TV = Bloated Corpse? Delay of delay of game. NaNoWriMo NoMo.

The description of the upcoming episode of CSI Miami (Monday, November 21), ‘Urban Hellraisers’ —

‘When a group of criminals play out a violent video game in real-life, the CSIs must stop them before they strike again.’

I don’t know what’s worse, ‘forensic scientists’ running around shooting at criminals or yet another prime-time sensationalistic attack on video gaming. Now, I know we can’t expect reasoned dialogue about the important issues from television, but is it too much to ask for some semblance of responsibility?

Frankly, I would be more worried about this ludicrous behavior, but given the decline in television viewership in general and the networks in particular, and corresponding rise in both Internet usage and video gaming, this sort of propaganda seems more and more like the death rattle of a bloated corpse.

I find it funny that when refs call a Delay of Game penalty, the interruption causes far longer of a delay than if they had let the play continue to begin with.

Unfortunately, due to various life events (see livestrong, among other things) this past month, I’m afraid I have to withdraw from this year’s NaNoWriMo event. It bums me out more than I can say, but it is less than the increasingly worse feelings about participating and not being able to write like I need to. It’s also a relief.

This does not mean however that I am giving up on the idea. I figure I’ll declare a RoNoWriMo (Roberto Novel Writing Month) after New Year’s — in fact, January seems like it might be perfect. I’ll check back in.