game on!

learning a new language and becoming familiar with a new environment can be very trying. most of the time is spent making stupid mistakes and feeling like an idiot - i'm definitely no exception.

what amuses me no end is that, after a couple of weeks of facepalming and not really getting anything done, i've just demonstrated in one afternoon how far ahead of the game i am. i had to explain to the lead why the original code that i tightened up was actually incorrect*, a fact i wouldn't have discovered otherwise.

* uh, oh. i hope it's not a case of "honeymoon's over" - i'll deal, but i'm too used to the bitter disappointment of discovering *just* how badly a system's been written. at least there's still hope.

the harsh lesson for the day was that when the browser cache needs to be cleaned, weird shit happens. and she doesn't friggin' write anything. [edit: i'm sure this made sense when the page it linked to existed]

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i did take a quick nap before leaving the apartment, but it didn't really mean much. my blade to work was tiring, and sweaty. i went out for lunch with one of the managers, and as tasty and apparently healthy as it was - it was dry. that didn't make me feel better :/

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botchman called me up during the afternoon:
"what're you doing?"
"why are you asking?"
"just tell me"
"okay - i'm at work"
"oh, okay. nevermind then"
"what difference does it make?"
"what if i was calling to tell you that i'm standing outside your house?"
"i'd tell you that i can be there in fifteen minutes"
"ah. so we can play this evening?"
"indeed. remind me why it matters what i'm doing right now?"

i'm just making a small point about assumptions. i had just enough time to shop before meeting him at my place, and we had enough time before scrapper arrived to pick up a piece of furniture i'd seen on my way home yesterday... it fascinates me that i need so much storage space, although it pleases me that it's mostly for books :)

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i didn't realize it was so late when they left - it felt closer to midnight. we closed a really interesting story in a very strange way, but i learned a hell of a lot and we had a great time playing it through :)

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is that it? i definitely need to get to bed - this whole week is full of big days.

i sent scrapper the following email after discovering that he'd never heard of penny arcade - i figure it's a good enough ad for anyone who reads my blog:

it's all about gaming - mostly pc / xbox / playstation etc, these guys play EVERYTHING. all the big stuff, at least, and review everything in their news. they also make fun of the gaming industry in general, host HUGE charity drives for children's hospitals and generally offend everyone they can.

cardboard tube samurai!

gears 2

on cd-keys

awesome artwork they've done for games

gabe before d&d (console gamer only)

gabe begins playing d&d

gabe taking up dm'ing

more of that

gabe's incredible campaign stuff

on their way to comicon

i hope you enjoy it - the news for the comic is usually just as interesting.