Marty: hey man
our feature is going up today
me: nice
Friday, April 27, 2012
Friday, April 20, 2012
Crisis, News, Ennui
10:04 AM Marty: Did you get my panicked text?
10:05 AM me: I just looked at it. Busy morning and a drunk night
What's going to happen?
10:06 AM Marty: Think they're just doing news internally now
10:07 AM me: youch
so are you done done?
or are they giving you a week or something?
10:08 AM Marty: A week. And then they said they'll throw me features
me: wow
sorry, buddy
that super stinks
10:09 AM Marty: Ugh...its just shitty timing
It's like we have a Bundy curse re: jobs in this household
10:10 AM me: do you have an idea what kind of frequency you'll get features?
10:12 AM Marty:
Mmm a few a month at max I think. Enough to keep in the game, but not
enough to cover the loss. I have to readjust...replan...re-whore-
10:13 AM me: remember craig's list
and remember the wang shot
Marty: heh
So
our feature is still on. And we're going to kill it so GR will be all
"lets fire everyone but _____ and ______ and make John and Matt our main
content providers"
10:14 AM me: ha
10:15 AM do you want to solo the feature? do you want me to ghost write my half so you can get the whole payout?
i don't mind if you need the cash
Marty: Absolutely not
You're doing me a huge solid, so you get half the cash
thanks for the offer though
10:16 AM me: sure
Thursday, April 19, 2012
A Fez Review
Fez
I downloaded that over the weekend
It's a bit of a mind fuck
2:07 PM Like, it's so full of secrets and hidden stuff, it makes for an interesting diversion
As in, one room had a QR code you had to scan with a smartphone in order to get a special code that unlocks an item
me: what?? that's awesome?
wait, that's awesome!
Marty: Are you asking?
haha
2:08 PM Yeah...in another room you have to decipher ruins to find the exact button presses to open a door.
me: fuck yeah i love that stuff
Marty: The core concept is you are a 16-bit guy going around a 16-bit world that can be rotated on 4-different axis
me: that i did know
2:09 PM Marty: But the way they use it is genius
Its one of those games that makes you feel really smart
me: but i've kept away from reviews because i want to sit down with it
Marty: Right
me: ha nice
Marty: I need you to play this because I need help
It has its own language, and I have no clue how to decipher it
2:10 PM me: i'll climb that horse tonight or tomorrow
Marty: Yessir!
Plus (sorry, I love this game and was going to talk about it anyways)
me: give it to me
2:11 PM Marty:
Its one of those games where you start on one "screen" and just find
random doors...then half an hour later, you've gone through 10 different
doors, discovered some weird ass secret levels and are lost
But you love it because there's just endless doors to discover
Oh...and it simulates glitches to make you think the game has crashed
me: haha
Marty: Which...funny enough...the game is actually crashing for a lot of people. A patch is coming soon
2:12 PM me: wouldn't be current if it didn't either crash, have a kickstarter, or deliver a bile-spewing ending
Wednesday, April 18, 2012
Mookery, SkullGirls, Being LeBronned, Ennui
Marty: Hey stranger. How goes?
me: it goes
10:21 AM i just explained this to a friend of mine, so don't be offended when i cut and paste
So here's what happened:
When I first interviewed in September or October, it turns out that the Assistant VP above my boss (a man I do not get along with) wanted Mr. X to get the job. Mr. X, though, did not meet the minimum qualifications and didn't get to the interview phase. _____ (this VP) was very unhappy with this, and felt the need to take this out on me for the last five months, but things were moving along as they always did. This is also taking into account that I asked ___ to be a reference for me the first time around, thus inciting a "sure I'll be your reference, if you're gonna fall in line" soul-sale that turns out wasn't necessary because he didn't want to hire me to begin with.
Fast forward to two weeks ago. My boss has been trying to keep me at arm's length from ___ and his cronies, especially for this new search that I had to go through. Turns out that the ___ wasn't having any of that shit, and forced his right hand man to be the chair of the search committee and insisting on meeting all of the interviewing candidates personally. Yes, you're right in wondering why he would do this if this isn't even a person he would be working with often since its a person reporting to a person under him. The evidence is starting to look heavy.
