July 18, 2004
So yesterday I became the proud owner of a Black & Decker jig saw. I also purchased a few two inch clamps, and did some work on the unfinished bathroom. I managed to get up one of the more complicated pieces of panelling (the one that covers the light switch, the light, the sink plumbing and …
July 17, 2004
Didn't get anything done yesterday, as a result of falling asleep while watching superfriends immediately after eating. While sleep is neat-o, I still would rather have gotten something done. It's not like I get a lot of opportunities. So, I'm working now, and hopefully will get a thing or two fi…
July 16, 2004
Tonight, I'll have a nice opportunity to get some more work done on ChemHex. At this point, I'm down to some silly details, and I have to think about some things. One, I've changed the game so that there are five difficulty levels, as I determined that level 1 for a halfway decent player is way t…
July 15, 2004
This message was technically posted yesterday, for a particular reason, but I was sick and didn't really feel like putting in the content, hence the ellipses if you read this post before now.
One, food poisoning, even a mild case, sucks ass.
I'm making a photo album for the kid at some point this wee…
One, food poisoning, even a mild case, sucks ass.
I'm making a photo album for the kid at some point this wee…
July 14, 2004
Today, if it is still nice out when I get home, I have to do some work to further the Bathroom Project. Currently, our second bathroom is stripped bare (or at least, nearly so, we didn't take out the tub). No toilet, no sink, no panelling on the wall, and a big gaping hole in one of the walls. Th…
July 13, 2004
I figured I would write a post in my journal that shared what I'm feeling.
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I'm done now.
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Now in all seriousness: I will tell you that I go to a psychologist. No, not a psychiatrist, a psychologist. Thus far, I've learned that I have a severe fear of feeling stupid (which happens a lot in lif…
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I'm done now.
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Now in all seriousness: I will tell you that I go to a psychologist. No, not a psychiatrist, a psychologist. Thus far, I've learned that I have a severe fear of feeling stupid (which happens a lot in lif…
July 11, 2004
The kids went back home. I'm tired, somewhat sore from sleeping out in a tent.
July 10, 2004
Today they are coming. Four children. My little country cottage. Who will survive to tell the tale?
July 09, 2004
not telling why, as that would make OTHERS pissed.
July 07, 2004
My car (a 1994 Dodge Spirit) is broken. It keeps overheating, so it is stuck in my work parking lot. Fortunately, right next to where I work, there is a mechanic, to whom I will be taking the car today (really, I'll just be leaving the car in the parking lot, so it's not like I'll be "taking" the …
July 05, 2004
I am now wearing a watch. For many years, I avoided this, but now realize that my time management is so poor that I really need one. I got mine for $20 at Target. It has a bunch of alarms, chirps every hour, has a countdown timer, and allows me to use the 24 hour clock, which I prefer. Also fea…
July 04, 2004
I used to maintain a list of five qualities that software should have. This was a number of years ago, and geared towards database applications, but here they are, as best I can remember them, in order from most to least important:
Robustness
Maintainability
Extensibility
Elegance
Speed
This list is obv…
Robustness
Maintainability
Extensibility
Elegance
Speed
This list is obv…
July 03, 2004
Today, nothing went right. I had a doctor's appointment at 9am, half an hour drive away from my home. I get there, and learn that it has been cancelled. I go home. Yes indeedy, there is a message on the answering machine.
Next, Val and I go to Menard's to get some of the supplies we need to work on …
Next, Val and I go to Menard's to get some of the supplies we need to work on …
July 02, 2004
Now the New Private Message alert undulates back and forth?
July 01, 2004
So, I'm gearing up for ChemHex, and getting lots and lots of polish on.
One of the issues I've been faced with are accessibility issues. One of the dudes who played the game happened to be color blind, and so was having a hard time distinguishing between the yellow and green circles. Since being a…
One of the issues I've been faced with are accessibility issues. One of the dudes who played the game happened to be color blind, and so was having a hard time distinguishing between the yellow and green circles. Since being a…
July 01, 2004
Every month, my cubemate and I change the calendar page. It just so happens that this calendar has pithy words of wisdom to live by. The rule is that we do not look at the words of wisdom until the new month comes.
For July:
-Don't be afraid to say "I don't know."
-Don't be afraid to say "I made a m…
For July:
-Don't be afraid to say "I don't know."
-Don't be afraid to say "I made a m…
June 25, 2004
I was watching a piece on Adam & Eve on History International today, and it reminded me of a story I had come up with a couple of years ago.
A man, drifting on the sea in a raft, comes to an island just as he is on the brink of death. He is rescued by the natives, and nursed back to health.
The …
A man, drifting on the sea in a raft, comes to an island just as he is on the brink of death. He is rescued by the natives, and nursed back to health.
The …
June 24, 2004
Somebody actually LIKES this game?
Diamond mine was written four years ago. I wrote it for my then girlfriend. She wanted a game where you run around, pick up stuff, and get chased by monsters. So that's what I made. When it was done, I farmed it around to the usual suspects. While the response…
June 23, 2004
Apparently, I discovered a bug in The Software, and I win The Prize.
June 17, 2004
There was once a man, whose name is unimportant. The man knew many things, but he did not know everything, and it distressed him that there were things he did not know.
After many years of research into the matter, he discovered a forgotten tome of lore. Within its pages, it described the Door of …
After many years of research into the matter, he discovered a forgotten tome of lore. Within its pages, it described the Door of …
June 17, 2004
The Game Developer's Showcase holds a very special place in my heart because it's predecessor, then named the Game Programming Workshop, is one of the main reasons I got to be where I am today. I am gladdened that it is getting its much needed revamping.
But the GDS doesn't work properly without YO…
But the GDS doesn't work properly without YO…
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