I should really write down what transpired over the Thanksgiving break before I forget it completely; after all, this is the point of journaling, isn’t it?
Ok: video games. Most notably, my new love, Portal by Valve, and its theme song, “Still Alive” written by Jonathan Coulton (link party!).
What’s interesting about this game, too, that I’ve discovered, is that I share my enamored passion for an inanimate object with an entire community of gamers. The object I’m talking about is a cube, aptly named “Weighted Companion Cube.” Don’t believe me about this unreasonable obsession? From Wiki:
The game also generated a fan-following for the Weighted Companion Cube — while the cube itself doesn’t talk or act in the game, fans have created plush and papercraft versions of the “character”, as well as a MySpace profile, and a tribute website. Because of its popularity in the game, Valve’s Director of Business Development Jason Holtman has confirmed that a Weighted Companion Cube desktop toy will be released by the end of 2007. A Weighted Companion Cube plush and fuzzy dice will also be available through the Steam store.
I want one for Christmas.
Other events include eating beyond capacity, drinking some fine whiskey my cousin brought down from the Bay Area, and of course, catching up on some freelancing here and there. I also went to the Metropolitan cafe, the closest nice coffee joint to where I currently live, and it’s nice in there – I just wish it had more accommodating hours.
Family news include but are not limited to the experience that is aging. My oldest nephews/nieces are in freaking HIGH SCHOOL. I never thought it would freak me out, but it does.
Okay, well, back to work…



