Dear Logan,
I can kick your a$$ with only one good foot.
Sincerely,
-- Me
Thursday, September 5
Monday, September 2
Now 3-2 in my NFL2K3 season. Defeated the Eagles pretty handily, and then I lost a close one to the Titans. My run defense is strong, but my pass defense is el crappo. Basically, I need to start blitzing more to cover up the holes in my secondary.... but I don't have a single legitimate pass-rushing linebacker. I've had more luck blitzing with my strong safety, Donovin Darius (who is probably the best player on my defense).
Installed a wireless network at my girlfriend's house. It was the first time I'd done any wireless networking, except for accessing the university's network. It was pretty straightforward - much easier than setting up my FreeBSD router box. It was kind of a surprise to see this router (as well as the Linksys wired router that I installed at my friend's apartment) start working pretty much automatically after installed. I had to set up re-directs and port forwarding for about a million things on my FreeBSD box! Of course, I still like the box better than the consumer-level routers.
My girlfriend's laptop is better than mine. There is no justice. :(
Installed a wireless network at my girlfriend's house. It was the first time I'd done any wireless networking, except for accessing the university's network. It was pretty straightforward - much easier than setting up my FreeBSD router box. It was kind of a surprise to see this router (as well as the Linksys wired router that I installed at my friend's apartment) start working pretty much automatically after installed. I had to set up re-directs and port forwarding for about a million things on my FreeBSD box! Of course, I still like the box better than the consumer-level routers.
My girlfriend's laptop is better than mine. There is no justice. :(
Forgot to mention: I ordered the LucasArts "Adventure Collection" (which replaced the old LucasArts Archives Volume 1) yesterday. It includes three adventure games that I've been wanting to play: Day of the Tentacle, Sam & Max Hit the Road, and Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis. Of the three, I have a warez'd copy of Sam and Max, with CD speech, but it's a little flakey and I wanted a real copy. I have "abandonwarez" copies of the other two as well, but they're either the 3.5" floppy versions or CD rips (either way, read: no speech). The "Adventure Collection" is different from "Archives Volume 1" in that it no longer includes the Star Wars screen saver, the Rebel Assault demo, or the sampler CD of other various demos. In their place, it includes a cool LucasArts CD case, which to me is more valuable than the stuff it replaces. I did think twice about the $29.95 price tag (I'd prefer it in the $20 even range), but I went ahead and got it. Add my new copy of Full Throttle to the mix, and there's plenty of adventure game fun to be had. Still need to get the CD versions of the first two Monkey Island games....
Sunday, September 1
Currently 2-1 in my first NFL2K3 season. Just lost a close one to the Jets, 13-10. The heartbreaking moment came on my final drive in the 4th quarter. On 4th-and-6, at about midfield (starting to approach field-goal range), I threw an out to Jimmy Smith. He made the catch, and his momentum carried him out of bounds about one inch short of the 1st down - turning the ball over on downs. Vinny and the Jets promptly strode onto the field and kneeled the ball down.
Talked on the phone with my dad today, who recommended that I try one of those elliptical trainers (since I have access to them now at Bally Fitness). Wow, those things are impressive. I've been using a stationary bike for almost all of my aerobic exercise, but now I'll definitely be incorporating elliptical machines as a major part of my daily aerobic routine. The total caloric burn over 30 minutes was greater than that achieved on the bike, and with less overall stress on my body. Like my dad said, "you don't feel like you're burning calories, but you are". I definitely don't feel the sort of fatigue (especially leg fatigue) that I do after the bike. Sweet.
The pain has subsided a little bit. I hate when my allergies get like this.
Bought a couple of beanbags for my living room. Some of the controllers on my game systems don't have long enough cables to reach the couch, so Derek and Stacey had been sitting on the floor when they've been playing. Beanbags should help, and I just need more things for people to sit on anyway.
Since I'm using my Bally Fitness membership for my working out, I'm going to sell my Soloflex. That should finance my new TV. :)
I had an idea for a game to develop during the rest of my collegiate career, to have in my portfolio for when it comes time to woo developers for jobs. I've come up with the overall theme, some character names, and some general ideas for locations. I'm going to start mapping out a path through the game, and write some dialogue. I'd like to start developing the game after this semester. I'm sure I can enlist some programmers and artists to create a development team. Time to start looking into some of the technical aspects of developing a game like this. If/when development starts, I'll create a webpage for it on my home site.
Bought a couple of beanbags for my living room. Some of the controllers on my game systems don't have long enough cables to reach the couch, so Derek and Stacey had been sitting on the floor when they've been playing. Beanbags should help, and I just need more things for people to sit on anyway.
