Robo-Brain

So I opened up my old, broken computer and took the hard drive out. Not really sure what to do with it now, but there is some stuff on it that I'd like to save if I can.

The post-it warning might seem a bit paranoid until you see the huge magnet on the shelf where I normally put random things.

Birthday Boy

Look who's twelve!

(He was 12 weeks in this photo.)

Paper Cranes

I recently taught myself to fold paper cranes.


Not everyone is impressed.

Shhhhhh...

Worn out from playing Wii Sports, I suspect.

Cat

Zzzzzzz

This cat is sound asleep.

Saturnalia

Well, I'm about to sign off for Christmas. As you may be aware, I love Christmas hugely, Christmas Eve as much as the day itself. I'd have disappeared from the internets sooner, but I had to put some finishing touches to Snowblind Aces, which you can now consider your Christmas present from me.

The most portable, but least user-friendly option for playing is to download the .t3 file from here and then find an interpreter to run it from this page. This is kind of like how you need a word processor to run a file containing static fiction. Interpreters are available for Windows, Mac and Linux.

If you're running windows, you may prefer to download a zipped executable from here - just download, unzip and double click.

After Christmas I'll put up a more comprehensive post, but for now, if you're new to interactive fiction, go here or here to learn a little more about how to play.

Have fun, and happy holidays from me and my cat. ;-)

Christmas Decoration

It's Jack!

Foreshortened Jack, that is. He is remarkably spindly.

Our Friends from Frolix 8

Cold

It is so cold that even extremely furry cats are wrapping themselves up warm. Or, more accurately, getting their opposable thumbed friends to wrap them up.


"Huh? What are you doing? I'm trying to sleep..."

Happy Cat

This cat is happy.

Attempt yawn capture!

Yawn capture fail.

There is a cat on my feet

Also, what is that on my shelf?

Begin Cat Feet-Protect

I can always tell when it is getting cold at night, because my furry cat starts sleeping on my feet, obviously purely with the selfless intention of keeping them warm.

I can also tell when it is getting cold at night because, uniquely, I have been born with the ability to feel hot and cold.

Origami Cat

I find my cat enjoys playing with screwed up pieces of paper as much as anything I might actually spend money on.

Outside, Looking In

When I went in the bathroom, I could hear a strange scrabbling sound that was at first difficult to place. A little bird was hopping around on the windowsill, up to no good I'm certain, occasionally peering in through the frosted glass.

I took this photo of the creature in the hopes of stopping it in its voyeuristic ways.

Essential Supplies

Water, beer, cat. Right - I'm ready for anything!

Refuse Collection in Pink

Cat and Mouse

My mouse went funny. Now I am having to get used to a mouse with a ball after years of optical mouse luxury. I will be making a trip to the mouse shop as soon as I can, as this will not do.

Jet Fighters Over Suburbia

Why, it must be the Queen's birthday. (Click image for the full view.)