So, there’s going to be this great big party and sporting event in Vancouver called the Winter Olympics. It’s starting, well, it started years ago, but the peak of excitement is Feb. 12 - 28. And yeah, I’m excited.
Yesterday, Rachael, our office manager, turned in extended notice to my company. Her desire to depart comes on the heels of similar news from Justin, our senior programmer, who told us just after Christmas that he was going to go into business for himself. Suddenly, after several years of having multiple employees, I face the imminent prospect of having none.
The latest craze these days is formspring.me, a service that lets people ask anonymous questions: questions about me, about the world, about anything. I’m game.
These are the Gowalla Rules I play by, my official Gowalla guidelines. Gowalla is like Lego used to be—it’s a tool without any rules. The Gowalla site doesn’t really explain HOW or WHY you use it, or even WHAT it’s for. They just tell you to get an account and start playing. But I like a little more guidance.
If you follow my Twitter feed or you’ve gone anywhere with me recently, you know I’m kind of taken by this iPhone app called Gowalla. It’s a game that encourages you to explore the real world, and I think it’s an example of a brand new category of games that link your actual location to some sort of a game world.
“Do stuff. Be clenched, curious. Not waiting for inspiration’s shove or society’s kiss on your forehead. Pay attention. It’s all about paying attention. Attention is vitality. It connects you with others. It makes you eager. Stay eager.”
“When, after a few years or a few months of a relationship, we find that we’re still unfulfilled, we blame our partners and take up with somebody more promising. This can go on and on—series polygamy—until we admit that while a partner can add sweet dimensions to our lives, we, each of us, are responsible for our own fulfillment. Nobody else can provide it for us, and to believe otherwise is to delude ourselves dangerously and to program for eventual failure every relationship we enter.”
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