Last Wednesday rolls around, and I wander over to another building for my very informal interview. Wouldn't you know it, who do you think I run into on my way in there? Well, Mr. X, of course. The interview was clearly a courtesy extended to me for all of the hard work that didn't matter that I have done. At noon on Friday, I was given my exit day for this position. Now they have to figure out what to do with me while I look for another job.
Yep. Also, K had surgery on Monday to remove tumors from her right breast. They're benign, but we're waiting on other tests.
When I first interviewed in September or October, it turns out that the Assistant VP above my boss (a man I do not get along with) wanted Mr. X to get the job. Mr. X, though, did not meet the minimum qualifications and didn't get to the interview phase. _____ (this VP) was very unhappy with this, and felt the need to take this out on me for the last five months, but things were moving along as they always did. This is also taking into account that I asked ___ to be a reference for me the first time around, thus inciting a "sure I'll be your reference, if you're gonna fall in line" soul-sale that turns out wasn't necessary because he didn't want to hire me to begin with.
Fast forward to two weeks ago. My boss has been trying to keep me at arm's length from ___ and his cronies, especially for this new search that I had to go through. Turns out that the ___ wasn't having any of that shit, and forced his right hand man to be the chair of the search committee and insisting on meeting all of the interviewing candidates personally. Yes, you're right in wondering why he would do this if this isn't even a person he would be working with often since its a person reporting to a person under him. The evidence is starting to look heavy.
Last Wednesday rolls around, and I wander over to another building for my very informal interview. Wouldn't you know it, who do you think I run into on my way in there? Well, Mr. X, of course. The interview was clearly a courtesy extended to me for all of the hard work that didn't matter that I have done. At noon on Friday, I was given my exit day for this position. Now they have to figure out what to do with me while I look for another job.
Yep. Also, K had surgery on Monday to remove tumors from her right breast. They're benign, but we're waiting on other tests.
10:22 AM Marty: Oh shiiiiit
Buddy, that's rough
me: it is what it is
Marty: They guaranteed you a job no matter what though, right?
me: right
10:23 AM Marty: Or is that out the door now too?
me: i'll have something here, but they have to kind of construct something for me since they've already divvied up my old tasks
which is fine
10:24 AM Marty: But they are obligated
(i'm not skipping the breast cancer part...that's more important, just wanted to ask about job first)
me: no it's fine
Marty: But to clarify - there's no way you are going to be without a job
me: yes, they're obligated to keep me
no, i'm not being fired
just neutered
Marty: You are just choosing to look for a new job due to them being dicks
me: ight
right
Marty: Still...I would too
10:25 AM a-holes
me: i can't stay here. it's obvious that there's no place to go
and yes, my boss's boss is an asshat
i left early on friday and took monday and tuesday off for K
10:26 AM Marty: Understandable
That's maddening, man
But Kay is alright...they are benign?
me: yeah she's fine. surgery pain, but she's ok
10:27 AM she's
had some taken out about 6 years ago or so, so they're running a bunch
of tests to find out why and to make sure they don't come back again
very frustrating
Marty: Very happy to hear that
me: thanks
Marty: That's all that matters, right? Job schmob
me: you said it
10:28 AM i would gladly go back to waiting tables to get the f- out of here now
Marty: I know that feeling. But you're also sensible enough to stick it out for a good opportunity
Anything from ___by the way?
10:29 AM me: just the SkullGirls review from last week
which came exactly when i needed it
Marty: Right
Wait...you couldn't do that one, though.
Or did you?
10:31 AM me: i did. they sent me
the review code the day after the game came out. i played it all night
on Wednesday and turned in the review on Thursday afternoon
they ran it Fri
Marty: That's awesome...that's also a fairly high-profile game, too
me: yeah it's getting some attention, especially from the fighting game kids
10:32 AM Marty: That should be a good foot-in-the-door
10:33 AM Maybe this was all meant to be? Maybe now you'll find that games job you've been dreaming of
or something
me: i hope so
well, if this re-opens the door to more freelancing it came a pretty fucking good time
10:34 AM Marty: No kidding. It's good though that you still have a job. I think they even have to pay you the same, no?
me: no i'll go back down to working-man pay
10:35 AM though i did get a raise for it, i'll still be a worker bee
Marty: So why is this guy such a douchebag again?
me:
honestly, i think this is for the best. i didn't exactly love what i
was doing and would gladly find something else, i just wish it wasn't
handled like this
10:36 AM Marty: That's the rub...just not classy
me: just one of those cats that makes a judgment on you early and sticks with it no matter what else happens
right
i've been lebronned
Matthew: hahahaha
Wednesday, April 11, 2012
SkullGirls, Interviews, Stress, Almonds
in the middle of interviewing for the job i already have
i'm very stressed right now
eat more almonds, your body will thank you
that is all
Marty: Wha?
