My generation is behaviorally trained to remember things accurately. We believe what we see. Whether it’s numbers, facts, words, formulas, compositions, or every Kevin Bacon movie ever made – we recite, we feel accomplished. I personally think this goes back to scantron-era testing. But I’m an outlier, so my perspective is akimbo. Continue reading Rote
The PAX Indie Megabooth is like a block party in a hallway. Bodies flowing through arteries made of thin orange tape. Deposits of smartphone users and looky-loos congesting the aisles. So. Many. Booths. In that environment I discovered myself as a gamer.
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I came into the weekend running on fumes, putting me on the front line of the war against disease. I used hand sanitizer like someone else’s money. I slept at least 8 hours each night. The closest I got to another human was sitting at the Pathfinder tables. Since home, I’ve neti potted every day and amped up relevant vitamin & mineral supplements.
Still, I woke up this morning with distressed sinuses and a raw throat. I blame the food poisoning from Sunday night. It was a very short spell but the Plague wormed through the chink in my armor. Zinc supplements, excessive hydration, and more neti pots this morning. For lunch, miso soup (Japanese penicillin) and sushi (lean protein). With a Constitution of 18 and +4 Fortitude I will have this anomaly under wraps by tomorrow morning. Just to be sure, I’m staying in tonight with a gallon of orange juice and funny movies.
I CAN DO THIS!
My second PAX Prime.
Excessive shenanigans.
Caught the Plague. Worth it.
Don’t need retouching
All of it is real
Best of me
supporting
Nurturing
Wise woman
Ahead of my time
Not a front line player
Blinded by the light
Excellent auxiliary staff
win CTF games
Don’t apologize
Talent adds value
Humility is relative
Some people are assholes
In almost every situation
Fuck form.
There’s a yoga for that.
Discomfort is feedback
Shyness is not a flaw
Introverts create
The universes
We escape to.
Elements of perspective
Limitations of time
The Venn Diagram
is resolving
However
small.
Connections established
Closure imminent
Mental CrapCleaner
RESET
format c: /s
Opportunity cost
is a bitch
I’ve decided to start using Twitter. I’ve been on it for a second before and connected it to the blog this summer but my functional knowledge is still infantile. Continue reading Twitter
Laughing at myself
All the live-long way.
Perpetual quest
Detached from results.
Strong nostalgic foundation
This magician
has all
her tools.
Cleaning the nest
Time to fly soon.
Ample opportunity
Patient for change.
Solid empathic connection
This watcher
Soon stands
at ease.
Drinking all weekend
Discover my real weakness.
Actual vice
Is pleasing others.
My smile
is the
tangible proof.
Flew out of Seattle at 22:30 yesterday while fighting mild discomfort and chronic irritation the entire way. After a 4-day rager at PAX Prime 2015, I’m suffering from fatigue for at least 2 rounds. I have a pretty high constitution but suffered a critical hit from some bad squid on Sunday night. It’s a shame, I enjoyed the ambiance there. Continue reading PAXiphany!
MY second year of PAX has come to close. It took me a minute to get into the groove this time, probably due to extreme fatigue from my “real life”. Despite over 8 hours of sleep both Thursday and Friday nights I did not feel fully rested until Saturday morning. Fortunately, I don’t make plans for this convention. Expo floor bells & whistles, merchandise doo-dads, and enticing panel descriptions all blur together. I simply show up and let the con happen to me.
A particular highlight this year was the chance to pull up a chair to chat with Jerry (Tycho) during an autograph session. I confessed that my Surface Pro 3 purchase was almost entirely based on their endorsement. Then, extolling it’s wonders of multi-tasking and effective portability, I described how my blogging life grew and developed thanks to PA’s influence. I inquired about Windows 10 and Jerry assuaged my fear of a Microsoft “free upgrade”. My copy is reserved.
I gave him a copy of my card and half-jokingly told the boys I’d see them again soon. I am determined to get hired onto the PA staff. I asked Mr. Khoo last year and again this year if I can have a job. I am 100% sure that I have a skill set not currently represented in their office. Nothing against the current staff, who all possess extensive talents I can’t even begin to fathom. But I have the power of invisibility and get a +20 bonus to diplomacy in any business setting. My past is as curious as Alice’s Wonderland and the direction I’m heading has nothing but sunshine on the path. Really, anyone I work for is lucky to have me. In the case of Penny Arcade, I would be equally lucky to learn from them.
As a business model, PA is as unique as I am. This can not be ignored. I’ll keep asking Khoo to hire me every chance I get – no matter how inappropriate. The worst thing he can do is keep saying no.
In the realm of gaming there are a few things on the horizon I’m keeping an eye on – Hob, Doom, Superfight, Fallout 4 and Uncharted 4. I might have to date someone with a PS4 when that last one comes out. 😉
Flight is boarding. See you in Memphis.
Just like last year, the line to meet Gabe & Tycho was non-existent. I pulled up a chair and sat down to talk for nearly 20 minutes. We discussed the benefits of a Surface Pro, incredulity at the lack of line, and commiseration on the number of pieces involved in a Star Wars board game.
I will ask for a job every year. One day, I will succeed.