Riel and his wife Tiffany just moved to Portland recently. Mutual friend Shenly introduced us by e-mail, and we first met in person at Lucky Lab’s weekly game night. I’m looking forward to spending more time with them. He’s right…
Year: 2010
Postcard #46
Adam is my editor at ProgrammableWeb and the author of Map Scripting 101. He’s also very tall. Speaking of PW, I’m taking a break from my API news blogging right now to devote time to NaNoWriMo and some other projects….
Postcard #44
After my sister and I both graduated college and moved away for good, my parents sold the house we’d grown up in and bought a smaller house on a hill in RPV. Then they moved into an apartment, temporarily, while…
Mars Stowaway
My tax dollars at work: You, too, can send your name to Mars!
Comic Book Report: Wednesday Comics
Another reason I love my local library: because I can check out oversized hardcovers like this for free, instead of spending $50 and not having bookshelf space for them. This was DC’s tribute to the full-page Sunday newspaper comics of…
SnoutCast #39: “Playtesting”
In which we address playtesting-related questions raised by Larry, creator of 2 Tone Game, and refer to playtesting-related insights from Matt, co-creator of Ghost Patrol. [ Download mp3 – 36 MB ] 00:58 – “exciting”01:29 – our inspirations: Puzzled Pint…
Postcard #43
At first glance, I thought the photograph on this vintage postcard was from Disney World, but it’s actually Toronto, where my VPXII classmate Claire lives with a curious assortment of wildlife.
Towelbeast!
An amusing photo from a trip we took back in July: That’s what we found in the bathroom when we checked into our room at the Holiday Inn Express. Incidentally, HIE has become one of our favorite hotel chains; they…
Postcard #42
A very pleasant surprise from my lovely wife DeeAnn, who was pretty sneaky during our visit to the Maryhill Museum of Art a few weeks ago. I love her more today than yesterday, but not as much as tomorrow.