*Phew*, spending a couple of hours on a blog post really helps you think through things. New post on interactive storytelling on my blog:

http://progressivegaming.blogspot.com

CSS (the band, not the formatting language) doesn't take itself seriously at all, awesome.

Yesterday I was at my local COSTCO buying a large bag of Purina dog chow for my loyal pet Biscuit, the Wonder Dog, and was in the checkout line when a woman behind me asked if I had a dog ( Read more... )

So, in semiotics there are Sign Systems that determine the meaning of a given sign. In layman's terms, context allows us to interpret a word or a symbol ( Read more... )

Name me a movie or a play with a very focused plot within a short time-frame and a small cast of characters. Automatic win if you name a movie that has only three major characters and/or has a continuous plot. No abstract/conceptual works please.

One would think that getting a B.A. in Computer Science, having tons of programming knowledge, having worked for Microsoft and being able to touch type at 120 WPM would get you a job, even if only a clerical one.

I either try harder, or everything remains a pipe dream.

Possibly the best XKCD I've ever seen. I wonder if anyone reading will get it:


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Getting over a cold (I think) so I slept in. Even more crazy dreams, and I'm surprised I remember the ones that were interrupted hours ago ( Read more... )

It just hit me that a few nights ago, I had had a dream about a plane crashing into my room. So that in addition to the thing about space shuttles... kind of freaky. Why so many dreams about planes and space-shuttles and other things crashing into my room?