Screw You Winter!!

Said the sun.

So pumped for winter being over again; the warm weather over the next few days is gonna be nice :)

'Course, being that this is Wisconsin, winter is only over when you finally give in to despair.

*Keeps winter coat ready*

Mmm Mmm Mmm...

I hate you Marshall :P

Then again, it's better than saying nothing at all. Mmm Mmm Mmm...

Upgrades!

So tomorrow the first of my upgrades for my computer(s) arrive. Don't worry, I've done the math, I can afford it ;)

I know I haven't released a video for the game yet; as usual, things come up--Warhammer Online, for instance. I think once I'm back into the swing of things I'll start working on the game while at work a little more. Classes just started yesterday so things are a bit hectic in the computer labs...It's syllabus season, and those freshmen are preparing their stupid questions yet again!

I applied to Bungie Studios a few weeks back, but I haven't heard anything yet. I'm really starting to wonder if I really am ready to go through with something like that just yet. I don't know if I'm ready to leave my friends and family for the sake of a great career. It's not my only option, of course.

My parents have bought a 9 bedroom house in Stevens Point. It's split up duplex style, and my sister is renting the 5 bedroom upper half. She's offered to let me stay after graduation (so long as I pay rent and so forth, of course). I'm seriously considering that offer. I'd be able to see my niece and my parents and I'd still be in Wisconsin where pretty much everyone I've ever known still is.

Of course, it's only viable if I can find a job nearby, and there aren't many options in Stevens Point. Ho-hum, just when you think you have it all figured out....

Night Shifts Suck...

But at least this is the last one....for now anyhow 0.o. I'm attempting to finish my 2500 word report on the project by midnight tonight. I've another hour or so of work, and I've gotten 1532 words in so far, according to MS Word. Not bad for maybe 2 hours of actual work lol!

So looking forward to a more sane schedule, though since I'm considering taking 5 classes when I only need 2 more to graduate, I wonder what's really sane anymore ;) Oh and that video....Still INC. I'll get around to it once I've had more than 5 hours of sleep >.<

Artificial Intelligence is SO funny!

And no, that's not a gibe at stupid people. They can be funny though (mostly just irritating). Anyhow, so I have to present my game to the CS department chair in an hour, and I was spending the last few hours on the AI of "The Game". That is, I started the AI a few hours ago :D It's all good though, it's actually working fairly decently. It could be SO much better, though, so I don't intend to leave it like it is.

Back to my title for today, I spent about 10 minutes laughing my ass off while I watched the AI fly in looping circles trying to race around the track. It was kinda like watching a bumblebee on crack :P Every time I thought it was about to go the right way, the ship would shout "I AM A WALRUS!" and go the other way! Well it would have if I had sound done. I'm so putting that in!

It's fixed now, obviously. Video in a few days, stay tuned!

Sometimes....

Sometimes when I'm coding, I occasionally get the urge to put "I am a genius, teeheehee!" in the code. Then I remember the Brillant Paula Bean. Somethings are perhaps best left unsaid ;)

Coding Into the Wee Hours of Insanity...

I've come to the realization that trying to code while tired is a virtual waste of time. I spent an hour debugging code a few days ago that I solved in minutes just now with a fresh perspective. Better off getting some winks and coming back later :/

About a week before the practicum project is due. I'm doubtful it will be complete (to the extent of my original proposal, that is), but I've pulled off bigger miracles in less time. I certainly plan to keep working on it even after the due date, however. It's just too much fun ;)