Kurt Busiek himself recommended Scalped to me last year, and he was not wrong. (That in itself is a bit of a story–he was signing at Excalibur Comics on Free Comic Book Day, and when I stopped by during a…
Category: PDX
Gathering Data
Tye is definitely more active now than he was a few days ago, before the painkillers and antibiotics. Watch him take down a box of Trader Joe’s facial tissues at 1:38… http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tZPgGIJKVnA And yes, he is chewing on his bandaged…
On the 12th Day of Xmas
…i.e., today, we start thinking about taking down all the decorations and putting away our presents. This holiday season was somewhat bittersweet; we got to spend time with many new and old friends, but we also lost Bayla. We still…
25 Hours From Now…
I’ll be appearing on the 30 Hour Day livestreaming telethon between 1:00 AM and 3:00 AM Saturday to read some traditional holiday stories, including: Clement Moore’s “Twas the Night Before Christmas” Hans Christian Andersen’s “The Little Match Girl” (inspiration for…
SnoutCast #1: ZombiePortLand
After writing one “GC Musings” blog post in September, it occurred to me that any such discussions should include my lovely wife DeeAnn, who’s been an integral part of every Snout Game. She handles the budget, most of the logistics,…
How to Solve Any Puzzle in Less Than 47 Minutes
EDITED (10 Jan 2015) to fix broken video and photo embed links. For those who couldn’t attend, here’s a recording of the puzzle hunt talk I gave at Ignite Portland 7 on November 19, 2009! http://youtu.be/QGXzqc1v5hI The talk includes a…
In a Crowded Theater
This Thursday night, I’ll be presenting “How to Solve Any Puzzle in Less Than 47 Minutes” at Ignite Portland 7. The title is, of course, hugely misleading; I’ll be discussing puzzle hunts in general and walking through one Clue from…
This Is It
I’m a guest on the Strange Love Live tech podcast tonight. Watch the streaming video starting at 10PM Pacific! (More details in my previous “Friday Night Live” post.)