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Thanksvember 2012: Week One

| November 1, 2012

November 1st: I am thankful for being part of a family full of storytellers. Even in our darkest moments, we can help each other smile. November 2nd: I am thankful for my rockstar coworkers at Infuz (past and present). The business stuff is just the cusp of what I’ve learned from them, and many have [...]

Lent 2012: The Failed Experiment

| April 8, 2012

Once upon a time, I tried to do NaNoWriMo while in my first trimester of pregnancy. It didn’t work. Neither did this (no, I’m not pregnant). I mean, it worked. It’s Easter Morning, and aside from any minor gaming I’ve done while writing about gamification for work or testing game-y things we’ve built and a [...]

a-Househunting We Will Go: The Forever Home

| March 5, 2012

We are currently on a quest for a new home. Due to our family’s needs and financial …complications… we’re searching for a very specific kind of home in a very limited area. Since it’s hard to spot that “hidden gem” on paper, we see our share of houses. Sometimes these prospects make for interesting stories. [...]

Lent 2012: Worst Idea Ever

| March 4, 2012

Seriously. I spend all week struggling with all the “idle moments” urges to play an app on my phone for 5 minutes. I start twitching at work because of the standard work-related chaos that I usually relieve at the end of the day with a bit of Skyrim (or those idle moments with apps). It [...]

a-Househunting We Will Go: The Haunted One

| February 26, 2012

We are currently on a quest for a new home. Due to our family’s needs and financial …complications… we’re searching for a very specific kind of home in a very limited area. Since it’s hard to spot that “hidden gem” on paper, we see our share of houses. Sometimes these prospects make for interesting stories. [...]

Lent 2012: I take an arrow to the xBox

| February 23, 2012

It’s that time of year again. You can keep your New Year Resolutions. Nobody ever expects to keep them. I’ll take Lent any day. what better time to battle a vice than when “everyone” is suffering through their own challenges alongside you and everyone expects to win? This year I’m taking the bold step of [...]

C2E2 2011 Recaps: The Panels

| March 27, 2011

Tiny Intro: this is one of (hopefully) several bits of recaps from my experiences at the 2011 Chicago Comics & Entertainment Expo. Most of this was written on the train home. The rest has been tweaked a week or so later as I found a bit of time to post things. Saturday: Panel-Hopping The panel [...]

TL4T: When The Hive Mind Panics

| March 24, 2011

Spending time in train stations and crowded convention halls last weekend, I’ve seen the “hive mind” of what’s left of our animal instinct kick in. One person gets up without provocation to stand in line. Then 3, then virtually everyone. Those who stay behind start to panic that they’ve missed something. Masses of people can [...]

TL4T: The future of bookstores

| March 1, 2011

You know how in Demolition Man every restaurant was a Taco Bell? I think bookstores are headed the same way. Soon every bookstore will be an amazon access point. “Books” will just piles of Kindles artfully arranged to display covers.

2011 Best Picture Showcase: The First Weekend

| February 25, 2011

It Continues.