I have been playing a lot of games this week. As you saw from earlier posts, I’ve been spending some time in Liberty City stealing cars, and I’ve been running around with my beam-katana slicing people into freezer bag sized chunks.

I’ve had adrenaline pumping through my veins forcing me to concentrate on being law abiding as I drove to work, and to not solve all disputes with blood gurgling violence. It always concerns me when I am moseying along in traffic, and I keep thinking that if I jumped the median and drove into oncoming traffic I could certainly get to work faster.

And my nerves have been shot as a result of my gaming habits! I ducked for cover when the lid on my Tupperware container popped in the microwave. When I was listening to music with headphones at work and was tapped on the shoulder, I fluidly spun around and grabbed my colleague by the wrist narrowly avoiding the instinct to go totally Seagal on him, Above The Law-style.

And as much fun as that sounds, I also spent some time away from such violent tendencies, and managed to find 3 nerve calming games, some sad news, a cool geeky artisan, and a gem of a Star Wars video.

So kick back and join me as I sip on my lemon grass tea and go totally mellow today; here’s the cool stuff that kept me from landing my sorry ass in the clanker this week, as found on my tumblog:

• Game: Boomshine
• Game: White Dwarf
• Game: Open Door 2
• Lorne singing Lady Marmalade
• Rapunzel’s Tower: Geeky Sewing Extravaganza
• Star Wars Disco Fever

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