A Sleeping Scholar

I see your point, but have a slightly different take on it, I think. It's true that much of my socialization, at the moment, revolves around gaming. But the reason for this is that I'm very very busy, and don't really have the time for hanging out and chatting that I'd like to -- I wish I did, but I don't. Gaming survives the time crunch because it's a scheduled thing; random hanging out falls prey to the "well, I'd like to, but I have this that and the other thing I should get done." And for me, quitting or cutting back on gaming wouldn't solve the problem; the newly freed-up time would only get sucked into the black hole of other things I need to do. This way, though, at least I'm guaranteed of seeing other people who aren't my classmates, my professors, or Kyle at least a couple of times a month. :-)