Mixed Feelings

So a buddy of mine sent me this link:
http://www.liquidgeneration.com/quiz/moviehero_quiz.asp
Apparantly I'm neo.

While one on hand I think it's cool, on the other I'm disappointed. I really liked the first matrix movie. It had that whole "belief turns into reality" theme, which I like. Not to mention the over-the-top action, and stuff blowing up.

On the other hand it's Keanu Reeves. Bleh.

The first time I saw the Matrix I was working for Tiburon, trying to get Madden Football 2000 out the door. We had just finished a milestone. Like most milestones, it was bad. It was filled with late nights and disturbing realizations, like the reason traffic isn't so bad is that you're driving home at 3 in the morning. Our producer, Scott, decided we needed a break after we hit our milestone. So, he arranged an "offsite meeting." I don't think we even told management.

So, one friday Scott had us leave the office for our offsite meeting. We were going to see some movie called "The Matrix," which I hadn't even seen any previews for. The title rolled and pretty soon I was watching Trinity, Neo, Morpheus and the rest of the team warp reality and generally whup up on bad guys. It was a level of awesome I had only glimpsed at in Hong Kong action movies. And the best part was that it was on work time.

In other news, I'm considering starting a second blog, focused on the more technical side of my life --programming, game development, that sort of thing.

Finally, I'd like to wish my buddy Aaron a happy birthday. He and his wife Jen and their baby Adara are all wonderful people, and I don't get to see them nearly enough. Heck, I have yet to see little Adara in person.