Sunday, November 25, 2007

New Poll...


By Colin's request, we've added a new poll (thanks for the reminder)! Get your votes in now!!

Wednesday, November 21, 2007

The Great Northwest...


Well. It seems I'll be writing from the land of rain and trees and mountain lions and bears and fish from now on. Yep, movin' to Seattle. In the short-run, it'll be a nightmare cross-country move (although my sister-in-law seems to do this pretty regularly, with 3 dogs, a turtle and a bird). In the long-run, it'll be awesome. It's a much better environment, all around. For those readers already in the Seattle area-- See you soon!!!

Friday, November 09, 2007

Time & Motion...


I'll be headed back to Seattle next week for a job interview. How was I to know, when I was last in Seattle back in August, that in 3 months' time I would be out of a job, trying to get a new one, and possibly be living and working back in Seattle by X-mas? The Gods do love their irony.

Thursday, November 08, 2007

Sirena...


The job search is young, but very promising. 2 game companies in Seattle, and here in Memphis it's been FedEx, 3 design studios, the people that own all of Gosset Motors, and some wierd connection with Martha Stewart?! My former co-workers have been great, writing me letters of recommendation, and calling other companies to try to find a place for me. Many thanks for the huge outpouring of support.

And then there's the other kind of support. The kind that comes to me in the form of a singing telegram from India. I shit you not. I'll try to post it on here, but my sister in law basically hired some woman in India to call my on my cell phone (while I was at the car dealership getting it fixed) and to sing and whistle this little tune called "Bobby feel better."

Fantastic!

Monday, November 05, 2007

Wake up...


My parents have made it home safely from their tour of the country. A great time was had by all, and I'd like to thank them (once again) for being so supportive in times of need. My special way of thanking them is to NOT put their picture up on the internet, because my mom threatened me about it. Instead, here is a video dedicated to Speedbump (Scoochy), their indominable cat.

Thursday, November 01, 2007

The Inevitability of Transmutation...


"Someday, this war will end..."

Well, all unstable things must come to an end. Yesterday, my 4-year career with Games Workshop ended when Sabertooth Games released me due to "the current state of revenue-to-structure imbalance in the parent company." Basically, GW has been bleeding badly for some time now, and Sabertooth won't be hitting its numbers for 2nd quarter, so someone has to be labeled 'expendible.' I guess that's me, although it did come as a shock. My position has been eliminated, through no fault of my own. It hardly seems fair, given that my position helped to support sales, not directly impact them, and not for the parent company. But being the newest member of the 5-person manager team in a 15-person company, I guess I can see it. I can also see that this may not be the end of it for the Sabertooth staff. The situation is a bit dire over there. Oh well, I guess I just have to 'deal with' the poor business decisions of others that have put me in this position. That's business, right? Nothing personal, as they say. Well, no hard feelings (maybe to some, but not to all). I'm sure I can find a place to live in the coming months, and a way to get some kind of health coverage for the prescriptions we need, etc. After all, it's just business. I do have some good opportunities to join up with some of GW's competitors, however...

I'll keep you posted.