Recently, I’ve been posting (umm, maybe a little like petitioning) for a new feature through Trizle’s site: Mentoring.

Maybe part of me misses the professor/student relationship I had as an undergrad.  Maybe another part of me is, well, still a bit young to being a full-time freelance machine.  I can’t think of a better way to get advice that fits what I’m doing other than through another freelancer who knows the ropes.

I’ve been blessed in that my Dad is a freelance maverick of his own in the I.T. world, but the work he and I do are worlds apart.  He’s SQL server-ing people in the face while I’m designing audio for games.  He commutes to work while I telecommute… you get the idea.

That said, I’m really working to connect locally this year.  Although I’m still pretty fresh to the area, I hope to stretch my contacts out a bit further.  I know a lot of cool people in Polk County, too, so I feel like I’m off to a basic start.

I’m also thinking about ways in which I can teach and share game design.  Perhaps I’ll finally be able to develop a curriculum that I’m proud to teach.  For now, I’m gathering bits and pieces together in the hope that I can actually be a professor someday.