I admit I have some board games in my collection that I haven’t played yet. Games I’ve received as gifts that I really want to play, but can’t find the time or players. That’s OK, though, because they’re my games. Games that where purchased, with money, for me.

Now that I’m and editor over at Purple Pawn, I occasionally get in some free review copies of games. So far, it’s been pretty great (with the exception of the really bad games) because most of the games have been smaller, easy to sit down and play games. It was also easier because I had people I worked with who were willing to play games over lunch.

Since I now work from home, things aren’t as easy. Toss in the fact that I’m receiving higher profile, larger games, and it gets down right tough. I have to schedule times to get together with people and give these games a shot.

Right now I’ve got a small pile to review, and I know the next two weekends are booked solid. Time to break out the calendar.

I’m so excited! After years of wanting a standing desk, I’ve finally got one now that I’m working from home.

It’s nothing too fancy. Just a cheap drafting table from Walmart, and some monitor arms to hold my dualies, but I’m loving it so far. It’s amazing what a difference standing and working makes. First and foremost is that I don’t get tired as quickly, and I can keep my focus for longer periods of time. I’m also already feeling the burn in my legs.

I took a quick photo of the desk with my iPhone.

The only thing I really need now is to get a new Kinesis keyboard and a new ergonomic mouse and I’ll be all set!

It’s a hot day outside, and the van’s AC is doing all it can to keep up with the heat. My boss and I are driving back from a delivery, thankful the day’s work is done. Bobby slows down when we hit the Route 7 extension in Danbury, CT. He then points out a tree [...]

Major Life Changes

Sometimes you have to make some really important changes in life for the ones you love. My wife and I had thought long and hard about this, and we finally decided that we’re going to be leaving Connecticut as soon as our house sells. The schools around here just aren’t really up to snuff except [...]

Keepin’ It

I’ve decided to keep this blog here instead of completely replacing it with my tumblr account. There’s just some things that are best posted in this format. I need to be better about upkeep here, and I may actually have some interesting things to post about in the near future. Until then, you can keep [...]

Bloogah!

Here’s another obligatory ”I really haven’t updated” posts. The truth is, the more that goes on in real life, the less time I have to post. So, the times where the most interesting things are happening are the times I’m not posting about those interesting things. What’s a boy to do? Simplify! I don’t know yet, but [...]