Catch-Up
Lots of catch up on…
Went to the Midwest Gaming Classic the weekend before last, for my 3rd time. Once again, an enjoyable drive through northern Wisconsin. And again I stopped at the loneliest Subway in the world, halfway down the inexplicable beautiful divided highway that connects Superior, Wisconsin with Eau Claire, Wisconsin. There were actually a few people around this time in early June, unlike when I visit in the early fall. I used to think they kept the place open just for me.
Stayed near Madison, WI with my friends Jason and Kati who were once again fantastic hosts. Spent all day Saturday at the MGC. Highlights included: meeting Marty Goldberg who runs classicgaming.com, has a way bigger collection of computers and video games than I do, and is involved in a bunch of cool projects including the Atari Flashback series; attending an open meeting of the Madison chapter of the IGDA; filling a *big* hole in my console collection by purchasing an Atari 5200; and being interviewed for podcasts not once but twice, though it looks like at least one of those interviews was lost and not missed by the interviewers.
Went “the long way” home through Minneapolis, and picked up a full-size Tetris arcade game from a guy I sort of knew through AtariAge.com. The game spent 4 days in my truck, then got moved into the garage. It still has to make its way downstairs into my geek room. I didn’t realize how heavy it was until I tried moving it by myself the other day. I’m just a little bit worried about how both I and it will fair on the stairs.
My grandfather Peter Iwachewski passed away last week, and we had his funeral on Tuesday. It was sad because he was doing so well even just a month ago, but he had a good long life, and I’m thankful that he was around to be a good influence even on my children (his great-grandchildren) for so long. I took some pictures of the displays that my mom and her siblings set up. You can see them here.
Haven’t had any pictures of the kids up lately, so here’s one taken at the funeral: Click here.
Work continues on the game I’m programming, and we’ve now reached Beta status on it. It’s taking a little longer than originally planned, but we’re now just a few weeks from it being completed.
June 22nd, 2007 at 9:58 am
How about some photos of the Tetris machine? Not that the kid photos weren’t good.
June 29th, 2007 at 5:08 pm
How about Darren helps you carry it down the stairs and you can take a picture of all three of you? I mean all two of you. Wait- wouldn’t it be easier to bring it around to the basement from outside? yes i think so. easier on darren’s back.