Tuesday, April 10, 2012
A Xenoblade Review, McHale, Moving, The F-ing Cleveland Indians
Marty: ...
me: xenoblade is good stuff
Marty: hahah ok
I expect more post-poop
me: sit on that for a second while i go sit on something else
| 14 minutes |
1:06 PM me: ok, so i picked at it here and there over the weekend
1:07 PM after roughly 8 hours, i'm just barely past the opening rea
area
it's totally an offline MMO
Marty: In what sense?
1:11 PM me: it's huge, and there are something like 450+ quests in the game
1:12 PM i want to go home and play it right now
stupid work
Marty: sweet jeebus
But is it fun to play? Or is it JRPG-rific?
1:15 PM me: no it's a blast
1:16 PM i'm not that far into the plot so i can't go into that much detail about possible smelly JRPG bullshit, but so far it isn't bad
it rewards you to explore the areas
something i found i've been missing for a long time
i like uncovering maps and finding hidden stuff
1:17 PM Marty: Are they tangible rewards, like interesting things to see, or are they shards of McGuffins that add +1 stats
me: whenever you uncover a respectable portion of the map you get xp bonuses
1:18 PM there are even achievements in the game that also award xp bonuses
so maybe not tangible, but definitely useful and welcome
1:19 PM i like running around and doing lots of little quests, too
Marty:
Over 450 you say? That does sound pretty crazy. I've been reading
previews and it looks like something I should sit down and play when my
slate clears
1:20 PM me: i'll send it out to you if you want
but it looks like you'll need to clear out a lot of time
i think i'll probably hold off on buying witcher 2 no
now
Marty: Sure - that'd be awesome. Do you have any of the Wii Zelda games though? I'd rather give those a go first
1:21 PM me: i have skyward sword
you need a motion plus to play it
i have an extra i can loan you if you want
god knows i won't be using it
1:22 PM Marty: That would be awesome...I promise to return it in peak condition
1:23 PM me: see the joel mchale 3ds commercial?
1:24 PM Marty: No! I love Joel mcHale too
1:28 PM Marty: Ahahaha I love it. Love it
1:29 PM It bypassed all my cynicism barriers
1:30 PM me: mchale, man
i feel guilty that i only watch community occasionally
1:31 PM Marty: As you should
The last episode was pure genius
1:32 PM me: I freaking missed it!
i wound up getting dinner with friends of friends
but it wasn't their fault entirely, it's was the f-ing cleveland indians
thursday was their home opener and the fucking game went 16 innings
1:33 PM which means everyplace around me was packed and we couldn't get food anywhere
Marty: Sweet lord...isn't there some kind of "maximum innings" thing?
me: nope, and the dipshits LOST
1:37 PM Marty: How long was the game? Didn't you feel compelled to just leave?
1:38 PM me: well we walked into one place because it was taco night, but because the game lasted so long we couldn't get a seat
we eventually wound up someplace else, but this was after a lot of standing around and waiting
all of this at the expense of 30 rock and community
1:39 PM Marty: That's a high toll to pay. Especially when you see last weeks episode. Like a masterclass in comedy
me: i'll get to it
whenever i tear myself away from xenoblade i'll watch it
| 8 minutes |
1:48 PM Marty: Sorry dude...doing 10 things at once
Be right back
| 9 minutes |
1:57 PM Marty: So I finished the hardest part of ME2 on insanity
feeling pretty good
Shitty part is trophies aren't unlocking
me: yeah?
the ME games have that problem
i don't know why
1:58 PM Marty: So it will be my word against every else's if I actually do it
It's annoying. It downloaded this one...for me its grounds for refund
If I were cheap
Which I am
But I'm also lazy
1:59 PM me: but honest
you're next run through ME3 will be that much better for it
2:00 PM Marty: That's the plan
me: you do the shadow broker mission
?
