Maybe I can talk Charles into flying back next month when Doom III is released. I’m curious to see whether it will live up to the hype, but I think I’ll survive even if I don’t get to play it. I’m probably fulfilling my annual quota of computer-game-playing during this week. It’s so much nicer to sit back and order someone else around: “Go left! No, right! Shoot!” Much less strain on the neck. But I find that I still get bored with multi-player options in games. My friend has been playing a lot of multi-player Halo and it just seems repetitive. I guess I prefer games that are driven by a cohesive storyline. And in single-player games, you don’t have annoying 14-year-olds with monikers like “Fartmonkey” and “Butt Pirate” running around and calling everyone “faggot.” There’s something about on-line games that brings out a homoerotic streak in young men.
