Starting this post I'm going to assume anyone who reads this will already know who I am, and so I'm just going to jump right into some major thoughts I've been having...
While on a plane ride from Burlington to JFK, and JFK to Orlando I start reading a book that I haven't read since possibly elementary school. Which is silly because this book was really my first favorite book. The book is called "Myst: The Book of Atrus," a must read, which originates from the Myst video games. Starting to read this book I started remembering a lot of my childhood and how this book really influenced my sense of adventure and awe in the world. Which could have very well translated into my passion for creating video games and 3D content today. Anyways this spurred a thought about just how things have changed for me since leaving home and into the person I am today. I've grown a lot... which completely sucks in some respects. I grew up saying how I'd never grown up, in true Pan-esk fashion, and sure enough I've gone and done just that.
It's funny to think that in this past year alone I've been to Orlando, Boston, Washington DC, Houston, Arizona, New York, Connecticut, and now back again to Orlando in this crazy thrill ride Ann DeMarle (of the Emergent Media Center) seems to have me on. I've help create four rapid developed gamelets, I've stood onstage in front of 2,000 business leaders, been polygraphed, and have had a whole lot of new experiences this past year that just blows my mind! I had a whole section that I wanted to write about in regards to change and this past year but have been completely distracted by a day of sessions here at Digital Now... long end of the story short, I have a great and stressful last year, with many great experiences, and have made a few new great friends along the way.
For now though I feel as though I should write about my experiences here at the moment and should write this in a new post =)
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This is a belated comment because I've only just started reading your blog, but I think it's funny that you say you hoped at one point to never grow up. I think you've maintained more childlike energy than a lot of people. Watching you interact with the little girl on the monorail, you were playing on her level in a way I've seen few adults manage out of thin air. Traces of days gone by or no, you're truly a great person, and you prove it with more and better examples every day. =)
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