Marty: Not yet - going to hit that up tonight
2:01 PM me: it's worth it
2:02 PM the other stuff wasn't so much from what i remember
Marty: I'm really enjoying my ME2 playthrough...that was a decent game
2:04 PM me: Oh yeah, 2 and 3 are great
the first one hasn't aged so well
2:05 PM Marty: I'm not even going to bother
2:06 PM me: I did it over the summer last year and I was hating myself almost every minute
2:07 PM not a terrible game, but not very good compared to the sequels
| 7 minutes |
2:14 PM Marty: Its the driving around scanning rocks that got me
me: oh yeah
Marty: For its time, it was an awesome game, but you're right - doesn't hold up
me: the space truck super sucked
| 46 minutes |
3:01 PM me: working on anything good?
3:02 PM Marty: Well GR gave me two more assignments...to do the same rumor feature for Xbox 720 and Wii
U
They gave me it today, with a deadline of friday, so I'm scrambling right now
me: geeet crackin'
you know that _______ moved to @Gamer?
3:03 PM Marty: no...no I did not
crazy
me: LinkedIn knows the score
| 9 minutes |
3:12 PM Marty: I guess it was for that editor position they were hocking a little while back
me: well good for him
3:13 PM maybe that frees up a spot over there for the both of us
3:14 PM Marty: Mayhaps. Did you apply??
me: it'll happen today
have to rejigger my cover letter
3:15 PM Marty: Nice. When is the deadline for applying?
3:16 PM me: no clue, but i'll do it today and not take any chances
| 18 minutes |
3:34 PM Marty: That would be awesome if you got it
3:35 PM me: i'm not holding my breath
just want to throw my hat in the ring
i almost -ALMOST- had a review lined up for the weekend
3:36 PM Marty: Dang...what was it? What happened?
me: they needed me to have a debug 360 to play skulllgirls
and...i ain't got one
3:37 PM Marty: bah humbug
who has a debug machine anyways?
me: yeah
Marty: I guess hardcore reviewers
me: no kidding
3:38 PM i was going to look into getting one after that, but at this point i don't think it would be worth it
3:40 PM Marty: Not unless you were getting consistent work, no
| 17 minutes |
3:58 PM me: nah just too late in the cycle
with rumors floating around that new tech is going to drop next year, i don't want to make the investment
plus, who would i sell that to when i want to get rid of it
3:59 PM Marty: I bet there's a niche market for that
me: yeah maybe
4:00 PM have i ever sent you the cover letter i used for ____?
4:01 PM Marty: Hah no, why?
4:02 PM me: i wrote it not caring if they were going to hire me or not
i think you'll get a kick out of it
4:03 PM just emailed it to you
4:05 PM Marty: Let me pay attention to this in full later on
I'm frazzled currently
4:06 PM me: oooook
| 22 minutes |
4:28 PM me: aaaaaand
I'm an applicant
4:30 PM Marty: Huzzah! Start your packing
| 5 minutes |
4:35 PM me: ha
4:36 PM i need you around me constantly for ego inflation
Marty: Seriously though. I think you have a great chance. And you should take it. Would your wife be open to moving?
4:37 PM me: i think so. we talked about it a little a few weeks ago
granted, we had a couple of drinks, and moving always sounds like a good idea after beer #3
Marty: haha
would she be able to relocate her job?
me: but i interview on wednesday for the job it have
and this might be a pack up of sorts
4:38 PM no, the bank she works for is only located in pittsberg and cleveland
she'd have to look for something new
4:39 PM Marty: It'd be a risk...but it would be a dream gig
Friday, April 6, 2012
Odd Texts, Insanity, Tetris Effect, Xenoblade, Canada
i'm going to pax next year
11:59 AM hell or highwater
Marty: Niceeeeee!
I like your moxy
Bring me?
me: you're always welcome on my trips to nerd meccaas
meccas
Marty: That means a lot
Hey, funny story
I wanted to text you last night, but thought it would be weird
12:00 PM me: how so?
you text me all the time
Marty: It was hard to describe over text
Anyways
me: o...k...?
