Category: Journal

Stephanie and JP came over for Korean barbecue, and the evening ran long in the good way, food and drinks past the point I’d planned. Somewhere in there I walked them through my home services and how I keep them locked down, the kind of conversation that’s more interesting after a couple drinks than it…

Went down to Mexico to see my grandmother and meet the woman now caring for her. Both are doing well, and that alone was worth the trip. The drive back was another matter entirely, brutal even in the SENTRI lane, enough that I’m rethinking the whole schedule: leave in the evening, come back at night,…

Liza and I watched Manchester by the Sea last night. It is a bleak film, grief handled without any relief offered, and I gave it five stars anyway, which is not something I do lightly or often. A well-made film earns that regardless of how it makes you feel sitting through it. Otherwise I kept…

Version 28.4 of Spotter shipped today. Most of the rest of the day went to winter prep, and it went well except for one loose end: I still haven’t decided what to do about the gutters. In between I kept working through Worms Battlegrounds, trying to clear it before Ace Combat 8 lands and takes…

The lawn is finally turning, front and back, though the fix was blunt: water it more, and stomach the bill that follows. Spotter is nearly through its latest round of updates, close enough now that I can see the end of this stretch of work. Off the clock my mind keeps wandering to WoW: Forever,…

An entry written at midday, which is itself unusual, and the fault of a new Blizzcon thermos that has done its work a little too well; I am more caffeinated than the hour strictly calls for. The plan is plain enough: update the Spotter runbooks and get the front yard leveled. There is talk of…

The Blizzcon trip came to its close, and with it the drive south, from Anaheim down to Tijuana, where I saw Axor off at the airport. Word came later that he reached Guadalajara safely, which was the one thing I needed to hear. The rest of the day belonged to Liza and the easy work…

The last day of BlizzCon, and most of it went to the StarCraft classic matches. Serral and MC both took their morning games, and the better fights are still ahead as I write this. There is a particular pleasure in watching old form hold up, players who long ago proved themselves still finding the reflexes…

The first day of Blizzcon is behind me. I arrived early, before four, and found hundreds already gathered in the dark ahead of me, which tells you something about the crowd this year. The reveals came steadily and most of them were strong. The exception was StarCraft, promised now for 2030, a date so far…

Registered in person for BlizzCon today and came away with the swag that marks it. The pickup is a small ritual, but it settles the fact of the thing: after the wait, the event is real and it begins tomorrow. I am ready for it.