srsly

so i canceled my world of warcraft subscription. i never should have started a character on an east coast server. the reason i’m quitting is not because i don’t like it anymore, i really still do like it. but my guild is getting to the point where all we do is raid high level instances. the problem arises is that these start on weekdays at 7pm EDT. that’s 4pm PST and i’m still at work. so it doesn’t make sense to keep playing and paying and not participate in the high level raids. i suppose i could start a new character on a west coast server, find a new guild and everything is hunky dory. except i spent 6 months getting my character to the level it’s at now, made a lot of comfortable relationships with my guildmates, and i’m not sure i feel like putting the effort in again with a new start because the same thing will probably happen in another 3 or 4 months.
so i’m trading this addiction for The Sims. i think i’m going to bug tessa for sim city 4 and go buy The Sims 2 sometime soon. this is a much less demanding addiction. and i won’t feel bad when i have to suddenly stop because nobody is going to be relying on me paying attention to the screen. this is probably for the best, but i’m really going to miss it. i may pick up again in the future, but i doubt it. once i quit these things i tend to drop them for good.
somehow i don’t think this is going to make my social life any better though. the game didn’t really interfere with it. i guess i’ll have more conversations with my girlfriend in the evenings though. there’s some consolation in that