Category Archives: Life
In Character
I noticed a little while ago that my MMO of choice, Star Trek Online, now offers your characters short-sleeved uniform shirts, like the ones worm by some of the medical staff in the first Star Trek show. I was excited about this, because … Continue reading
Where am I?
Lots of half-written drafts sitting in WordPress right now, which is a pretty appropriate metaphor for life right now: disjointed; half-finished things are piling up; I’m trying to keep things moving but there’s lots of friction to overcome. It’s easy … Continue reading
Assembly Language Cooking
There are days I find nothing more soul-crushing than cooking. It’s tedious. It’s overhead. A fulfilling life, I think to myself, is one with as little overhead as possible. But I’ve been enjoying cooking more lately. I realized a few … Continue reading
Bread and Butter
Been thinking about web site development a lot lately. I used to be a freelance web site designer, which I have mixed feelings about. I liked meeting new clients, and building a rapport with them, and whipping up site designs … Continue reading
Twelve
Hello 2013! I’m not much for resolutions, but I kindasorta decided to join this One Game a Month thing. It’s basically what it says on the tin: A bunch of developers are pledging to make one game, every month. This … Continue reading
Jam is a Sometimes Food
So there was another game jam this weekend, and I didn’t participate this time around. And there’s a jam coming up in January, and I’m not sure I’m going to go. It’s not that I don’t enjoy game jams; they’re … Continue reading
VHS
So it was around 2000 or so, and Marie and I were living in our second apartment, and our VCR was either dead or dying. And I remember thinking to myself, this is it. This is our last VCR. It … Continue reading
Much Ado About Purple
So I made this game a little while ago called Green & Purple, for a game-making contest. You’re a green ball, trying to make contact with a purple ball, and live happily ever after together. I actually spent a lot … Continue reading
Friction
The thing about my whole ‘throw things at the wall and see what sticks’ approach to improving my productivity is, you have to take time to see what’s sticking and what’s not. And I think I’ve just realized something here … Continue reading
Mail Order Epiphany
Barely two days after it started, my service as a juror for Cuyahoga County has ended. And by ‘service’ I mean working from the juror waiting room and watching juror selection, having not actually been on a case. I’m relieved … Continue reading