Marty:
I was playing Mass Effect 2 on insanity last night. If you know
anything about insanity, you know Horizon is pretty much the worst
gaming experience ever
(apart from later sequences)
12:01 PM So after a couple hours, and one exploit, I finally beat it just as my wife was coming home from her shift
I swear to god, I honestly had flashes of health bars for the rest of the night
me: mwahahaha
Marty: Not, like, "thinking about them", but I would turn my head and see a health car for, like, a microsecond
I was actually concerned
12:02 PM I've never had that happen
me: is this kinda like the Tetris Effect?
Marty: I think so
me: i used to sort of have that with street fighter combos when SF4 came out
Marty: hahaha
Weird, right?
12:03 PM me: i couldn't sleep because i was constantly thinking "LOW FORWARD TO FIREBALL"
yes
weird and annoying
Marty: I was really proud of my accomplishment though
me: yeah, now you're a man
12:04 PM Marty: I think BioWare didn't plan its game based on insanity, so there's parts that are next to impossible
Coupled with the fact Shepard just decides to stand up at random from cover, it's a real bitch
me: i think a lot of developers are like that
balancing different difficulty settings is still kind of a foreign concept
12:05 PM it's not as easy as "give the bad guys more HP and more damage capability"
Marty: Agreed...and it seems very artificial...like "just give them more shields and take away health"
hahaha
me: i remember discussions like this came up around the time that Torchlight came out
12:06 PM it was kind of an easy game so people were playing it on harder settings
the devs noticed this and brought up difficulty balancing in a few interviews
that i can't possibly cite for you right now
Marty: I want notations!
Sources!
12:07 PM me: trust my encyclopedic knowledge
or faith
or whatever
anyway, i have a different problem
Marty: Which is?
me:
xenoblade comes out today, but now that i'm a dude with a wife and a
8-5, i'm now thinking there are problems with games that come out on
fridays
12:08 PM Marty: Hold up, you're working today?
Don't you guys get Easter off?
me: i'm going to leave here and probably go to the gym. but even if i didn't, i'm picking up the game on my way home
yep. church and state, man
i work for a public institution
Marty: So you do....or don't
me: oh i'm working
12:09 PM Marty: Effing heathens
me: or i'd be playing the game right now
Marty: Everything is closed here
That is a dilemma
me: anyway
Marty: You'll have plenty of time to play when the rapture comes and you are left behind, though
me: i'm going to grab it just
wow
got me there, kirk cameron
Marty: hahahahaha
Please don't
12:10 PM Tell me how that game is
I'm itching to use my Wii
me: ANYWAY
the problem is that i can't even play it today
i'll get it, go home, and my wife will immediately expect that i get in the shower and we go get dinner
which is fine, i'm not complaining
12:11 PM but usually with dinner comes a few drinks. then we come home and watch tv or a movie
then i'm too tired to care and go to bed
Marty: Whoa whoa "get in the shower"
You live a troubled life
me: i'm coming from the gym
imagine that i have the stankies
Marty: So you have all weekend
me: easter
12:12 PM i have to go to her grandmother's place!
Marty: Ack
me: SHE'S 9-EFFING-7
Marty: That's crazy
me: yeah
Marty: She won't know if you are playing Wii
Just say its how you celebrate Easter
me: ha
so you're saying that ___ is shut down for the day, too?
Marty: No, they work too
12:13 PM I'm in disbelief with you US folks
I got up early to do ___ stuff, cause I'm headed out for an NHL 2012 tournament at my buddy's house
Everyone else in Canada has the day off, so we're making it a boys day
me: sorry that we don't live in your puritan canadian utopia
12:14 PM Marty: Free Health Care, open values, AND more holidays
me: open valuse?
*values?
Marty: err...less "beating of gays and minorities"
me: is it still the swingin' 60s up there?
Marty: Dude, we're home of the gay parade
And yes, many orgies
12:15 PM me: there are quite a few gay parades here, i'll have you know
stupid
trivia: the town that i live in was the answer to an original trivial
pursuit question about the largest gay population in the US outside of
san fran
Marty: True dat. Which is good (honestly). I'm confounded by people who just can't let people enjoy life on their own terms
hahahaha I think you told me that
Very interesting
12:16 PM me:
i find it ironic that you are living in a country that gives everyone
off on the highest of high christian holidays but is much more tolerable
to gay rights
is gay marriage a-ok up there, too?
