Too Many Distractions

After two weeks of being confined at the hospital, my grandmother is finally home... she's still very weak, so I'm not sure how long she'll stay home--- that's one distraction. The definitive treatment was not an option, so we're only doing palliative care, which can be done at home once she's already stable. I keep thinking that we would rush her back by tomorrow, heck, at times I even think that we'll be bringing her back within the hour. She hired a private nurse, so her room looks like a private hospital room now. If she becomes critical again, we have to bring her back. Clearly, the facilities at home are not really adequate.

My laptop's still busted. The repairs would cost a lot--- almost the same price as a brand new laptop... that's how busted it is. I've finally decided to buy a mac instead. I'm so tired of windows and all the crashing that has become its trademark. I've had my notebook since 2004, and within that short timespan, the stupid operating system crashed five times. I had to completely reboot the system to make it functional again, and the whole process of starting over really eats up a lot of precious time. Not to mention problems with viruses and the like. Geez, I really don't know why Microsoft still virtually has a monopoly over the computer market. People should step up so they'd finally listen. They can't maintain the lead when they keep on putting crappy products on the shelves. Once their market share dwindles, that's the time they'd finally listen.

So yeah, you'd think I'd finally get some studying done since my laptop's busted. That was my main distraction when I was reviewing for the local board exams two years ago. It's hard to study when internet access is within your fingertips. But man, I still have internet access within my fingertips---courtesy of my PSP. It's not adequate for media heavy sites, but I discovered that it would suffice. And guess what? For some reason, I decided to try out the infrastructure mode (online gaming) of several games. I've never tried that option before.... WHAM!!!! I was completely hooked! especially with Medal of Honor Heroes 2!--- a game that I was already tired of playing months ago! Instantly, I was brought back to my college days, when the game Counterstrike was tops. Playing with real people online really is a better experience.. Man, participating in a death match is so addicting, I couldn't seem to stop! Crap, last Saturday, that was all I was doing all day, save for the obligatory bathroom and meal breaks. Playstation Portable--- you are the evil incarnate. I should lock you up somewhere where you can be out of my sight.

The hardest part? I'm not used to studying anymore.... I'm so slow, It's like learning to walk again after being paralyzed! Man, at this rate, I wonder if I could really take the exam by March or April.

Still, after having realized that, I'm still finding it hard to press that switch and go offline.

This is starting to look impossible.