Driving Home

At the end of this long day, I saw these lights, spread across the car as I pulled into the garage. The photo is slightly out of focus, and although not purposeful at the time, it could be useful now. These days are coming faster and ever faster now, so this blur can only increase with that motion.

I missed working out today for the first time since I began this whole challenge. I missed one day, and I think tomorrow may be #2, as I recover from my mild strain on the muscles in my calf. I figure that I'd rather be disappointed for two days here, and then be back on the program than keep with the program and destroy myself for potentially much longer than this short time. I've already decided to make up these missed days at the end of this marathon session, so I'll get them sooner or later. Everything else is right on target, and continues to do so as I go on.

If you haven't seen it yet... definitely check out this video --

Little Big Planet HD Video

This is the game "Little Big Planet", for the PS3, and it is based on user created content that will get passed around, as far as I understand, in a way kind of like the way youtube content gets passed around right now. You can build whatever you want in to these little levels, and people can play. The most amazing thing to me is that there is just a pure sense of PLAY to this.

I've talked with people, and the feeling I get is that this is like watching little kids playing in the neighborhood. The music backs this up greatly, but so does the game play. Each of those little characters is controlled by another person, and they're all just out having a good time, making up some imaginary adventure to play along with in the front yard. Perhaps fighting invisible monsters, perhaps just playing tag, but all it is simply silly play. There is nothing more that needs to be inferred about this game. In watching this, I've realized that perhaps it's not the stories that we as game players should seek. Moments like these, these "pure play" moments, are where we should look. I'm tired of being burdened by trying to understand the deep underlying motivation of my characters... I want them to just play... and this game gives me that feeling, even just watching it. It makes me miss those days when I could play those silly games, have those silly adventures, and make up something like this... at the same as bringing back a chance to retake some of it, and just play.

More later...

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