Alright, so I finally got some time to myself the other day. You know how it is. I figured, perfect chance to finally sink my teeth into that new Spider-Man 2 game. Everyone’s been raving about it. And I thought, what goes great with some web-slinging? A good laugh. So, I decided to put on a Joey Diaz podcast. Seemed like a solid plan, right? Kick back, enjoy the game, get some classic Uncle Joey stories in my ears.
So, I got everything set up. Fired up the PlayStation, game’s looking incredible, all that. Popped in my earbuds, hit play on a Diaz podcast. For the first, maybe, ten minutes? Magic. I’m swinging through New York, feeling like a superhero, and Joey’s yelling about some wild stuff from the 70s. I’m thinking, “Yeah, this is the life.”
But then, things started to get… tricky. Turns out, Spider-Man 2, it actually needs your attention. Especially during those big fight scenes or when there’s, like, actual story happening. And Joey Diaz? That man isn’t background noise. He’s a full-on event. You gotta listen, or you’ll miss the punchline, the whole point of the crazy story. I found myself constantly pausing the game because Diaz was hitting a crescendo, or I’d be in the middle of a QTE in the game and completely miss what Joey was ranting about. My brain felt like it was trying to do the splits.
It got to a point where I wasn’t enjoying either of them. I was getting frustrated. Here I am, trying to relax, and I’m more stressed out than when I started. This whole grand scheme of combining two awesome things was just… a mess. It was like trying to watch a serious movie while someone’s blasting a completely different soundtrack in your ears. It just doesn’t work.
So, I had to make a call. This “practice” of mine, this attempt at ultimate relaxation, was failing. I realized, you gotta give things their own space. Spider-Man 2 deserved my full focus to appreciate the story, the gameplay. And Joey Diaz, well, he’s best when you can really tune in, maybe when you’re doing something mindless like washing dishes or driving. Not when you’re trying to save New York City from villains.
I ended up shutting off the podcast. And you know what? The game was instantly better. I could follow everything. Then later, I listened to Joey while I was cleaning up. Also better. It’s funny, isn’t it? You think you can just pile good things on top of good things and make them super good. But sometimes, it just creates noise.
It kinda reminds me of this one gig I had a while back. They wanted us to juggle like five major projects at once. “Multitasking is key!” they’d say. Sounded impressive, right? But in reality, nothing got done properly. Everything was half-baked, deadlines were flying by, and everyone was stressed to the max. We were all trying to be Spider-Man listening to Joey Diaz, and the whole department was just one big jumbled mess. Sometimes, the best practice is just learning to do one damn thing at a time, and do it right. Took me a while to figure that out with my game time, but hey, lesson learned. Again.
