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<p>So, I&#8217;ve been thinking a lot lately about time and money and videogames. Because, as most of us know, they all go hand-in-hand with each other. You need money to play games; you need time to play games. You also most likely need a job, but the Catch 22 of that is if you have a job, you have less time, but more money.</p>
<p>To be truthful, I have enough money for games, but not enough time, and that therein causes me to feel guilt about buying new games when I&#8217;ve yet to get through a good chunk of my collection. I mean, I did toss down $5.00 for six games thanks to the Humble Indie Bundle, and of them, I&#8217;ve only played a few hours of <strong>Aquaria</strong>. Haven&#8217;t even touched the others yet. Problem? Problem. Plus, I&#8217;m still working on <strong>Borderlands</strong>, <strong>Pokemon HeartGold</strong>, playing <strong>Dragon Age: Origins</strong> a second time, and a slew of other abandoned children.</p>
<p>Right. Chances are I&#8217;m just babbling here, but basically, I&#8217;m not going to be making a Purchase of the Month for May 2010. Generally, I allow myself to buy one new videogame&#8211;often ranging in the $30 to $40 range&#8211;each month as a reward for working hard and staying alive. However, I have more than enough on my plate right now, and there&#8217;s actually nothing terribly new calling out to me&#8230;save for <strong>Red Dead Redemption</strong>, which a lot of reviews are giving the thumbs up on. Yet&#8230;I still do not enjoy <strong>GTA IV</strong> and think maybe, just maybe, I should stay away. Who knows. I might cave over summer; I&#8217;ve always wanted to ride a donkey into the sunset.</p>
<p>I do, however, know with certainty some of my next purchases. And here they are:</p>
<ul>
<li>June 2010: <strong>LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4</strong></li>
<li>July 2010: <strong>Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies</strong></li>
<li>August 2010: <strong>???</strong></li>
<li>September 2010: <strong>???</strong></li>
<li>October 2010: <strong>Fallout: New Vegas</strong></li>
</ul>
<p>And that&#8217;s really all I know at this point. Nothing else on the radar. Nope, not even <strong>Fable III</strong>. Feeling kind of meh about it at this point. But I do like having a battle plan and things to look forward to&#8230;</p>
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