Tuesday, November 10, 2009

Modern Warfare 2

The new Call of Duty came out today. It's spectacular, of course, but I went through a mission in it that left me completely emotionally drained. I honestly don't feel like going into the details of it, but it was absolutely one of the most horrific and disturbing things I have ever experienced. Not just in a video game. Period. I was literally in tears and actually felt a bit nauseous. But it provided a no-bull look at the sort of terror that our military is fighting against, and caused my inner-pride to well up, knowing that I am soon to be a proud part of that military. But...yeesh...that was one of the most awful things ever.

I've only been running for a week now, and it's amazing how far I've come in such a short time. Tonight was a particularly good run (possibly because I needed a bit of release after Call of Duty) and I'm no longer getting that pain in my legs and ankles. Of course, now the pain has decided to move up into my abdomen, which has been cramping up pretty badly the last couple of nights. I suppose that'll pass, too. I look at how much progress I've made in a mere week, and I realize that I ought to be in pretty good shape come time for basic. My stress meter is lowering.

I took my vehicle in today and the dude said I have to have my whole door sensor thingy replaced. I should have my car back tomorrow, plus I'm getting reimbursed for what I had to pay last month when he failed to fix the problem. So that situation is soon to result in a huge drop on the stress meter.

Looks like I can get back to worrying about frivolous things instead ^__^

I hope tomorrow is the last day of work this week. I can't imagine there's too much left to be done now that Christmas is all set. Today we all got stuck resetting bras. Generally, we're supposed to ask guests, "Can I help you find something?" but whilst working in that department, I refrain from doing so, as that could be construed as a bit...inappropriate ^__^ Plus, we have to put up with our fellow co-workers and their "hilarious" comments. Such a mature group of people <_<

*Yawn*

Sleep time.

1 comment:

  1. Eric from softlines and I were talking about it, and he asked me if I'd heard about the controversial level, and after saying that I hadn't, he showed me a video of it on his phone. I was mouth-agape -- and vowed never to buy it. I might play a borrowed or pirated version of it, but I don't think I could ever buy it. That really hit me for a good portion of the shift just thinking about it. A facebook friend of mine who has it said he played it, agreeing to the "are you sure?" moment callously, but ended up not firing a single round. Yikes times infinity.

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