The Podge Cast

THIS EPISODE IS EXPLICIT

* Our guest Ryan Macklin: editor, blogger, game designer, and sexbot

* The Walking Eye Pledge Drive: Details Here!

* Don’t Hack This Game Submissions are open – for like 2 more days

* Game Hacking: What are we talking about? Why?

* Macklin hacks me something on the spot, and I love it

* Macklin makes a choice, and I cry myself to sleep

* I make fun of Eric, because he said he’d be here for the discussion and didn’t show up

* The Macklin Dubstep

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I’m not a fan of New Year’s Resolutions. If you think about them, they’re basically statements that say “I’m doing X wrong, so I’m going to do Y to fix that” which is fine, but I think that’s a narrow view of looking at the year and a waste of the “starting fresh” vibe that the new year offers.

So instead, I’m putting for 2012 Goals. These aren’t things I plan on doing better, these are things I plan on doing in 2012. I came up with 15, in no particular order, with varying time frames on them.

So, let’s see what we’re doing in 2012.

1.) Do not miss a week of releasing The Podge Cast.
2.) Get my masters.
3.) Redefine my job.
4.) Put out at least 12 blog posts (one a month).
5.) Drop to 200 lbs.
6.) Pay off all non-long-term debt.
7.) Get my novel to 50,000 words.
8.) Design, write, and playtest a game.
9.) Publish Spooky Outhouse Productions’ next product.
10.) Earn 4 new certifications.
11.) Finish the Iron Tyrants minis.
12.) Learn to play my guitar.
13.) Ride another marathon.
14.) Go to the Poconos.
15.) Plan and execute the Gencon Social.

Let’s get this going.

* Merry Christmas!

* We are a little unfocused with the holidays looming

* Join the Star Wars: The Old Republic guild, Stay Awhile and Listen, on Mask of Nihilis, Republic side!

* Lisa is awesome!

* Dark Knight, innocent/corrupt heroes/villains and story arcs

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* This episode is explicit

* We start talking about movies

* I lost my show notes about half way through this

* WE SPOIL THE HELL OUT OF WALKING DEAD. SERIOUSLY. DO NOT LISTEN FURTHER IF YOU’RE NOT CURRENT ON THE SHOW AND ARE NOT CURRENT ON THE COMIC.

SERIOUSLY. YOU’VE BEEN WARNED

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* Bathroom talk

* Felicia Day is incredibly overrated

* Stay Awhile and Listen, our new Star Wars: The Old Republic guild, come play with us!

* TOR talk spawns a long discussion about the state of MMOs

* Smallville problems and playstyle discussion

* Then we start talking about forums, social media and staying in touch with the community

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