When I was in college, I had a professor that made us freewrite for fifteen minutes every class. We had to keep going no matter what, and if we couldn’t think of anything to write at all, we had to write the words, “Nothing, nothing, nothing.” It was fun. I always looked forward to it [...]
Still recovering from sickness. Who would have thought that a cold could incapacitate you so much?
Role playing definitely helped… though it didn’t help my sleeping schedule any. I was out late and woke up later than I should have this morning, but you know what? I really don’t care. I have to get over the [...]
When I was younger I idolized three game composers: Nobuo Uematsu, Yasunori Mitsuda and Yoko Shimomura. Their works were something amazing, something that went beyond the bloops and bleeps of 8-bit music. Magical, ethereal compositions of electronic goodness. I didn’t find out about Yoko Shimomura until later in 2000, when I played Legend of Mana. [...]
Zine Fest Chicago – Day 34
Mar
13
ZINE FEST!
It was cold, gray, rainy and the Irish were parading in the city, but despite all those inconveniences we made it to zine fest in one piece. It was a good experience. I had the chance to talk with many talented people and (most importantly) swap zines.
I have a slew of them to read, [...]
I am fired up and ready for Zine Fest tomorrow. Both Rahsaan and Mary are going, which is nice because that means we can split parking (heh heh for ulterior motives), and the mosey around Columbia looking at a million zines. I have a feeling there will me much schmoozing, which I’m up for. You [...]












