I am Forever, you could say.

I currently find myself trying to write this update, listening to whatever music I have on my computer that will allow me to “rock the fuck out”, and watching Ghost Adventures (easily the best show on television if you ever want to pick a fight with a ghost. Maybe one stole your girlfriend or something). So, seeing if I can actually write this update after neglecting it for months should be interesting.

Now, when it comes to Ben’s Laboratory, you might be wondering where the fuck I’ve been. Maybe this post is like hearing a window break for you while you’re lying in bed. You’re startled, and a little scared. You come downstairs to find me completely shitfaced, clearly struggling to combine “Honey Bunches of Oats” with “Milk”, a task so complex that it has reduced me to tears. With the powerful scents of booze, sweat, and the many things you may find at a strip club all over me, you want to call the police but you’re afraid that if you open your mouth and taste these unique aromas, you’ll never stop vomiting!

So, yeah, I was at a strip club for over two months. Back the fuck off!

But yeah, I’ve returned to the lab, and posts will pop up here again. I can’t say with what frequency, or even what the actual content will be. My video game writing is still being focused towards nJoystic, so that sort of turns this place into something more personal again. Where I can sort of talk about what’s going on with me (Damn it! The world must know!), and maybe try writing some different stuff outside of video games which I’ve been writing about for over a year.

Of course, there’s no rule that says we can’t talk about those either if I feel it’s not suited to nJoystic. Hell, we can talk about whatever we want here. Do you pee in the shower? That’s fucking weird and gross, but we can talk about it if you want. No? Well, have a few more beers and maybe you’ll finally open up to me.

I also won’t make a habit of plugging nJoystic on here much anymore, and I won’t trouble you with listing every single thing we’ve done since the end of October. I assume anybody still reading the Lab at this point would have made the jump to the site. In case you haven’t, though, we reviewed some stuff, we talked about some stuff, and we also did plenty of Game of the Year stuff for 2011, including my personal Top 10. There’s also plenty of other non-GOTY pieces that are worth checking out.

For instance, did you know that Skyward Sword is probably the worst Zelda game I’ve played and that motion controls are pretty much crap? You see? You learn shit every day when I’m around!

And that’s enough plugging shit. The point is, nJoystic “work” continues to chug along.

So, yeah, just wanted to say I’m back, and you can expect to hear from me again sooner rather than later.

Actually, I could get distracted. Just assume you won’t here from me until December, so when I do write something before then, it’ll be a big surprise!

~Ben