Conflict Avoided

 Today I did very good at staying quiet and not speaking. Someone close to me implied that I do nothing but 'watch TV and play video games.'

My first thought was. "Oh. Oh!"

Followed by the thought: "You clearly don't know me." Followed by a twinge of anger. Followed by the realization that defending myself to this person would achieve nothing. Their ideas of me are their problem. At that point I decided it was better not to respond.

I do play video games, it's true. But I don't watch TV unless a friend insists we watch something. :P

The 1 hour a day internet challenge continues: though I've broken down and accessed outside of that  block for work and communication with friends. I think these are fair things to do. It's the mindless browsing and the tendency toward distraction that I wish to curb: I don't want to lose income or social relations by tossing out baby with bath water.

In other news, I am 2/3rds of the way through Black Swan and still loving it. I am also reading Freebird's Journal. Hopefully I will meet him someday.