Since I'm using my Bally Fitness membership for my working out, I'm going to sell my Soloflex. That should finance my new TV. :)
I had an idea for a game to develop during the rest of my collegiate career, to have in my portfolio for when it comes time to woo developers for jobs. I've come up with the overall theme, some character names, and some general ideas for locations. I'm going to start mapping out a path through the game, and write some dialogue. I'd like to start developing the game after this semester. I'm sure I can enlist some programmers and artists to create a development team. Time to start looking into some of the technical aspects of developing a game like this. If/when development starts, I'll create a webpage for it on my home site.
Saturday, August 31
Activity on the Fresno State Computer Science mailing list that I created and moderate has picked up. I continue to aggressively advertise it on-campus with a number of cool flyers with "take one" tags.
Bought a copy of Full Throttle from FuncoLand. Used to have a copy, but I gave it to my sister after I beat it. Would like to play it again, and since my girlfriend likes playing these sorts of games, I picked up a new copy. Also got a new (well, used) NES controller, whose buttons aren't nearly in as bad of shape as one of my old ones. Stacey was complaining about my old Nintendo controllers, so this should please her.
My best friend, Derek, came over this evening to barbeque steaks and play games. We should've left the meat out to thaw earlier, as we ended up eating late. But oh well, lesson learned. Enjoyed a game of NFL2K3 (he gave me a little competition) and some RalliSport Challenge (I gave him a little more competition than he did me in NFL). Also broke out the ol' Super NES and played through a bit of Super Mario World... this one'll continue later. Pretty fun. It's definitely nice to have him around again. Can't wait for Xbox Live to launch, as NFL2K3 action will be fast and furious.
Bought a copy of Full Throttle from FuncoLand. Used to have a copy, but I gave it to my sister after I beat it. Would like to play it again, and since my girlfriend likes playing these sorts of games, I picked up a new copy. Also got a new (well, used) NES controller, whose buttons aren't nearly in as bad of shape as one of my old ones. Stacey was complaining about my old Nintendo controllers, so this should please her.
My best friend, Derek, came over this evening to barbeque steaks and play games. We should've left the meat out to thaw earlier, as we ended up eating late. But oh well, lesson learned. Enjoyed a game of NFL2K3 (he gave me a little competition) and some RalliSport Challenge (I gave him a little more competition than he did me in NFL). Also broke out the ol' Super NES and played through a bit of Super Mario World... this one'll continue later. Pretty fun. It's definitely nice to have him around again. Can't wait for Xbox Live to launch, as NFL2K3 action will be fast and furious.
I pulled out my sister's old work computer (a classic Pentium 133MHz), and am pulling out something even older - my old DOS 5.0 and 6.22 disks. I want to be able to play old DOS games, and the best way to do that is with true-blue DOS support.
Meanwhile, I am formatting my P3-550 and will be installing a very clean Win98 onto it, as well as dual-booting with a Linux (probably Red Hat 7.3). I want to make the machine be able to play somewhat recent games, as well as give me a machine to fool around with Linux desktop stuff.
The P3 will be on my wireless network (coming soon), but I won't be spending money to put the DOS box on there.
Trying to track down some copies of old LucasArts adventure games. Some of these things are still expensive on eBay (grr).
Meanwhile, I am formatting my P3-550 and will be installing a very clean Win98 onto it, as well as dual-booting with a Linux (probably Red Hat 7.3). I want to make the machine be able to play somewhat recent games, as well as give me a machine to fool around with Linux desktop stuff.
The P3 will be on my wireless network (coming soon), but I won't be spending money to put the DOS box on there.
Trying to track down some copies of old LucasArts adventure games. Some of these things are still expensive on eBay (grr).
Friday, August 30
Both my C SCI 1 and C SCI 60 classes are covering Boolean logic. It's more boring than baseball. What's the truth table of the statement: "I have a beer but no beer nuts"? "[have] beer" is the "A" statement and "[have] beer nuts" is the "B" statement, sooo, if "A" is true and not("B") is true (i.e. "B" is false), then the statement is true. YAWN.
Ahh, Thursday. My one "off" day during the week. (I almost have Tuesdays off, but I have my C SCI 112 lab in the morning). Spent the morning at my girlfriend's house, while she worked on a puppet for her puppetry class (an elementary school teacher thing... definitely a stark contrast with my studies).
