Mood: Sleepy...just woke up
Music: Who Do You Want To Be Today?, Oingo Boingo
Game: World of Warcraft, COD2
Book: Second Foundation, Isaac Asimov
Weather: Drizzly...but it's early yet
I've decided that I'm not really sure what I want to do for a living.
This probably won't come as a surprise to people. I've never really KNOWN what I wanted to do for a living. I mean, there was a time I wanted to be a soldier (you know...when I was about 5...) and there was the time I figured aerospace engineering was for me (just before college), then I wanted to be in politics (when I actually got to college) and then since politics fundamentally sucked, I decided that media was my move, and I got a degree in Film and actually got a job making television commercials...which fundamentally sucked anyway.
The older I got, the more I realized that I wasn't ever really going to have this burning fire behind my eyes about a job. What really made me happy was doing ANY job well. Yes, there were tasks I didn't really like, and there were jobs that I wouldn't do, or do again. But if I had some of the basic skills to do a job, I realized that what I really liked was being good at something.
Here's my problem. I'm not really really sure what I'm good at any more. I mean, I think I'm pretty good at a lot of things. This isn't really idle boasting. And I'm not talking about playing the harp, or sewing, or standing on my head. (And I'm definitely not talking about eating well and exercising.) But when it comes to most business-related topics, like dealing with spreadsheets, creating presentations, writing statements of work, creating plans for execution, motivating a team, and so on...I think I'm pretty good at it.
Now, is the trick to apply those skills to an area I like? Or is it something else? I kinda like the whole digital space...iTV, interactive, videogames...and I have some real experience in those areas. Do I stay there? How do I find a job there? I'd imagine there are technical recruiters...maybe I contact them?
My only curiosity revolves around the whole "you didn't think of it, but you'd be really really good, and HAPPY, doing that." And I don't know what THAT is. So I put it to all of you...what do you think I would be happy doing? What am I not thinking of?
Isn't there a test where you enter in what you're good at and what you like doing, and it tells you what job you should have? I'm pretty sure I took one of those in High School...(although I'm positive it said I would be an excellent mortician.)
Help Glenn get a job. It's now officially one month looking for a job with no nibbles. I'm clearly doing something wrong. Help a brother out.
Mood: Vaguely grumpy.
Music: Remind me to reinstall iTunes.
Game: World of Warcraft, COD2, DOA4
Book: Foundation and Empire, Isaac Asimov.
Weather: Cool and clear.
First, to my lovely Landry...I feel reasonably certain that you simply transmitted said cocktail...you didn't actually PARTAKE of it. Not your fault. If you had partaken, you'd KNOW it...because your browser would explode, and every 5 seconds, a popup window selling some bullshit product would appear on your screen, preventing you from doing anything else. You know, when your machine wasn't ground to a halt attempting to search your hard drives for interesting data.
Don't sweat it. It's gone. I still adore you.
OK, anyway, so about 3 hours after applying to those jobs at Expedia, they sent me emails saying that they weren't interested. I suppose it's a mixed blessing.
I've applied for about, say, 30-35 jobs so far. Aside from Expedia, who shot me down in hours, only Starbucks said "No, thanks...good luck with your job search." After a few weeks, you don't really harbor any hope that those people will call...but it'd be nice to get a "We're not interested because of X."
Now, who am I kidding? I've looked through THOUSANDS of resumes in my previous jobs, looking to hire people. Hell, I'd throw a resume aside if it had a single misspelling or if I just didn't like the color of the paper that day. And I certainly didn't have time to write a little note telling each person why I'm not even going to look at them. I vaguely wonder if any of those people looking at my resume said "I don't THINK so" the way I used to when someone with not nearly enough experience applied for a job that he or she clearly couldn't do. And then I tell myself that I'm being paranoid.
I KNOW the trick is to get noticed...am I going about this wrong? I cleaned up my resume with substantial help from Thorn...but maybe the resume is now...non-descript? I could be anyone. Perhaps I need to revisit my resume. Again.
The problem I'm having is that after speaking to so many people, my resume has drastically changed so many times, that I have no concept of what makes a good resume any more. Some people like buzzwords. Some don't. Some people want a lot of detail. Some don't. Some people want punchy one line descriptions. Some disagree.
I have NO idea what my resume should look like.
And all of this is freaking TRIVIAL, since once someone actually SPEAKS to me, they're going to realize that I have a TON more experience than I could possibly put on a single sheet of paper...or even allude to.
