WoZ in the Wild

Hit my local GameStop this evening, and lo-and-behold, they had a few copies of World of Zoo in stock!


Let's hope this game does better than the last game I helped get to the shelf: Star Trek ConQuest Online way back in 2000. :)

Delivery Successful!

The appliances arrived yesterday without any problems! The fridge is really nice, and it fit perfectly under the existing cabinets. Hopefully the contractor was able to hook up the dishwasher & washer/dryer today.

The dining room table also arrived. It's a fantastic looking table & chairs we got from Jordan's, made out of mango wood. Here's a picture in the newly painted dining room:




Last night our contractor hooked up the toilets!! It's was so exciting :P I'm heading out of work soon and I can't wait to get home and check on the contractor's progress. If he has the door installed on the shower stall then I could actually move in tonight! Kinda tough to live in a place if you can't shower or go to the bathroom there...

Duck & Cover

Quick summary of things:

1) House closing went fine. As the attorney said, "You now own a house and a mortgage. Congratulations and condolences!"

2) The contractor has been working away on the bathrooms. Hopefully sometime this week he'll be done and I can finally move in! I've been staying at Brandy's condo in the interim, as I didn't want to pay for another month of rent at my apartment.

3) Brandy and I have been super busy working on the place ourselves. Lots and lots of painting. We're basically repainting the entire interior. We also laid down a new laminate floor in the basement which makes it significantly more livable. Don't be fooled by how easy this stuff claims to be, especially if you're installing on an uneven floor like the basement! It took us about 20 hours for ~250 sq. ft. of floor. Sheesh.

4) We've spent/financed a ton of money at Home Depot :) Our appliances (Fridge, washer/dryer, dishwasher) were supposed to be delivered a few weeks ago, but they showed up damaged so we refused the delivery. New delivery date is this Wednesday.

5) On of my favorite parts of the house so far is this sticker we found in the back of a kitchen drawer:




Ultimately, things are progressing a bit slower than we hoped, mainly because the contractors are still working on the bathrooms. We expected that to be done much sooner, but it is really a big job. The contractor has been working quite hard, and doing quality work, so we don't really have any complaints. Just bad time-estimates. Apart from that, we're quite excited about how well the house is shaping up. Can't wait to move in! (Especially since my PC is languishing unused at the house every night.... I haven't played WoW in weeks!!)

House Hunt = Success!

In less than a month, Brandy and I will own a house! It's a nice little ranch in Lexington, very close to work for both of us. Here are some pictures we took when we had the place inspected: Brandy's Picasa Album

The place needs quite a bit of work (first order of business is tearing out the awful pink-tile-bathroom and making a proper Master-suite), but we can't wait to get started. We've already taken scouting trips to Ikea, Jordan's, and Harbor Freight Tools.

Good thing work isn't a crunch-fest anymore, as I expect to be very busy through the end of the year :)

She Said Yes!

I proposed to Brandy on Saturday, and she said "Yes!"

It wasn't much of a surprise to her, as I enlisted her help on choosing the ring. I wanted to make sure she got something she'd love. I was able to surprise her a bit with the delivery mechanism: Instead of simply presenting the ring in its box, I bought her a Chanel Zip Wallet and put the ring in that. She seemed to like it ;)

No date yet on when we'll get married. We're going to start house-hunting now....

World of Zoo

The game I've been working on at Blue Fang Games has finally been announced!

Click here for more details, including a trailer: World of Zoo

Merry Christmas!

Midnight Mass, Immaculate Conception Church, Newburyport MA