Dave's Addicted - We need to do an Intervention !!

Dave's not been getting much sleep lately, and he's been spending a lot of time in his room on his computer. At first I thought he was busy with work, (they are installing this new software and it's a HUGH undertaking for the whole I/T department). Then he admitted to me that he's been spending his time with Bubbles. At first I wasn't too concerned - I thought that Bubbles was just the pole dancer at the local bar down the street. But then to my horror, I found out that Bubbles is a computer game. Yes that's right - Dave has been spending hour after hour every night playing Bubbles. He's so addicted that one morning he started playing at 4:30 am and he was supposed to leave for work by 6:15, and at 6:20 he was still at the computer playing Bubbles. He wasn't even dressed - he was just sitting there in his underwear playing Bubbles. I told him, just turn the game off and go to work. He said "NO - I'll lose my place and have to start all over again." He won't even turn off the game, he leaves his computer turned on to Bubbles all day, so that when he comes home from work he can sit down and continue playing the game. He's got the his mind made up that he can beat the computer and clear off the board.

And to make matters worse, he's now started introducing his friends to the game, and getting them hooked on it. And I already know the dangers of this game - I'm the one who introduced Dave to Bubbles, but at least I can play one or two games and turn it off and walk away. IT'S ONLY A GAME !! So beware, if he offers you one game, and says it's all in fun - RUN, don't play even one game. I told him, he's like a drug dealer. He gives you a little taste and then you want more, and more, and more until your hooked. Now what kind of a friend gets his other friends hooked like that. And I remember a couple of years ago Dave's exact words to me were "I NEVER play computer games".

Well - on to some serious news.

Dave found out that he's going to Bristol ENGLAND the end of October for a week. He has to do a presentation in conjunction with the new software that's being installed at his workplace. And the company is also paying for my plane fare - YEA. This is be a one time trip, (like our trip to Australia), so we're planning on making it a good one.

Tomorrow we get our new carpeting installed. So, we have been spending the evenings packing up our crap, uhh, I mean valuables and moving them out of the way. The only problem is we have more stuff than room to put the stuff. And my arms are so sore from carrying boxes. Dave says it's like moving only worse, cause we have to put everything away again.

Well the next time I write hopefully everything will be back in place and we will like the way the new carpet fits in.