I’ll cut to the chase: I was fired earlier today. Okay, not exactly fired, but let go; my day gig of blogging about cell phones is effectively over. The powers that be that rule Zedge have decided to phase out the blog.
What else can I say? It was fun while it was lasted, and I’d like to think that I did the best job possible, given various circumstances. Such as how cell phones ain’t exactly the easiest topic to dig up “interesting” things to talk about on a daily basis. There’s a lot to discuss, for sure, but most of it is boring as hell, so I tried my best to act as a filter and find interesting angles and the such. I believe some are confused why it didn’t exactly take off… there’s definitely an audience out there, but I was just unable to find it, due to again, various circumstances. At the very least, my tenure as “ZedgeNova” served as a lesson to some on how blogs exactly work; a few might state that a cell phone blog should do well simply because everyone in the world has a cell phone, or close to it (literally). But everyone in the world also uses salt, and I don’t see a blog about that, let alone one setting the world on fire. I suppose I should feel fortunate that I’ve found just the right mix of video game talk/ranting and raving about livin’ in New York City/internet, LOL to keep this site going for close to four years now.
At the very least, it’s been a small thrill telling people that I was a full-time blogger, just for the reactions I got. It was a pretty sweet gig, one that was a bit too sweet maybe… as most folks have noticed, I have not written as much as I used to for other places, like Gamasutra or GameSetWatch. And hell, even this place has also taken a hit to a certain extent. So now I gotta do the freelance song and dance all over again, and I definitely feel as if I’m behind on my game; the other day I spend a good half hour on NeoGAF and was totally dazed and confused. Plus, looking for work plain sucks in general, whether it be hunting for freelance or a steady paycheck; I would love to work freelance exclusively, but I’m afraid I’m not in the best position for that right now, especially when you have Manhattan rent to meet.
Yeah, the timing of this could also not be any worse; I’ve also been sick for the past week, which also explains why I’m less than ready for ICON this upcoming weekend (that and performance anxiety, to be completely honest). Plus, I turn 31 in less than two weeks, so becoming jobless right before a birthday is a blow to one’s ego, that’s for sure. I’m kinda shocked, even disappointed, that I wasn’t let ago later this month, on the 18th, which is not only on my actual birthday but day one of the New York Comic Con, which as some might recall was when the last time I was fired! Anyway, it fucking bites, for sure, but this shit happens, so I guess I get back to hustlin’. And you know what that means… and I do mean you, provided you’re an editor of some sort for a gaming publication: I am now a free agent, available for work effective immediately!
So not a heck of a lot more to report otherwise to be honest. The past couple of days have been less than eventful, due me being ill and having to lay low as a result. Though I was finally able to get online with Super Smash Bros Brawl, which was awesome… but for all of one day, till my stupid Apple Airport decided to die. Also got through quite a bit of No More Heroes. I’m also most at the end actually! The only thing between me and the next to the last boss is how I blew all the money for the entrance fee to face him or her (or it) is how I blew it all on a brand new, super destructo lightsaber, I mean beam katana. So now I’m doing a bunch of odd jobs, like filling gas and finding cats. I used to believe that doing reviews of games that’s been long released and have already been reviewed to death are pointless, but as I’ve discovered, people just like reading what certain folks have to say about certain games, and perhaps some might be interested in knowing why I believe this game is so amazing while Killer 7 was so fucking broken. Though in the end, it could just be 50,000 words on the BRILLIANT sound design alone.
Oh, and I guess if there’s been one definite bright spot from the past couple of days, it would have to be seeing the Boredoms last Sunday. And since I’m pretty drained from a pretty crazy day, plus I can’t seem to write about music unless it?s produced by a Game Boy, and even then I’ve been told that its questionable, all I will say is that it might have been one of the absolute greatest live musical performances I have ever seen, period. I’ve been waiting to see the Boredoms live, ever since I first heard about them on MTV circa 1992, and they absolutely did not disappoint. But for this who might want to know more, they can check out Mike’s report, which is pretty spot on. And yes, their set was about two hours, and in that time, they played three songs, one of which was the encore. And yes, I thank God I stuck around for it. And yes, the motion/light-sensitive eggs completely blew my mind, and the guitar tree sent chills down my spine. And yes, I almost punched the guy with the mustache who kept pushing his away around the crowd.
