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It's been a while since I last played FFXI. I still think about it every once in a while and wish I could go back and play again. Even though it took over and almost ruined my life, I don't regret any of it. I made a lot of friends, had a great time, eventually became overwhelmed, and finally made myself stop. But I still remember starting out in Windurst where I randomly met Ethos and got my NG and PD pearls. Shortly after I met Magus, who eventually worldshifted on accident. I met Gantoris and Vivid/Dolo on one of my first trips to Buburimu. Gant and I became such good friends that we ended up doing almost every single quest in the game at that point together, and duo'd our paladins from about 15-20 in buburimu on tuyo and tote monsters. I still remember that the whole reason I chose paladin was because I wanted to be able to heal and help other people. I leveled to 60 pretty quickly and almost made it by the time they raised the level cap. I eventually caught the cap at 70 and was stuck there for months. I'm pretty sure that everyone knows what happened while I was stuck there. My playing experience from then on only got more obsessive (yet exciting), and I completely lost sight of my best friends in the game and the reasons I had chosen paladin to begin with. By the time I made myself stop playing, after practically dropping out of college, I was completely lost and had no idea if it was possible or even worth trying to fix my life. I have no idea how I made it through the next couple years, but I have to admit that I have experienced a lot, including things that most people never see in their entire lives. I learned a lot of lessons in FFXI about human nature, friendship, reliability, and many other things. I also learned a lot about myself and other people during the past 2-3 years since I stopped playing. And it was during the worst of times, when I thought that I couldn't go on any longer that I just had to think... when...when... When I wake up in the morning my alarm lets out a warning I don't think I'll ever make it on time. By the time I grab my books and I give myself a look I'm at the corner just in time to see the bus fly by! Ittttt's allllright cuz i'm saved by belll. If the teacher pops a test I know I'm in a mess and my dog ate all my homework last night. Ridin' low in my chair, she won't know that I'm there, if I can have it in tomorrow it'll be alright. It's alright cuz I'm saved by the bell.
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