Went to the Fresno State football game tonight. Watched Fresno eek out a 16-14 victory over the not-very-impressive San Diego State Aztecs. Granted, Fresno played without their #1 QB and without their star #1 WR (who projects to be a 1st round pick in the NFL draft, if he maintains his level of play from last season). Still, it's San Diego State.
My little brother was trumpeting his NFL2K3 skills, as he's been practicing on his GameCube version of the game. Took him on after the game. I'll be damned if the little bugger didn't pull out some good defense on me. I didn't pass deep very effectively - got picked off twice in the 1st half. His offense didn't match the D, though. His passing game was OK - moderately effective but also caught a couple of lucky breaks against my dumb DBs (Fernando Bryant made the biggest bonehead move in man coverage that led directly to a Terry Glenn TD). Running game was non-existant... tried to get a few carries in but was stuffed for a loss each time. He put up 14 points in the first half, leading 14-10 at the break, but didn't score again for the rest of the game, while I drove to a 30-14 win. When he committed to stopping the pass, I ran with Fred Taylor. When he committed to stopping the run, I lobbed the ball over his D. Much different from the 1st half, where I tried to get into my old Mark Brunell run-and-gun groove. I would pick up big chunks of yardage, but would get intercepted. I went ball-control, and ended up with over 13:00 T.O.P., out of a 20:00 game.
Even still, a lesson learned: his DBs will clamp down on out routes. His DBs are rated a lot higher than mine, and it shows in this game. No excuses allowed, though, as I picked the Jags on my own free will.
Went to the Fresno State football game tonight. Watched Fresno eek out a 16-14 victory over the not-very-impressive San Diego State Aztecs. Granted, Fresno played without their #1 QB and without their star #1 WR (who projects to be a 1st round pick in the NFL draft, if he maintains his level of play from last season). Still, it's San Diego State.
My little brother was trumpeting his NFL2K3 skills, as he's been practicing on his GameCube version of the game. Took him on after the game. I'll be damned if the little bugger didn't pull out some good defense on me. I didn't pass deep very effectively - got picked off twice in the 1st half. His offense didn't match the D, though. His passing game was OK - moderately effective but also caught a couple of lucky breaks against my dumb DBs (Fernando Bryant made the biggest bonehead move in man coverage that led directly to a Terry Glenn TD). Running game was non-existant... tried to get a few carries in but was stuffed for a loss each time. He put up 14 points in the first half, leading 14-10 at the break, but didn't score again for the rest of the game, while I drove to a 30-14 win. When he committed to stopping the pass, I ran with Fred Taylor. When he committed to stopping the run, I lobbed the ball over his D. Much different from the 1st half, where I tried to get into my old Mark Brunell run-and-gun groove. I would pick up big chunks of yardage, but would get intercepted. I went ball-control, and ended up with over 13:00 T.O.P., out of a 20:00 game.
Even still, a lesson learned: his DBs will clamp down on out routes. His DBs are rated a lot higher than mine, and it shows in this game. No excuses allowed, though, as I picked the Jags on my own free will.
Wednesday, August 28
Tuesday, August 27
Had my first C SCI 112 lab today, and breezed right through it. It was encouraging to do so well while other students were clearly struggling. I'm glad that the relentless struggle that was C SCI 41 was not for naught.
Listened to John Coltrane's A Love Supreme all day today, except for when I worked out, which was accompanied by Mahavishnu Orchestra's Inner Mounting Flame. Due to my History of Rock and Jazz class, I have reason to listen to all of those jazz CDs that I've bought and have neglected. I'm still struggling to get a distinct "feel" for A Love Supreme... trying to find what separates it from my generic general concept of "jazz". Just as every good rock band is distinct from the generic "rock band" model in some way, good jazz artists must have a similar distinction (at least, that's the logic I'm operating under). It's my job to find it.
Listened to John Coltrane's A Love Supreme all day today, except for when I worked out, which was accompanied by Mahavishnu Orchestra's Inner Mounting Flame. Due to my History of Rock and Jazz class, I have reason to listen to all of those jazz CDs that I've bought and have neglected. I'm still struggling to get a distinct "feel" for A Love Supreme... trying to find what separates it from my generic general concept of "jazz". Just as every good rock band is distinct from the generic "rock band" model in some way, good jazz artists must have a similar distinction (at least, that's the logic I'm operating under). It's my job to find it.
Monday, August 26
Oh yeah, got my Bally Fitness membership. Took advantage of a college student deal listed on their website. It allows me to cancel anytime after four months, which is great, because their other memberships lock you into a 36-month contract. I don't plan on quitting, but I may not live convienently next to a Bally club for 36 months.
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