So this weekend the original plan was to go see the new Batman movie. Yes, original plan, as in, it has since been revised.
Maybe I should explain. The husband works at a public library which means quite often he has to deal with (you guessed it) the public. I work in an accounting department where we all take turns on the receptionist desk. That means this week I got to answer the phone a lot. It isn't as if substituting at reception is difficult. But it is annoying. I'm not what you could call a 'people person'.
And really don't complain to me if we repossessed your vehicle. We only do that if you don't make payments on your loan. We'd much rather you pay us. It's not like we get a lot of joy when we have to hire someone to hunt you down and take away your car. Nobody forced you to get a loan with us and we really didn't force you to default on your loan. And we especially didn't force you to not even communicate with us so we could work with you on payments.
Don't get me wrong, if I meet you, chances are I'll like you. You're an individual and you might just be interesting. People though? To quote a favorite movie, 'people are dumb, panicky, dangerous animals and you know it'.
The husband likes helping people usually, which is good considering what he does for a living, but we're usually in agreement that people on average are fairly annoying.
So on Friday night when the time came to decide what our plans were for the weekend... we really didn't feel like getting up for a morning show and dealing with a crowd of mouth breathers. I haven't gotten to write much this week and we're both in mourning so neither of us are feeling very social or friendly.
So we're (read the husband) playing Dragon Age. Dragon Age, for those of you unfamiliar with video games, is a game where you become a fabled Grey Warden and save the kingdom from a terrible threat, a Blight led by an evil dragon. The Blight literally destroys the land and is caused by Darkspawn, evil monsters from underground who want only to take over the world so their evil dragon/resurrected god can rule it.
Along the way you can collect companions to help you. Some of these companions are people you can have a romantic relationship with, all of them have their own troubles and will need your help for little side quests. And then there's the general populace of the country, some of whom are stupid, some of whom are noble, and others of which are out to get you.
You can have a lot of adventures, and ultimately you end up putting a new king on the throne, defeating the archdemon/dragon and becoming the hero of the land. You meet elves, dwarves, mages and a lot of other people and its a very layered and interesting game. Every action has consequences. If you don't help a barmaid, you might not end up with a tavern named after you. If you decide to not help the elves...you could end up overrun with werewolves. Its fun and interesting and has a very good heart. And in the end, it feels nice to be the hero.
Now if you'll excuse me, we're about to head into the wilds to retrieve some important treaties. I'm sure the husband will need me to pay close attention so he doesn't miss any treasure along the way.
Hope everyone is having a good weekend.
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