Say, What Chu Looking At?

Ever wonder why you see my eyes cross and I turn into a raging monster at times at con meetings?  Dork Tower got it, compressed right down into a single panel comic.

Scuse me.  Powers that be…  Firmament of the convention universe?

Why didn’t I ever get a +10 Sword of Totally Peeved Con Chair?

Oh wait.  I did.  It was my voice.  XD

(But I’d like a physical sword…

Read the entire chain over at Dork Tower

I know that I’ve got at least…  7 or more readers who have done their time chairing conventions…  Looks like Dork Tower is doing a series on being chair…

The Tao of Igor Chapter 2, Part 1 | Dork Tower

Watching history at work.

The weekend needed to be longer.  I spent much of it doing little chores, catching up on shows I haven’t watched since April of 2008, and installing WoW. 

On a few things…

1. Yes it really did take almost 16 hours to install WoW.   During which time I found such wonderful things as…  Torrenting updates, which killed my bandwidth.  Lack of a single mass update.  Non-automated updates, so I had to keep switching back to update.   But really, the killer was the sequential updating… If I’d known/realized it was that bad I’d have downloaded the client from their server from the start..
2. My online poker bankroll has taken an epic beatdown over the last two weeks, leaving my confidence completely shaken.  Meltdown is a common story for people trying to build their poker skills to make a run, but nonetheless its quite painful.  I’m not listening to my instincts nor am I making smart logical moves, and luck is not my friend either.   Obviously a horrid combination.  My only sense of relief lies in the fact that I already took out everything I put in, so the damage is only to my winnings.   (We’ll not talk about my brick & mortar bankroll.) 
3. I’m looking for people to fill a position here at work.  It is not a creative position but it’ll deal with alot of visual materials.  If you’re a designer with tech-head tendencies, or a tech-head with designer tendencies… let me know.  (This is not an entry-level position.  I need someone who is ready to go go go.  It is also subject to the full hiring process.  No free lunches and no free rides, especially in this market.)
4. I need a vacation, but I realistically should not take one until at least March or April.   I’m still considering the trip to LA though.   …  later this year, I’m seriously thinking I might take a cruise originating in NYC.  Anyone interested in joining me?
5. By the time Sunday rolled around, the snow was mostly gone.  Boo.
6. I had a horrid time sleeping last night — I had one of those dreams that’s just designed to mess with your sleep cycle.   “Waking up” repeatedly in your sleep just to realize you’re still dreaming, only to “Wake up” again, just to realize you’re still dreaming, only to….  rinse, repeat, rinse, repeat.
7. I’ll try WoW out tonight for a little while. 
8. Pimping time!  My good friend has opened not one but TWO online webcomics.  Well okay, only one is a webcomic, the other is a bastard child of his twisted brain and still images that nonetheless is sure to leave me laughing until my brain leaks out through my nose.   Whenever he gets that launched.  Which is soon.  I’m sure.  Because if it isn’t I’ll have to hurt him.   Anyway, go visit them. 

   The Burrito Blade - Yes, you read that right.  The Burrito Blade.

   Things Wrong With Me – Because the MPD comes out somehow.. 

9. Right.  I’ve jabbered on long enough.  We not return you to your regularly scheduled forecast.

So yeah.

The WoW 14 Day Trial disc?  Should be called a 13 Day trial.   I cannot believe how many updates I have to download.

I installed CoH on my newer rig today, and even that with all the updates did not take this long.  Maybe because CoH is smart enough to grab all the updates in one go, perhaps? -_-;;

1.  Buzzing on coffee.

2.  Have mostly accepted modified position at work.  Changed responsibilities.  Same people.  When its solid I’ll talk more about it.

3.  Not overly concerned about possible death of Livejournal, but I’ll miss the ease of reading everyone’s journal and the social networking aspects of it.  I’ll just have further push to develop whatchulookingat.com – that’s all..

4.  Its raining.  Matches the mood.

5.  Trying to decide what kind of travel plans I want to have over the next few months.  With the whole apartment thing in the air, it makes it hard to plan anything big.

6.  Can I have a lightsaber now?

Have been cleaning the room, watching TV, and switching between online poker and Fallout 3. My card playing is off to a rapid 2009 start, so no complaints there! Fallout 3 has gotten boring, even playing the alternate characters is not holding my attention. I’m hoping the downloadable content will pick things up again.

Poker jibber-jabber below the cut.

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2008 has been hustled out the door, and 2009 has been hustled in… The family’s out the door, we’ve cleaned up, the poker table’s put away, and the table’s clear of all the food…   At least here in good old EST…

I can’t say 2008 was a horrid year.  In fact it was pretty damned good.  It had some very high moments, and it had some deep valleys as well.

I think when its all said and done, I will end up looking at 2008 as a year when some things clicked, other things fell apart, and yet more things were mostly a even-even push.   I know, its vague but its about all I’d like to say on it.

To friends made and friends lost, to chances taken and payoffs won.
To experiences new and old, and to quietly leaving the fold.
To the families we love and to those we’ve lost,
and to memories we’d thought we forgot.

Let 2009 be magical.  Happy New Year everyone.