halloween warmup

Remember everone, this isn't actually halloween yet, just a preamble.

booze cruise: the return?

well, at lest we went to the rooster and had a pitcher and it was friday. the rest needs work still, including my bike, which I need to get done before tonight, which is going to be madness itself. And then there was a house party, oh yeah.



See how much fun the guys are having? See that pained look on the girl's face? That pretty much sums it up.

Open Beta After Party

I'm not going to bore you, my more general audience, with event photos of Open Beta. The fun stuff, as always, was at the afterparty. Some people might notice curious black spots in a couple of the photos; this is where that someone has been removed from the background. This person has especially delicate privacy issues (read: other journalists might be interested in harming him and his, and that's not what these photos are for), and I have to respect that. Odd social circles I find myself travelling in these days. Anyway, the photos:

The state of the economy: flea markets

now, you'd think that with everything going to hell in a handbasket, you expect to see flea markets like this:



but then we went to another, and it was better:




Win some, lose some. This has been a moment of zen between moments of madness, brought to you by Matt's moments of Zen.