My Inner Voice is a Jerk

[alazif]

Sometimes there's a tiny little voice that whispers to me, "Look at you with your khaki pants and matching socks and free Accidental Death and Dismemberment insurance coverage!  You used to be different, you used to be somebody.  Now you're just another cog in The Machine.  I mean, sure, you seem to be doing okay on the surface, but at what price,

Comments

[cadet_mcnally]

Bah, don't listen to that tiny little jerk. You could go on a rampage and raze thousands of European villages and you will always remain "The Dude Who Did BBoCS"

[cadet_mcnally]

Of course, razing thousands of European villages would be really cool, too.

[alazif]

Indeed. Best "How I Spent My Summer Vacation" essay ever!

[jesidres]

We all have that voice. But seeing the happiness of stability and purchasing power usually drown it out real quick.

[alazif]

Well, I won't complain about my swelling bank account, but I can't decide if I'm crazy now for missing the old days, or if I was crazy back then for being so wild and irrepressible, or if the grass just looks greener on the other side.

Maybe I just wanted to stay in Neverland a little bit longer.

[mcmartin]

Also, when you go adventuring again you're usually better off for the Accidental Death and Dismemberment insurance.

[alazif]

Back in the day, AD&D used to stand for something more fun!

[neminem]

As far as I'm concerned, that voice is right - you used to be the guy who made BBoCS. Now, you're the guy who crushed my childhood, by discontinuing BBoCS. Hence, you used to be somebody - now, your niche has been fully taken over by xkcd. :P

[alazif]

Thanks for reminding me why I don't do a comic anymore!

[neminem]

Ok, you know I was just joking, right? No, you probably didn't. Well, I was just being silly.

Except the part about your niche having been usurpsed by xkcd, but it's not like you had a claim on it or anything.

Well, and not the part about you not being famous anymore, but fame probably gets annoying quickly anyway.

[alazif]

I believe I am one of the world's least-suited-to-fame individuals.