Like lots of people, I enjoy the occasional splash of luxury. More than most people, I can’t really afford big indulgences. That’s why it’s nice to realize that there are still a few high-impact, low-cost indulgences in the world. Let’s
This post started out being about exercise, and then it became about the tricks bloggers use to craft audience feeling, and now it’s about both. It became about both because of one sentence, and that sentence goes like this: About a month ago, I
Why no activity on the blog, you’re asking yourself? Well, it’s pretty simple, really- no activity on the blog because the last month has been essentially ‘flying a holding pattern’ for me. I’m waiting on school to start
I’m not sure I can adequately describe how atrocious this smoothie is. I put in lettuce, a banana, some peach citrus five alive, rye flakes and my vitamin C tablet. It’s not that it tastes bad- I could deal with that- it tastes okay, but the
What a title to live up to, no? But here’s the thing. I struggled over this post. Not because what I have to say is so controversial in and of itself, just that the topic is something I have a hard time staying unbiased (or close to it) on. Actually,
I swear there’s a larger post in the works. In the mean-time, this is very, very important. Read it carefully and let me know if you have any questions. Confusing wording? Sounds harsh? Fire in a comment. I’m trying to make this a clear and
There’s an old joke: “What does it take to change your mind?” “A brain transplant.” I’ve often been accused of being stubborn, and, having started my little coding project, I wanted to carry it through to the end of
Today’s build includes much-improved public domain graphics! They appear to be re-imaginings of Final Fantasy characters, at a guess, but who knows for sure? It turns out (relevant to today’s build) that if you want something to loop, it’s
I have been working on the coding project on a daily basis, so that’s good. I’ve been busy enough that when I have time to upload my class files (i.e. not right now) I don’t remember to do so, so that’s bad. I’ve started
As I had to catch an early ride into the college to do some paperwork today, I didn’t have the chance to do my coding until later in the day. I have, at least, finished now, if not on time. However, since I don’t have access to my server from
I didn’t have time to post this after the morning’s coding, but: Threading works! This will seem to be very little change from my post on the 3rd, but behind-the-scenes there’s a pretty solid difference going on.
Coding finished for the day, but the project’s in a non-working (as in, won’t compile) state. So instead, let’s talk about the game itself! The basic idea is a combination of two concepts I’ve always enjoyed, the strategy-rpg a
Today was not a successful day in code-land. I was struggling to remember basic syntax all morning, and my progress consisted of trying to decentralize and thread the application, with the net result of “It’s broken now”. Ah well; this
Coding before breakfast is hard. Because I’m a foodite, I’m going to devote the majority of this post to telling you about my soon-to-be breakfast. Fresh homemade toast with marmalade, complementing shirred eggs Canadien boheme. Shirred eggs
So, a progress report on my new project! Setbacks were hit almost immediately (I don’t like being coerced into coherency, it seems, this early in the morning). Despite this, I pressed on ahead. There were some hiccups with the code not compiling
or Why 5:30 antemeridian is a terrible thing to do to anyone, but let’s see if we can’t do something useful with it Hello, everyone. I’m back. Yes, I hear the crickets. The ‘clever disguise’ took very solid effect, meaning
I had to work on it for quite a while before I came up with the title on this post. Not that I had trouble finding any titles; the trouble was in narrowing it down to one title. “I Swear I’m Not A Hippie” made the honorable mentions
I’ve been learning over the last little while that everything can be improved by being a bit mad. Study strategies? Try reciting the relevant facts while juggling. (Conversely: Juggling practice? Try studying while you juggle.) Bag lunches? Dehydrate
I have a muffin this morning. It’s a good twenty minutes before class starts, and I’m sitting in the classroom, on my lapop, with a cranberry lemon muffin and a mug of coffee (two cream, no sugar). Up ’til now, I’ve avoided the
I want it on record that I was doing okay. If anyone asked if I needed one, I would always just say, “No, I’m all right, but if you see one for cheap, I’ll take it.” Well, as it turns out there was one for cheap over Christmas,
(Edited to add: Apparently only 160×120 thumbnails work with the PSP video app. Added a line to the script to resize them. The script now needs ImageMagick to run.) The following is not even remotely a paid sponsorship. This is just me bubbling over
Today I walked to work in a cold, misty rain. Cold, wet mist is not my favourite weather. Storms? Sure thing. Cold, dry days? Absolutely. Cold, wet, windless days? Bleh. Getting home to recieve a text that my World of Warcraft account had been compromised:
In news that will surprise no one who knows me well, but which may still open a couple eyelids, I rarely suffer from a failure to post on this blog because of lack of ideas. As my long-suffering family can tell you, I- like my father- am intensely, compulsively
I guess I never really got around to finishing that promised World of Warcraft white paper. Instead, I am spending this evening slowly eating clementines, listening to late ’20s jazz and swing music, chatting with friends and pondering either continuing
So today is, in fact, day twenty-eight of NaBloPoMo, which is what I claimed yesterday was. Oops. Hravzhak hit 71 just moments ago, pleasing me greatly. I was hoping to earn three levels today, but I now do not see that happening, as I have been asked
So while I’m quite enjoying having switched back to Linux1, there are a couple things I’m wishing I had. 1: A program that could implement both the features of Amarok 1.4 and the features of gtkpod. Clementine has no podcast support, gtkpod
Tonight I played a round of Warmachine that was the closest thing to a grudge match we ever see in our gaming group- Jake and I, two of the more mercurial players, clashed in the latest of our struggle for dominance1. I also learned that Jake keeps smiling
At the request of a friend, I am posting the recipe for tonight’s dinner (for me and a family member; and also, tomorrow’s lunch for me) Possibly even a fourth meal. Dinner took all of ten minutes of work and maybe fifty minutes of waiting.
Between watching LoadingReadyRun’s Desert Bus For Hope, trying the new Cataclysm changes in WoW (okay, that’s a lie, I’m levelling my warrior who’s in his mid-60s) and cooking experimental food, I nearly forgot to blog today. But
“Nahe uku ishniolo… you were right, Elaira. You were right.”