BitzBox.com is officially live.  I put a press release on ENWorld and have contacted several sites about doing banner ads to promote it.  Please take a moment to go and post some ads.  Thanks!

I had lunch with my Realtor today.  I signed a form related to the delayed closing.  No word on when it will be re-scheduled.  I hope to hear something tomorrow.

I picked up Grand Theft Auto today.  Blockbuster sent me a coupon for ten bucks off; so I got it for fifty instead if sixty bucks!  I haven’t played it yet, but I heard good things about free-roam mode with your friends.

I am also in the middle of transferring all the songs from my wifes old iPod to her new one.  Or, more accurately, transferring the data to our new home PC so we can do all the syncing there instead of my laptop.

BitzBox.com is kind-of-sorta live!  I deleted all the test ads and updated the store list last night.  Today I’ll be taking photos of items I will be posting and putting up the first ads.  I’ll be emailing various others to give them the “Go Ahead” to begin posting.  If you are reading this, feel free to head over there and post ads!

I am also doing several banner ads, and will be updating my sig on various forums to include Skortched Urf’ Studios newest venture.

We didn’t close on the house, the seller didn’t have all his ducks in a row so it got pushed back.  I anticipate it will be this week some time; possibly Monday or Tuesday.  We had the family over to our current place yesterday for a final shin-dig.  Pizza, crab-cakes and watermelon!

I’ve been reading over the GSL and related threads.  I am going to tread with caution on 4E releases; but at this point I will certainly not be converting my lines over to 4E.  I may start a few new ones to support it, but with WOTC able to pull the plug at any time I can’t see putting many eggs in that basket.

I took today off to close on the new house, only to have them say they were missing some documents and it would need to be postponed a few days.  Bummer.  So I looked at some furniture and saw Get Smart with my family and in-laws.  Two thumbs up for Get Smart!  Great movie.

Ran my first 4E game last night.  I thought it went well.  Still getting used to the new mechanics but so far I like what I am seeing.  One of the players did a short write up of the experience HERE.

Just about ready for BitzBox.com to go live. A few minor tweaks.

I have gotten some good feedback so far on the BitzBox.com site, and have implemented several of the suggestions already. I added and changed a few category listings, updated some code for the navigation bar and put anchors in the very entertaining F.A.Q. page to make it easier to read through. Seriously, go check out the Privacy Policy.

In other news today is my 3rd wedding anniversary! It was three years ago today that I married “Pookey” near the banks of the Potomac River in Mt. Vernon, VA. Tonight she is getting a new iPod for putting up with me for all that time. (I’m saving my gift for the big gun show in July which falls on my birthday!) If I can talk her into it, I’d like to go see the Hulk as well.

I read through the new 4E module Keep on the Shadowfell last night, since I will be running it tomorrow. I’ll go through it some more tonight before bed time.

A quick glance at the GSL and the new SRD leaves me somewhat underwhelmed. The OGL and Pathfinder are looking better all the time. I have pretty much decided that the Omens of Armageddon adventure arc will be released under the OGL using the D20 Modern rules rather than wait for the 4E version.

Well, I finally got the rest of the money from my retirement account. I cut a certified check for over twenty-four thousand bucks this morning to bring with me to settlement on Friday. Looks like I actually bought a house!

But who cares about that? I am also pleased to reveal (to the six people that read this blog) the [Secret Project] I have been working on for some time. Announcing…

BitzBox.com is a trading site for gamers, which will allow them to buy, sell or trade their gaming related stuff easily with anyone. Weather across the country or in your very own neighborhood, using BitzBox.com lets you facilitate trades with ease.

So that is the quick over-view. What I want are a few pairs of “new eyes” to take a look at the site and let me know what you like, what you don’t like and any general advice. Would you use this site? If not, why not? Please go to the site, poke around, post a few test ads (please no ‘real’ ads until the site goes live) and give me some feedback. Just email me with your comments and let me know what you think.

As a ‘Thank You’ for anyone providing feedback, I will be happy to hand out some free PDF’s from our catalog or give you some free banner ads on the site. Once I have beta tested the site for a week or two, I’ll go “live” with it.

Thanks!