Learning how to do stuff Small

I went to the library today. I walked out with 5 books I really don't need per se. I think I'm planning as if this project is gonna be bigger than it is actually is or is supposed to be. Now, I know it is better to be over prepared rather than under prepared...but I'm having flashbacks to when I wrote my thesis (all I need is long typing sessions and lots of caffeine (mt dew, monster, mt dew, monster, mt dew, monster, vault, vault, etc)).

My mantra at the moment to try and combat this data overload is "plot, character, theme". Now, the matter of making my argument stronger and looking for possible arguments against so I can do a preemptive strike--that brings more and more information that I need to wade through. Plus, I'm gather articles and books that are just plain old interesting to me.

Something I've noticed: when people aren't bashing videogames for violence (think of the children! (how about we think about other videogame genres?)) people are studying them for learning simulations, economics, or in a business manner.

So, I plod on chanting: plot character theme. plot character theme, plot character the--ooo, chocolate--plot character theme.