I'm taking history classes so I thought it'd be fun to play Civ with all the knowledge on ancient history I now have and I can confidently say this was a terrible idea.

I started playing at 6 in the morning and when I took a break to save, the clock read 1 PM. An alarm went off for an assignment that's due. I quickly ctrl+c, ctrl+v my way to an underwhelming mark and proceed to settle new parts of the map.

My phone buzzes, a call from a friend that I forget to answer. I assure myself I'll get back to them. My phone buzzes again but I truly cannot sacrifice my time to entertain this person while the Nordic meance prepares for war in the East. The sun sets and the moon rises while concerned messages pile up in my inbox until the frequency of the buzzing dies down and eventually ceases. Peace at last.

After several days of play, my Mother apologetically cracks open the door to my room. She asks me if I'd like to watch a movie together sometime and I tell her no, my eyes never leaving the screen. Our interactions have been limited to her leaving food by my door. I hear he crying most nights. Low happiness, she should've built more amenities.

Fun is not something I've thought about while playing for a long time. I will keep going till my weak laptop's AMD A9 processor melts from overuse. The advisor recommends this course of action.