Three things you should know about me: I still hand-code my HTML (yes, even this blog post) My favorite Autobot is Jazz (voice of Scatman Crothers) I used to work at Google And I have only ever dreamed about one…
I Just Want the Damn Screeners
Very rarely does moviegoing feel like a chore to me, but it does happen once in a while. (Like the time we decided to watch all three extended-edition Lord of the Rings movies in a single day… but that’s another…
I Hate the Word “Tribe”
Just to be clear: this is not a rant against Seth Godin. I actually think he’s got some pretty great ideas about leadership, as shown in his TED talk from 2009 (worth watching for the vintage Kindle 1 prop, if…
I Enjoy Hunting for Puzzles
The statement above should come as a surprise to exactly no one, but I thought I’d use this space to clarify the spectrum of my liking for various puzzle and presentation types. But first, just in case you’ve wandered into…
I Always Keep My Promises
As I write this, it’s after midnight on Tuesday, less than ten hours before this post is supposed to go up. I briefly considered not taking the time to finish this, and instead just posting a “sorry, try again next…
SnoutCast #201: Ana Roeszler
Kicking off our year of interviews with women who make puzzle games is Ana Roeszler, one of the co-founders of Puzzled Pint and a core GC member for WarTron PDX! Show length: 26:39File size: 25.6MB [Download mp3] What Else?…
I Miss My Friends
Last year, two of my friends took their own lives. I was completely blindsided both times. Of course, no one should ever expect anybody they know to kill themselves, but I had not even an inkling that either of these…
I’m Made Out of Meat
That title is, of course, an homage to Terry Bisson’s classic short story “They’re Made Out of Meat.” If you haven’t read it, click over to his site and do it now. It’s less than a thousand words; shouldn’t take…
Fresh Meat
As you may have heard, our Tuesday podcast is going on hiatus for the holidays, and returning next year on an irregular monthly schedule. And I also ended my Friday flash fiction project back in August, so… I guess it’s…