Yes, I'm feeling a bit discouraged. I'll get over it.
Eventually.
Mood: Hanging in there.
Music: None.
Game: World of Warcraft, COD2, DOA4
Book: Foundation and Empire, Isaac Asimov.
Weather: Grey again.
Where to begin. It's true that I'm not updating as much as I want to be. I know nothing's keeping me from doing it...it's mainly a motivation thing. Lately, it's hard to get motivated to do much of anything. Yes, I know that's a classic sign of depression. Trust me when I say that I know depression pretty well, and this ain't even close to being clinically depressed. This is just mopey.
A few days ago, a friend of mine "sent" me an IM through AIM which basically installed a vicious cocktail of adware, spyware, and hid the primary agent with a rootkit. Those of you who haven't been paying attention to the news, a rootkit is a piece of software/code that basically hides OTHER code from the OS. The net effect of a rootkit? The OS can't see or target the code that's been hidden. Doesn't show up on virus scans, once you find it through sneaky means, you can't target it to delete it. I, of course, found this out some eight hours after scrubbing my system top to bottom (removing some 12-14 pieces of spyware...) only to find on reboot that they were all reinstalled in a matter of seconds. Found the offensive piece of software by using arcane commands, only to find that I had no permissions to remove it, even in a raw DOS boot. Fabulous.
Bought a new hard drive, installed it, put in a clean install of Windows, then blew the other OS folder away. I didn't lose any data (thank god or other benevolent or non-sentient supreme being or force responsible for the creation of the universe and other small lucky things happening to yours truly) but I DID lose a day's worth of sanity. I have said it before, but I'm deadly serious. If I EVER meet any of these FUCKS from Aurora or "A Better Internet" I WILL be needing bail posted.
Anyway, I won't be installing AIM again...because I don't freaking trust it. Thorn recommends Trillian...and I might try that again. Wasn't impressed the first time, a couple of years ago.
Anyway, I still haven't gotten any nibbles on my job search. I applied for a few more jobs at Expedia just before writing this. I think I'm pretty well-qualified for the Senior Producer position at Expedia...but who knows any more?
I think that's the hard part, really. I know, truly, that if they actually call me or write me, and just INTERVIEW me, they'll hire me. I have a lot to offer an organization in the digital space and from a process perspective. I am a VERY good manager, especially of creatives and tech people, who are notoriously finicky breeds as a rule. I am well-known for getting things done, especially difficult things, and on tight schedules. I KNOW online production...and my experience bears that out. I have dozens of references in the industry who would back me up on all of this.
I just can't seem to get anyone to call.
This is typical. I have never, ever, had to apply for a job cold. I've always had someone say "Oh, hey...come on in and talk to these people...they might want to meet you." Every job, from Broadcast Arts to TEC, someone said "come on in and meet these folks...they might want to hire you."
The obvious problem is that I don't KNOW anyone in Seattle. We knew this going in.
I WILL say this: I'm very happy in Seattle. I love living with Chelsea, and I enjoy the atmosphere of Seattle. I don't miss New York. I miss my friends there, of course, and I miss a number of restaurants. I miss Fresh Direct (although Thriftway ain't bad....), but I do NOT miss the weather and cold in New York. It hasn't yet hit below 40 since I've been here, at least not during the day...and the costs of everything are about 2/3rds what they are in New York.
I'm sure it's a matter of persistence and time. My money's holding up pretty good, and as long as I find something in the next 3-4 months, there won't be any problems. In the meantime, back to the online job hunt.
Mood: Happy.
Music: Space Oddity covers.
Game: World of Warcraft, COD2, DOA4
Book: The Complete Robot, Isaac Asimov.
Weather: Cool, Clear
Still don't have a job. Will make some phonecalls today to see how the resumes are taking hold. Still revising my resume with Firethorn's help.
Naturally, as can be expected after 2 months of not working at all and Christmas, money's getting tight. Not drastic or anything...just a little tighter than I feel comfortable.
So, of course, that's when my Karma takes hold.
On Saturday, I got an email from someone interested in buying the domain name limewear.com. I wrote back, we conversed a bit, and in short order, I sold the domain name.
Let's be fair...while sales at cafe press have been OK, they haven't been stellar, and I haven't really been putting any time into it of late. Additionally, I'm working on dissolving the company and such. I don't need the headache of additional tax returns and such. If and when I decide to spend my life making tshirts, I will do all the paperwork I need. Right now? Not interested.
