couple to see where they were, but I'd say finding 98-99% of these on my own will do fine. 

I'm going to review Arkham Knight spoiler-free tomorrow for Plus10Damage if no one called dibs. Expect some gushing. Damn game is huge and gorgeous. I am going to mention some of the iffy launch problems and DLC surrounding the game, as well as some game-related flaws/shortcomings, but mostly I'm gonna gush about it. 

While I definitely see  the PC Master Race peoples' point, I have to say it feels damn good to have a console again. Especially one that gives me free indie and sometimes newer retail games every month. I mean I pay $50 a year for those "free games," but considering how much I've gotten out of them, I'd say that's a steal considering new games are $60. 

Had 5K mud run this morning. Finished it in about 50 minutes to an hour, which is roughly double my usual 5K time. I knew there would be mud, but somehow underestimated how much it would slow me down and also did not realize there would be Ultimate Ninja Warrior shit like rock climbing walls, climbing ropes, hopping over things, sliding down barrels, jumping from angled square to angled square (hit first 3/4, then barely missed bottom of #4), crawling under ropes through mud, etc. etc. A couple guys I know who are ex-military said they don't like doing stuff like this because it reminds them too much of the military. My friend Ryan is ex-Army and said crap like this is the part he actually enjoyed though, so I dunno. All I know is that mud smells like actual shit and my brand new shoes seem ruined. Fantastic. At least they had free beer at the end, which seems ... ironic.