Okay, sooooo I'm not exactly sure how to approach fitting in all the things that I've done in the past day in a half down in the time that I have, but I'll do my best to address some of the highlights and I'll go into greater detail when I have a chance later.
First, I am extremely impressed with the city of Seattle. Additionally, I'm going to add myself to the list of people who will at some point tell you how they walked into a Starbucks, got a coffee, walked outside and a block down the street was ANOTHER Starbucks. For the record, it's true and it's really kind of funny to actually see it in person rather than having it exist in my mind as some kind of coffee lover's fantasy.
I'm staying at the Westin (I got a hell of a deal) and they upgraded my room to one with a high floor because they put somebody in mine by accident. I'll be posting pictures later (the wifi access at the Seattle Center is extremely slow). And I'm running out of time so here's the lowdown: The Seattle Center's Experience Music Project and the Science Fiction Museum and Hall of Fame were MIND-BLOWING. Most incredible museum I have ever been to by a significant margin. For references sake, the Jimi Hendrix exhibit makes the Tutankhamun exhibit I saw at the DeYoung in San Francisco look like a total joke due to the extremely present sense of care and passion that went into making it.
Next, they have electronic parking meters in Seattle. I know that it's not important but its something that really struck me for some reason.
Third, while walking through downtown Seattle I found the "Whiskey Bar" which was incredibly awesome. More than two hundred different kinds of bourbon, whiskey, scotch etc. And I got lucky enough to walk into open mic night, and was very impressed by the local talent in the area. I spent most of the night talking to a few of the performers about the music scene in Seattle, and what it's like to live here.
Now on to PAX - or the Penny Arcade Expo. I'm here right now, and I'm just about to leave for a panel on "Designing for failure," essentially a discussion on why game design tends to incentivize and reward players through "winning."
It sounds fascinating. I've got a ton more to say about PAX, but the thing I'll end with is this: it is inexpressibly satisfying to be in a place where I truly feel like I belong.
~Matt
Okay, sooooo I'm not exactly sure how to approach fitting in all the things that I've done in the past day in a half down in the time that I have, but I'll do my best to address some of the highlights and I'll go into greater detail when I have a chance later.
ReplyDeleteFirst, I am extremely impressed with the city of Seattle. Additionally, I'm going to add myself to the list of people who will at some point tell you how they walked into a Starbucks, got a coffee, walked outside and a block down the street was ANOTHER Starbucks. For the record, it's true and it's really kind of funny to actually see it in person rather than having it exist in my mind as some kind of coffee lover's fantasy.
I'm staying at the Westin (I got a hell of a deal) and they upgraded my room to one with a high floor because they put somebody in mine by accident. I'll be posting pictures later (the wifi access at the Seattle Center is extremely slow). And I'm running out of time so here's the lowdown: The Seattle Center's Experience Music Project and the Science Fiction Museum and Hall of Fame were MIND-BLOWING. Most incredible museum I have ever been to by a significant margin. For references sake, the Jimi Hendrix exhibit makes the Tutankhamun exhibit I saw at the DeYoung in San Francisco look like a total joke due to the extremely present sense of care and passion that went into making it.
Next, they have electronic parking meters in Seattle. I know that it's not important but its something that really struck me for some reason.
Third, while walking through downtown Seattle I found the "Whiskey Bar" which was incredibly awesome. More than two hundred different kinds of bourbon, whiskey, scotch etc. And I got lucky enough to walk into open mic night, and was very impressed by the local talent in the area. I spent most of the night talking to a few of the performers about the music scene in Seattle, and what it's like to live here.
Now on to PAX - or the Penny Arcade Expo. I'm here right now, and I'm just about to leave for a panel on "Designing for failure," essentially a discussion on why game design tends to incentivize and reward players through "winning."
It sounds fascinating. I've got a ton more to say about PAX, but the thing I'll end with is this: it is inexpressibly satisfying to be in a place where I truly feel like I belong.
~Matt
Comon now English major. Don't make a Bio nerd teach you about online ettiquette and the importance of not having BLOCKOFTEXTLOLOL.
ReplyDeleteUse the enter key often and strategically, it lessens the straining on the eyes and makes your post more enjoyable. Try to find a breaking point in 8 or less lines.
You're a great writer and have exciting things to spew, but it doesn't matter if people can't read your intellectual thoughts because it hurts to read.
Imagine block of texts as navy letterhead on a black background...fuck that.
Thank you very much for the suggestions, this is my first attempt at blogging. I'll take the edit and repost it on the main page if you don't mind :)
ReplyDeleteEdit: That really helped with the flow of the page, thanks for the advice!