Basically, the store is still there...http://www.cafepress.com/limewear...but limewear.com is now pointing to some placeholder of the nice man's choosing. I asked him what he's doing with it, and he's starting an online service, and wants the traffic that limewear.com brings. It IS true that I generate about 15000 unique visitors a month...which ain't bad as far as driving traffic, really. If some guy in Australia wants it...Limewear can do without it.
Anyway, the sale of the domain name will cover my expenses for about 2 months...and if I decide to reprint the labels and hangtags without the domain name, I'll just have to cover that myself.
Pretty good news, really.
Oh, and NFC Playoff tickets go on sale today at 10am. Not a huge football fan...but NFC title game? Maybe I'll give it a shot....*UPDATE* I tried...but they sold out in 2 minutes. I kid you not. Oh well. :)
Mood: Rested.
Music: Space Oddity covers.
Game: World of Warcraft, COD2, DOA4
Book: The Complete Robot, Isaac Asimov.
Weather: Cool, Clear
I was woken this morning by Chelsea at around 6-something AM. I don't KNOW it was 6-something...but I sorta deduced it from clues after the fact.
She woke me up because we had no power in our apartment.
You live in apartments long enough, you know that this occasionally happens. Breakers, whatever. I get up, flip a few switches in different rooms, check the fridge, sure enough...no power. I stumble to the breaker panel and confirm that none of the breakers are out of position or tripped. I open the front door, and the hall is dark, so it ain't us...it's the building. I check out the window, and the 7-11 sign that's always on is off. Well, there's your dead giveaway...isn't just the building. I say so, and go to stagger back to bed.
Chelsea isn't too happy about this turn of events, as I suppose I wouldn't be if I had to go to work, and she asks for some help. So I again stagger to the closet to retrieve the flashlight I ALWAYS have somewhere I can get it just in case, and give it to her. She gets ready as best she can, pretty aggravated, so I act the good fiancee and get the hell out of her way, and crawl back into bed. Chelsea and I have a brief conversation about the flashlight, as she needs it to get down to the garage and out to work. I tell her to take it, and not worry about me...I have no need for a flashlight, seeing as I intend to be very asleep in short order.
I am somewhat awake at this time, so I go to sit on the couch and watch the sunrise, slowly, as I think briefly that just about every form of entertainment I could muster at that moment requires power...whereupon sleepiness hits me, and I crawl back to bed.
When I wake up at 9:30am, the power's back on...so I do the morning shower and such, set the clocks on the kitchen appliances, do some laundry.
This morning has vaguely reminded me to get all my disaster gear set up again. No, I don't expect a "disaster." Most "disasters," like a temporary power outage, merely require a flashlight or two, a radio, some bottled water, and some duct tape and plastic sheeting. That'll see you through a good chunk of the things that can happen if you live in a city in an apartment.
Living with someone else changes some of that. I need another good flashlight, obviously. I need a battery-powered radio. I need the other stuff...just in case. Water leak, broken window, blackout....
After 9/11, a store opened up not too far from where I was living in lower Manhattan, which sold things like radiation suits and geiger counters, respirators and what I like to call "paranoiaphernelia." Stuff that no sane human living in the US properly needs. I don't subscribe to being that "prepared" regardless of the fact that I now live in the Pacific Northwest. I'm certain that should an event pass that would require such measures, I am not going to be giving too much thought about where I can get a geiger counter, nor kicking myself for not having one.
After the blackout in NYC (and indeed, most of the Northeast...) people started keeping flashlights and water. Not to brag...but I had always kept such things. I know what it's like to find yourself in your apartment with no power for a few hours. It happens...at least once a year. Fallen power lines, flooded power vault, blown transformer, whatever. While it ain't exactly life-threatening for most people, it can be boring, or whatever. But a flashlight keeps you from stubbing your toes (your house/apartment is probably darker than you think with no light coming from outside at all...) or falling over your shoes. Water just in case you get thirsty...or need to wash your hands or face or something.
In any case, that's something I'll be taking care of today/tomorrow...and I need to stock spare batteries for the flashlights, too....
Mood: Can't sleep. Upset stomach.
Music: Soundtrack to Firefly.
Game: World of Warcraft, COD2, DOA4, Amped 3
Book: The Complete Robot, Isaac Asimov.
Weather: Cold, actually some sun today.
Here's the resume I'm sending out. Opinions?
