Not exactly working ungodly hours these days, all things considered, but still I feel like I’m working too much. Something about living alone with a Boston Terrier - whose conversational skills leave somewhat to be desired - means my mind doesn’t really get much diversion, so I keep working (in my head) until I get back into the studio the next day. That ain’t good. Last night I had a nightmare in which a monster from my game was chasing me. That wasn’t good either.

My guitar lessons are the perfect diversion. Doing something wholly unrelated to games that requires my undivided focus is the only way I’ve found of completely disconnecting. I’m always happy, at the end of a full day, to know have a lesson that night.

I’d enjoy this perfect job more if I got my mind off it more often. I have half a mind to make that a new year’s resolution, but I like to only make resolutions I can keep. Is that stacking the deck?