Bubble Shooter

I'm not normally one to get hooked on an online game. I am staunchly against Farmville, it's knockoffs, and all that they stand for. If I'm in the mood for a video game fix, I'll indulge in a console game or a GBA rom. However, this all changed a few days ago when Stumbleupon found me Bubble Shooter.

If you're not familiar with Bubble Shooter, it's a game that's been around in various forms for a long time. The object is to clear the screen by launching colored bubbles to form popping groups of like colors. It's a simple premise with simple gameplay. Go to http://www.bubbleshooter.net/ to play it.

Despite it's apparent simplicity, there are deceptively difficult elements of skill and strategy required. Mindlessly firing bubbles at the first group you see is a sure-fire way to quickly lose the game. It takes much planning, a few skilled bank-shots, and knowing when to take a risk to get anywhere. I officially pronounce myself addicted, to the point that I couldn't resist playing through a quick game when I went to the site to copy the above link.

My latest high score is 104,600. Let me know yours!

If I had more than one writer's block, maybe I could build a fort. Sadly, I've just got the one.

It's been a very long time since I've written anything. I haven't even tried to pen lyrics or write back my pen pal, much less blog. There have been numerous ideas that, by some inexplicable lack of motivation, were neglected. They stagnated, lost relevance, and have long since been forgotten.

This post is a desperate midnight effort to get something, anything, flowing again. I'm all stopped up. My ideas have been bubbling too long in my brain, getting thick and overcooked, keeping fresh ones from being thrown in, stirred, and served piping hot.

I hope I can just gently squeeze my brain, pop the blockage out, and get everything running smoothly again. There's lots on the near horizon that definitely begs writing about.