I did see Mr. Grubb, and it was a pleasure. Though we only passed briefly, it was good to see him. I worked with him at Wizards when I first came to Seattle, and though I wasn’t sure he’d remember me, it seems he did. 🙂 The folks at ArenaNet are awesome. Some of my best friends work there now. It’s a hub of amazing creativity.

I didn’t know Shane & Mitch were in Phoenix. I’ll have to try to contact them next time I go down there. It seems people I know keep migrating down there. Must be some cosmic magnet for cool people or something.

I saw Charles briefly as he moved into my desk, and I moved out of it, at Wizards, several years ago — an interesting moment of serendipity.

I’m glad to hear everyone is doing so well. Thanks for the update! 🙂

I did see Mr. Grubb, and it was a pleasure. Though we only passed briefly, it was good to see him. I worked with him at Wizards when I first came to Seattle, and though I wasn’t sure he’d remember me, it seems he did. 🙂 The folks at ArenaNet are awesome. Some of my best friends work there now. It’s a hub of amazing creativity.

I didn’t know Shane & Mitch were in Phoenix. I’ll have to try to contact them next time I go down there. It seems people I know keep migrating down there. Must be some cosmic magnet for cool people or something.

I saw Charles briefly as he moved into my desk, and I moved out of it, at Wizards, several years ago — an interesting moment of serendipity.

I’m glad to hear everyone is doing so well. Thanks for the update! 🙂

I don’t see too much of the Blackburg gang these days, except at conventions. Hopler and Zeke are at Cryptic Studios these days, and Shane’s moved on from that to Cheyenne Mountain, along with Michelle and their boys. Hal’s a part owner of Green Ronin. I saw Tice back in January, in North Carolina. Charles works for Esdevium in the UK these days, and he married Tammie and has two kids with her.

I figured I’d always know someone back in Blacksburg, but there are less than a handful these days, and I don’t know how to reach them any longer. It’s sad, but those I do know of seem happy and are either doing great things or working toward them.

Thanks for getting back in touch. I hope Seattle continues to treat you well and that we get to catch up with each other in person before too long.

I don’t see too much of the Blackburg gang these days, except at conventions. Hopler and Zeke are at Cryptic Studios these days, and Shane’s moved on from that to Cheyenne Mountain, along with Michelle and their boys. Hal’s a part owner of Green Ronin. I saw Tice back in January, in North Carolina. Charles works for Esdevium in the UK these days, and he married Tammie and has two kids with her.

I figured I’d always know someone back in Blacksburg, but there are less than a handful these days, and I don’t know how to reach them any longer. It’s sad, but those I do know of seem happy and are either doing great things or working toward them.

Thanks for getting back in touch. I hope Seattle continues to treat you well and that we get to catch up with each other in person before too long.

I’ve been thinking back to all the good times I had and all the fantastic people I met there. I find it so hard to believe it’s been 8 years since I left Virginia. Time flies.

Maybe our thinking back to happy times in Blacksburg is one way of helping to heal the wound there now, in a cosmic sort of way. I hope so.

I’m so saddened that things like this happen anywhere in the world, but it does feel a little more personal because I once called Blacksburg home.

Now, Seattle is my home, but I could never forget Blacksburg or my friends there. My career has evolved, though I haven’t strayed from games. I’m working for Microsoft Game Studios now, managing websites for them and writing freelance for fun, in my spare time. I just finished a project for ArenaNet’s Guild Wars.

Life is good, and I feel guilty saying so in the face of the tragedy in Virginia. Perhaps that’s a little survivor’s guilt. My heart definitely aches that this happened though. And I thank you for opening the door with your post, so I could touch base with someone from my time there in Blacksburg. I don’t have contact info for so many of those people. I’m a terrible correspondent, despite being or perhaps because I’m a writer. Please say hi from me to anyone you talk to from that era. If they want to get in touch, you’re welcome to share my email address with them.

Love and best wishes to you and your family!
Angel…

I’ve been thinking back to all the good times I had and all the fantastic people I met there. I find it so hard to believe it’s been 8 years since I left Virginia. Time flies.

Maybe our thinking back to happy times in Blacksburg is one way of helping to heal the wound there now, in a cosmic sort of way. I hope so.

I’m so saddened that things like this happen anywhere in the world, but it does feel a little more personal because I once called Blacksburg home.

Now, Seattle is my home, but I could never forget Blacksburg or my friends there. My career has evolved, though I haven’t strayed from games. I’m working for Microsoft Game Studios now, managing websites for them and writing freelance for fun, in my spare time. I just finished a project for ArenaNet’s Guild Wars.

Life is good, and I feel guilty saying so in the face of the tragedy in Virginia. Perhaps that’s a little survivor’s guilt. My heart definitely aches that this happened though. And I thank you for opening the door with your post, so I could touch base with someone from my time there in Blacksburg. I don’t have contact info for so many of those people. I’m a terrible correspondent, despite being or perhaps because I’m a writer. Please say hi from me to anyone you talk to from that era. If they want to get in touch, you’re welcome to share my email address with them.

Love and best wishes to you and your family!
Angel…