Of Tetris and dissatisfaction

As of now I am currently number 1 on all Tetris games on the facebook version of Tetris. It was meant to be the pinnacle, the thing I had strived for for countless months. I suffered weeks of repetative strain injury, hours of strained eyes. But was it all worth it?

A phrase I often utter is "Never meet your heroes" is the same to be said for "never accomplish your dreams"

Since I reached the ultimate status in Tetris my drive to play the game has completely disappered. Does Usain Bolt feel this way about sprinting? Is the guy who created facebook (I forget his name) sick of social networking sites?

Everytime I log onto facebook I feel that familiar pull towards the Tetris application, however, after a couple of mere seconds play on Marathon I close the application and resume to the mindless task of refreshing my home page every 2 seconds to see if something good is happening.

Tetris used to be so much more. It used to be a joy to behold. Everytime I became the high scorer on one game I would have to get to work on the next. Once that task was completed inevitably my other high scores would have fallen by the way-side, so my competative and addictive nature would kick in and I would play. And I would win. But the important thing was I was never the "winner" never the "master" I still had so much more to give. Now, the dream is dead.

Therefore, I am thankful that I have chosen a career where you can never be the best, never know everything, because Nursing is constantly evolving and growing, and I am a "life-long learner"

The only thing that can save me now is if Gavin, my Tetris nemesis, pulls his finger out and starts to challenge me once more. Strewth mate.