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Markus is dead. Can’t believe I just had to write those words.

He was found in a hotel room in Peru (didn’t even know he was in Peru).

As to why, how, all that – we don’t know.

My uncle – mum’s brother, my science geek inspiration. Dead. Just can’t get my head around it. I keep thinking about him here, and then not here. What was I doing at the moment he died? Did something happen to me, like a cosmic hint, that I missed? I keep trying to think if I had an unusual dream or, I dunno, a sudden shooting pain or something. But actually I think I just got on with my life, while thousands of miles away Markus’ life ended.

I can’t sleep for thinking about A) Markus, B) Where is he now? C) Did he suffer? D) What happened to him? And even a little bit of E) Well if he can do it, eventually so can I. But mostly I just can’t stop thinking, what the hell happened? Why is my uncle dead?

It’s not like I even saw him all that often, but I miss him so much it’s like a physical pain. There’s a split second after I wake up when everything’s OK, then I remember.

I so wish you were here xxx

Short and sweet. And camp, obviously. Just like mum’s mate Ray

Bit worried about lack of Markus, but looking forward to seeing him at Channel 4 launch. And to the free food and drink.

Totally as saucy as it sounds. If you get your jollies playing genetics-based web games. (I know I do.)

Come and breed with me at the site my Uncle Markus worked on.

So Jonesy and I have been Breeding. Are you happy for us?
Ha ha. Ha. No offence Jonesy, but *blee*. Sloppy seconds doesn’t even come close. I am hactually referring to this game Breeder at Routesgame (that Channel 4 thing my uncle Markus has been working his genetics genius on). Basically you have to adopt an organism and start breeding, and the big J and I’ve been giving each others’ organisms a right good seeing to. Which is nice. Fancy joining us? (Em, you’d love it.) routesgame.com/games
And talking of Routes, the site’s gone live and the launch is on Thursday, so it’s a big week for Markus. I’m excited for him. I’m pretty excited about going to London for the launch n all. Happy days! Later dudes. xx

The goldfish miss you, Bicks.

Yo dudes, how the heck are you all? Hope Australia/Nepal/uni is treating you well. This is just a quickie to big up Markus at Game City: http://www.vimeo.com/2836174. He’s a funny old giffer, but sort of brilliant – in my unbiased opinion, obv. “In a few years we could own our own genome for a few hundred pounds. It will be what we do with this information that will be our greatest challenge.” So proud of him. Can’t wait to see what he’s done with Routesgame.

Or so Max wishes! Report from a masseeve house party. Quite literally.

A bit of stuff about uncle Markus’ Channel 4 game launch

Kind of literally footloose and fancy free in Prague. AKA The Evils of Vodka and Missing the Last Bus Home.