The Garden of Everything

That’s right. There’s plenty of things to celebrate for. For example, the unfinished blog you’re reading now. I wanted it to be with its own layout for the grand opening (that is this post), but “what the hell”, I said. So welcome to my second english-spoken blog (the other one is at 1up) and thanks to Jeremy Parish for providing the space to host it. I hope you enjoy your stay.

What else there is to celebrate? That I’m about to be fired from my job. At least, after the few words I had with one of my bosses tonight, I think that’s what’s going to happen. I won’t give you the details, but it all comes down to he giving me two storyboards to do just one hour before the end of the day. They weren’t beautiful, but I did the job…

Okay, they were hideous, but last week a friend of mine stayed there until 2:oo in the morning, and I’m telling you: that’s something I won’t let them do to me. Oh, and by the way, they don’t pay extra hours. So basically those who stay there are either desperate and have no other options of a job or just stupid.

Mmmm. On second thought, I feel kind of bad for the guy who yelled at me. He was under preassure too, but even so, that doesn’t give him the right to be rude to anyone. If he just learned how to generate empathy instead of hatred, things would be so much better.

Anyway, on the good side of things we also celebrate this:

These are examples of my recent sort-of-freelance job: writer in a gaming magazine. And one of the most important ones around here, nonetheless. But I wouldn’t even dare to call myself a “game journalist” just because of that. No sir, to be an actual game journalist you need this (from the magazine forums):

Translation:

1. The article titled “Hype Victims” (Kolbe’s note: that’s one of mine) is indeed the worst piece of crap I’ve ever read. How is it possible that you say SHENMUE, CHRONO CROSS and KH II were overrated? I mean, for God’s sake!? With this I truly realise how much HALO can rot the brain of gamers.

So, yeah. Not only I got my first published article in a printed magazine, but a reader said my brain was rotten. I’m in the right track, all right!