Let's start with the w00t- after a three-day, multi-14-hour-day crash course, I finished my NWN editor demo today and submitted my resume to Bioware! For any of you that haven't been following this latest drama, I'm applying to Bioware's Austin offices for a writer's position. The NWN editor, as in Neverwinter Nights, is a level editing program ( Read more... )

Man, what a relief. I'm glad about how the election went, obviously, but more than that- I'm just glad the goddamned thing is OVER. I'm really hoping that the rhetoric will back off a little, and people will get back to being a little more reasonable... I think the whole process has been kinda crazymaking for both sides.

( cut for politics, so as to not blast anyone with my opinions... )

So yeah, just stumbled across this in one of the communities I follow on here, but anyway... behold the only thing that would ever make me switch back from a Mac:

THE STEAMPUNK LAPTOP!!1


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I had a thought today, or rather I remembered something: the Austin Steam Train association does a Halloween Murder Mystery trip every year- it's basically a murder mystery on a train. How awesome, right? So I go to the website, and the damned thing is already sold out for this year. Talk about whack. I was going to suggest a group outing. :-\

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Oh, man does he hit this on the head.

(stolen from Wes- thanks, Wes ( Read more... )

I give you OLD GREG.

Mild-to-moderately NSFW due to language- not a lot of F-bombs, but if  your boss would have a problem with a scaly british man-fish in a tutu talking about his man-gina, you might want to hold off.

Also, this is Ann's favorite thing. Ever.

Edit: Oh, I forgot to mention: in addition to language, the video contains handbag house. Be ( Read more... )

Hey, if you're on Myspace, I'm setting up a page for the local SPCA. Add them if you have a sec!

http://www.myspace.com/hillcountryspca

Also, if you haven't already, add the dog rescue I've been doing this for awhile:

http://www.myspace.com/austindog

Thanks!

/spam

Ok, so a couple of you may have seen my mention of the Lotus Cat Tree I ordered for Zipper and the new, as-of-yet unnamed kitty. You have have also read my lament concerning the various and sundry asstastic mishaps regarding its shipping. Well, the story continues! After finally getting hold of them last week and being told that it was shipped ( Read more... )

So, Ann and I have been talking about getting a second kitty to keep Zipper company... so for the past week or so, we've been spending a lot of time at the local SPCA in a room full of kittens. Like we did with Zipper, we like to give it a little time for the kitties to get used to us, and let their personalities come out. Anyway, after much ( Read more... )

Ann and I took Friday off, and went into Austin for another round of wedding venues.

On Friday, we saw Barr Mansion. Wes- right off the bat, I saw what you were talking about in terms of "jackasses rolling by, blaring shitty music". I had actually been to this venue, maybe eight or so years ago, when a buddy of mine was DJing at a party there. I was ( Read more... )