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Eternal Clan
My whole attitude at work has shifted. I’m making my workspace mine.
This one’s got a swirly tribal blue tattoo on its wing. Others are sure to follow.
EDIT: This one is one of four that were gifted to me from the wonderful
Myst Online to Shut Down
From mystonline.com:
Hi Everybody,
I have some news that some of you have probably not been looking forward to. GameTap has decided to discontinue the operation of Myst Online: Uru Live.
The decision was a very difficult one and was made for business reasons rather than due to any issues regarding the design and vision of the amazing world that Cyan Worlds and Rand Miller have brought to us. Despite the great Myst Online experience coming to a close, Cyan is still a very valued partner of GameTap, we are on excellent terms, and we look forward to continuing our relationship in the future.
Many of you have made good friends while playing Myst Online, so here is the bittersweet part. Although Myst Online: Uru Live will be completely shut down in the near future, the game servers will remain live for the next 60 days. During that time, both newcomers and existing players can continue to experience the amazing world of Myst Online, explore the game’s many Ages, and interact with other players in the game and on the MystOnline.com website and forums. After 60 days, the title will be removed from the GameTap service, though MystOnline.com will remain live and active for fans to continue to share their passion for this important game franchise.
I know this is not the news fans of Myst Online wanted to hear. I want to thank all of you who have been extremely supportive of the game and made this grand experiment in an alternative MMO format so much fun. All of us at GameTap also want to thank you again for your tireless enthusiasm for the title.
There has been a clamor for information about the status of season 2 for some time, and the reason we haven’t announced anything sooner is because we have literally been examining a wide variety of possibilities for maintaining the game, but in the end, we had to bring the exploration of the great cave to a close.
So thanks again for supporting us as we launched this truly unique game. GameTap is still committed to exploring new genres of gameplay and encouraging bold visions. If you haven’t already tried Season 2 of Sam & Max, give it a try, it is as anarchic as one could hope. And I can tell you from first hand experience that the upcoming Grimm is novel and exciting experiment as well.
Ricardo Sanchez
Work companion
Looks like I’m going on a Todd McFarlane dragon toy kick. I picked this one up at ConFusion, and it’s the first toy to hit my desk.
I shouldn’t really be surprised that toys on my desk represent commitment to the job, or that I’m skittish to show commitment to anything.
Better be wearing armor if you step up to my desk. Just sayin’.
Weekly Word Count
I’ve just finished typing up this week’s writing. Three times, I sat down with the intention to write, and actually got words on paper. This is becoming some kind of crazy pattern. :) The prologue for The Glass Crown is almost done being put on paper, and then I will return to Chapter 6. To all of my beta readers, you’ll be getting a notification from Google Documents when I’m done with the Prologue. Just sneak it in there before Chapter 1, as if you’d read it already. Heh.
I’ve taken on yet another writing project. As Sam would say, oh boy. (+10 geek points) This upward trend in being able to get words down will definitely help with that. Oh! I almost forgot! Here’s a snippet for your reading pleasure.
The green beat her wings fiercely, trying to get above Herod’s mad charge. She rose slowly, hampered by volley after volley of arrows. The Rebuilder opened his jaws at the last instant, and then closed them around her tail, near its base. His momentum whipped her body down into his just as thunder rolled through the clouds. They both plummeted down, rolling over each other, clawing madly. The City shook when they landed, crushing the already burning hanging gardens.
A man’s man
Justin, hanging out in his manly basement, complete with pool table, smoking room, vinyl collection, and red frilly lanterns.
Ani cooks for us
Last night’s visit to Ani and Justin’s was just what I needed.
Shaun of the Dead
I had a really hard time deciding between three stars (Liked It) and four stars (Really Liked It) on this one.
There were some seriously funny moments and lines, and there were some seriously emotional moments. Since it had been billed as a comedy, and a laugh riot, I was pretty surprised at the actual heart-string moments. Either that or they were some sort of humor that flew right over my head. Because that never happens. My favorite moment had to be when the main character was studiously ignoring the zombie apocalypse all around him (don’t use that word!), and slipped in the puddle of *something*.
The movie, the company, and the popcorn gets four stars. The movie by itself gets three.