WoW Druid

Another issue with working at a software start-up is the utter chaos (continuing a little bitch session here started in yesterdays post). Here’s how, in my experience, the whole process has played out…

It started with one guy who made a really cool and useful apps. Then made another really good app. Then another. He then began to put these all together into full blown websites. Orders piled in. He brought on a second guy (the aforementioned buddy mentioned yesterday). Production increases. Orders increase. A sales guy is brought in. Orders flood in. They bring in a third guy (yours truly) and so on. Read more… »

So, I’ve always been interested in actually making a living messing around with websites. I started playing WoW, which lead me to start really getting into the web, which lead me to starting to playing around with making websites. I’d be up all hours of the night making websites, scanning the forums for new Wow Druid tips…all that good stuff. I started to think, “Hey, I get a kick out of this stuff. Maybe I should see if i can actually make a living doing it.” Well, as it happens, an opportunity presented itself. Read more… »

Just had to put something down about the new Star Trek movie. Having a beer or two last night with a buddy when he asks, “Um…wanna see Star Trek?” My response, “Why not?” One more cold beverage each and a quick check of Fandango.com, and off we went. I’m not a hard core fan of the series, more of a passing interest kind of guy, but I grew up with the TV series and and have seen most of the movies. Quite honestly I was not expecting too much beyond a few good special effects. I was envisioning something of a cross between the latest “Lost in Space” movie and a tuna sandwich. Man, was I ever wrong. This movie was, in my most humble opinion, freaking awesome (if you are one of the four people who have yet to see this movie be warned – spoilers coming up). Read more… »

Half the fun of playing this freaking game is messing around online reading about this freaking game and all the wackyness that it spawns. I just came across a little post over on WoWInsider.com that I find fascinating. It’s got nothing to do with DPS, heals, gear or macros. It has to do with paper. Lots of intricately folded paper. Read more… »

In pretty much any industry there are a handful of people who are responsible for creating, building and growing that industry. We often call them the “Father of…” and Mr. Arneson was definately one of the Big Daddies of D&D. Read more… »