Owwww- Owwww-Owwwwwwwwww!!!!

Bloody hell is this heat EVER going to go the hell away?

My head POUNDS every single day- some more than others(like today)....and then there is never a quiet moment at our house either.
The TV is constantly on, the dog is constantly in our faces wanting to play or to be let out and even then he's constantly barking while he's outside, and the cat is constantly either dragging the drapes off the windows or latching onto the leather furniture with his sharp-assed claws or climbing on the desk or kitchen counters which is NOT allowed and both are constantly being yelled at. Usually by me. I worked my ass off to have what I have and I'll be damned if I let those mangy animals destroy it all.

We have A/C in the living room only- so there is no place I can escape to to get rid of the headache. And I have to go to work tonight as well.
I'm not looking forward to all the walking and stair-climbing.
I just want a cold, dark spot to curl up in and relax.

Computer/Video Games- The Devils Spawn.

I'm convinced Computer/Video games are Satan's Spawn.


I am soooo annoyed.

I want to play computer/video games- but I just cannot find one that does what I want to do.

I have ZELDA- Ocarina of Time which is HUGELY entertaining- but I am stuck in that one. I can't get past the mountain part in it and I have tried for MONTHS to figure that one out. Usually I just end up getting so frustrated I wanna throw the controller THRU the TV....and then I end up going to the in-game fishing pond to fish and calm down.....sometimes it works- sometimes it doesn't.

I started Oblivion....got to a certain point -in the what I like to call the "Hell-Fire and Brimstone" level, and cannot find my way out. I have killed everything I can- the place is empty, I searched every thing I killed, and found no key to give me exit rights. So for the past 2 weeks I have been wandering around and around in that damn boring place entering chambers and going out of them, up and down the spiral staircase.
Wandering around in circles. I HATE wandering around "LOOKING" for something and being stuck.

So this week Pauli and I went out and bought a couple NEW games....my choice was Return to Mysterious Island. Rated T......Pauli didn't know if I would like what is basically a point and click game....but I insisted that maybe if I started at a lower level game I would be able to grow with it- and not have to be calling him over every minute and a half to help me out or give me a hint.

Now, I understand this game perfectly, it's actually a lot of fun. BUT- now I have come to a point where I have to get past these four stupid monkey who are throwing stones at me- without KILLING them for Christ-sake.
I have went thru my entire inventory- mixing and matching items to try and make SOMETHING to get rid of them so I can continue the game. Nothing has worked so far. I even backtracked to the beginning of the game- screen by screen, and then scrolled the cursor over the entire screen , inch by inch, at each point to make sure I hadn't missed some vital item to collect.
NOTHING.
I spent four hours today doing that hunt stuff- and getting a HUGE migraine to boot.

Is there a game out there that offers an adventure I can go on and explore and kill stuff without being stopped dead at some point by some annoying things like these happening?
When I play a game I like to be able to DO things, not have to sit and think until my head aches and make a zillion decisions. I do enough of that stuff at work and in RL. I DO like something that keeps my interest tho- a game that has places to explore and things to see and learn- but without all the dead-ends to have to deal with.

PLEASE-if you know of a game that you think might be what I'm looking for- please, please, PLEASE tell me what it is.

Sorry about the RANT- I just am very frustrated at this point and needed to vent..

I Sowwwwwweeeeeeyyy!!

I'm supposed to be going to a family reunion today.

I won't be going. I have a headache.....again- for two days. And much as I love my family and WANT to go anyway, there is NO way I could deal with the noise, the heat, or especially the LIGHT right now.

I know some people will be hurt I didn't come- mainly my sister Tee who has worked so hard all year to get this event together, but I'm sure she will understand- as will any of my other relatives who have ever had one of these damn things.

So to all who miss me- I miss you too. And besides- there's ALWAYS next year!