There are not many noises that can rival the excitement and anticipation of gaming created by a slot machine. But on a rainy, quiet, weekday night, the games of Dave and Busters hit the mark.

The video game room is filled with shoot ‘em up, race ‘em, and win ticket machines for all ages. Head on over to play pool, air hockey, or bowling if that’s what you like instead.

Hungry? They have a menu that should satisfy most people. I won’t start boasting 5 star dining, but it tastes good and it fills the stomach so that gaming can start up again. The food is especially good for those who get the munchies.

Prefer to watch sports on TV? They have many large flat screens throughout the entire place to catch all that is going on. Your biggest problem is going to be deciding whether to concentrate on the TV or the gaming.

Many may complain about the costs, but they do have fair prices compared to other establishments. Whether you want to compare to a bowling alley, movie theater, or various different mid-grade chain restaurants that is up to you. I did not find the costs prohibitive and you can even get a special “Eat and Play Combo” ($15.99) for a main dish and $10 worth of gaming.

Most ticket collectors, above the age of 13, won’t rejoice at the selection of toys and items available redeemable for the tickets. But, I never would expect for my one outing, to be able to redeem my tickets for a free X Box 360 video game. As a precision procrastinator, I grabbed a deck of playing cards and a kazoo. Both can lead to hours of procrastinating enjoyment. Especially the kazoo

Dave and Busters is not perfect. I wish there were more arcade games. The majority of the games, if not at least 50%, seamed to be to try and win tickets. But, even if they had extra arcade games, it would just sweeten the pot. I was able to have an affordable time for over 3 hours with decent food, great gaming, great company, and great atmosphere.

If you’re looking for a daily dose of Star Wars, then there is no better place to turn than to TheForce.Net. The site packs a large amount of Star Wars information to get your fix.

Now that the Skywalker story is complete with episodes 1-6, you can read about vintage star wars moments, books, video games, or find spoilers about The Clone Wars cartoon and/or the soon to be started Star Wars TV show.

If you are into Star Wars, then beyond the official site, TheForce.Net should be part of your procrastinating repertoire.

Poker is one of the fastest growing games in the country. And best of all, it doesn’t require trips to vegas or atlantic city. With websites such as FullTiltPoker.com, you can learn how to play poker for free and then put your skills to the test.

Something new that is offered at FullTiltPoker is rush poker. Rush Poker is a lot more fast paced as when you fold a hand, you immediately are thrusted into a new hand at another table. I find this version of poker to be the best because it means that I am always playing and not waiting for everyone to finish their hands that I’ve already been eliminated from.

From all the sites that I’ve tried out, Fulltiltpoker’s software downloaded very easy and I’ve experienced the least amount of lost connections. So besides playing great rounds of poker, I don’t have to deal with software and connection issues.

If Poker is what you want to do, then head over to fulltiltpoker.com

You’ve just been layed off from work and no longer have a job…what would you do? Most people would probably break out the paper and start finding another job. Well, “Odd Todd” Rosenberg might have done that, but not without eating some fudge striped cookies and learning flash along the way. That seems to be the way it was started for the Laid Off Procrastinator. He successfully learned flash, created a two minute chronicle: “Laid Off: A Day in the Life”, and put up one of the best and still growing sites on the net: OddTodd.com all while being Laid Off!!!The Flash movie on his site is one of the top procrastinating ideas i’ve come across on the internet. It is a very clever flash movie that is only a few minutes long (Quality minutes I must add). So you can definately watch it during a study break or in between classes. The movie itself, as I mentioned before, is about what happens during the day of a person Laid Off…and it’s damn funny.Other parts of his Site include links and some pretty funny statements from Odd Todd himself. And don’t forget to check out the kitten picture at the very bottom of the page!!!

Other parts of his Site include links and some pretty funny statements from Odd Todd himself. And don’t forget to check out the kitten picture at the very bottom of the page!!!

Gamefly.com is one of those services that a person who loves video games can’t live without. Instead of purchasing a video game that costs you $50 and you never play it again, you can rent one (~$16/mos) to two games (~$23/mos) at a time to see if it’s fun. The service completely makes sense for the procrastinating gamer. The best part is that there are no late fees so you can keep the games as long as you want if you wish to complete the game or send it back if you hate it. And if you think that’s service already, if you wish to purchase an unused copy of the game, it’s available right off their site with no interruption in your gameplay. Send the rented one back after the purchased one arrives.

If you want to learn more about the games before you rent them that’s no problem. There are links to video and reviews (both critic and user) of the game to help you decide.

Gamefly.com is your one stop shop for videogaming. It truly is a procrastinating dreamworld for gamers. Enjoy reality, because you’ll see much less of it once you head over to check out gamefly.com.