So I’m sitting on a Friday night. My sister took my niece and nephew to the drive-in for their last night here. I’m reinstalling windows on the little PC. I’m starting to get down because it is their last night and they are going away tomorrow. I don’t know. They used to live here. I miss them being part of my daily life. They’ve grown so much and as much as I’ve gotten used to the privacy of them not being here, I’m at an age where I miss having them around. I don’t know. I’m mixed up.
In other news, my monopoly obsession continues. I’ve been sick all week with an upset stomach so any time they’re gone, I’m usually in bed. I have my xbox hooked up in my bedroom and I play when I’m lying in bed. Last night I couldn’t sleep so I was up until 3AM playing monopoly. I’m earning the high score in every category now, though I HATE classic rules monopoly. Pure monopoly means free parking doesn’t get a payout (it’s square that can’t be bought or sold) and if someone doesn’t buy a property it goes to auction. Since there’s hardly any extra ways to make money the computer guys don’t do 4 houses and a hotel at one time, which is good, but neither can I.
I find myself buying every property I can. If someone gets boardwalk or park place first, I’ll simply buy it from them in a trade. Sometimes I’ll buy single properties from computer players just so I have one of every housing set. That way no one ever gets an entire set and I can concentrate on my few squares. How good am I? In the last couple of games I’ve owned every square on the board minutes before bankrupting everyone.
I’m glad I’m not playing this game with other people though. I’m a total prick about it. If I played this way around actual live human beings they’d walk away. That scares me, it really does.
I’m a slave to frigging xbox monopoly.
I need help.
k9