Mr. E. Gary Gygax, the gaming world’s version of J.R.R. Tolkien, passed away yesterday. Mr. Gygax was best known for creating “Dungeons and Dragons”, the progenitor of nearly every fantasy game – be it board, pen and paper, or electronic. Here at work we are observing 2d6 minutes of silence…
Yes… As of last night I too am a happy little pod-person. I finally broke down and joined the teeming masses by purchasing my very own iPhone; the 16 gig variety even. This replaces the generally ancient flip-phones I’ve had since my ‘starTAC’ made a perfect swan-dive from my hip…
The refurbished Dyson DC07 I ordered from Dyson a week or so ago arrived here via FedAxe this evening and, thankfully, even though the box was mangled beyond belief the vacuum was just fine. Dyson’s engineering obviously extends to their packaging too. Anyways, in preparation for receiving the “alpha-geek” of…
Very, very occasionally I click the little link up there that says “manage friends” just to see who lists this rambling collection of words as something they look at on occasion. Well, this morning I find a new one “Adualtionslave” and wonder just who is this person… My first thought…
Hi, my name is Rihahn and I’ve been WoW free for six months… I’ve played a lot of MMOs… A *lot* of MMOs. I’d say they are my favorite form of entertainment even. MMOs are interactive, challenging, social, and even fun, and they cost conciderably less than a lot of other…
People often ask me, “What’s it like working in the games industry?” Well, it’s kinda crazy some times, kinda silly some times, and kinda frustrating sometimes… Hmm… Let’s start at the top of my day. I work on the top floor of a big black-glass cube right next to Cherry…