Epic Win

It should not come as a significant surprise to any of you that I like playing games.  This includes RPGs, those games where you start with a character who is a putz and then have adventures to develop skills and experience.  It also should not come as a surprise to people that doing various chores and house work is not my favorite thing in the world.  Sometimes, you just need some motivation, which the prospect of clean windows do not provide directly.  At times like these, I need a little more.

A couple weeks ago, while listening to an episode of All Games Considered, the hosts of the show mentioned an iPhone app called Epic Win.  This app is essentially a "to do" list, where you can input all of the stuff you need/want to do.  However, it is done up like it was a RPG.  You create a character (I have a little skeleton), and as you complete tasks your character gains experience, going up in levels, finding interesting items on his quest, and so on.  It is a lovely way to motivate me to do things like vacuum the house, because if I put vacuuming on the to do list, then my character gains experience whenever I do it.

Back in the Saddle

After thinking about it for a while and talking with a few folks, I have decided to keep this blog going.  Posting will be less frequent than before, as general "what is Aaron doing" updates will now be on facebook, and those kinds of updates aren't as important since when I start my new job in 9 days I won't be traveling as much, but there will be times that I will want a more "long-form" outlet for my thoughts.  So, look for new posts shortly.  Like, in five minutes.

Hiatus

I have joined Facebook, so this blog will be silent for a while as I figure out what to do with it.

Greetings from Columbia, MO

Greetings from rainy and cold Columbia, MO.  I arrived yesterday at 8AM, having driven in from Kansas City earlier in the day.  Yesterday was a little bit special because it was my 7 year anniversary with PricewaterhouseCoopers, my current employer.  After a busy day of meetings, we retired to a local Thai restaurant to celebrate my longevity.  Feeling a little emboldened, I actually ate a fried frog leg, as one of the guys had ordered some frog legs as an appetizer.  It turns out that frog tastes a little fishy.  In case you were wondering, it does not taste like chicken.

In other news, I'm wondering again whether I should shut this blog down and just join Facebook.  Decisions, decisions...

For My Father

Dad, maybe this will make more sense to you than it did to me.