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SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS
Detail orientated multi-tasker with extensive organizational and supervisory attributes. Proven leadership skills, with the ability to lead by example and inspire others. Extensive international operations management experience within the internet professional services/media industry. Diverse professional development, including IT, finance, office management, HR, and personnel issues. A committed team player, with a proven ability to meet and exceed set goals and deadlines. Exemplary troubleshooting, decision making, and problem solving proficiency. Exceptional focus and follow through abilities, with a record of efficiency and productivity. Proven knowledge of international business practices and processes. Strategic thinker and planner, skilled in the design and execution of effective policies, procedures and business programs.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
T-- S-------, INC, Long Island City, NY 07/02-11/05
Production Coordinator for an independent HVAC Controls Contractor
• Directly created, documented, and trained business processes and procedures to ensure consistency of quality and profitability of end product across multiple departments including sales, engineering, project management, software, graphics, and service.
• Creation and tracking of project plans for up to 30 simultaneous projects ranging in size and scope from $5,000 to $5,000,000 dollars on a rolling concurrent timeline using both MS Project and Primavera SureTrak/Contractor. Provided reports bi-weekly and monthly tracking against completion and profitability, highlighting potential trouble areas.
• Coordinated resource allocation and tracking across multiple disciplines from Engineering to Service, through the entire life cycle of all projects from projects ranging from 2 weeks to 2 years.
• Needs assessment, scoping, design, purchase, and implementation of upgrade of operations infrastructure, including connectivity, mail, fileserving, web hosting, large format output, CAD/CAM, wireless, and ruggedized portable computing for over 75 users.
• Co-Project managed field projects up to $2,000,000 with exceedingly aggressive timeframes, ensuring profitability and quality.
MODEM MEDIA, Norwalk, CT 09/95 – 10/01
VP – Operations, Asia (10/00 – 10/01)
Senior Director of Production, Europe (01/00 – 10/00)
Executive Producer – Europe (01/98 – 1/00)
Senior Producer (03/97 – 01/98)
Producer (09/95 – 03/97) for International Internet Professional Services Company.
• Successfully integrated and stabilized 3 European offices and 2 Asian offices for a mid-sized Internet consulting group over 6 years.
• Responsible for quality and profitability of all digital media development from concept through launch and customer care.
• Assisted in development and conveyance of production processes, resulting in more consistent quality and methodologies; provided continual, comprehensive and up to date training in accordance and adaptation with changing technologies, processes and procedures.
• Formulated annual budgets, and oversaw product delivery and quality control for European and Asian operations; created and justified rate cards.
• Directly handled onsite management/production for 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta for att.com.
• Responsible for design and interface management for Compaq’s Government, Educational, and Medical (GEM) online sales channel, 1996 – 1997.
• Opened UK office in London; handled company integration with Poppe Tyson, 1997 – 1998; increased revenue from $0 to $750,000 in 6 months from startup, and from $2.5 million to $14 million post-merger; held responsibility for estimation, new business/pitches, validation of potential work, project management and delivery of work for all client websites/media campaigns.
• Integrated Munich-based MEX Multimedia with company following acquisition, 1999/2000.
• Directed integration/building of Paris office, closed Tokyo office, and reorganized Hong Kong office, 2000 – 2001.
• Assigned, and successfully completed, increasingly complex projects and assignments during employment, resulting in increased responsibility and promotion from Event Producer, through to Vice President, Operations, Asia.
EDUCATION
NEW YORK UNIVERSITY, TISCH SCHOOL OF THE ARTS, New York, NY
Bachelor of Fine Arts, Film and Television, 1990
COMPUTER SKILLS
Comfortable in a hybrid production environment using Mac/PC/UN*X OSs. Extremely familiar with most popular webdev tools. Can optimize and slice graphics, shift palettes, and hand-code HTML. Can train in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Project.
KEYWORDS
Operations Director, VP, Marketing Director, Consultant, Project Manager, Producer
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I'd hire me. But I'm biased.
Mood: A bit tired, but pretty good.
Music: Soundtrack to Firefly.
Game: World of Warcraft, COD2, DOA4, Amped 3
Book: The Complete Robot, Isaac Asimov.
Weather: Cool, grey.
Well, I've applied to at least 20-25 places so far. I've thrown resumes at Microsoft and Starbucks...but I've mainly put my hopes at small gaming studios. I really would like to get into gaming. It's a bit late in the career to get started, but I have experience, and it's really something I WANT to do...which would be a novel concept.
