curate the wario odd who?

I'm sure you could make a pretty graph out of the increasing gaps between ffwd posts, but heck, I'm still here, so I'll stop whining about it, shall I?

First up, now is as good a time as many to mention that my role at the Internet Archive has shifted a bit. Before, I was helping out with a children's library project and doing some 'black ops' software collection development (which I'm still working on, setting up an IGDA special interest group soon, and I also met with Henry Lowood at Stanford today, and he mentioned the first third of the amazing, gigantic Cabrinety Collection of videogames now has a basic catalog available.) But I've now moved into a more general, long-term Archive.org 'website curator/community guy' role, which means I help organize and add new audio/video/software collections, check and approve uploads, and answer users' questions. I love the Archive mightily, and the hours fit really well with my Slashdot/Slashdot Games work, so I'm delighted, naturally.

Oh, and my parents' visit was a whole bunch of fun, both around the Bay Area (during which we introduced them to the delights of Todai), and down in San Luis Obispo (where the 'you won a free lunch' business card in the cafe we ate in belonged to somebody from Oddworld Inhabitants, in an odd game-related twist.)

Apart from that, fun has been had playing Wario Ware Inc. on the GameCube (the same insane GBA fun, but 4-player? I'll buy that for 30 dollars!), watching the tragic Paul McGann-starring Dr.Who TV movie in preparation for the good Doctor's next reboot (strange that Sylvester McCoy is such a genuine, compelling stand-out as the outgoing Time Lord - time for a reappraisal?), and listening to the Comfort Stand net.label @ Archive.org (continuously surprising 'outsider music', exotica, kitsch, and beautiful randomness.)

[Note to game industry friends - won't make it to E3 because it's so close to my book deadline and I can't afford the time out - but if you're in the Bay Area before or after, mail me.]