Been really stressed about how this first semester of graduate school has gone. Thought I could likely flunk a class due to a botched class project mostly developed last minute. Came out of all my classes with a 3.6 GPA is a huge relief even though there was another class I assumed I got a C in alongside that one I could have failed. They must really like me or something, but it still feels like I cut it far too close, and I'm going to plan my future semesters far more seriously in that regard.

I figure with the CS field, that it would be better to go into the job market straight with a masters. That way, I can also use the time taken getting it to get whatever work experience I can afford. Getting a doctorate is a definite possibility down the line, but I want to spend the time getting some real work experience first. I figure with the field constantly about how things always change, holding off on the doctorate would mean the knowledge I get seeking that degree would be in more demand while the jobs I can get with a masters in the meantime would earn big points in my overall reputability.

Now that summer is in full swing with me minus any sort of tangible job. I can finally sate my need to get my game muscle flexed. I'm seeing what I can accomplish while familiarizing myself with Python, so maybe I'll be able to finally get a summer project out that results in at least as much as a game demo before my schedule is completely blown again in the fall. (I'm trying to test a theory of whether or not someone can make an RPG from scratch that is better than Final Fantasy XIII with as much time as it takes to actually beat Final Fantasy XIII itself. Either way it personally seems like a more enjoyable use of that amount of time)

Also I know HTML through PHP/SQL now, so I'll probably try to find some stuff to do on the side. There are quite a few pursuits I want to engage with my spare time, but I know how it usually goes with the fleeting economy of my own motivation.

It's a bit frightening how little things have changed. I really want to get this degree out of the way so I can take a stab at a situation that affords me a more drastic change of pace.

honestly if you know abstract programming stuff then it probably dovetails with a lot of higher maths stuff! i just did my category theory exam which is like really really generalised set theory and most of the people in it were computer science guys. i like a lot of set/group/category shit and also harmonic analysis stuff but the abstraction that makes it fun also probably makes it useless for real life. i have a recurring nightmare of going to a job interview and having the interviewer jokingly ask me what i actually know while i stare wildly at him like a deer in headlights.

I really want to study category theory but I don't think my university even has a course on it at all. Occasionally I try to pick some up by myself but it hasn't gone all that well. I think I'm supposed to know some abstract algebra first maybe? Mostly math in computer science seems to be computability theory and graph related stuff. All the category theory influence in functional programming really bugs me because it feels like forbidden mystery knowledge I can't have.

The american equivalent of what I'm studying would be a B.S Information Systems Managment. But I'm not doing really good, I should be graduating next semester, and probably will in two or more years.

A group of friends and I founded a company, called Layan Studios. We're currently developing an iPhone game, called Seasonal, wish us success. The project is scheduled to be released in august. We also asked our government for finantial aid.

As some of you have probably noticed, I started working out some years ago. I changed my whole body composition. The 'fitness way of life' is now something of my daily routine. Eat 5-6 times per day, stay healthy, lift heavy stuff.

I'm pretty unhappy with my life currently. Deferring from uni for a bit and just trying to get BACK INTO THE WORLD. Just been horribly broke because of university and the lack of part time work in my area and it's taking its toll.

But generally things aren't too bad, I'm doing freelance writing and studying journalism and doing gigs/making music never gets old. I'm a bit of a slacker but I've realised how much I hate being broke which is positive!

EDIT: I guess in terms of the reasons for 'life direction' it's more just how things have panned out. I'm really uncertain about my future, I just know that I'll keep doing my hobbies until I'm at least at the stage for a mid-life crisis. I find that things I do outside of uni/work have always stimulated me more and when I'm stimulated from them I feel a lot better about working hard at other goals, so I feed off things in that manner.

The american equivalent of what I'm studying would be a B.S Information Systems Managment. But I'm not doing really good, I should be graduating next semester, and probably will in two or more years.

A group of friends and I founded a company, called Layan Studios. We're currently developing an iPhone game, called Seasonal, wish us success. The project is scheduled to be released in august. We also asked our government for finantial aid.

As some of you have probably noticed, I started working out some years ago. I changed my whole body composition. The 'fitness way of life' is now something of my daily routine. Eat 5-6 times per day, stay healthy, lift heavy stuff.

the eating several times a day is what's so difficult for me. I'm lucky if I have an appetite for 3.5 meals let alone 5-6, plus it's expensive if you don't like eating tunafish, peanut butter, and lunchmeats several times a day every day.

I am a hunter for a living!

here are some pics:

im so good at hunting see

so right now i'm spending all my time trying to make money off of making videogames.

lets learn japanese looks very impressive! When I get xblive back (around halo reach release), I will definitely spend 80 points. Honestly I think its a bit cheap even for xbla, unless there's a typo and it is actually 800 gp, which to me could be potentially reasonable. If there is a future release for an intermediate edition as well, I would be a buyer.
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so far I've dropped out of college due to lack of funds, and have been basically working. I hope to make enough money to pay off my huge debt as well as have enough money to pay for school in september and pay for car insurance. It's sad looking at my car  in the driveway and not being able to drive it  ​. At first I found it as sort of a break when I got out of school, but even after finding things to occupy my time, it felt a bit...unproductive. I still have 2 years in college to go then 3+ years in uni. Also it feels too late to switch programs since I've already gone through a lot in chemical engineering. I'm deciding to just stick with it and see where it takes me.