Marty: Absolutely
12:17 PM me: wow
utopian indeed
Marty: I mean, look, there's still push back, but we're like a progressive sitcom up here
If you DON'T have a gay friend, you aren't cool
me: well, you're certainly easy to laugh at if that's what you're saying
Marty: ...
me: LAY UP
Wednesday, April 4, 2012
PlayStation 4 Rumors, Drive-Ins, Wang Shots, Ennui
Marty: Werd
me: up on your PS4 rumors today?
11:50 AM Marty: Yup...actually just finishing an article on it!
Wait...no
I'm doing one on the new Xbox
what did you hear about PS4?
Marty: nice! thanks
11:52 AM me: sure thing
Marty: I gotta get on that feature
How was your weekend?
11:53 AM me: We had a huge open house on Saturday so I had to be here all day. It was nuts
yesterday was a bunch of sitting around and playing Metroid
which was not nuts
you?
Marty: At your work? Or your apartment?
11:54 AM me: work
2000+ people showed up
it was chaos
Marty: Wowsers...is that more than normal?
me: oh yeah
this is our second year of doing this, and it was a lot bigger and better-run than last year
11:55 AM people in suits are pleased
you do anything good?
11:56 AM Marty: Good to hear! Looks good on you too, probably
Just played some games with a couple couples on friday, and went to the drive-in saturday for 21 Jump Street
11:57 AM me: did you sneak people in the trunk?
did you get to first base with the girl?
11:58 AM did you spit-take into your wind shield during a particularly funny moment?
all of these questions!
Marty: Damn,,..none of the above
we ate shit loads of candy and talked through a lot of the movie
11:59 AM me: stil sound like fun to me
12:01 PM Marty: Oh it is....this is the first drive-in we've done in our new city. We love it. Plus the place has a retro arcade
me: whoa awesome
take pictures of that for posterity
or however you spell it
12:02 PM Marty: Well...retro as in "mid-90s shooters"
me: good enough
12:03 PM anything that stands up and has working buttons and sticks should be dusted and cataloged at this point
Marty: No kidding
12:04 PM They are relics of a bygone era, which cost about 10X more coins to play if you happen to find them
12:05 PM me: which sucks
you can occasionally find a stand-up or two at large movie theaters here, but it's typically a light gun game and a claw
which is FOR POOP
12:06 PM Marty: For major POOP. I was on a cruise last year and I think they had a lethal enforcer for the equivalent of 2$ play
Did US have Playdiums?
me: doesn't ring a bell
was that an arcade chain?
12:07 PM Marty: It was Sega's arcade chain...massive, multi-levelled arcades with bars, restaurants, and a warehouse of games
me: oh that does sound familiar
Marty: It was a kid's shangra-la...and pretty much as expensive as the real thing
assuming it's real
me: yeah i think we had them, just not anywhere near the young me
Marty: too bad
those things were amazing
12:08 PM me: far cry from the mess that sega has become
Marty:
Is it a mess? I never know anymore. Like, I never know when a company
is actually in trouble, or just saying it is to justify cancelling games
and firing staff
like any business, I suppose
12:12 PM me: sure
but sega just did a huge round of layoffs and project cuts
not looking too good
12:13 PM Marty:
Right...that's what I was referencing...I know they are downgrading
their revenues, but I just feel like they're overplaying their company's
state in an effort to cancel games they weren't hot on
me: oh that could be true
never thought of that
12:14 PM Marty: It's a more jaded way of looking at it
me: not really
it probably makes more sense for them to sanbag
12:15 PM at
this point, they're kind of a laughing stock anyway, so if they can
divert attention away from projects that would probably tank to
something that can make them money, then i hope it works out
Marty: Well Sega also said it is focusing on digital content, so expect re-releases on PSN/XBLA every day now
12:16 PM PS...I'm quitting ___ this week
for reals
me: i think they've been saying that for years
much like how you've been saying that for years
Marty: haha well this weekend I applied for that ___ job
me: GOOD
12:17 PM Marty: Well, I pitched them on letting me do it from home. 0.007% chance it'll happen
ANYWAYS
I was updating my resume and realized I was actually ashamed of saying I was still editorial director for ___
Not in the content, but in the way it looks and how its gone downhill
me: yep
Marty: So I figured if I'm not proud of it anymore, what's the point?
me: i've felt that way for a long time now
12:18 PM Marty:
I think I've just been secretly hoping it gets better. But now I feel
like if anyone actually looked into it, being associated with ___ now
would be bad
me: yes. i feel as thought it's a liability
12:19 PM Marty: So will you be following suit?
me: of course
i haven't done anything since november
i quietly jumped ship a long time ago
the check in the mail was the lynchpin in the plan
Marty: Hmm. Well I don't want this to look like a coup
12:20 PM Speaking of which, did you get a new cheque?
me: yes, and it actually cleared
huzzah
Marty: wow
me: yeah!
