For Alexander & His Mum

Greetings Family & Friends,

I hope you are all well.

I am writing to you today because I need to ask you all a favor. My beautiful mother Isabel Richter is fighting for her life against Large Cell Lymphoma Cancer in Maine at the York Hospital, and as of 2:00pm EST they have begun to administer a very hardcore, industrial strength dosage of chemotherapy. Please send her some prayers, positive vibes, or whatever you feel is appropriate to help her out in this very difficult time. For those that know my mum she is a fighter, and even in her weak condition she is determined to try to beat this cancer. So please, if you have a chance close your eyes for one moment and send some good love to her. She is a wonderful person & I hope that the Lord does not decide to call her just yet. And maybe if you all send some energy she might be able to stick it out a bit longer and try to enjoy the remainder of her life here on earth.

I thank you all for taking the time to read this & appreciate the love & prayers that many of you have already sent and will be sending.

Many thanks,

Alexander

PS- Please let your loved ones know how you feel about them. Family is so fragile and you never know when life will throw you & them into the challenge of your life.

If you are interested. Here is a link to some photo’s of my mother and her battle with cancer.

Photographs above by Alexander.

The Fundfax Fairraiser – A fundraiser for Marissa

As mentioned in previous posts, my friend’s daughter, Marissa, was diagnosed with infantile spasms about 17 months ago at the 2 months of age.

From time to time, he asks me to help him out with spreading the news of events or activities in her honor or ways to support and spread the awareness of the condition.

Currently, there is a fundraiser in the form of a raffle. There are many, many prizes but it’s really about supporting Marissa and spreading the awareness.

Perhaps you remember Marissa, a 19 month old baby girl who was diagnosed with Infantile Spasms when she was a mere two months old. Her stuffed bunny Fairfax travels the world, sharing not only Marissa’s story but also spreading awareness of the serious pediatric epileptic condition that she, and other young children, suffer from. Approximately eight months ago we pulled together for a community project titled Fairfax ‘n’ the Chief in honor of her father (who is a fellow Halo fanatic). Today I’m proud to announce The Fundfax Fairraiser, a very special fundraising effort that will benefit sweet baby Marissa and those that are helping her through this very difficult fight.

The Fundfax Fairraiser gives you, the passionate gamer, a chance to win some absolutely incredible video game-related prizes. For every $1 you donate, you will receive one virtual raffle ticket that gives you a shot at winning everything from a Kotobukiya Steel Spartan 12” Figure (covered in more Bungie autographs than you could ever begin to count) to an EA Sports Pack to an autographed copy of The Godfather II to one of dozens of games spanning across the various platforms. So, you are interested in trying to win some cool stuff while helping out a worthy cause? Let’s take a gander at the things you just may find yourself the proud owner of when this is all said and done, and then we’ll get down to the nitty gritty details of it all.

Enter the Fundfax Fairraiser.

Circuit Strike.One

(post shamelessly copied from JeffJ since, even verbatim, it’s all still applicable!)

Kill Everything. Touch Nothing

My good friend and former partner in crime se7en has gone and released an iPhone game. It’s called Circuit Strike One and it’s a shiny mix of Asteroids and Geometry Wars.  If you dig a little deeper than the surface visuals it’s more than that though.  It’s an iPhone shooter for people that really like a serious challenge.  I’ll be honest, if you are looking for something mindless this is not your game. It has a very robust control scheme that takes a bit of learning. Once you’ve got a feel for it though, this game is unlike anything else I’ve played on the iPhone.

It’s visually stunning and driven by the thumping beats of yet another friend named Devo.  He’s one half of the electronic duo 3L3TRONIC. The soundtrack here is phenomenal.  It speeds up and slows down as it reacts with gameplay and keeps your adrenaline solidly in the red zone.

Clearly I have busy friends.  Go to the App Store now and give them your money.

Circuit Strike.One:  (site)

Circuit Strike.One: (iTunes)

NINJA 2009

More photos on Flickr

Show Poster

If you wish to help promote the event, I’ve designed an 11×17 PDF for printing.

Here is the design.