Hey guys. Thanks for all the birthday wishes. It's not my birthday anymore. Tomorrow is my last day at work, so I'll be back on the game next week. The site has been getting crushed by rising traffic again. I'm going to stop being surprised by this. So if your game has been hanging this week, sorry about that. I will most likely be upgrading again this weekend. It just seems I keep having to pay a lot more for what seem like minimal upgrades that are adequate for all of a week.

Tomorrow night I'll be attending an exhibition in Manhattan that is featuring 6 games from some independent developers. One of the games is Canabalt, which was pretty cool. You can read about the event here. It's basically a showcase of video games as art.

I went to art school, and I'd like to consider what I do as my artwork. I don't like the idea that presenting what I'm doing as a game somehow cheapens it. It's very frustrating, as I'm busting my ass hundreds of times more than when I used to just draw some still pictures. Anyways, I guess I'd just like to be a part of these things... so I'll be over there schmoozing around. If anything, It would be nice to meet some other people in the field in person. I don't seem to meet them when I remain in my bedroom.

Also, a couple days ago I came across this video. The sheer, irrational determination of this man to reach his goal with complete disregard for his own well-being isn't something I thought I'd see in real life. Anyways, I'm surprised I haven't seen this sad event remade in Happy Wheels yet. I did see a few levels of the segway owner guy driving off a cliff.