Nowadays I spend my time with friends, gaming, manga (a lot of manga), learning japanese, working out (trying to keep this a daily consistent thing), learning new things in flstudio to be able to make complete beats, and work. Somehow this keeps me occupied throughout my day. I'm going to start reviewing some chemistry/math soon for the upcoming school year.
I've given up on rpg maker and game maker pretty much fully. Even my photoshop hasn't been used in a week or so, I usually just doodle with the tablet and whatnot.

I think i'm done with slacking, or at least fed up with it. I smoke weed wayy less than I used to. Before it was 3-4 times a day (daily) and all i did was play video games, but now its either 3-4 times a week or none at all depending on the day. I've managed to keep myself busy, maybe not socially (partying) but productively in my own way. I'm pretty content with where I am right now.

Dragonx that's a pretty embarrassing screenshot to post. Not just embarrassing because Q: "what are you doing with your life" A: "here's a wow screenshot" but also because to the only people that screenshot will mean anything to (the ones who know stuff about teh world of warcraft) it shows you're a hunter who keeps his pet on defensive and clicks basically everything. I feel sick because you made that post and because I made this post. I'm puking right now.

I'm leaving for Norway in a few months to go study at NTNU. My first year is in Norwegian and then I have a place reserved in European Studies & Foreign Languages but my goal is to get accepted into music performance (jazz drums) and luckily enough they've given me the okay to audition hehe

Dragonx that's a pretty embarrassing screenshot to post. Not just embarrassing because Q: "what are you doing with your life" A: "here's a wow screenshot" but also because to the only people that screenshot will mean anything to (the ones who know stuff about teh world of warcraft) it shows you're a hunter who keeps his pet on defensive and clicks basically everything. I feel sick because you made that post and because I made this post. I'm puking right now.

i only pvp so i dont need to set it to passive

and everything useful is keybound!

My sister has been trying to get me to play WoW for the longest.

Having this summer break with so little to do, she might actually succeed. (I really don't want to know the game to the point of being able to decipher those gui menus and panels though. They seem to be really unintuitive; especially for folks with tiny monitors).

Horde actually win WSG on your Battle Group?

not in the 80s bracket :\

This topic rules, Jamie, thanks for starting it.


Right now I'm about to go to Community College. This is the first amount of schooling for me in a long time, so it's a pretty big deal. I'm not working and had to quit my job last December due to medical problems, so I really don't do much. Just trying to get "well" again, I suppose. I take daily walks and I've got great friends, so it's been pretty nice. Looking forward to school, though, and progressing in life towards something.

what stuff are you doing in community college, parker?

I fucked around a lot in high-school and it has come back to haunt me, but last year I managed to get into a college near my house and have since graduated from there. I was planning on going back for another two years and completing the computer programming program there, but plans have since changed. I've wanted to get out of this city for awhile so I started looking at different universities and contacted a few. They told me that I could use my college grades for admission into their universities, so I applied. My marks are high enough that I'm pretty sure I'll get into the universities to which I applied (~92% average). So it looks like I'm Ottawa-bound now, double-majoring in philosophy and computers, or philosophy and chemistry. I'm really excited.

EDIT: I've also been learning piano over the last month or so, and I hope to pick up French during my stay in Ottawa. It's a really interesting time for me now. I feel like I'm going through a lot of changes internally and really starting to take a direction in my life.

Gaming World! long thyme no sea (salt)

well, the last time i was active around the site, i was attending college in tucson, az trying to get a degree in some thing or another. i was profoundly unsatisfied with school, and in addition to that, i was far to lazy to actually take it seriously. i was essentially wasting my money by getting mediocre grades and not actually learning a god damned thing that i didn't already know. (this, of course, is not because the school had nothing to teach me)

so... i quit school and struck out across these great united states in search of adventure, maturity, and fortune. i am currently in chicago illinois, where i have been staying with a friend (helping with rent, etc...) for the past two weeks. it is such a wonderful town that i think i will stay here for a while, perhaps even a few years. without school, and only working about 35 hours a week, i feel like i have the time to CHASE MY DREAMS!!

i have been reading and writing a lot, and i would certainly not mind becoming A FAMOU$ NOVELI$T. i have also been doodlin more than usual, and when i get my own space i intend to paint as well. i suppose my only plan for the future is to see what comes along!

edit: oh yeah i will return to school in a few years cuz my dad sez he wants me to, and me and doktormartini hang out every day and make prank phone calls to marmot and then he is like 'cut it out you guys' and then he comes over for some vegan beers (no yeast) with me and dokromartini.