I'm Not Dead Yet!

Sorry for the lack of updates, it's been a busy couple of weeks for me. First and foremost, I have decided to scrap the podcast for now. After spending three days working on it and not coming up with anything I liked, the decision was made that my time would be better spent elsewhere, specifically creating my own mods for videogames. As a friend of mine who works as a tester told me, it"s one thing to be able to talk about videogames, but what people really look for is if you have the skills to back that up. With that in mind, I’ve begun work on a small module for Neverwinter Nights 2 which will hopefully showcase my ability to design a variety of game elements. Hopefully it will be finished by mid-September, so if you play NWN2 keep an eye on the NeverWinter Vault for my game. So far I’m really enjoying the creative process, and this makes me feel like I’ve found a truly fulfilling career path.

Also, I’ve begun sending out requests for informational interviews to various game studios in Maryland. Only BethesdaSoft has replied, but I’m remaining hopeful to hear from more companies once the summer begins winding down. If I don’t hear from them, I’ll just have to keep pestering them until I do. I can be very persuasive when I want to be, and by persuasive I mean annoying.

In other job related news, I have applied for a job as a weekend blogger over at Wii Fanboy and DS Fanboy. I feel like there is a real possibility that I could get this job and I’m feeling incredibly excited about an opportunity to get into professional game journalism. In my application I referred whoever is reviewing me to this site, so if anyone from Fanboy is reading………..PLEASE OH PLEASE GIVE ME A JOB. I SO DESPERATELY WANT IT! PLEASE?! Seriously, I’ll do anything you want! Need your car washed? Done. Need someone to walk the dog? I’m on it. Need an enemy quietly and discreetly taken out? They won’t even see it coming.

Ahem. Pardon me, I get excited sometimes.

Lastly, I’d just like to say that these last few months have been a time of great exploration and creativity for me, and there’s someone I would like to thank. My girlfriend has been a constant source of inspiration and support for me and I have no idea how I could do all of this without her. Thanks SVB, you rock harder than a mountain.