Tilting at Windmills

Well, my brother’s wedding is over, and it went very well. The only thing that didn’t happen was my parent’s apple trees hadn’t bloomed yet… blame all the cold snaps we’ve had. The cherry crops were wiped out by them, so expect high prices on cherries this year.

The photographers put up a bunch of “candid” as well as posing shots at a particular URL, so I’ve provided it below. I’m the guy with the blue tie against a black shirt. Man I need to lose some weight…

Game news has been sparse of late. I’ve been playing a lot of World of Warcraft with a friend of mine, and just found a pretty decent guild with some good people. I don’t think MMO’s will ever fully replace the classic single-player CRPG, but they have their strong points… games are always more fun with friends!

My Brother’s Wedding Pictures

It has been awhile since I posted… My CRPG work is sidelined at the moment, as my new job is consuming a lot of my “coder” resources, and I’ve been playing more games.

I’m all for pushing on and finishing things, but it’s also important to take breaks. If I was getting a paycheck for this kind of work, that would be different. But with hobby projects, sometimes it’s good to take an extended break. Fortunately, I’ve set it up so I can easily pick back up where I left off with a minimum of trouble.

My brother’s wedding is this upcoming weekend, at which I will be the best man. It was set in late April so that we could have the ceremony in my parent’s apple orchard, with the trees in full bloom… we’re hoping they will be, anyway! The weather in the Pacific Northwest has been very odd the last few weeks. It appeared like a normal spring, but we had snow fall last weekend, on both sides of the mountains… this is definitely out of pattern. I’m sure global warming is to blame somewhere in there.

In CRPG-related news, Stu has finally completed Gates of Delirium. The success of the posts has lead the host site, Armchair Arcade, to propose the idea of calling such activities (playing through old games and blogging the experience) as a ‘slog’. Stu’s next project is another obscure title, the Color Computer 3 game “The Seventh Link”. Let’s hope this one is less tedious!