Today's my last day at Gaia for a couple of weeks. I'm going to be going to Portugal to visit family and relax. These past two weeks have been a little bit more hectic than usual, with me needing to wrap up a bunch of stuff, get the storyline event out, and train some other people to do sponsorship stuff while I'm away. Frankly, I'm really happy for the break!
Intern-et
I'm working with a development intern now, and if none of you have met him yet, his name is Wondersloth. I've known him for a long while, and he's a very cool guy. Check out his profile, say hello, and be sure to read his journal -- you can get an idea for what it's like to be an intern here!
Every good recipe begins with garlic
Some of you may have been contacted by some curious parties this week in secret. I know I was - and I helped one of them more of the other. I won't say who... but let's just say I wear my decision on my sleeve.
This is my first time being a developer behind a new storyline-related event. I mean, I've been doing events all this year, but none of them were really 2007 storyline-related. This one was particularly cool because, in my opinion, it's gone really well.
A thread popped up in SF thanking me for the event -- but that's kind of awkward for me because I'm not the only one who was involved in the planning and implementation of the event. There are a number of Gaia employees who brainstorm and design this event who deserve a ton of credit. Considering that I had no hand in even coming up with the plot, I don't deserve as much credit as I'm getting.
I can say though, this is just the beginning wink
Question Time Again
I'm soooo busy today, but I wanted to get this out so people wouldn't wonder where I was over the next couple of weeks. So it's time to answer questions again... because it saves me time!
Dakramon13 asks, "How many different video games have you played?"
Here's what we'll do -- you start counting every hair on your head, and I'll start counting every video game I've ever played. We'll see who finishes first rofl
Sgt.Pepperhat asks, "If you could pick the way you would die, how would it be done?"
It's a little bothersome when my #1 fangirl starts wondering about how I'd like to die... but here's my answer anyway.
I would like to die... of natural causes at the ripe age of 238!
Shai-tan asks, "Also, as a question, why do you chose to have long hair on your avi, when your bald in real life?"
This is a really popular question... and one I don't really get. Here's Shai-tan's avatar:
Do you have leg tattoos and carry around a katana?
Short answer: I just like the look blaugh
Aeonis of Blood asks, "If you could somehow use magic (not the slight-of-hand magic, but the spell/incantation magic), what kind of magic would you have?"
I always wanted the ability to make various things explode. Not like, explode with fire, but just burst out of their current location.
So whenever Brunosmad and I go to the movies together, we're usually there early. Sometimes we'll see someone walking into the theater with a tray full of popcorn and drinks, and I'll just like, nod my head at them. What I want to happen is for the popcorn to burst up right into their face, and the drinks to explode their tops off and spray everywhere.
Look around you -- you could have so much fun making the pages explode out of books, making pencils fly out of pencil holders, making birds feathers explode off their bodies. It would be so much fun!
Pritchard asks, "You guys have contests at HQ ever?"
Sometimes we'll make friendly wagers over various random things. Like "How many users have the password "inuyasha". We all write down our responses, a developer takes time to analyze the data, and whoever's closest wins rofl
`Osiris asks, "Seeing as you've been super busy, do you feel stressed enough that the work your doing is no longer fun? "
Okay, so, some people don't dig it so much, but I thrive on this kind of stuff. No, I don't like stress, I don't like having to put in long hours, but I LOVE working on events, sponsorships, and any project that needs quality work done quickly. It really makes the job exciting and fast paced, not to mention that I get to work on stuff that users get to play with and have fun with.
Of course, with some events / sponsorships / releases, it also means taking a lot of the heat when it goes less-fantastically-than-expected, which is a bummer.
Shanzo asks, "What's the funniest thing you have seen or heard in Gaia HQ"
Honestly, I would say about 2 out of my 5 days a week here, I'm brought to tears from laughing about one thing or another. We have a really, really funny group here.
Shrimpieman asks, "Did L0cke give you something from a fan from AX?"
He did, and thank you, I love it smile I was kind of upset, I thought I would never find out who sent it!
Tai Naito asks, "You dream about Led Zepplin riding on stage on ponies and wearing Zoomba pants. The first thing you do when you wake up is..."
Play guitar. I found out accidentally that lingering dream juices are very similar to inspiration.
_Shouko_ asks, "Are you going to be at Otakon?"
Unfortunately, my vacation forces me to miss Otakon sad
Tukoreshen asks, "Were the quests you mentioned before the event quests with Edmund and the Von Helson sisters quests?"
No, actually smile
Queen Ismaire asks, "Do you keep users as pets?"
No, I keep a teddy-bear hamster named "Peanut" as a pet rofl
MissyFairy asks, "Does the number of questions you're receiving ever scare you a little?"
I'm more worried that people are going to start having fewer and fewer questions each week! Maybe I should limit my responses to my favorite 5 questions next time. What do you all think?
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My question!
Besides your brother. Which other Dev/Admin have you gotten along with the most?