I tried to watch the Suns-Lakers game tonight, but my high-speed internet wouldn't keep up with the video stream. It would play for a few seconds, then stall out, usually just as something was about to happen. It made me mad. Then some other stuff happened that made me mad and I spent the evening wallowing in my impotent rage, which really just is bad for my head and my digestive system. It gets all knotted up.

I was kind of hoping the Suns would pull off a win and put the Lakers down by one, but from what I could gather from the play-by-play, the Lakers came away with a shot at the end to win. My frustration at not being able to watch the game highlights a dilemma I have. I don't watch television. I think that, for the most part, it's a waste of time. But when it comes to sporting events I feel like I'm missing out by not being able to watch them. The few that are broadcast online for free are unwatchable because of my internet issues. I am not willing to buy a cable package and then buy a sports package on top of that just so I can watch games. I don't think there is enough value there to justify it. But sometimes I get angry and complain about it a little.

Now that I'm done with my little tantrum it is way past my bedtime and I am liable to be even more cranky if I don't get enough sleep, which just goes to show that developmentally I'm not really that far ahead of my 1 1/2-year old son. Hopefully tomorrow I will have something more pleasant to say, hopefully some WIP photos of my Greatswords. Or, if I stay up really late I might have them finished (aside from the battle standard).