December 2009
28 posts
Hubris →
Lately I feel that my overweening pride is being a huge barrier for me. Or maybe obstacle is the better term. At work, I’ve become so entrenched in my job that I have a lot of pride in what I do. One…
Writer's Block: All work and no play ... →
When it gets unusually cold, snowy, and/or rainy, do you prefer to remain indoors? If there’s a long stretch of bad weather, do you tend to get depressed and/or stir crazy? If so, how do…
Writer's Block: Bottoms up! →
How do you usually spend New Years Eve? Do you like big parties, small celebrations with friends, or do you prefer to hang out by yourself? Is New Years a time of reflection for you?
listening to "Cher - Believe" →
TIMEWARP! In sales, this is the 1999 top song! #musicmonday
listening to "TLC - No Scrubs" →
TIMEWARP! For airplay, this is the 1999 top song! #musicmonday
listening to "Jewel →
This is one of my favorite angst songs, it’s so simple and poignant. #musicmonday
Writer's Block: All work and no play ... →
When it gets unusually cold, snowy, and/or rainy, do you prefer to remain indoors? If there’s a long stretch of bad weather, do you tend to get depressed and/or stir crazy? If so, how do…
Update Update →
We’ve got one more update to go out to our backend item system. After that, we’ll be granting all the missing items that weren’t granted properly when you finished achievements.
Erectin a dispenser →
And the Winner is... →
…the Soldier!
Countdown: War ends in less than an hour →
You heard right As of noon PST today, the Demoman/Soldier WAR! is over. The score is, as of this writing: Demoman Killed: 6,323,921 Dead Soldiers: 6,298,465 It all comes down to this. I’d…
VI DAY! →
Victory on the Internet Day has been declared! The war is over! Who won? We don’t know! Yet! Luckily, I, Robin Walker, was up all night building a kill-calculating machine for just such an…
It's Close: 5,727,928 Soldiers, 5,742,720 Demos →
Adding in the points awarded to our recent Propaganda Contest winners—60,000 frags added to the Killed Demomen score and 25,000 added to the Killed Soldier score—the war currently stands…
Propaganda contest winners! →
The Big Red One →
Soldiers continue to hold the lead in the war—but like an M&M lodged up their collective noses, the Demoman refuses to melt away quietly. In other M&M-Stuck-Up-Drew-Wolf’s-Nose metaphor news,…
Casualties of War →
If there is a tragedy in war (besides all the killing), it is that there must be a loser. Currently, we all know who that loser is.
Weekend Update →
The Soldier/Demo war has generated more email than any event in Team Fortress history. The number one question I’m being asked is “are you going to publish any new information over the…
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War, Day 2 →
A day later, the war rages on—the kill tally is, quite literally, in the millions, and the forums are alive with the sounds of people having good, friendly fun while hurling bitter, teary-eyed…
It's a Bloodbath! →
In the sixteen hours since war was declared between the Demoman and the Soldier, a whopping 2,446,308 kills (and counting) have been tallied. That’s bloody astonishing! And it’s all thanks…
The War Update →
So: how is the War update different from our other class updates? In many ways, it’s not. Like any other class update, the War update will reveal three new weapons each for the Demoman and Soldier…
Attention Employees... →
Friendship ends in one day.
Lost days
Lately I’m feeling my life is a grind. I think it’s the lack of
social activity once I get home. Nobody lives nearby, no one here to talk
to. So what’s a guy supposed to do? I want to find something that inspires
me and puts a fire in my belly to make something, move my life forward
somehow. *sigh* Motivation is a real struggle for me, I could do better,
much better I...
listening to "GLEE →
@KarrieLyne Had to post a #GLEE remix of this. I love this version.
listening to "9 to 5 (Remix) - Dolly Parton" →
Great video remix, check it out!
Listen to my station on Blip.fm! →
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