Coming up briefly for air, before sinking back into overjoyed but sleep deprived new parent mode.

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Happy Birthday, Louisa - one month old as of yesterday, and you don't look a DAY older than four weeks!





We call Louisa's pink "Little Princess" outfit (which she got as a gift) her Gangsta Gear. And look - she's flashing a gang sign in that first pic!

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Amazing news (to me, anyway): Ninja Versus Ninja is in at last!

There are games you work on to pay the rent, then there are games you work on BECAUSE YOU WANT YOUR OWN COPY OF THAT FREAKING GAME! Ninja Versus Ninja definitely falls into that latter category.

Prove Yourself a Worthy Master with Ninja versus Ninja- New from Out of the Box

Dodgeville, Wisconsin – Out of the Box Publishing announces the release of Ninja versus Ninja‘, a quick and engaging two-player strategy game.

In Ninja versus Ninja, each player leads a team of six Ninjas to victory by eliminating all of their opponents or by skillfully venturing into the rival dojo and returning safely. Ninjas are rewarded for venturing further into the opponents dojo, but they run the risk of being eliminated themselves! A Ninja Master and a Shadow Ninja assist players in tracking the progress of their Ninjas.

Ninja versus Ninja includes 14 painted Ninja figures, two Ninja Master figures and two unique four-sided sword dice, designed by world renowned illustrator, cartoonist and writer, John Kovalic.


See? See? I'm renowned, dammit! (Sheepish grin).











NVN rocks. It's made of win-flavored gravy. Honestly, it's my favorite OTB game since Cineplexity, and it should be available in friendly neighborhood games stores everywhere, or you can order it directly from Out of the Box.

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I've taken the plunge, and rented an artist studio downtown.

Working at home has become less and less productive over the course of Judith's pregnancy, and now that Louisa is here, I'm lucky if I get in an hour a day.

The studio is a shared space in a building full of creative types. To be honest, I would have preferred a space on my own, but the location was amazing, the price was fantastic and I really liked everyone I met over there. It's a historic brick building right off of Capital Square, with high ceilings, a skylight my drawing table will be under, and room to display art at open studio nights. Huzzah!

So we'll see. But I'm terrificly excited to have an honest-to-goodness work space outside of the home. I start there officially December 1, but can start moving stuff in any time, now. I'm really hoping to double my (pre-Louisa) output, with this move. While I enjoyed working at home, I was easily distracted by bright, shiny objects.

And they don't get any brighter or shinier than a beautiful baby daughter.

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Just finished a Munchkin project for Steve Jackson Games that hasn't been announced yet (as far as I know). This is a fun one, but I prolly shouldn't say what it is before Steve does. Grin.

Still haven't had a chance to play Munchkin Quest, yet. Humph. And by "play," I mean "lose at".

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I'm in the mood for a good first-person Xbox 360 shooter.

Do I get Call of Duty: World at War, or Gears of War 2?

Or something other? I like a good story, but I have the most fun in shooters in player versus player mode, with a bunch of friends over at the house.

I thought Call of Duty 4 was absolutely effing brilliant, and the return to WWII has me itchin' to take out some Tigers and Panthers. Especially since I just finished watching the entire World at War series on DVD.

I don't know much about the Gears of War series, but I've read good things about GOW2.

Speaking of Xbox and WWII, I saw a dogfight game set during the war, but can't remember the name of it. If anyone knows of which I speak, is it worth a damn?