Premature

Wow. Just wow. My son chose to arrive much sooner than expected (delivered at 31 weeks). The event was a much larger and more dangerous affair than I expected it to be and I'm still recovering from it. When I get some more time I will write more but for the time being, that's what's on my mind. Wow. What an emotional overhaul that is!

Penpals

Visually a stylish platformer, done for a ludum dare (time constrained) contest. The art's the winning element of everything that's laid out here as the game itself isn't very complex. The story goes like this: a bear has to gather acorns for his hedgehog buddy who's not doing well in a toxic world ruined by humans. Bear runs around in a fishbowl filled with oxygen, that gets refilled at the start of each level and at oxygen pumps. Kept me busy for a bit. About the only real criticism I have is that it's not very deep and some of the jumps are much tighter than they need to be for a game like this (not very forgiving). Not my choice, but then it's probably a conscious design choice by the designers. Regardless, it's worth your time to check it out. Go for the download version over the web one, the music's worth it (the web version doesn't have music). Designed with GameMaker Studio.

http://indiegames.com/2013/09/penpals.html

Slow Cooker Kalaua Pork

This is what I have cooking for dinner tonight, it's been going since last night and smells awesome.

Easiest pulled pork recipe I've ever tried, if it works out (and it smells like it will), it's going to be a staple!

http://allrecipes.com/video/1316/kalua-pig-in-a-slow-cooker/detail.aspx?e11=kalua&e8=Quick%20Search&event10=1&event8=1&prop24=SR_Showcase&e7=Home%20Page

Update: Came out pretty good indeed! Not as smokey as I had hoped for, but it is pulled pork of a sort and still tasty