The Brad Hole

My workload is finally starting to return to normal it seems. The past two months, I've been working on 2 projects for Westlake: the EverQuest client (along with Glenda) and one of the many collaborations we've done with Hypnotix: this time a Mac version of Scholastic's Math Missions. I've done some titles for Hypnotix before, most notably Daria's Inferno. These are typically smaller projects that Westlake does on the side, so usually they're a fun diversion. I've actually enjoyed doing the Scholastic project as it's a nice change of pace from some of the hardcore games. It's somewhat refreshing to realize that there's probably no way I'll ever have to worry about reading flaming rants about how it crashes or is deficient in some other way in online forums. Indeed, the Hypnotix guys seem to have a sense of humor about their work. How could they not, having worked on Panty Raider and Deer Avenger?

Anyway, it looks like Math Missions is GM (or nearly so), so that means I can start focusing on the important things in life again.

In other news, I managed to get our ex-landlady's work number, but she must be on to us, as our phone messages there have so far gone unanswered. Beth and I will probably have to figure out our next step. $1200 is nothing to sneeze at, but it could end up costing us a chunk of change (and frustration) to get it.