online amusements

it’s funny how the Web has effortlessly saturated — and constantly redefines — the way we live our lives these days.

the ‘Net has not only pervaded the ‘professional’ aspect of our daily routine (especially among those who frequently need to go online for various reasons), it is also playing an increasingly large role in our social lives. social networking sites such as MySpace, Friendster, Multiply, and FaceBook have already become a fixture in our daily conversation. in fact, if you’re not into any of these and your friends are yabbering endlessly about their online activities, you begin to wonder if you’re already hopelessly left behind or slowly turning into an outcast of some sort.

of course, one of the most widespread uses of the Net will always have something to do with amusement (hobbies, gaming) and entertainment (music, films, TV, animation, etc.). in this sense, various game sites and online casinos are in the thick of things because of their captive audience and ease of finding a wealth of online resources for such amusements. foremost among these sites is Casino Online, which offers a variety of games like video poker, etc. for as long as there are interested players out there, this type of sites will always be a mouse-click away.

ooops…

my absentmindedness is fast reaching alarming proportions.

i know i can be rather offhand and forgetful about dates, but just this monday i actually stretched the limits of my blundering ways. after watching anime 5 hours straight the night before, i was understandably groggy when i woke up. after lunch, i did a few chores then watched some more (anime DVDs, what else?).

around 3:00 pm i received a text message from the ‘Shrink, who asked if i could buy her some take-out food (i usually buy food on my way to work). that, of course, puzzled me. now, why would the ‘Shrink go to work on a sunday? but my attention was still riveted on Bamboo Blade, so i let that pass — must be some pressing deadline, i thought.

the idea that i might be wrong about what day it was only started to kick in when another friend sent me a text message, which made a definite reference to dates. and that was around 5:30pm. you ought to have seen my DUMBfounded expression when a glance at the calendar confirmed my worst fear.

No way!/ [denial stage] can it be? [as if!]

a deafening sound of a gigantic thunderclap or the opening bars of Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony would have been appropriate at this point, but of course that didn’t happen.

my reaction? my jaw dropped, then i sat down abruptly. (yes, i know. apparently, the weight of one’s own stupidity requires overwhelming strength to support.) a face-squirming grimace, followed by few choice epithets, and then finally laughter.

next year, i’m getting a humongous calendar (with a LARGE FONT), then i’ll nail it on my ceiling and surround it with flashing lights.