Yesterday I was asked (by a native French speaker) how long I had lived in France for. Nice to know that all those years of study haven’t atrophied too much (I have never lived in France). But I don’t speak French as well as my mother did, who was once…
Home from GDC
I’m home from the 3 day tour of GDC, and it was very worthwhile. A non-stop maelstrom of recruitment, attending talks and catching up with old friends and colleagues. Talks I attended: Video Games Turn 25: A Historical Perspective and Vision for the Future by Satoru Iwata (Nintendo Co., Ltd.)…
At GDC
Quite a few people I’ve met at GDC told me they read my blog. Now that I know that, maybe I’ll update more! Anyway, last day of GDC – have seen lots of old friends and colleagues and attended a few good talks. Stay tuned for more of a report…
Some poems we like to read at bedtime
We have a book of classic poetry that we often read a bit of at bedtime. Some of mini-Elbeno’s favourite poems: Naming of Parts by Henry Reed Tarantella by Hilaire Belloc The Way Through the Woods by Rudyard Kipling Ozymandias by Percy Bysshe Shelley The Road Not Taken by Robert…
Happy Valentine’s Day
x = 16 sin³t y = 13 cos t – 5 cos 2t – 2 cos 3t – cos 4t
Bookish
Right, that 100 books meme that’s been going around. First, it’s not really from the BBC. It’s from the Guardian. And it’s based on a poll from World Book Day 2007. Second, since it’s based on a poll, it reflects popular books, so I’m not sure why there seems to…
Taking Parenting Classes
I’m currently attending a parenting class on Thursday evenings, given by Brian Joseph from the Echo Center. It’s somewhat of a refresher class for me since I’ve taken a similar class a few times before, but it never hurts to have a refresher. I wanted to blog a little about…
Dear Amazon…
No matter how much you badger me, I’m never going to sell back my used books. Never. I like books. That’s why I buy so many from you. And if you think I’m going to trade in a book I bought a scant 10 months ago (relatively newly-published, at that)…
Now reading
I just installed the Now Reading Reloaded plugin and fiddled with my sidebar template, so you can see what I’m currrently reading. Over time, this will also log what I’ve read, something I’ve been meaning to do for a while.
Postal Oddities
I don’t understand the postal mail forwarding system. I sent out Xmas cards last month, and as usual, one of them came back. The sticker on it said that the forwarding time had expired, but had the correct forwarding address printed on it. If the USPS is going to go…