Me with hair.

Blizzcon 08 Name Badges

BlizzCon 08 Diablo III Class Panel 12 pm Friday

BlizzCon Diablo Class Discussion Panel

At blizzcon 2008

YouTube's New Comment Audio Preview From xkcd Comic.

View the original comic here: http://xkcd.com/481/

This is my reaction after seeing YouTube's new comment "Audio Preview" feature that was ripped straight out of a hilarious xkdc comic. Is it art imitating life or life imitating art?

Use YouTube Annotations To Increase Subscriptions

This is a tutorial on how to use the annotation feature of youtube to help increase subscription numbers on a youtube channel.

My Garage Makes Me Feel Like a King!

This is about how having one car in a two car garage somehow feels opulent to me

Fable 2 Limited Edition Gutted? Gamestop Phone Message

This is the message I just got announcing the gutting of the Fable 2 limited edition. Kinda weird.

Cook Ramen *Expert Style* Part 1

Prepare for the best ramen you've ever tasted!

Cook Ramen *Expert Style* Part 2

Prepare for the best ramen you've ever tasted!

The Force is strong with this young Jedi.

Standing Tall.

Chilies Oil. Yum.

Logic Controls, POS Components. So true.

That second time I met Christopher Judge.

Half / half sewn t-shirt

Meeting Christopher Judge (or How I Learned I Had a Man Crush)

I've gotten to meet quite a few cool people while working on Stargate Worlds but nothing like what happened today.

So I'm sitting in the "Design Lounge" (our office) and there is a knock on the door. "Come in. Come in!" we say. The door opens and there is Christopher Judge just standing in the hallway looking into our office. Now that isn't something that you see everyday. well we say hi and shake hands and we tell him "Welcome to Paradise" and I tell him we have coloring books! and 64 pack of crayons. I say that once someone stopped by and told me of a study that said the smells that calmed people down and made them feel comfortable and that the smell of crayons had that effect on people. Supposedly it takes you back to a time when they were younger and things were simpler. Well, Chris (can i call him Chris?) misunderstood me and asked

"Crown? As in Crown Royal?" I said

"Crayons. But I'm sure Crown makes some people feel comfortable." to which he laughed and said something to the effect of:

"More than you know."

After he left I IM'd my wife... well i'll just cut and paste the IM conversation.

Jim Younkin: wow teal'c from stargate just stopped by
April: OMG get a picture!!
Jim Younkin: ack
Jim Younkin: screenshot or it didn't happen
Jim Younkin: epic fail
April: sad
Jim Younkin: i might still get the chance to get a picture with him
April: hurries or i won't believe you
Jim Younkin: *knock knock* and we say "come in" and there is Christopher Judge
April: LOL
April: i hope your mouth wasn't hanging open lol
Jim Younkin: i was a bit flustered.. man crush
April: LOL

So yeah. I wouldn't have thought I was the type to get embarrassed and feel like a blushing teenage girl (no offense to blushing teenage girls) when meeting a star like Christopher Judge but apparently I totally am.

UPDATE: This story is now available in comic form.

OMG Noooooooo! Please 80s... Don't come back in style!!!

Krista and Chris' wedding. 2 Aug 2008