I just got a call. I’m at work remember. I answer with my spiel. I’m not even certain I gave them my name. It’s a habit of mine not to. The person on the phone (a female) asks: “is this Turk?” So of course that’s something that is one of my worst nightmares. Honestly. Unless I know the person that’s just not a name I’m going to answer to in the real world.

And for fucksake I’m not going to answer to that name while I’m on the clock at the shithole. It’s cool and all that people know I’m the Hotelblues.com guy. Shit I may have even known the chick on the phone. But it just isn’t something I’m going to answer to. I like having my site. I like being known for it. I’m just not going to advertise the fact in the real world like that. Maybe I’m way to paranoid.

For me though it’s always been important to keep the hotel and my website separated in the real world. Sure I write about the place. Yeah I hammer on the idiots I work with. I like the little anonymity that I have. The thought of guests viewing my site is something I’ve always been not to keen on. And a person calling in asking about rooms makes me think thats a potential guest. As much as my ego wants to say “fuck yeah I’m Turk” I won’t.

So in the future I would suggest those of you who know me that call me at work asking about rooms prices to not ask me if I’m Turk ok? If you know me use my real name. Because if your looking for cheap rooms calling me Turk isn’t going to get you jack shit.

Gawain mentioned this game not to long ago. The video he linked to was just the middle of Will Wright’s presentation from the GDC of 2005. I’ve been lucky enough to have been following this game since Gaming Steve first posted about it. Below is the uncut video:

The game is called Spore. It’s one of those must haves to me. Check Gaming Steve now and then for updates on this game.