November 14, 2006
A Quick Note
Last Tuesday one of my best friends died. I made a journal post about it but it unfortunately found its way to a younger audience than I intended (MySpace - DUH!). Due to the graphic nature I was asked to edit it, but I decided instead just to delete it. I'll repost it later.
Now then! I…
Last Tuesday one of my best friends died. I made a journal post about it but it unfortunately found its way to a younger audience than I intended (MySpace - DUH!). Due to the graphic nature I was asked to edit it, but I decided instead just to delete it. I'll repost it later.
Now then! I…
November 08, 2006
So I went to the gym last nite like I always do on Tuesdays to hang out with the crew. Got there around 10:40 and ppl were already well into working out and stuff as usual. Around 11:30 my friend Jon walked up to me and my best bud Sasha and said "Hey Sash you're gonna wanna see this. Or maybe not.…
November 07, 2006
Whoohooo! The UPS truck dropped off some early early early xmas gifts for me [grin]. It's unfortunate, but not all my computer parts were able to ship from the warehouse in Edison, NJ. My case is coming in from CA and my power supply from TN. So the PSU will arrive tomorrow and the case on Thursday…
November 06, 2006
Well I bought the compy today. Whooo hoo! NewEgg has warehouses here in Jersey so the parts will be arriving within 5 days. That means I'll have the weekend to get this baby set up. I'll def be taking photos of the entire process. Oh yea I also bought 1GB of RAm for my laptop as well. Suhweeeet.
So …
So …
November 05, 2006
My insurance check for my car (which was totaled a month ago on Tuesday) finally arrived, paying me a cool $3,213.33. I still can't believe they valued my car at only $100 less than what I initially paid for it. Hells yea! So now I have to go to the bank tomorrow to see about my approval for my $20…
November 04, 2006
So I finally finished piecing together the rig I'm building. I'll list all the parts here for you tech heads out there
November 03, 2006
In my last entry I mentioned how I was going to look into switching from Outlook over to Thunderbird. Well I looked and at first I thought that I would have to stick with Outlook because there was no built-in calendar program or task list. However today I did some digging, starting first with seein…
November 03, 2006
Thursday, Nov 2
Well after much delay I finally got around to upgrading to the latest version of Firefox, 2 point oh, early Tues morning. I'm pretty pleased so far. I miss some of the features of Tab Mix Plus, but that's about it really. Thanks to Lifehacker I was able to get it up and running all t…
Well after much delay I finally got around to upgrading to the latest version of Firefox, 2 point oh, early Tues morning. I'm pretty pleased so far. I miss some of the features of Tab Mix Plus, but that's about it really. Thanks to Lifehacker I was able to get it up and running all t…
November 02, 2006
Wednesday, Nov 1
So Torch! is finally released. I tried hard to get the file size under 100MB to upload it to MySpace before I finally said "screw it" and uploaded it to Google Video instead - not that I'm really complaining since I see GV as a perfectly viable platform for releasing my videos. You …
So Torch! is finally released. I tried hard to get the file size under 100MB to upload it to MySpace before I finally said "screw it" and uploaded it to Google Video instead - not that I'm really complaining since I see GV as a perfectly viable platform for releasing my videos. You …
November 01, 2006
Tuesday, Oct 31
Auurrgh! I had to delay the release of Torch! because for some reason Vegas seems to be missing some of the footage I'm using and so in the latest render there are three black spots in the video lasting 1-2 seconds! When I look in Vegas they show up in the time line as red areas of f…
Auurrgh! I had to delay the release of Torch! because for some reason Vegas seems to be missing some of the footage I'm using and so in the latest render there are three black spots in the video lasting 1-2 seconds! When I look in Vegas they show up in the time line as red areas of f…
October 30, 2006
Well it was quite a crazy weekend! As I said in my last entry, Friday was almost a total washout thanks to the rain. I did get a few good shots to add to the short personal segments at the end of the video, but that was it. The park was open on Saturday but it was hella windy, gusting close to 40mp…
October 27, 2006
Friday, October 27
Just popping by real quick to remind everyone of the release of my first full production, Torch!, a show I was involved in again this year at Six Flags Great Adventure. I'll post more about the experience I gained creating it on Tues when it's released. I'll also be launching my B…
Just popping by real quick to remind everyone of the release of my first full production, Torch!, a show I was involved in again this year at Six Flags Great Adventure. I'll post more about the experience I gained creating it on Tues when it's released. I'll also be launching my B…
October 20, 2006
Haven't been around in a while, so just posting up a quickie.
