Last night I was on the prowl to try something new. All my buddies were out of town or playing old games (like Heroes of Might and Magic 5 – wtf?), so I was prowling Steam to find something worth playing. I wanted something fun and cheap just to amuse me for the evening. I didn’t want to pay for a full-featured expensive game.
After surfing the categories on the Steam store for awhile, I happened across the demo for Trine. It looked pretty and I couldn’t argue with the price: …

Since I started working fulltime, my pockets are fuller, but the pace of my writing has vastly slowed. Primarily it’s due to time constraints. The six hours I used to spend each day sitting at my keyboard typing and staring out the window have dwindled to a mere one or none. Sometimes I am able to catch a few minutes at work, in between projects, to tap out a few minutes worth of words, but all in all I’ve dwindled from 10k words a week to a meager 2k.
It’s unfortunate, …

When left home to go to college I fit everything inside my old ‘95 green Ford Contour.
Now, seven years later, I’m moving again. Sure, I’ve moved four other times between leaving for college and now, but this time seems different. It’s the first time I’m moving into a place that I’m actually excited about: a loft in downtown Des Moines – it’s a beautiful place, polished concrete floors, granite counters, old brick walls, soaring windows, vaulted ceilings, a nice view. I’m excited.
But, good god: moving. My girlfriend and I have …