I never thought I'd say this, and part of me still doesn't believe it, but: I'll be glad when this high-definition t.v. is out of my room forever.

I cleverly requisitioned the t.v., which will eventually end up in the store my dad is building beside his office, a week or so ago. I played GTA 3: Vice City on it for a bit, long enough to find six more hidden packages, but eventually even I get bored with that.

When Josh bought the game Knights of the Old Republic — which is really quite good, even if it is the 1,245th game set in the Star Wars universe — I requisitioned that, and everything was good.

Except I saw the sunrise this morning. I have a computer, a printer, an Xbox, and a high-definition t.v. up here, but I have no clock (that the one I bought in Germany is on the fritz).

And even if I did, it would make no difference. I played Warcraft III for six hours straight a few times too. The same goes for Morrowind, Windwaker, and every game I've ever remotely enjoyed, all the way back to Return to Zork and its infinitely harder text-based predecessor Beyond Zork.

I'm not playing KOT tonight. I probably won't touch it for a while. But I fear for my grades once Fable, Jade Empire, and Halo 2 all come out fall term.