Haven't gotten any callbacks yet. Understandable. Been at it for a week or so, and it IS just after Christmas...people getting back from vacation and all that.
Anyway, my prime gripe today is World of Warcraft. Now, I don't mind a little wait time every now and again to play a game...2-3 minutes doesn't bug me. On Sunday, the queue was, no shit, 600 people, and over 45 mins of wait time. Now, I don't know about you, but if I have to wait 45 minutes to play a game, I'll find something else to play or do. Additionally, if you DID actually get in there, the server performance was so awful, you were taking your character's life into your hands if you did anything remotely risky.
Frankly, I liked the idea of queues if it increased performance for players. I also expected it to be a sometime thing...you know, at holidays or whatever. No. Lately it's been every Sunday and Monday night, and then some.
The decreased performance is horrific, and the number of people on our server just seems to be getting bigger. I'm SURE a chunk of it is knock-on effect. You have a big server, and all of a sudden, a mess of gold farmers and item farmers log on to grind the hell out of everything to sell to the large populace. The economy sucks, and you can't play or get any items yourself, because these freaking farmers are sitting there ninjalooting everything that moves before you get a chance to do it yourself.
Admittedly, the price I pay for unlimited service isn't all that high...but the QUALITY of service I've been getting lately is beyond awful. I get in to play sometimes, and just log back out...because the server is choking already, and I don't want to play on a stupid server.
I started an alt on a new server...but naturally, since it's a new server, there are a million level 2 players running around spamming tells and yells, challenging anything that moves to a duel, and generally being morons. Yeah, I could probably outlevel them...to a degree...but in the meantime, I end up dealing with idiots for a week. Not all that enjoyable...and the lag doesn't really go away when you have that many people in a zone.
I hope they do something soon...although I can't imagine what that would be.
Mood: Sick.
Music: None
Game: World of Warcraft, COD2, DOA4, Amped 3
Book: The Complete Robot, Isaac Asimov...if I could find it...
Weather: Cool, drizzle.
Since Chelsea was sick this past weekend, and earlier this week, it stands to reason that I'm now sick.
It's a headcold, mainly. Congested, light sneezing, low-grade headache. If I didn't spend a good chunk of my days sitting at home in sweats, lying on the couch watching movies, playing games, and doing some computer-type stuff, I'd say that it was a change of pace. The only difference is the lower back pain and the headache.
In any case, liquids, soup, stay warm, and generally relax.
I did, however, finish my resume, and send it out to a number of places yesterday afternoon. Today, I will look for a few more jobs, and send some more out.
Today, clean the kitchen, straighten the office some, do the laundry, and more job apps.
Then, if I'm good, I'll play some 360.
Or maybe I'll just sit on the couch, relaxing, and read cookbooks...which always makes me happy.
Mood: A bit tired...and a sore right hand.
Music: None
Game: World of Warcraft, COD2, DOA4, Amped 3
Book: The Complete Robot, Isaac Asimov.
Weather: No idea. Didn't go out today...but probably rainy.
Happy New Year everyone. Hope this year is kick ass for you. I expect mine to be.
Spent New Years Eve going food shopping, making dinner for Chelsea, playing games, and generally giggling and doing nothing...which is exactly how I prefer my New Years Eves.
Today, I played a LOT of Amped 3, some DOA 4, and did some light reading. I also hung a few pictures that Chelsea wanted on the wall...which didn't take a whole lot of time, as you might imagine. Chelsea cleaned the whole apartment...except the office, which looks predictably like a bomb hit it...and not a small bomb either. The apartment is largely set up. All the boxes are unpacked, save for the ones to go into storage, and while there's some dense stuff going on, the place looks pretty damned good.
Tomorrow, my big plans are to take out the garbage and recycling, pay the rent, and put Chelsea's license plate on her new car. I will also, believe it or not, finish my resume and start applying for jobs. My goal is to have a job by Feb 1. I think I can do it if I apply for at least a job a day. I will look every day, and send out at least one resume a day. When I start getting interviews, I'll probably stop sending out resumes...but I'll keep looking...something might pop out at me.
And now, the 2-minute reviews of each game I've played on the 360:
DVD Games:
DOA4 - Must have. Fantastic fighting game...even over Live. The hooks are deep, my friends. The store for buying things for your avatars and such with the dollars you earn fighting online is inspired.
