Like most people in the country I went out and purchased my 3DS last Sunday. Of the reasons I haven't been blogging daily, as I intended to, this is the smaller one. In addition to being a games blogger, I have a second fake job that also doesn't pay, but is fun. I am involved in the Philadelphia comedy scene, writing, performing and taking classes. The Philly Improv Theater provides classes in sketch writing and improv with new 101s starting monthly. I took my 101 in October and have finally started 201, which has lead to me completely submersing myself into the comedy scene again. The last few months have been spent writing about games and doing little comedy.
I've yet to find the happy medium between my two passions and this usually leads to me going through phases. Months will go by without writing a sketch or performing while I tell all my internet friends about what Sega Genesis title they've overlooked, then I'll spend half a year trying to make rooms of strangers think I'm funny for my own validation and barely pick up a controller. The transition is usually instigated by me getting very sick as a result of a run of attending/performing in comedy shows or being out of town for games writing work. The PAX flu was avoided somehow, but right now I feel awful because I haven't been in bed before 3 since Wednesday. Things have been really active around Phit and many late nights have been spent in bars talking about Mega Man and Bill Murray. I've also been showing off my new 3DS to every comic in the city.