Miscellaneous past few weeks
So I'm still working trying to get this whole stolen credit card issue
resolved. I'm am seriously considering just getting a new card
because my credit card company is being ridiculous. They still
haven't reversed the charges off my account a month later, even though
I have sent them the affadavit with the charges listed and the police
report number and everything else they have asked for. I'm a
charter member for pete's sake, I've had the card for well over 10
years. It's not like I'm trying to defraud you. Give me my
money back. They advertise all over their site that you should
set up recurring charges so that you don't have to mess with paying
bills. Well, all those recurring charges are now being denied and
I'm getting collection and disconnect notices. AT&T
Mastercard from CitiBank, get your act together. There are
commercials all over the tv about how if your card is stolen, the money
will be back in your account the next day. What they don't tell
you is that applies if there's only one charge made. If it is
used multiple times before the theft is discovered then you are out of
luck.
IGC 2005 (Indie Games Con) was fun. I got to meet a lot of new
people and see what everyone else has been able to accomplish.
I've started spending more time working on my games. Well, not as
much as I should since I recorded IGC and some of the sessions and I've
spent some time compiling the videos so I can post them for others to
download. I'll get them posted as soon as I'm able to pay my web
host (recurring bill on cc) and am sure it will stay up. I also
stayed for the Indie Torque Boot Camp. If you are a T2D developer
I wouldn't recommend it. For TGE and TSE, if you've got the time
and money, it's worth it. If you are using TGE or TSE and your
game has even the slightest chance to have multiplayer included, I
would highly recommend it. Everything that is covered is in the
documentation, the real difference is in the why. The docs tell
you how everything works, the TBC tells you why Garage Games did things
the way they did and how you can best use that to your advantage.
Alexandria is really growing. She had her 2 month doctor
appointment yesterday and was 10 pounds 13 ounces. That's 3
pounds in 2 months and puts her squarely in the middle of normal.
She also had to get a couple of shots and really didn't like that, but
as soon as I picked her up again she quieted down. I really do
spoil her and she knows it. :) She's been lifting up her head and
trying to roll over. She can get herself up on her side, but then
doesn't know where to go from there. Or maybe she just likes that
position. She's also trying to move around when we lay her on her
stomach. She pushes with her legs, but hasn't quite figured out
that she needs to move her arms too.
In my day job, I might start working from home permanently, except for
going in to the office once a week for team meetings and then on other
days as needed. Still, 4 days a week from home will be
great. It will give me the chance to get more done with fewer
interruptions, save me some gas money, and most importantly - let me
see my daughter grow up.
We had a cold front move in over the weekend, so we went from highs of
95 / lows of 65 to highs of 70 / lows of 40. Over the weekend the
wind was strong so it felt really cold. Yesterday and today it's
just been cold, which is nice. As long as the wind isn't blowing,
I like it.