Shares in Google dropped below $495 today for the first time since August of last year. Which means that one share of Google costs about as much as a fully loaded Xbox 360.

Now, I like the idea of investing in Google, but I also really like the idea of being able to play Gears of War. So I have an important judgment to make here, about the relative value between a single share of Google and a new awesome video game console. Which is going to give me a greater return on investment, all things considered? Would a 50% return on the share of Google (a total of $250) outweigh the hours of enjoyment I would have playing Viva Pinata? Do I figure in the guilt levels I feel every time I turn on a video game system (shouldn't I be optimizing mySQL for Sean? Logging into the office? Deploying my new drupal site for this blog?).

Being an adult is difficult.