Taking a Break...

Last night I got to the breaking point...no, not with my job as some might think considering youth convention is less than 1 week away. I took up a love with Madden NFL football several years ago back to the days of the Sega Genesis. I would have even called myself somewhat of an expert of the game. Ok just thought about something...I started playing football video games back on the original Nintendo...Techmo Bowl and then Techmo Super Bowl...by far my favorite...Last year I purchased the Playstation 3. One of the first games that I picked up for it was Madden 09. The playstation 3 was the first system that I have owned that I could actually go online and play against anyone else in the world with the same game and station as myself. I loved this considering easports kept track online all your stats (I am a stat geek) and your level advancements. Last year I never got past level one and I thought this was because I bought the game late in the season and just couldn't catch up with the veterans. This year...I bought Madden 10 the day it came out and went right to playing online because I wanted to see how high I could get in the levels. So for the past 3 months I have been spending all my "extra" time trying to beat people online at Madden. My record currently stands at 59 and 59...All but 5 or 6 wins comes against level one opponents like myself. I am still level one after 3 months...Last week I discovered that easports would email you your stats so I checked the box...In my first email they told me that I was only 200 points away from going to level 2...The goal I have been shooting for for 3 months...So for the past week the games that I won and lost meant a little more than before...I saw the goal...After the past week of playing I am now some 500 points from getting to that level 2. I have backslid...

Here is the deal...My attitude has been less than stellar for the past couple of weeks. I am sure there is more to it than Madden but after my loss last night at 7:00...I thought I was going to throw my ps3 remote through my TV. Then I had plans of launching my Madden game out the door like a frisbie to see how far it would go and then I would finish the night off by taking a sledge hammer to the PS3 system...

I refrained and ejected the disk...put it in the Madden 10 box...and handed to my wife. I told her to hide it for a week because it is affecting my attitude. Today is a brand new day. I woke up early, before Abi and Amanda, and right away I had the bug to play. But I decided to begin cooking breakfast instead. I feel like I am an addict...disappointed that I am not playing but I know that this week will be better if I don't. Who knows...I may have a copy of Madden 10 to give away after this week...