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Hiya all :)
Uncle Joel stopped over today. He came to wait at the flat before he got an evening train back to cambridge as he had been 'cat-sitting' for a 2nd cousin of mine. At the end of dinner he made an attempt to counsel my grandmother on her current state of mind (extreme anxiousness leading to constant jabbering on). I always find the most ironic thing about counseling is that given that the person you are trying to talk to isn't mentally together concerning the topic of your counsel, then how are you supposed to make any progress?
Granny was a clear example of this as she just jabbered on, took nothing in and then later whilst I was trying to watch 'Scrubs' she walked into the room and started talking at me. For a full half hour, and she interrupted WHILST I was watching. I'm not one of these "Sit and watch TV in silence" people but I love scrubs and there was no reason for her to talk to me.. Especially not for the entirety of the show on subjects I either really wasn't interested in or her own bloody troubles and woes. I paid as little attention to her as possible but STILL she spoke to me. Gah :)
If ever there was someone who needed to learn when to shut up...
"Panzer coming in from the East!!!"
In my spare time I've taken to playing my 2 week free trial of World War II Online. For those of you who don't know the game its a multiplayer online game set in WWII Europe in which you fight on either allied or axis side for supremacy. In it you can pilot planes, steer boats, drive tanks, trucks, aim artillery platforms and run around as a foot-soldier. All of the options are heavily researched and as realistic as possible. Its balanced so that you can only have so many airplanes available, or particular tanks etc by making them 'respawn' like fruit growing on a tree so that only so many people can be using them. The numbers are different at each 'choke' point (representing a particular battlefield element).
It is played by trying to 'capture' facilities in cities. These are buildings out of which fly the flag of the current holders (German, French, british etc). If you have all the facilities flying your flag you 'liberate' that town and it shows up as one of yours on the world map.
Its really quite superb to be running along and diving into some tall grass whilst a Spitfire swoops down, strafing some enemy troops before returning to its dogfight. You learn to recognize specific sounds of specific machinery.. The metalic slicing of a Panzer is something which immediately prompts a heightened state of alertness.
Good fun game. No real point to it but a superb battle experience and a great laugh with historical detail :)
And of course of chief importance: Its free for 2 weeks :D
Right, tomorrow back to the house :D Ahh.. Sweet release :D
Later
John
Posted by John Swaine at March 28, 2003 03:33 AM