Backgammon.

So as most of you (I mean both of you) know, I fancy a game of backgammon now and then. So because Mandy's not around to play right now, I've been playing on Yahoo Games a little excessively. I've been able to categorize the people who play there based on trends in the time of day that I play (which this week has been most hours).

Late at night (like after 1am), the Turks and other assorted middle easterners come on and play. Now, they speak the English most of the time, and are incredibly bitchy about their game. If they win, they gloat, and if they lose they quit. I think it's because the first backgammon board was pulled out of the sand or something out there (not racist).

Come the morning, it seems to change. We get the Americans, but they're all under the age of about 16. This is odd, considering backgammon is boring for most children. Now, these annoying little fuckers are aggressive about the way they play and almost always lose.

Throughout the evening though (no, I don't play at work), it's adult Americans and Europeans who are just waking up or who are up way too late. The Americans are probably the worst. They love to chat it up about boring shit. Honestly people, I don't give two shits about your personal lives. Small talk is the weapon of choice on these games, and it is so freaking boring. "So, what do you do?" "I'm an IT guy" "Oh, that sounds neat" "What about you?" "I'm an accountant" "Wow, that's super-exciting," and then the conversation dies.

I think my absolute favorite part of all this though is when people say that it's neat that I'm an IT guy.

Thank god Mandy comes home tonight. I can finally get my life back to normal and start sleeping!