I recently started playing a new Yahoo game called Zuma. A long path of colored balls follows a track and you have to shoot colored balls into the path to make three or more consecutive colors. These balls will then disappear, and you have to clear them all before they get to the end of the track.

I love and hate this game. It is one of the most addicting puzzle games I've ever played. I go to Yahoo and play the same four levels over and over again. And I don't know why. Even when I have homework to do, even when there are other fun things I want to do, I still sit down and play a little Zuma first.

What's weird is that when I am playing it, I always feel like I shouldn't be! Think how much I could be reading, writing, and accomplishing while I'm sitting here playing this time-waster. I feel like I'm wasting my life away playing this stupid game!

There's nothing wrong with time-wasters, if you have the time to waste! I don't! So why do I keep playing it!?

I guess the real problem is time management and self-control. I need to learn how to control my addiction and make sure that I have the time to indulge before I dive in...