First bit of news is that my teaser video for Torch!, the show I'm working in at Six Flags, is now up in my MySpace profile in my video space - just scroll down a bit. Production on the full show version is going well also. Get ready to c…
First bit of news is that my teaser video for Torch!, the show I'm working in at Six Flags, is now up in my MySpace profile in my video space - just scroll down a bit. Production on the full show version is going well also. Get ready to c…
October 12, 2006
Wednesday, Oct 11
So I just finished spending 4 hours (not consecutively) slaving over the latest article to appear on the front page. Still sticking to the Mon/Thurs update sched and proud of it. Kudos to John, who posted his first article on Monday. So why'd it take me 4 hours? Well, it actually t…
So I just finished spending 4 hours (not consecutively) slaving over the latest article to appear on the front page. Still sticking to the Mon/Thurs update sched and proud of it. Kudos to John, who posted his first article on Monday. So why'd it take me 4 hours? Well, it actually t…
October 03, 2006
So-so night of Empire at War. I beat my first opponent in 11 minutes, but he was ranked #13587 so it was hardly a challenge. Next I fought against Jabba-Juice, who's ranked #214. I beat him last nite but he got me back today - just barely though. We played the Kashyykk map and as the Empire I did a…
October 02, 2006
Eh sure, I'll let this be Monday...
So I finally found some time to play some more Empire at War tonight. Haven't played since last Tues but haven't lost my edge, won both games I played and improved my ranking a few tens of points to place me at #342 - too bad this ladder is so borked it doesn't re…
So I finally found some time to play some more Empire at War tonight. Haven't played since last Tues but haven't lost my edge, won both games I played and improved my ranking a few tens of points to place me at #342 - too bad this ladder is so borked it doesn't re…
October 02, 2006
Sunday, Oct 1st
So here's the scoop. Like I said in one of my previous entries, months ago, this was a lazy summer for me. It was a nice summer, working like 9-11 hours a week and just chilling and playing video games... man it's been a while since I could actually play video games, haha. Even got t…
So here's the scoop. Like I said in one of my previous entries, months ago, this was a lazy summer for me. It was a nice summer, working like 9-11 hours a week and just chilling and playing video games... man it's been a while since I could actually play video games, haha. Even got t…
July 10, 2006
Just a quick post to direct attention to two things:
New BES Website Launched
Well I finally managed to check off one of the many items on my Should Really Do Sometime Soon But Will Most Likely Keep Putting Off list - revamping the Blade Edge website for the umpteenth time, however I'm quite satisfie…
New BES Website Launched
Well I finally managed to check off one of the many items on my Should Really Do Sometime Soon But Will Most Likely Keep Putting Off list - revamping the Blade Edge website for the umpteenth time, however I'm quite satisfie…
July 02, 2006
Okay so I haven't been doing anything nearly as cool as flying through space to visit the distant remains of my dead home planet in the hopes of finding others of my kind, but... whatever. It's been a Lazy Summer for me so far, so sue me for enjoying it. No Batman show, no summer camp counseling...…
May 08, 2006
Been a while, so I figured I oughta post something.
