Oblivion, Relationships, and Super Powers

I’ve been munching on apples and playing Elder Scrolls: Oblivion all night on the PS3. I’m an accomplished level 28 now which means successively too much time in front of the projector and an accomplished level of digital cool I’ll never be in real life.

My co-workers have taken to calling me “Digital Nick” which got me to thinking about super powers. I think we all secretly want a kick-ass super power, even if we’re too embarrassed to admit it. Me? I’d have the ability to enter stories and merge real life with the written word.

I read a lot of fantasy when I was growing up. Can you tell? I also loved Stranger Than Fiction.

Super powers are kind of like nicknames, though. You’ve got something great in your head but ultimately you get whatever circumstances throw at you. For example, I’m Digital Nick. My superpower is that I type real fast.

This weekend I’m going up to Bayfield for some relaxation and ice cave exploration with Chippy. We’re on a relationship break until then, whatever that means. I figure “let’s take is a break” is somewhere between “I’m not cooking you dinner tonight” and “I’m sleeping with your best friend.” I’ll be playing video games and trying to beat the internet in the interim.

Next week I’ll be out on the East coast in Newport RI and Boston MA. Obviously I’ll be thoroughly disappointed if I don’t get to meet Family Guy and hear at least one person say “chow-dah”. I’m not really sure what else to expect– although I hear there’s lobster there.

~ by completelyunexpected on March 24, 2008.