Update on stuff

Wow, looking back at my last post ... January 26. I guess that is what being gainfully employed does to a person. Normally I might grouse about not having enough time for my own projects, but then again I am at a point in my life where I can appreciate a steady paycheck.

What have I been up to?

• Using (and loving) the PHP framework Yii.
• Still planning a new incarnation of my web-based gamebook engine WOTAN
• Getting back to my roots with Civ V, SimCity 4 and the Might and Magic (RPG) series.
• Wearing weird socks.
• Raising a four-year-old who enjoys raising hell.
• Thinking about the possibilities of Android app development.
• Breaking my brain.
• Being addicted to reddit, as usual.

Speaking of getting back to my video game roots, Civilization, SimCity and Might and Magic were the go-to games for me when I was in high school and when I first started college. Granted CiV and SC4 are a lot different than their earliest incarnations, but thanks to the joy that is Good Old Games, I have been enjoying M&M 1 and 2 almost as much as when I did after stumbling into my dorm room at 2:00 am after a night of under-age drinking at the bars. Now if only GOG would release the old Infocom adventure games and RPGs along with the SSI Gold Box games, and my nostalgia for past pubescent video gaming will be nearly complete.