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12/25/2004

 
O, To Be a Minesweeper!
from 10/8/2004

i sweep the mines
even when my life is on the line
but life is like minesweeper in this respect
there once was a time
i had never swept a single mine
but then the day came that this changed
even then i didn't love the game
because i didn't completely understand it
it blew my mind
yet dumber people got it
i was left aware of my increasing ignorance
then picked up the game again
on a whim out of boredom
and finally it started to click
as i pointed the mouse
and keyed enter
life is like this revelation
but the a-ha moments are much farther between
and the wait can get obscene
even now liking minesweeper
it can get quite redundant
as i find myself acting as a zombie might
hanging my head
needling the dread through loop after loop
the occassional victories
are just thrilling enough to keep me going
but i only really get excited
when i break the high score
and there's always a higher level
i sweep the mines
even when my life is on the line
it's hard to imagine
anyone else hanging in the balance
that is, no one dies
when i hit a live mine.