Today our new cat decided to make a mad dash for freedom while a door was opened, and immediately disappeared for parts unknown. I suspect that, being an older cat, he was dead set to return to wherever he considered home. Although he has a microchip, I doubt we’ll see him again.
Further updates as they happen. Or not.
I’ll be at AGC Wednesday through Friday. Kind of don’t have an excuse, since I live here now and all.
Wednesday afternoon, I’ll be ranting alongside such luminaries as Lorin Jameson formerly of Kesmai, Jessica Mulligan, John Song also of NC, and Rich Vogel of Bioware. Mark Jacobs was also scheduled to attend but I understand he won’t be able to make it. Pity, I had the “now *I* am the master” Darth Vader jokes all ready to deploy.
I’ll have my laptop with me so expect some liveblogging because that’s what all the cool kids do. I’ll post my remarks shortly after I destroy my career delivering them!
Specifically: this one.
His name is Elrond. The pic is from the humane society where we found him. (Update: the old link’s expired since, you know, we have the cat now. I had posted it to prove that it wasn’t me who named the cat Elrond. I am considering changing his name to L. Ron.) It was either him or a rambunctious kitten, and frankly our house isn’t ready for that much cuteness (nor is our upholstery)
More on this story as it develops. Or not.
(Oh, and we also have a house now. But clearly, the cat is more important.)
As you can no doubt see unless you read this from Bloglines or something, the blog looks different now. I still need to edit some things but at least this theme doesn’t make me want to stab out my eyes when I see it. Let me know via loud screaming noises if something broke.
Also, I am actually color-blind, so let me know if the colors make you want to stab YOUR eyes out.
So, I will totally abuse my lofty bloggy perch and take you away from class vs. skill debates to point you in the direction of an interview with Mat Weathers, the person behind some of Mythic’s most stunning artwork (whatever you may think of Trials of Atlantis, the jaw-dropping artwork in places like the Halls of Ma’ati? All due to his attention to craft) and a close friend of mine who I with much regret had to leave behind. The interview (while misspelling his first name) does a great job of showcasing how he’s probably one of the most interesting and well spoken people I’ve met in the industry. Plus, he had the good sense to marry another of my close friends, Sanya Weathers, which certainly helped to simplify my social life.
Just to explain to you the gestalt of Mat. My first day at Mythic, I’m still shellshocked from driving to Virginia, being in a new place, being a new job, and being at a game company. So I’m not terribly… all there. And as I’m walking toward the office, there’s this really imposing guy (and mind you, anyone who strikes me as imposing? IS.) who yells at me, “DUDE!”
I look around. Who? Me?
“Dude!” he repeats, pointing at me. “Your CAR!”
I look at my car in a panic. It’s a big red Crown Victoria police refit, and as such has a huge suspension and is pretty high up off the ground.
“My… wha?”
“You’ve got to get your car LOWERED!”, he shouts gleefully. Sadly, this never happened, so he had to content himself with his child, namely a 1967 Chevy Nova (which appears in the photo for the article). He also writes incredibly funny movie reviews (the last one I saw casting most of a horror movie as creatures from the Monster Manual, complete with stats) which if he ever gets a web site up and running you’ll be able to read as well.
At any rate, there are many people behind these MMO beasts. So occasionally you may see random shoutouts like these, because like the players of the games we make, we’re all about the connections that we forge.
I’ve been sick. I spent the past few days doing nothing besides watching cable news blearily. (That includes sleeping. As in, I haven’t been.)
Apparently there is fighting in the Middle East. Who knew?
It’s Friday in Korea. I am officially INTO THE FUTURE.
My every transaction in a Korean convienence store:
Me: “Annyong haseyo” (hello)
Clerk: “Heyyy!” (hey?)
(business continues, usually with some wacky pantomime involving me saying “phone” while pretending to hold a phone to my head when asking for an international calling card or something similar)
Me: “Kamsa hanida” (thanks)
Clerk: “Hah!” (Stupid American, your pronunciation sucks fish balls)
Seoul is like New York, except denser, and with more neon, and with 85% less English. There are PC rooms EVERYWHERE, mostly decorated with gaudy neon dragons. Sadly I won’t be able to start World War 3 because it looks like Panmunjom is closed on weekends.
Oh, and “chilsung cider” is pretty good.
Heading off first thing tomorrow for a trip to Korea. Will be back next week, assuming that part of the world doesn’t go boom.
Apparently the Scientologists are nearly ready to REVEAL THEIR FIENDISH PLANS!
On Friday I walked around Hollywood and went by this building:
The building itself looked like it was under heavy renovation, but outside some distinctly bored people were setting up “Free Stress Tests!” on folding card tables out front, using gewgaws that looked remarkably similar to props you’d see in movies from the 1950s that were supposed to be Space Radar consoles or something.
I just walked on past because frankly I’m all out of cult this week, but if I knew they were preparing to unleash SUPER POWERS? I’d be all over that. I could have used some City of Villains-esque power sets in LA traffic, lemme tell ya.
