Do Me a Solid: Hype Song Arrange

I find it vaguely hilarious that a short post from me is probably the equivalent of an extra-large blog post on the sites run by normal, reasonable, well-adjusted people.  But let’s not dwell on it.  Every once in a while, I need to do some quick posts -- and this is one of those times.

Why?  Uhhhhhhhhhh…there may be a slight chance that there are some technical difficulties going around.  Very slight.  Hopefully.

Guest piece! Get your guest piece!

So, BioShock Infinite is a pretty cool game, and something worth talking about for a while.  And I did exactly that over on Battle Misfit.  That's right, I wrote a guest piece -- and the only way you'll ever get to read it is if you head over there right now!  Or...you know, whenever you feel like clicking this link.

It doesn't lead to viruses.  I promise.

I said as much a couple of days ago, but it bears repeating: Battle Misfit is looking for guest writers, so if you want to have something of your own posted to rival me, then this is your chance.  Get in that action, or just lounge around and read what I wrote...as usual.

Give it a look if you want.  If not, then just stick around here.  There's a new D.O.X. is Dead post right below this one -- and I swear that direction won't be confusing when someone finds this post randomly six months down the line.

Battle Misfit is Calling for Guest Writers!

I don’t know how to make a post any simpler than the title.  So I won’t.

So, do you like video games?  Do you like talking about video games?  Do you like writing about video games?  Do you like blogs that talk about video games AND can make their point without resorting to thirty-three thousand-word treatises?  Well, you’re in luck!  Now you can do something meaningful on the internet without having to see what happens when you type in fun.com!  Seriously, don’t ever type in fun.com.  That was a rather revelatory afternoon.

Anyway, Battle Misfit is a pretty cool site that I learned about via the Destructoid community hub -- and just as the title implies, it’s looking for people who can spare some words (a couple of paragraphs, at a bare minimum) about games and/or game-related subjects.  So basically, you not only get to help a fellow blogger gain some new content and offer up something to the net at large, but this can also be a chance to promote some of your wares, or your site at large.  Or you can be altruistic and just do it because you love people.  And the internet.  And America. 

Interested?  Looking for more information?  Have a look here.  Get in on that action, and save the world.  However minutely. 

There you go.  Enjoy this Monday post.  It was either this, or something on Lightning Returns.  And I know how much you were looking forward to that hot mess.

Thanks for 1000(ish) comments!

Well.  I’d say this as good a milestone as any.

The 1-Year Anniversary Post: Let’s discuss Cross-Up.

Well.  Isn’t this interesting?

One year of blogging, huh?  I’ve gotta say, I didn’t think I’d make it this far.  I’ve made some crazy attempts at projects before -- there was this one time when I tried to make my own toys with Play-Doh, paperclips, and drawn-on sheets of paper.  It didn’t pan out, and it was just another reminder that I’m really, really bad at arts and crafts.  (Though I did make an almost-acceptable dreamcatcher in art class this one time.)

But at the very least, I know where my competency lies.  I’m a writer.  I write stuff.  I like to write.  And as far as I know, people seem to enjoy what I write.  So I figure, “Hey, why not keep writing?”  And “Hey, why not put my stuff out there?”  So here I am, writing.  Hopefully improving my skills, and hopefully reaching out to people.  If nothing else, I’m really friggin’ good at typing now.  So in a nutshell, I’m glad I started this blog, and I hope I can keep it going.  I know I can do better, and I intend to -- because as a writer, it’s my duty to put smiles on people’s faces with the stuff I produce.  It’s the only way I’ll ever become truly worthy of being a writing hero.

And that’s about all there is to it…assuming that you want the short version.  Because now I think it’s time to go all in and do what needs to be done: blow two thousand words nitpicking my own blog!

Doin' the Liebster Dance

You know, now that I think about it, doesn’t “Liebster” sound pretty close to “lobster”?  I wonder if this is all a cross-promotional gambit sparked by Red Lobster in a bid for universal governance by way of its mind-altering seafood platters?

…So did you know I’ve won an award?