I just got back from the 40th anniversary of the San Diego Comic Convention. I brought my girlfriend for her first visit. I have to say, it was very entertaining to watch her as she encountered each new level of geekyness.

Two guys fighting with miniature key-chain light sabers was her first winner for the crown of geeks. The next day she heard some lady with a plush tiger strapped to her head "meowing", and before she could ask me why she was doing that, her (husband/boyfriend/etc.), also with a plush cat strapped to his head, meowed back to her, so she could find him in the crowd. And lastly, she was nearly crushed to death by a 400 lb dude waiting in line to see Kevin Smith. We didn't get to see Kevin Smith, but at least she survived mostly intact…I think there might have been some slight damage to her psyche from the Meowing lady.

All in all it was a good show. I think the saddest part was the diminished space of small and indie comics. The big movie studios and game companies have made the competition for space impossible for the little guys to be seen and heard. One person summed up the show with a hand written sign reading:

"Twilight ruined Comic Con".

Some of my previous posts have made mention of me being extremely busy because of work! Well no more!

For the last 6 months I have been the Design Director working on the Hellgate license for Hanbitsoft. We have been making massive changes to balance, skills, levels, adding PvP, an Auction House! And unfortunately, none of it will be seen here in the US. All of it will only appear in Korea.

After 6 months of working like a dog, I'm kicked to the curb! I guess the felt they could run the creative direction just fine without me, well I wish them the best of luck, burning in the 9 circles of Hell!

Well, now its time to figure out my next course of action! Get a job? Or start my own company?

Happy New Years everyone! I hope you all got what you asked for from Santa, and not what you probably deserved. And where have I been since October? Well let's see?

1) I have taken over a new project at work that had us in crunch mode until Dec 12th.

2) Started looking into iPhone Game development for fun on the side.

3) Finished Fallout 3

4) Finished Age of Booty

5) Finished Gears of War 2

6) Still painting some figures (however slowly)

Some people are making a killing with the iPhone App Development....maybe if I can do the same I will be able to retire before I am old and to decrepit to enjoy it.

I hope to find the time to write more soon, but I cant promise anything since, as I have said many times, I'm lazy!