I really wanted the magazine.

So I was in Barnes and Nobles last night looking at the magazines when I ran across a brank new MMO mag. It looked interesting so I decided to buy it. As I was walking up to the cash register I was suddenly flooded with the thoughts of embarrassment. Here I was a thirty one year old guy buying a video game magazine in a bookstore. I curled it up to obscure anyones view of seeing what exactly I was purchasing as I stood in line. I imagined the women standind in front of me in line turning and seeing me holding this magazine and snickering while giving each other glances of "Geek alert!". Now I remember why I was having my subscriptions mailed to me instead.

This isn't the first time I felt embarrassed for my hobby(ies). The other day at work I was talking to a co-worker and he got to asking about what I like to do in my free time. I was so hesitent to mention my gaming addiction. I ended up downplaying it more than I should have. I gave the usual "Oh I really don't have all that much time, but I'll sit down for a few minutes here and there." Oh how ashamed I was.