01/11/2007

New Job Get!

by Matthew Edward Hawkins

I know I say this way too much, but its been a crazy week. Just found out some bad news earlier today, but since its not 100% confirmed (though from what I understand, its pretty much 99%), I’ll save it for later and just move onto the good stuff: I have a new job! And furthermore, I’m going back to game design, full-time! And about damn time too…

I am now the new game designer over at Black Hammer Productions. I’m also taking over the role office manager as well; both the designer slot and the manager gig was previously held by K. Thor Jensen who then graciously passed along to me.

For various reasons, I can’t tell go into too many details, such as the projects I’ll be working on, at least for the time being. But yeah, at least its official. And again, it’ll just be nice to get back into designing games on a regular basis; everyone know that I’ve been trying to get my own games off the ground for a while now, but with mixed results, so I’m quite excited about this. Though that’s not to say that Spready Bear is dead or anything… if anything, this might help it in some way? Again, more on that kind of stuff later.

BTW, apologizes in advance for the lack of a super juicy, detailed oriented post (at least to you Job). I’ll also super behind on my game coverage/linkage/analysis (as usual), but since I have a EA event to hit in just a few, plus there’s a faculty meeting and dinner I’ll be at later tonight, all I can pass along for the time is…

So last night I tried coming up with a top ten list of all the cartoon characters I’d like to bang, if it was at all possible. With a bit of assistance from MK, I think I came up with ten, but for the whole day, I’ve been struggling to recreate the list in my mind, so I only have nine at the moment…

9. Aeon Flux
8. April O’Neal (from the original TMNT cartoon… I have no idea what she looks like in the new cartoon)
7. Margo Sherman, the younger sister of The Critic
6. Arcee (or any female Transformer, really)
5. TIE: Asuka & Rei (from Evangelion… sorry, I tried avoiding having animu on my list, but those body suits and all… plus I need a pair for ass to ass action)
4. Dr. Girlfriend (from Venture Brothers, which is pretty fucking no-brainer)
3. Daria
2. Ariel (the Little Mermaid, preferably in her no fish bottom incarnation)
1. the Esurance girl

… sorry Jason, but while Jessica Rabbit is a good choice, she’s a bit too obvious.

MK also asked what video game girls I’d like to have sex with if I had the chance, and since I just don’t have the time with a list, I’ll just say real quick that it would include at least one girl from Street Fighter, one girl from King of Fighters, one girl from Soul Calibur, at least two girls from Rival Schools/Project Justice, and the gothy girl from Jet Set Radio. Also Heather from Silent Hill 3 and Claire Redfield from Resident Evil would on top of the list.

Anyway, gotta run!

  • http://leopard-lady.livejournal.com Jill

    You know Daria is a tiger.

    She’d leave you walking funny.

  • http://leopard-lady.livejournal.com Jill

    And congrats on the new job, too. ;)

  • http://www.yaytime.com dave

    Congrats matt! Well deserved!

    Peice of mind to follow I hope :D

    BTW best 2 topic combo ever.

    And good call on the Esurance girl ;)

  • http://www.lunchbreakcomics.com Pat Lewis

    Margo Sherman is a good choice, but Daria? Everyone knows her friend Jane was hotter!

  • mk

    I know who I forgot! Dr. Orpheus’ daughter, Triana! See, you asked when I just woke up, I can never think of things then.

  • https://www.fort90.com Matt

    Oh yeah! I also forgot to add as a possible write-in “Hermione from the inevitable Harry Potter animated series.”

    Also MK, yes, if I was more open to include animu chicks, I would included the girls of FLCL.

    BTW, what was the one choice I said flat-out no to? Which made me go “that would be plain nuts”?

  • thatbox

    “BTW, what was the one choice I said flat-out no to? Which made me go ?that would be plain nuts??”

    Probably the girls of FLCL!

  • http://pandahex.blogspot.com Katie

    I am personally counting down to when Blossom, Bubbles, and Buttercup will be legal

  • Jason

    Yes Jessica is way obvious, but she’s not even anime (which girls were designed to drive teen boys, and stunted man-boys, wild). My vote for anime girl would go to Pai Thunder. That’s just cuz I’m a huge Dangaio honk.

  • phooky

    She may kill puppies, but she makes me wanna kill kittens:
    The world was such a wholesome place until
    Cruella, Cruella DeVille

    But you probably didn’t need to know that. Congrats on the new job!

  • J

    congrats on the new gig!!!

    i see we’re much closer now…

    we are SO meeting up for lunch more.

    Cafe’ DUKE’s HERE WE COME!!!!

  • http://lj.slonie.com Slonie

    I laughed for about 5 minutes straight at the number one pick. But only because I identified with it….

  • toby

    congrats on employment! may it be fufilling!

    also… you never called and I never wrote (*sob*, hahaha), but I’m clawing my way back to the drawing table…I’ll email you something if anything comes of it.

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