AFK – Ireland.
I’m on my way out to Ireland this evening. I’ll be in Dublin through the weekend, checking in with GOA and being sociable with our Yurpian pals. Then it’s off to London for a day before heading back home. There’ll be a handful of Mythic folks in town, so if you see us wandering the streets of Dublin looking confused, feel free to say hello and/or buy us – by which I mean me – a pint.
Also, poor CJ’s been hard at work polishing the podcast we recorded prior to Thanksgiving for this month’s newsletter, but I fear that the team is moving so quickly through new content that our weekly beta updates may have already covered a fair chunk of what we wanted to discuss. Such is the price of an energetic team that’s chomping at the bit to reopen Beta (very soon).
Rock Band
I am growing concerned that all of our lounges may have become fire hazards as of 12:00:01 AM EST this morning due to over-crowding. It’s worse than when the Wiis first arrived way back when.
Dear Irish Fans.
Assuming that anyone from the Emerald Isle actually sees this, I require Irish advice.
I’m going to be in Dublin for a few days (November 28th-December 1st) to hang out with our buddies at GOA.
1) What are the must-see places in town?
2) My lady-friend loves green, outdoorsy stuff. What’s the best-looking, yet reasonably-close-to-Dublin spot for that type of thing?
Any and all advice is appreciated.
Sketchbook – Squigs!
I have a little sketchbook that I keep with me from time to time. My initial plan had been to draw in it myself when I had spare time, but I found that – despite my good intentions – I never ACTUALLY drew anything in it. Rather than give up entirely, I started forcing other people to draw in it.
I’d take it to shows and force members of the press to give me a doodle before an interview. I’d take it to meetings and force people who showed up late to draw something. I’d grab random people visiting the studio and ask for a quick sketch. Eventually, word got around and – from time to time – I’d leave it out on my desk and it would disappear for a week, only to come back with new stuff inside. It’s traveled around the world – from New York to London to Shanghai – and kind (or terrified) people everywhere have taken a moment to put their mark inside. In retrospect, I wish I’d made people sign their work, because I’ve forgotten nearly all of the responsible parties at this point.
It’s nearly full now and so I figured I’d share some of what’s inside. There’s a ton of stuff in it, so I’ll just do chunks every now and then. Conveniently, it wound up divided by theme/subject when people noticed I’d labeled some of the early drawings, so I’ll probably just stick with that form of organization.
Please remember that – more often than not – these were random, non-artistic folks caught by surprise and forced to draw on the spot. My absolute favorite pieces are almost all from people who were in no way artists because they tended to draw truly unsettling and odd stuff. When you see the smirking barrel-wearing pirate-devil-dwarf someday, you’ll understand what I mean.
So without further ado, here are some Squigs (click to embiggen):
Interview: MMO Gamer
Here’s an interview I did at E for All in Los Angeles a couple of weeks ago with Steve Crews from The MMO Gamer – who I apparently disappointed greatly by not being terribly long-winded via email.
WARNING
I’m going to be messing around with tumblr integration today, so things may randomly explode.
A ringing endorsement.
“You may notice I took a great number of photos featuring Warhammer Online. The reason for this is relatively simple: I spent many an hour playing it over the course of two days, to distract me from the pain of being at E for All.”
– From the MMO Gamer E for All photo gallery
Ten Ton Hammer Podcast
Check out this week’s podcast over at Ten Ton Hammer, featuring your’s truly. Bonus fun drinking game – take a drink every time I say the word “fundamentally!”
Reminder to the TTH guys: I want one of the new black and gold shirts (as does The Hickman).