First, let me be clear:  I’m horrible at video games.  I love them, but I can’t play them to save my (virtual) life.  I’ve completed exactly one game, “Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions”, and that took me a year playing on the mode they reserve for toddlers.  At one point I played “Ocarina of Time” and actually did all right but eventually got stuck in the Water Temple and couldn’t get out.  Usually I just get stuck in a corner or under some stairs until someone quietly takes the controls away from me.

On the bright side, my inability to play video games is one of the things that my wife loves about me, so I’ve got that going for me.

All this to say that I was really excited about this project.  For one thing, it was the first specific commission I’ve done for a fundraiser, hosted by a co-worker, who…