6.22.2008

I feel stupid

Yeah so I think my Nintendo DS got stolen or lost or something yesterday and I for the life of me can't remember what could have happened to it. As a result I feel pretty stupid, but then again this is giving me the impetus to get myself organized and get rid of the unnecessary clutter I drag around with me everyday so that I can be more streamlined and less forgetful. I think I am going to trade in my PSP and my PS2 as well as any stray DS games that might be floating around the house. First of all this will allow me to pick up Rock Band for next to nothing on my PS3 which will be good, and second of all I think it will reduce a certain aspect of anxiety that i get over my electronic devices. The less I have the less I can lose or break and the better I'll feel about myself. I also think this is a big step forward because I need to keep the things that I am interested in that others MIGHT see as childish to myself rather than flashing them around everywhere I go... that being said I am still on the fence a little as to whether I should keep my PSP or not, part of me wants to keep it while at the same time another part of me knows it would be smart to just get rid of it. The less I have, the more money I can save, and the more enjoyment I can get out of the two systems I am going to keep (PS3 & Wii) Its going to be tough but I am going to get rid of the handhelds. Now, I've gone without a handheld system before and I think it would be smart because I really need to get back into my reading and maybe save my money for a nicer MP3 player because I DO obsessively listen to my music and its something I can do when I am doing non-ref work... so all in all I think if I reduce some of the clutter in my life around me I'll reduce a lot of the clutter in my brain as well. I hope by the end of 2008 that I will be confident, uncluttered, and ready to move out on my own... I need to strat showing some of my own independence, and I think showing that I'm grown up enough to just keep the video games as part of the entertainment center at home, which I find perfectly acceptable because of how intellectual and complex gaming has gotten in the full sized console world. I think paring down my life will help me be more social as well since I won't have so many reasons to keep to myself as much, I really think I am doing the smart thing, and that along with working on my weight loss and organizational skills should get me well ready for going out in the world on my own for good. (plus if I ever change my mind I can always by the next DS Lite or the PSP2 down the road. :p) Also, as all this was going on there's been all sorts of crap going on with my sister as well, which of course has me worried. I need to get my priorities straight and I think organization will help with this... any suggestions???

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