You want to know what’s sad (in a way) or at least dumb? See the fish animation on the sidebar, last thing on the right? I keep trying to feed the green one. (Left click on the image to feed them.)
I am invested in taking care of an image, a bunch of pixels of color and apparent movement, a non-existent creature.
Am I that lonely, or is there something else at work here, some human or sentient being need to interact with other “living” beings? Because, you see, at some point I forget that I am playing a game and I begin trying to anticipate where the little green fish will go next - so that I can get there before all the other fish arrive in order to drop food pellets for my little green buddy.
What’s up with that? Is it a delayed case of empty nest syndrome? Am I substituting this moving bit of color on my monitor screen for a living plant or a pet dog or cat to nurture? Is this a female thing, a need to take care of...of...something, anything, to feel fulfilled? To justify my taking up air and space here?
Or am I bored out of my skull at work, chasing my (note the possessive pronoun!) green fish when I should be working on taxes and filing?
I’ll put this issue on the back burner and let it simmer for awhile. In the meantime, I’ve got a fish to feed.
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