Jul 27, 2009 | Random
It’s about time this one was revived. One of the best games I ever played, The Secret of Monkey Island, has been re-vamped and re-released. Offered as The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition, the game has updated sound and graphics, but is otherwise...
Jul 22, 2009 | Random
It’s t-minus two days until my official departure from Industrial Color, and my future former coworkers are ready to let the goodbye festivities begin. Today we went to lunch at Wolfgang’s (not Puck) Steakhouse in TriBeCa, just a few blocks from the...
Jul 14, 2009 | Work
It seems the computer gods agree with my plan to leave work. As I was performing my normal work duties, I received the infamous BSOD. Don’t know if you can quite see it, but the error was “INVALID WORK QUEUE ITEM.” I couldn’t agree...
Jul 14, 2009 | Work
Today I took a bold step towards the unknown. I informed my company that I will be their code monkey no longer. At the end of the month, when I’ve finished my current obligations, I will take my leave and begin an indeterminate period of willfull unemployment....