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It’s been a while SWG fans. One may not have missed Zzyxx's Corner while reading about other MMOs on gamebunny. Others might have thought ol’ Z gave up writing articles for Lent. Although I did see “The Passion” (excellent movie BTW), it didn’t inspire me to do such a drastic thing. No, real life collided with my virtual life. A new job, new city , new house… now I just need a new female wookie in my life. *heavy sigh* Anyway, I thought I’d ease back into regular writing this month with a very light topic.

For almost a month, I went without playing SWG. I figured this would be a great chance for me to work on other things. You know… pay my bills, pay my taxes, learn to macramé. I figured I wouldn’t miss the game. Well folks, I was wrong. If anything, it reinforced my addiction. I started concocting ways to get on-line, even though I no longer had high-speed Internet. Here are a couple of sick examples…

I was in Sarasota , Florida for vacation; a beautiful town, if you’ve never been there. The first thing I noticed about my room… the gorgeous, 180 degree view of the Gulf of Mexico . The second thing I noticed was the high-speed Internet connection. Yes, even on vacation, even in paradise, Z called to me. For every hour I spent on the beach admiring the sand, bikinis, water, bikinis, beer, bikinis, … did I mention bikinis?... I spent 2 hours in my hotel room playing SWG.

On another occasion, I checked into a Hampton Inn rather than staying with family (during my move), so I could hop on-line “just to check my maintenance”. Further, I was at a wedding in Denver . Beautiful weather, beautiful bridesmaids (I was the Best Man), and I still managed to sneak away for some quick pistol experience grinding.

To answer the question on everyone’s mind, yes I am in therapy and I’m doing well. My watercolors are quite striking (even though they are of wookie women). What the heck is my point here? I don’t have one =P

Ok… one small point… As we approach summer (for our Northern Hemisphere readers), take an hour or two out of your day to go outside for a walk. Enjoy the sunshine. Go to the pool. When I was a kid, we played outside from morning till 9pm (when we were unceremoniously called in by our mothers). We played with sticks and called them lightsabers. We fought trees and called them Stormtroopers. We ate worms and dirt, and we liked it… oh how we loved it!!! Ok that last part wasn’t true.

Even though we continue to get more mobile, more connected (virtually), more addicted to games; take the time to enjoy real life. It ain’t that bad. Go out and enjoy the summer, and be careful while you do it. That is until Doom3 comes out… then by all means spend your summers in doors.

In my next installment of Zzyxx's Corner, I will return to more informative matters when I discuss the joys, trials, and some advice on becoming a Smuggler. Till next time kids, may all your weapons be repaired with only minor blemishes. May the Force Be With You. Big Z has left the building.