Turns out I did lose some stuff with my old hard drive - lost a bunch of artwork I had done for GC. Not a huge setback, but still a major annoyance. What's even more annoying is that I think I did actually have the folder backed up but it somehow d…
Turns out I did lose some stuff with my old hard drive - lost a bunch of artwork I had done for GC. Not a huge setback, but still a major annoyance. What's even more annoying is that I think I did actually have the folder backed up but it somehow d…
April 29, 2006
As mentioned previously, I threw a trick combo on tramp thursday night. What you'll see here is three flips followed by two. The first flip is called a 2 and 3/4, since you rotate (duh) twice and 3/4 to land on your back. Although you don't go to feet, ducking your head under for the 3/4 makes it 3…
April 28, 2006
Thursday, Apr 27
So I nailed a new trick at the gym on Tues night. I've been contemplating this one for a year or so, and I finally decided to man up and throw it. The trick derives from a technique on trampoline known as a kaboom. Kabooming can be applied as a general technique, but it was develope…
So I nailed a new trick at the gym on Tues night. I've been contemplating this one for a year or so, and I finally decided to man up and throw it. The trick derives from a technique on trampoline known as a kaboom. Kabooming can be applied as a general technique, but it was develope…
April 27, 2006
Wednesday, Apr 26
So I ended up ordering my new drive before going to bed that fateful night. NewEgg has a warehouse in Jersey, so despite the fact that I have to pay sales tax (bah) that means 1 day ground shipping, so I tacked on an extra $3 for rush processing to make doubly sure the drive was se…
So I ended up ordering my new drive before going to bed that fateful night. NewEgg has a warehouse in Jersey, so despite the fact that I have to pay sales tax (bah) that means 1 day ground shipping, so I tacked on an extra $3 for rush processing to make doubly sure the drive was se…
April 23, 2006
Saturday, Apr 22
Sooooo I woke up this morning... errr... afternoon... no wait... it actually was morning - well, still a quarter to 12 so it counts in my book! Anyways I got out of bed, schulpped over to my computer, flipped up the lid and there staring at me was the message
Sooooo I woke up this morning... errr... afternoon... no wait... it actually was morning - well, still a quarter to 12 so it counts in my book! Anyways I got out of bed, schulpped over to my computer, flipped up the lid and there staring at me was the message
Operating System not fou…
April 15, 2006
Friday, Apr 14
It's always fun to mod your workplace, which in my case consists of the desk in my room. Yesterday I got my hard drive and external enclosure (the one I talked about a few days ago) and that was set up in less that 30 minutes. What a breeze, the only minor trouble was that I had to ad…
It's always fun to mod your workplace, which in my case consists of the desk in my room. Yesterday I got my hard drive and external enclosure (the one I talked about a few days ago) and that was set up in less that 30 minutes. What a breeze, the only minor trouble was that I had to ad…
April 12, 2006
Introduction
So yesterday I started detailing the AI that's going to kick the player's ass (or at least let him win a few times) and today I'm going to look at another hurdle keeping me from a public demo, the in-game tutorial.
The... you know
Galaxy Conquest never sounds to me like a hard game to pla…
So yesterday I started detailing the AI that's going to kick the player's ass (or at least let him win a few times) and today I'm going to look at another hurdle keeping me from a public demo, the in-game tutorial.
The... you know
Galaxy Conquest never sounds to me like a hard game to pla…
April 11, 2006
Introduction
So for two hours this morning I was reading through the new TGB docs and getting GC up and running with Beta1.1. It gave me a little trouble at first - it would load the game but would keep displaying the TGB level builder instead of the main GC menu. Finally fixed it and now GC is runn…
So for two hours this morning I was reading through the new TGB docs and getting GC up and running with Beta1.1. It gave me a little trouble at first - it would load the game but would keep displaying the TGB level builder instead of the main GC menu. Finally fixed it and now GC is runn…
April 11, 2006
Monday, Apr 10
This'll be quite a week of expenditures for me, all good stuff tho. Well, the only kind of sucky one is that my car needed a new battery, which set me back around 100 bucks. That wasn't planned and now I'll have to wait until next month to get my windows tinted but, oh well - I've wai…
This'll be quite a week of expenditures for me, all good stuff tho. Well, the only kind of sucky one is that my car needed a new battery, which set me back around 100 bucks. That wasn't planned and now I'll have to wait until next month to get my windows tinted but, oh well - I've wai…
April 09, 2006
Well it's certainly been a busy time coming back from GDC. I was starting to have that feeling of sinking beneath all the work I'm currently doing, which is never a good thing. I've found the best thing to do during times like that is to spend time on other things and just step back for a while and…
March 28, 2006
My coverage is complete - time to review!
The Good
w00t! Back in San Jose! It's good to return to the old stomping grounds, at least one last time anyways. Having the Fairmont lobby bar again was bliss, and allowed me to practice what I dub "passive networking". You just sit around sipping a drink or…
The Good
w00t! Back in San Jose! It's good to return to the old stomping grounds, at least one last time anyways. Having the Fairmont lobby bar again was bliss, and allowed me to practice what I dub "passive networking". You just sit around sipping a drink or…
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