My guy, Selxes in Manitoba - in case you don't know by now, made a strange request in early April: He asked me if I could set up a couple of my older consoles in the living room so that he could play some video games there. The living room, as you have probably concluded from this interaction, is Selxes' domain. Sure, it's our shared space during mealtime, date nights, and movie viewing, but outside of those things, I find no reason to be there due to his choice of... cable offerings? So, to have something from the video gaming realm intrude upon his personal space is rather significant. Sure, he has played some video games with me, but he has very little interest in the medium. It was a genuine request however, because he said he wanted to "stimulate" his mind a little more. I agreed and installed my PlayStation 4 there, alongside the Nintendo Wii. He was really excited that I also volunteered the Wii because he said that he has enjoyed bowling on that console in the past. As you may have expected however, he hasn't touched them yet outside of a little demo I did for him when I completed setting those consoles up late last month.
A now a little update on my Game Room. I have removed the board game table that I crammed into this small space. I had to squeeze along the sides of that huge table every time I need to look out of the window or visit the walk-in closet. Just quite inconvenient. I have decided to just clear some space in my garage where I will be playing all of my board games. The situation is kind of hairy in there so this is a work in progress. This also means that unless I can get a Personal Computer in there, or some kind of recording mechanism installed, I will not have any more footage of my board gaming sessions. Not a big loss however, because of my waning interest in recording everything these days, and now I can get back into virtual reality. Just reclaiming all of that space provides the room with a relaxed vibe. I find that in my life, everything has to start with the Game Room. When it's unorganized in here, life feels unnecessarily more hectic. I think we all need a space to get away, where we feel that we are in control, if only temporarily, and only within context.
I am free to move about the cabin again.
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