It's a little dirty right now, sure...

Thank you for venturing into my brand-new blog, The Pulse Rifle, the purpose for which is still under development and flux. In fact, I suppose it is fair to say that this space will be whatever it will be good for the moment I decide to drop something in it. However, there will be themes. Get ready.

1) Video games.

Who on earth thought I would write a blog that wouldn't involve my art? Perish the thought! From time to time, I will share with you all as much video game knowledge as I've got stored up in my steel trap of a brain. Everything from the current perils of games journalism culture to what a shame it is that no one stopped LJN before they made licensed tyranny in the late eighties and early nineties (e.g. The Karate Kid, Uncanny X-Men, Wolverine, all for the NES among others).

Will my video game topics have limits? Yes -- my PC gaming-fu is admittedly on the weaker end, so early PC titles, Commodore 64 and most Real Time Strategy games may get a subtle mention but probably more brevity than depth. Will I divulge anything you don't already know about projects I've been involved with in the past? I am proud to have worked with the men and women at Obsidian, Activision, Atari and Sega. I might tell a story from time to time, but nothing earth-shattering. NDA breaks are a rash, and I just won't have them.

2) Passing thoughts and inspiration.

Rants. That's right -- rants. Sometimes, one hundred and forty characters are not enough to adequately tell the story I wish to give, so sometimes I might branch out one night and go on a hilarious tirade about some stuff. I've been told I'm generally entertaining when I do this, so why not write it down?

3) Story blurbles.

One of the reasons why I've taken to starting this blog is due to encouragement I've received from a great number of people who have expressed interest in my continued writing. Congratulations, all of you. I am writing. When the mood strikes, I'll post stories that I'm either working on, have written, or some things that I've experienced that you might find interesting. I'd even welcome critiques from time to time, just to spice things up.

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Now that that's out of the way, I'd like to go ahead and state for posterity that the thoughts and opinions expressed on this site are my own. They do not necessarily reflect the thoughts and opinions of the people, companies and corporations that I have been a part of and I will not confuse on this.

Any suggestions as to topics? I've got a few in my head that I'm playing with, but nothing solid. Feel free to leave a comment - what can it hurt?