Classic You Don’t Know Jack goodness, thanks to Steam

you-dont-know-jack I had become aware of it when it first happened, but over the break I was finally able to act: most of You Don’t Know Jack’s classic editions had been re-released! In high school and college I spent countless hours playing the game “where high culture and pop culture collide,” so I was excited to get my hands on the classic editions again. Continue reading

Celebrating the new year in New York

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Although I’ve been a resident in New England for 20 years, it had never come to pass that I would spend the new year celebrating in New York City.  This year, I finally checked that off my bucket list. (The video above is not mine, but works for the purposes of the illustration.) Continue reading

Enjoying the new commute

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The company for which I’m employed, Pixafy, moved offices in September.  Unlike the last move, which was literally a block uptown from the previous office, but both were around 31st Street and Park Avenue South, this time we made a larger move and ended up at 53rd Street and 7th Avenue, putting us right outside of Times Square.  The adjustment to the commute over, I’ve been increasingly taking in what my commute now contains. Continue reading