I was on vacation the last week of August and I actually got out and did some fun stuff… first off I had to reinstall Windows XP on my machine a few times since the HD where everything was installed decided to up and die on me earlier in the weekend that started my vacation.

Then on Monday, I went to the Field Museum and saw the Darwin exhibit. Tuesday, I went to the Garfield Park Conversatory and saw Niki in the Garden with HMC. Lovely artwork but too damn hot for a stroll in the garden.

Wednesday was quiet until E and I along with his family took a cruise on the Mystic Blue. The rest of the weekend was good as I got to see Clare for her baby shower before she went back to OH with her honey.

The remainder of the vacation was blissfully quiet, but my first day back to the office was crazy! But I did attend a lunch with the Kenyan Ambassador.

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Tanya DePass is the founder and Director of I Need Diverse Games, a non-profit organization based in Chicago, which is dedicated to better diversification of all aspects of gaming. I Need Diverse Games serves the community by supporting marginalized developers attend the Game Developer Conference by participating in the GDC Scholarship program, helps assist attendance at other industry events, and is seeking partnership with organizations and initiatives. Tanya is a lifelong Chicagoan who loves everything about gaming, #INeedDiverseGames spawn point, and wants to make it better and more inclusive for everyone. She founded and was the EIC of Fresh Out of Tokens podcast where games culture was discussed and viewed through a lense of feminism, intersectionality and diversity. Now she’s a co-host on Spawn on Me Podcast. Along with all of that, she’s the Programming Coordinator for OrcaCon, she often speaks on issues of diversity, feminism, race, intersectionality & other topics at multiple conventions throughout the year. Her writing about games and games critique appears in Uncanny Magazine, Polygon, Wiscon Chronicles, Vice Gaming, Paste Games, Mic, and other publications.