The Grateful Gamer
For those in the United States who read this: Happy Thanksgiving.

For everybody else: Happy ... uh, Thursday!

In the spirit of the day, here are just a few things I am thankful for as a gamer today -- in no particular order.

* Yngwie Malmsteen on Rock Band this week. I didn't know the songs, but that was okay - he basically recycles the same twelve pieces over and over again, so I was right at home.

* It's a tiny thread of silver lining in really horrible stormclouds, but at least politicians have been so concerned about far more important things the last few months that there hasn't been a lot of push to legislate videogames. I guess that's something they do when they are bored.

* The holiday weekend - our geeky tradition is to have friends over and sling twenty-siders around. And play Tetris Plus on the Playstation. Rock Band no doubt figures prominently this year. And LOTS of D&D.

* A stable job. When the economy is in the tank and several friends are out looking for a job (a lot of them have landed very nicely, something else I'm thankful for), I am glad to be where I'm not (currently) worried about it. Knock on wood.

* Indie Gaming! I love mainstream games, but it's so awesome to go out there and find weird, quirky, FUN stuff with all kinds of personality and charm and new ideas that doesn't have to pass through a committee of suits to be released.

* You guys! I don't know why you do it, but I appreciate you folks dropping by and contributing to the conversations here. Most of the time, the value isn't in the articles posted here, but in the conversation threads here and on the forums. Thank you!

* A wife and family that not only understands, but are gamers themselves.

Labels: Geek Life

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