The best part though was my house did not have to get turned upside down this time. The LAN party was at my brother-in-law's bachelor pad where setup does not involve moving all the furniture out.
It is a weekend of non-stop gaming, little sleep, paper plates, finger foods, beer, energy drinks, and a world I am happy to just observe.
The interesting aspect of being married to a gamer is how it has helped me find common ground with students over the years, especially boys. When they discuss various games, I actually know what they are referring to.
Later this week I am going to share a classroom management system I created last year to try and incorporate a gamer logic to classroom management.
I hope you had a great weekend!
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ReplyDeleteMy boyfriends a gamer so I totally know what you are talking about. I'm interested to see that management plan, I definitely have a few video game obsessed boys!
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The hubby is a gamer and there was a beta (a testing) weekend for a new game and all I heard nonstop was game talk between him and his brother via headphones (different houses). All weekend I went to bed alone because of this beta weekend. (I am definitely glad it is now over.) I know where you are coming from though :)
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My (Not So) Elementary Life
Actually, Guild Wars was one of the primary games played at the LAN because of the beta testing weekend. Beta was last night until 2am. I know all about betas, mods, raids, etc. Been married 8+ years - very few nights I didn't go to bed first. Some of us need sleep. Some of us only need coffee and video games, apparently. Lol. You get used to it, but being with a hard-core gamer (as opposed to a casual one) is a whole other way of living.
ReplyDeleteI'm glad I'm not the only one!! My husband does this, too! We're just a big set of nerds.. I blog..he games... LOL!
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Rowdy in Room 300