As part of my therapy for depression, my prescription has been to journal, workout, meditate, etc. That all makes scientific sense, even if it does become difficult to keep up with all the daily “meds.”

The one prescription I have the most trouble with is seeking joy. I have always been moody, of course, but I find that to be a more genuine experience than actively searching for something as ephemeral and indefinable as joy. When it comes, I am prepared for it. I think the harder part for a depressive is not to analyze happiness. Accept it, in whatever quantity or form.

So, in accordance with my prescription, my last few days have had some moments of contentment and even happiness that I will log here.

Marcee, with only minor prodding, played Star Wars Battlefront with me, and seemed to enjoy it. It was a lot of fun to play a co-op game with her. Discovering the game, rather than predicting it, comes easily to her, since she doesn’t and hasn’t played that many games. Watched, yes; participated, no. I tried not to bug her about it, but I insisted that she tell me whether she enjoyed it, and she said that she did.

I also got to play the game split-screen with Mike, and he did not suffer his usual motion sickness, so we have a new game to play together. When we played WoW or CoH together, I always felt too far behind to have much fun, but this game doesn’t rely too much on time spent, unless you count practicing. I enjoyed laughing with him as we both crashed and burned in the dogfighting.

We also shared a bit of nostalgia about Star Control, and I was able to recommend FTL as a reminder of how much fun we had playing that.

And at night, I watch Newsroom and Peep Show and enjoy them both immensely and for different reasons. I’ve taken up crosswords using the NYT iPhone app, and when I’m bored, I spend more time with a deck of cards practicing my sleight of hand than I do with facebook.

I am looking forward to having my workstation back for using this laptop, but I have some calls out to places to send me the money they owe me, so that’s not far off either.

Now I will log off and play some games before getting to do some sound design for some people I really enjoy working with. All in all, a good day.

See you tomorrow, little blog.