state of the ffwd nation?

As you may have noticed, the linklog is getting most of my (relatively limited) update time, recently, and I've moved most of the recommendations I used to make on the main page over there. But a brief state of the nation address, perhaps?

- work at Gamasutra is going good, allegedly. We've really started beefing up the news section to pleasing effect, and this week's MMOG Resource Guide has been pretty well-received. Oh, and my Game Developer co-worker Brandon Sheffield is over at the Tokyo Game Show right now, harvesting some good interviews, hopefully for the site too. Also look for some new columns from curmudgeonly or adorable games industry figures, and further fun randomness.

- on a personal note, me and Holly just took our first step on the property ladder, buying a nice condo near the center of San Jose, yay. It's right next to the Adobe offices (not so useful, unless I need some help with Photoshop), and about 5 minutes walk from Caltrain (very handy, since I'll be taking it up to San Francisco for work.) We don't close for a month or so, though. In the mean-time, we have a long-scheduled holiday to Kauai, Hawaii with Holly's family in a coupla weeks, so don't be surprised if the linklog slows down a little around then.

- Leisure-time has been a little scarce, what with work, condo negotiations, long-ish commutes, typo-fixing on Gaming Hacks, and so on. But there's been a tiny bit of a chance to check out some new games (Guilty Gear XX#Reload, Burnout 3), TV (Spaced, Venture Bros), and so on and so forth.