Amped 3 - Unfortunately not Live enabled...but that's the ONLY thing wrong with this game. Deep, lots of hidden stuff, and absolutely hysterical design and writing. I laughed out loud several times while playing. The cutscenes are way fun. Worth buying if you like snowboarding games at all...if you don't know if you like those kinds of games, I'd say buy it.
COD 2 - Here's the problem: I HATE FPSs on consoles...and what's even worse, I HAVE this game for the PC (and love it, for that matter.) For me, no chance. I've played it...and naturally, I get frustrated with the controls. The graphics and sound, however, are marvelous. If you're an FPS person on the consoles, get it. If you don't already have it for the PC.
GUN - Played it for 30 minutes. I'm not overly impressed. Call it Grand Theft Horse: Old West. Plays like GTA, runs like GTA, diverse "missions" and thumbs up for trying the Old West thing...not enough games in this time period...but I hate GTA. For me, a pass.
Perfect Dark Zero - If I liked FPSs on the console, I know I'd like this one. Game is fun, nicely designed, and I like the use of cover and such...but again...I don't LIKE FPSs on the console. This is a skip for me.
Need for Speed:Most Wanted - Should have called it "Least Wanted." Wow, do I dislike this game. Bad design (you can't drive the cars from INSIDE? What kind of stupid is that?), slow paced, and crappy AI. All adds up to junk. Big pass.
Project Gotham Racing 3 - Now THIS is a racing game to own. Lovely selection of cars, great design of the tracks (I lived in NY...and know those neighborhoods like the back of my hand (how do I NOT know Chinatown?), and they're DEAD on.) The single player gets a bit repetitive, but it's still mighty fun. If only you could paint your cars like Forza....
Kameo - Game starts slow...but boy does it pick up. VERY fun platformer/puzzle game. Requires some thinking...and there's help when you get stuck. The design is gorgeous, and the solutions to the puzzles are clever. The character design is great...and diverse. I strongly recommend it.
Condemned - Not a bad gothic thriller type game...but if you've played Resident Evil once....great design, mighty scary, good use of light and sound...but I could do without it. In fact, I AM doing without it. Glad I rented it.
Downloaded Games (Yes, you can download games directly to your 360...it's my addiction. I love it. What's better? You can demo them before you buy!)
Zuma - Fun puzzle game from Pop Cap...who make the catchiest games around. Think Puzzle Bobble...on a track...with a frog...and, oh, just get it.
Gauntlet, Joust, Smash TV, Robotron - I grouped all these together...because if you're an old school gamer (like me) you want these. I spent hours in Gauntlet...and it's playable over Live! OH JOY!
Hexic - Comes with the system...which is good, because I'd have bought it anyway. Another one of those "Match the colored gems together and they disappear and you score points." Way fun.
Bejeweled - Talk about addictive. I love this game. Another one of those matching games...but has multiple modes, such as puzzle and timed. I really like this.
Hearts, Spades, Backgammon - They're fun if you like these games. The computer AI cheats a bit in the card games (they gang up on you...fuckers) but it's a good representation of these games. And you can play them on Live! So if you have a bunch of friends who want to play these games, I'd say go for it...if not, you can skip 'em.
Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved - A VERY sexy looking Asteroids...frantic and fun. GREAT graphics and effects. If you're not an Asteroids person, forget it. I like it.
Mutant Storm Reloaded - I dunno...abstract shooter type game? Great graphics, and probably a real showstopper if you're on acid, but the gameplay was just fair. Not for me.
Outpost Kaloki X - I haven't played this enough...but it seems fun. Manage resources, make money...think Sim Space Station...with odd weirdness happening. Like...why would you need a lemonade stand on a space station? But you do in this game. It's kinda amusing. Let you know how it is as I play it more.
Wik:Fable of Souls - Now THIS is kinda fun. You're a ... thingie. With a long sticky tongue. You can jump...you can stick (shoot?) out your tongue to stick to things and get pulled up. You can't run. Your goal? To collect the worms and get them to your beastie-carrier thingie before he leaves the screen. How do you do this? By slurping them up with your tongue and spitting them in front of your buddy. You also need to get rid iof flying insects and other nasties...by slurping them up and spitting them out, or by slurping up acorns or other bugs, and spitting them at the other bugs. Sounds nasty, it's actually fun, well designed, and very pretty. I recommend it.
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Those are the games I've played in a nutshell. To be fair, there aren't a whole lot of games on the 360 I HAVEN'T played, save for sports games...which I can do without.
The system itself is fabulous...now if they'd just release some more games for it.....