Marty: Only 5 months later!
So yeah..timing...
me: i honestly don't care that much
12:21 PM Marty: I'm swaying toward just leaving without explination. So I don't want to make it look like this was planned
Even though it really wasn't
just both of us want out at the same time
me: i mean, i'll back you if you want me to wait on something, but i'm not planning on doing any more writing for them
12:22 PM Marty: I think that's what I meant. I'd prefer to put in my letter, and then have you follow up a small while later
me: sure
Marty:
I'm worried too soon will make it look like we're trying to make a
statement - at which point we might both get phone calls from _______ saying "what do you want me to do"
me: hmm
12:23 PM again, not giving much of a damn
still, i'll do what you want
you big baby
Marty: No no. hah. let me explain better
me: no i get it
it's cool
12:24 PM Marty: I just don't want _______ thinking we're quitting out of protest, and therefore trying to lie us back in
I just want it to appear how it is - like we're leaving...there's really nothing short of paying us that would change it
me: yes, that's exactly it
12:25 PM and i can't be placated anymore
Marty: right
me: so, how's that Wii treating you?
Marty: still haven't played it
12:26 PM blew my budget on games I can't play
me: i don't know why, but i am completely fascinated by the fact that you bought that thing just before it's death rattle
*its
what games?
Marty: haha. Well i always knew it would be good for playing with MJ
12:27 PM Rayman
Raving Rabbids (need a nunchuk), Price is Right (HORRIBLE), Sonic 2
(one player) and Street Fighter II (need a classic controller)
me: oh i thought those were all just examples
hmm
go get yourself a nunchuck
12:28 PM Marty: Oh we will. Just gotta go easy on the entertainment expenses
me: sure
12:31 PM Marty: I'll CC you on my resignation letter
I'm aiming for today
me: DO IT
12:32 PM blaze that trail
Marty: hah
12:33 PM me: even though this, effectively, makes me less of a games writer now that the work at ___ has dried up
12:34 PM wah waaaaah
Marty: You're still in the game!
Did you apply for the ___ job? You need too
12:35 PM You have a great chance and it would be awesome if you got it
me: not yet, i've been dragging my feet a bit
that job would come with a whole lot of reservation
not that i don't want it, but there's been an awful lot of downsizing lately
12:36 PM Marty: Mmm yes
This is true
| 10 minutes |
12:47 PM Marty: luuuunch
me: enjoy
| 24 minutes |
1:12 PM Matthew: mmmback
1:14 PM me: what was for lunch today?
1:15 PM Marty: Sandwich - chedder and salami
a side of water
1:16 PM me: That sounds like a mighty meal
apparently, the metroid prime trilogy for the wii demands a stupidly high price on ebay
do don't go looking for it
Marty: what are we talking
why not?
1:17 PM me: just in case you were thinking about buying 7 or 8 year old FPSs
you'll be shelling out more than you wanted to
1:19 PM Marty: Oddly enough, I wasn't. I do appreciate the warning, though
me: sure thing
i just read something mentioning it today and thought i would take a look
i somehow remember that it was out of print, but didn't think it doubled in price
hurm
1:21 PM Marty: I'm sure you can find it for reasonable prices elsewhere. Ebay is very much all over the map
1:22 PM me: sometime's i'm not sure
dammit
*sometimes
prices tend to be somewhat consistent depending on what i'm looking for
1:23 PM Marty: What about craigs list? Have you tried that?
1:24 PM me: you know, i can never remember to look on craigs list for stuff
and when i do, i get disappointed
1:27 PM Marty: No wang shots?
1:28 PM me: not yet, but i just started looking
1:29 PM Marty: Type in wang
it helps
me: noted
| 16 minutes |
1:45 PM me: time to go to a meeting where people yell at me
details to follow
1:46 PM Marty: Huzzah! Have fun
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