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Adam

It belongs in a musuem!

About Me

I'm a serially-obsessive video game designer living in San Francisco with my wife and son. I am currently working at LucasArts on an Indiana Jones game for the PS3 and XBox 360, which is arguably the coolest job on the entire planet. I'm basically a large child, with the same interests and hobbies as my 6-year-old (comics, cartoons, pirates, etc). Oh, and I have the best wife ever.

My Interests

Music:

Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, New Model Army, Nine Inch Nails, Built to Spill, Joy Division, Peter Murphy, Siouxsie and the Banshees, The Levellers

Movies:

Joel and Ethan Coen, Jean-Pierre Jeunet, Sam Raimi, Steve Martin, George Lucas

Television:

Current: Lost, Heroes, Monk, Venture Bros, Bones, The Office, My Name is Earl, 30 Rock
All-time: Veronica Mars, Teen Titans, Justice League Unlimited, Dead Like Me, Buffy, Angel, Firefly, Brisco County Jr

Books:

Dashiell Hammett, Raymond Chandler, James M. Cain, J.K. Rowling, H.P. Lovecraft, Haruki Murakami, Neal Stephenson, Neil Gaiman, Philip K. Dick, Bill Willingham

Heroes:

George Lucas, Paul Newman

My Blog

Serial Obesssion at work

So in May I posted a blog about my extensive action figure collection which includes Robin, Nightwing, Batgirl, Batwoman and Huntress. I haven't counted lately, but there is about 50 of them so far,...
Posted by Adam on Wed, 10 Oct 2007 09:18:00 PST

Popsicle Twins

Having a crappy day. This cheers me up ...
Posted by Adam on Thu, 20 Sep 2007 01:59:00 PST

Why I watch cooking shows

I love to watch people cook and eat... and if they happen to be devastatingly hot, well... that's even better. ...
Posted by Adam on Thu, 23 Aug 2007 11:38:00 PST

Dude, where's your car?

So when I go home from an eight hour drive from San Diego, my wonderful wife surprised me with a brand new car! I was shocked, floored, speechless! It is EXACTLY the car I wanted, a 2005 VW GTI! I...
Posted by Adam on Mon, 30 Jul 2007 11:17:00 PST

E3 2006 - in case you missed it

David Collins selling the heck out of our project at last year's E3. I was just to camera left, playing the game for the cameras... (always a bridesmaid) ...
Posted by Adam on Thu, 21 Jun 2007 08:08:00 PST

Clive Owen and Frank Miller to make Trouble is my Business

It's been a while since we had a good Marlowe movie, and I think Clive Owen is a perfect fit. Especially after seeing Children of Men, Derailed and Sin City. http://www.variety.com/article/VR11179672...
Posted by Adam on Wed, 20 Jun 2007 09:15:00 PST

3 day weekend

My elaborate plan for the three day weekend went something like this: 1. finish Christopher Moore's A Dirty Job, 2. Finish God Of War II. Check, and check! Both were good, both recommended. I kno...
Posted by Adam on Tue, 29 May 2007 12:08:00 PST

KHAAAAAANNNNNN!!!!!

http://www.mercurynews.com/breakingnews/ci_5918554?nclick_ch eck=1There is a special place in hell for TV executives
Posted by Adam on Thu, 17 May 2007 09:40:00 PST

Bruce croons

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Posted by Adam on Tue, 15 May 2007 08:46:00 PST

My Odd Collection

A lot of people at work have asked me why I collect toys of Batman's sidekicks and not Batman. I have action figures of Dick Grayson, Barbara Gordon, Tim Drake, Kate Kane, Cassandra Cain, Carrie Kel...
Posted by Adam on Mon, 14 May 2007 05:51:00 PST