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I'm lucky to live in NYC where a select few sushi chefs are allowed to prepare the highly poisonous but supposedly delicious blowfish sushi. It's safe, but there's always that off chance of dying a terrible death.
This Saturday I'll test my luck.
I also went to the official NYC Mad Men premier party. I donned a super-swanky retro vest. Will post a pic some time.
Really happy tonight to meet one of the greatest and most creative game designers of all time (Grim Fandango, Monkey Island, Brutal Legend, etc., etc.)
Following a speech he gave, I waited amongst a mass of people to talk to him. Here's how things went down:
Adam Thoughts: "Crap, I'm totally unprepared. I could ask him for a photo, but everyone does that."
Adam Thoughts: "Hm...how can I blow his mind with something creative using only what I have in my possession."
Suddenly, inspiration!
From my iPhone I download a wallpaper of Grim Fandango. I then open the wallpaper using an MS Paint-like app that lets you scribble with your finger.
When I met Tim I told him I'd have him do a first and use his finger to digitally sign my iPhone's wallpaper. He was completely perplexed by the thought and gave it a try ("How do I sign your screen?").
I now have a virtually signed iPhone wallpaper of one of the best games ever made. Plus I impressed him with some last second creativity.
I wish I had used the opportunity to ask him a question or two, but instead I just complained about how hard it is to be an independent game designer, especially when you juggle other stuff at the same time.
Here it is (I'll probably touch it up):
Dark chocolate Reese's Peanut Butter Cups. I had one and it ruined my week it was so disgusting. The last time I had a chocolate that bad was when I tried coconut M&Ms.
Spaaaaaaaaaaam.
