In my new apartment in Seattle. The view is amazing!

Finally got a working internet connection after 3 hours worth of "support" from Comcast.

That was fast - I found an apartment up in Seattle, and I'm headed there next week. Yesterday was my last day at EA, the movers show up Tuesday, and I drive up to Seattle Wednesday-Friday. The following Monday (the 2nd) I start my new job ( Read more... )

EALA Christmas Party:

• 200-300 people in a drafty Santa Monica Airport Hangar.
  
• Mostly people from work; lots of standing around
  
• Ran out of alcohol and over by 10:45pm or so
  
• Coolest thing: An ice sculpture of the EA logo?
  

Pandemic Studios Christmas Party:

• 400-600 people in the LA Natural History Museum
  
• All sorts of LA game developers; lots of ( Read more... )

http://fakesteve.blogspot.com/2007/12/blindfolded-basketball-part-two.html

I've always understood, at an intellectual level, that language is a complicated beast. I'm also familiar with the claim that English is particularly convoluted. Only today, thanks to a Wikipedia article has it ever really resonated with me. Ripped straight from the site, consider the following sentence:

I never said she stole my money.Solely ( Read more... )

Falco - Rock Me Amadeus

Lipps Inc. - Funkytown

Gary Numan - Cars

Rick Springfield - Jessie's Girl

Steve Miller Band - Abracadabra

Tommy Tutone - Jenny

Fleetwood Mac - Hold Me

Asia - Heat of the Moment

Dexy's Midnight Runners - Come On Eileen

Eddy Grant - Electric Avenue

Styx - Mr Roboto

Van Halen - Jump

Yes - Owner Of A Lonely Heart

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After The Fire - Der Kommissar (Falco, if you prefer...)

MC Hammer - U Can't Touch This

MC Hammer - 2 Legit 2 Quit

The B52's - Love Shack

Olivia Newton John - Physical

Survivor - Eye Of The Tiger

Michael Jackson - Billy Jean

Michael Jackson - Thriller

Michael Jackson - Beat It

Joan Jett & The Blackhearts - I Love Rock N Roll

Queen - ( Read more... )

And now it's time for a brief update in the form of a list of random things in the world of Michael:

• Went home to the ol' AL for a week between Christmas and New Years. It was nice to spend some time with my parents, although there isn't a whole lot back there for me other than family. I did, however, get to spend a bit of time with my old friend ( Read more... )

Dear Amazon,
Huh?
-Michael

(Having browsed sci fi novels, programming books, some wacky imported music, and the Nintendo Wii, I was presented with the following...)

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