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Jun. 18th, 2008 04:12 pmI want to play Earthbound. So I can't stand it whenever I come into the room to find the TV off, but whatever video game system my brother's playing still powered on. It's a fucking waste of electricity and it's bad for the system or cartridge and there's overheating and udgjkhdjhgdjkhrj he's damaging it! Of course, if I turn it off, he'll BAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAW and naturally Mom and Dad take his side. "NONONO BEAU DIDN'T GET SAVE! WAAAAAAAAAAAH!" "Giselle, how dare you turn the power off without saving his game!"
So I'm waiting for him to come home. I DO get to play games. But guess what? I have to listen to my brother listen to YouTube videos on his computer on the highest volume possible. While wearing headphones. Yes, I can still hear him playing the same damn Nightwish song and sped-up "Alvin & the Chipmunks" versions of various Evanescence and Linkin Park subliminally nagging my subconscious while I try to play. If I tell him to stop the music? He screams about how it's not fair and runs to Mommy and Daddy to complain. If I tell him to lower the volume? He acts as rude as possible ("Beau? Beau?" "WHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAT!?" "Can you lower the volume please?" "... *ignore*" "Beau?" "WHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAT!?" "Can you lower the volume please?" "WHAAAAAAT IT'S NOT FAIR I ALREADY LOWERED VOLUME ARRRRRRRRRRRRGH!") or he lowers it then slowly builds back up again thinking I won't notice.
Sorry, but I get twitchy at the slightest distractions, so that's why I like playing alone. To immerse myself in the game. So if "Alvin" and his little friends "sing" a cheap screechy version of "Bring Me to Life" or "Live & Learn", it's impossible for me to concentrate and I'm just left fucking irritated.
It's a waste of time, having to wait on my brother whether he's at home or not. It's like when he breaks controllers in his temper tantrums. Video game systems don't fall from trees, and we lost several N64s from overheat. I sure as hell don't want to be on the computer all day, and I don't want to lie in bed either. Is it so much for him to consider other people besides himself? Or my parents to realize my brother's not the only one with "special needs"? Dear fucking god.
No doubt my brother's not going to listen to a thing I say. He'll ignore me or forget about it.
So I'm waiting for him to come home. I DO get to play games. But guess what? I have to listen to my brother listen to YouTube videos on his computer on the highest volume possible. While wearing headphones. Yes, I can still hear him playing the same damn Nightwish song and sped-up "Alvin & the Chipmunks" versions of various Evanescence and Linkin Park subliminally nagging my subconscious while I try to play. If I tell him to stop the music? He screams about how it's not fair and runs to Mommy and Daddy to complain. If I tell him to lower the volume? He acts as rude as possible ("Beau? Beau?" "WHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAT!?" "Can you lower the volume please?" "... *ignore*" "Beau?" "WHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAT!?" "Can you lower the volume please?" "WHAAAAAAT IT'S NOT FAIR I ALREADY LOWERED VOLUME ARRRRRRRRRRRRGH!") or he lowers it then slowly builds back up again thinking I won't notice.
Sorry, but I get twitchy at the slightest distractions, so that's why I like playing alone. To immerse myself in the game. So if "Alvin" and his little friends "sing" a cheap screechy version of "Bring Me to Life" or "Live & Learn", it's impossible for me to concentrate and I'm just left fucking irritated.
It's a waste of time, having to wait on my brother whether he's at home or not. It's like when he breaks controllers in his temper tantrums. Video game systems don't fall from trees, and we lost several N64s from overheat. I sure as hell don't want to be on the computer all day, and I don't want to lie in bed either. Is it so much for him to consider other people besides himself? Or my parents to realize my brother's not the only one with "special needs"? Dear fucking god.
No doubt my brother's not going to listen to a thing I say. He'll ignore me or forget about it.
