Eschew Obfuscation
by Scott Hardie on November 7, 2006
For any FIN players wondering where in the hell the game is: I used my little free time over last weekend writing a mini-post – three whopping paragraphs – and at the end of the weekend I just couldn't bear to publish it so short. (The title of this post was the planned title of that post.) I have now rearranged my social so that weekends are more free, and one thing I plan to do with the time is resume writing FIN, starting this weekend by expanding my three paragraphs into more like three pages. It will be worth the wait.
Two Replies to Eschew Obfuscation
Scott Hardie | December 2, 2006
And thank you for saying so, Kris. It means a lot to me to hear it.
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Kris Weberg | November 24, 2006
It isn't said often enough, but thank you for all the hard work you put into your games, Scott.