Daryl & Heather Overland

On Sunday I became one day older than I was on Saturday, but somehow I aged an entire decade.

Do you feel any different? I keep hearing. Well, on Sunday I was rather tired. That may, however, have something to do with the 30 odd miles we cycled in 30 degree heat, and the partying on into the evening. Having taken a few days to soak it all in, I would have to say while I'm a little thinner in some places, and a little fatter in others, a little less hairy in some, a lot more hairy in others, I'm still me, although sometimes I forget who that is.

And what have I achieved in those 30 years. Well, for one I've completed Ultima V-IX, Ultima Underworld 1 and 2, at least 10 Sierra adventures, Captain Comic (without losing a life), Warcraft 1-3, Baldur's Gate 1,2 and Dark Alliance, Diablo, Age of Empires 1 and 2, Lylat Wars, managed a gold medal in every cup on Mario Karts 64 and oh-so-many more. I've also watched more than 300 episodes of The Simpsons, some more than 10 times. And over the last 15 years I've accumulated a vast collection of comic books, which were recently valued at almost what I paid for them!

So how have I had the time to have a social life? Well... er, Mario Karts 64 is multiplayer, and I played Age of Empires 2 online against other, er, people. And lots of people have heard me laughing at The Simpsons. And I buy comic books off a person, on ebay. Surely that counts.

What else. Well, I managed to go to the same university for 11 years, and then when I thought I should grow up and move on, I went to another university. And I have travelled the world, got a great girlfriend, almost completed a PhD, got an excellent bunch of friends (none of whom can help me get past level 7 on The Frozen Throne, but hey?) and am a better person for all of it.

So do I feel any different? Well, seeing as though the first thing I did at midnight Saturday was watch two episodes of The Simpsons, probably not that much.

# posted by Daryl   3 comments    Post a Comment