A Day in the Life...

Yes it's another day in my life...

I'm starting to grow concerned about my respiratory system. For a week now I've been unable to breathe unrestricted, I cannot take deep breaths like I normally should, in fact when I do or try to sometimes it seems unable to unless forced and I have a sensation like my breathing isn't pulling all that much oxygen. The physical issues are around my throat reigion, like the muscles are constricted and won't release to it's resting state. I'm thinking about seeing a doctor, but watch nothing be wrong with me.

Currently working on a engine and game. I'm nearly finished with the engine (except for some tweaks and a few components). I plan to make the engine capable of some neat stuff and be somewhat flexible at the same time. The game portion will come together as things get implemented, and I have it scheduled the last thing I am to do is tweak already working objects. This decision on my development cycle is going to pay-off now and in the long run when I'm having to do the 400 meter to get through the crunch time I forsee (not that I don't need to, but I do some good work under that condition).

I see a chance to make big strides, but it is only I who can run the race, hopefully I can win this one. If there is anyone reading this story of my current so-called life, I'll see you again. For those who don't: hope to see you soon...

Late Night with Patrick Johnson Jr.

I should get into late night talk shows with that title ;).

But I jest and digress, It's four thirty in the morning and I have no clue why I'm still up... Making strides of production late into Sunday, which I'm proud I did get my lazy self up to do something. Today is Monday, and it's back to the grind for me at College, not that there's anything wrong with it (Seinfeld quote #1). I think if I have a lab in OpenGL I'm going to head to the open lab and stamp some code down to the virtual paper (like what I'm doing now, except this isn't code and why in the hell am I doing this still? haha). Things are looking up from here if I can keep up and not get dragged under the water current that is called life.

I'm in a stand-still point in Software Development, with the possibilities that might be in my favor. As you might of garnered from earlier posts (if not let me inform you of it) my discontent of a team partner in there. He has some form of complex, and this is why I believe it.

• Wouldn't listen to the rest of the teammates, even when we listened to him, (in his mind) it was ((his way > our way) && (his way != our way) && (his way == best)).
• In design of the project, dishing out the responsibilties, he overstepped his bounds, started trying to talk his way into doing what other people were assigned. Much to the discontent of the instructor and his "teammates." (as of now this term is now used lightly and with much laughter after the fact).
• Combative and arrogance, I swore one time if he ever took a dump in a room he could live with it because he was proud of it, but alittle too proud (everyone every now and then has to acknowledge that theirs just kills the nose hairs and the sense of smell). Every step of contemplating design it was his way is better and no compromise.
• Started going on with tasks and inflating the percentage, I remember when he told me the shell of the application was 1% of the project, then it jumped to 2%. If I kept talking with him I think he would of talked his way near 100%, that is something he was probably aiming for anyways. A few short days later he says he's doing the graphics system, which isn't all under his authority.

I've worked with the guy in the past, he's a tool, an asshat, an (insert your name here). He challenged the instructors, and he challenged just about anyone and was so abrasive about it, that he had the appearance of coarse sandpaper. I also think he installed propaganda with the teacher this past Friday to convince her to let us all do 3 individual projects of the same type... I asked him a few key questions and I'd get the defensive "Why does it matter?" He also admitted that he hates team projects and likes working alone, and was excited if it went his way (like he always is, as it's always about wins/losses with him :rolleyes:). I sure hope he knows that there is no one-man dynamo in programming anymore, the lone gunman theory went with the way of the Commodore 64 (and Sega's console production days). I know that this is suppose to be a team project, and him trying to get this to pan out in his favor is like saying, "I'm not in the team anymore." Which could make it a 2-man team, and that's fine by me. It's his doing, I hope he's satisfied and can suck it down after-the-fact.

OpenGL is fun and intersting and I'm starting to get full ideas for Missile Command if I dare attempt it (other priorities first). I'm also got the urge to go back to Six Flags (this Season Pass is nothing to me if it's not being used :P). I've been using my time to build coasters and rides in RCT 3, alot of fun. In other game related development, this project might be the right moment to unleash my first fully realized game on the world, on their senses. If I'm to do this software development project by myself, I'm going in with the intent to get a positive buzz. Which I will carry that momentum with my slap-happy self into my Final Project where I'll only get better.

In other news... I'm happy to say that life is going well. Aside from the distractions, life's been good to me so far, and yada, yada, yada... (Seinfeld reference #2) Here I am typing on my blog. If anyone is out there... Can you hear me?

Class starts in 3 hours, and I'm needing to get ready to head out into the world once again, because I'm out there Jerry and I'm loving every minute of it! (Seinfeld reference #3).

Can I ever catch a day where I'm home?

Things are going...

Going up to my brother's house for the 2nd time in 3 weeks. His birthday is on the 6th and he's having alittle get together with us and our parents. Last week we were at my parent's house... Will I ever catch a time where I'll stay home for the weekend???!

Not that I don't mind it, it's just staying home over the weekend has it's perks. Right now, I need those perks. I just feel drained physically and need time where I can be isolated and have time with my own self and do work. There's some times in my life where I feel when I have time by myself it lights a productive fire under my butt. It gets me going and I need that. I'll try to force that production on Sunday.

I'm currently working on my outside school game project, that will serve as a simple project for my portfolio, going to be 2d somewhat overhead with maybe slight depth, but we'll cross that bridge when I get there. I'm currently designing the level editor that is homage to John Romero's TED editor (Tile EDitor).

Other than that I hope to have a good weekend, see you around the next time there's a post