01/14/2011

“TODAY IS A WIN.”

by Matthew Edward Hawkins

Well, not much to report I’m afraid. Most of the past week has consisted of me chasing after editors and assorted folks in power (basically, anyone that can help me pay my bills is categorized as such) to follow up on projects, as well as jumpstart new ones, mostly to little avail.

Though I did hang with yet another out of town peep in NYC last night (and someone who could easily be considered a person of power as well, since he is my Gamasutra and GameSetWatch EIC), Simon! Took him out to Hagi and learned a very valuable lesson: when you fill your stomach with delectable (and spicy) Japanese cuisine and hearty Japanese beer, the absolute last thing you want to introduce at the end of the night is a large hot chocolate, no matter how freezing cold it might be.

So much of my day fell to the way side due to stomach issues, but at least there’s been one very bright spot. From earlier this afternoon…

… Long story short, Ice T on his Twitter passed along some behind the scenes pic from SVU, including one of him celebrating Richard Belzer’s birthday. Which made me proclaim “new wallpaper get!!!” and I immediately followed suit. Here’s a better look…

BTW, have ever I mentioned what a hardcore Ice T aficionado I am? I grew up on the west coast during the height of gangster rap (btw, west coast rap circa the early 90s > anything the east coast has produced since then, BELIEVE), plus was a card carrying fan of his metal group Body Count (was the very first CD I ever purchased, the early version with Cop Killer naturally). Am also a huge fanboy of his acting, which of course includes his work on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, along with the show as a whole.

And I’m not the only one! Myself, Katie, and Joe can’t get enough of SVU, for reals; it’s no exaggeration to say that one of us at any given time is watching episodes via Netflix Instant on Xbox 360. So needless to say, getting retweeted by Iceburg was a VERY big deal, and not just to myself…

… I’ve also enjoyed a massive influx of new Twitter followers, and I’m hoping they migrate to this blog. Welcome if you’re a new pair of eyes! Please look around (as you can see, video game is my main bag) and enjoy your stay.

BTW, here’s my previous fave Twitter related image, that I forgot to repost in the big link and image dump earlier this week. It was from this past summer, when I was bitching about Photoshop CS4 and lamented the good old days…

… Dude’s rocking OS 9. Now THAT is hardcore.

  • http://fareldalrymple.com Farel Dalrymple

    that is rad. you ever hear paul f tompkins do his ice t impersonation? it’s a hoot.

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