Hi everyone.

The past couple of weeks have been busy, so forgive me my inattention to Suzanne's Blog.

My grandson had a great time visiting Ft. Lauderdale, but as soon as we put him on the plane for Chicago I came home and took a nap. It took days to recover from the energy of an 11 year old boy. Next time, I'll plan activities better. LOL.

Once again alone, my first order of business was to get my galley corrections into my editor. Done and checked off the old "to-do" list. Next, I had to do revisions requested by another editor for a different story. Put the check mark down. Now, I could get on with writing--or so I thought.

I cruise Facebook several times day, catching up with old friends, new friends, and fellow authors. The one thing I promised myself was that I'd never--under any circumstances--get involved with the games so many others seem to play. I've successfully avoided Mafia Wars,  Farmtown, and Farkle. I know my personality. Those things are addictive and I'd never stop. I have books to write. I can't be screwing around with games. The quizzes are bad enough, but only require a couple of minutes to complete--unless, of course, you take ten or twelve in a day, but let's not go there.

Then a friend posted a score on something called "Bejeweled Blitz". When we replaced our desktop three years ago, that game, along with Chuzzles, Bejeweled, and Bookworm came along on a trial basis. The higher the score, the more free play you got. Turned out I was pretty good at them. I'd play until 2:00 or 3:00 in the morning. When my freebies ran out, I went through withdrawal vowing never to do this again.

So, what did I do? I clicked on "Play Bejeweled Blitz" and played Friday afternoon, most of Saturday, and for a large chunk of yesterday. Hey, not my fault. The NASCAR race was rained out. And while I did work a little, the call of the jewels was intense. Being weak, I caved.

My question is this--is there a rehab program for computer games? It wouldn't surprise me in the least. And how would it work? "Hello, my name is Suzanne and I'm a Blitzaholic?" Would I have to face real people or would my confession be electronic? That way I could admit my addiction while still playing. No, that's silly. Defeats the purpose.

Time to go. I have another scene to write before the postponed race from Watkins Glen starts. I will NOT play "Bejeweled Blitz" today. Well, not much at any rate.

Until next time.

Suzanne