Tag: Adventures In Coding

Late in the day

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It was too wet and miserable to go for a run this morning (yup, I have become a bit of a fairweather runner ever since doing the bulk of my marathon training on the treadmill!), but it had brightened up by mid-afternoon so I ended up running later instead. It turned out that it wasn’t a good idea so soon after lunch! I need to plan things better if I’m going to start doing late afternoon/early evening runs.

Other than running, today I have mainly been getting on with admin and writing. I’m really appreciating this nice quiet week after the whirlwind of the last fortnight.

I’ve now updated my text adventure game after collecting various feedback over the last week!

More of the same (with bonus ukulele class) tomorrow.

OOTD 1st October 2019
OOTD: posting today’s outfit again for once! As you might have guessed, I am currently happily living in my ’80s jumper collection. Glasses Emporio Armani (2017), jumper Jac (vintage 1980s, bought at vintage fair 2018).

Today’s earworm playlist:

Duran Duran – The Chauffeur
Kylie Minogue – Spinning Around
Andy Taylor – I Might Lie
Ed Sheeran and Stormzy – Take Me Back To London
Naughty Boy and Sam Smith – La La La
Lewis Capaldi – Hold Me While You Wait
Trevor Something – Miami Nights

One of those hectic Wednesdays

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The manic week continues. I’m looking forward to the weekend so I can get on with making a few improvements to my text adventure game.

After finishing off my poems for tonight’s poetry reading this morning (I really wish this didn’t get left till the last minute every month, but it is what it is), I had editing work to do for a client during the rest of the day. I then headed off to ukulele class (I’ve been able to squeeze in a bit of practice here and there over the last few days, so last week’s challenging songs are already feeling a bit less challenging!), followed by a mad dash to poetry night. I’m not really nervous about reading at poetry night anymore, and it’s become something I really enjoy doing every month.

I read a poem about autumn tonight. I love autumn.

I’ll love it a whole lot more once this ridiculously busy week is over.

Autumn 1985
Not really an OOTD (or at least an extremely belated one): discovering autumn for the first time, a very long time ago. Those crunchy leaves have never lost their appeal, although I’m probably less likely to try and eat them nowadays.

Today’s earworm playlist:

Michael Land – The Scumm Bar (MI4)
Marilyn Monroe – Diamonds Are A Girl’s Best Friend
Aaron Carter – Crush On You
Duran Duran – Girl Panic!
Chris Isaak – Wicked Game
Jackson Browne – Rosie
Duran Duran – Skin Trade
Jim Croce – Bad, Bad Leroy Brown

Onwards!

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I’m getting some really nice feedback for my text adventure game! People seem to like the story, which I’m very happy about.

A fairly productive day today as I caught up with all the admin I’ve been neglecting over the last few days. I also sorted out the house as Geth and I had boardgaming guests coming round tonight. We played a few more missions on our Lord of the Rings: Journeys in Middle Earth campaign – hoping to finish it soon!

It’s going to be a fairly full-on week as I’ve got things on every evening. I say this every month, but I hope October will be quieter…

Lord of the Rings: Journeys in Middle Earth
Not an OOTD: we defeated this guy in the Lord of the Rings game tonight. He’s not nearly as tough as he looks!

Today’s earworm playlist:

Cascada – Evacuate The Dancefloor
Michael Land – LeChuck’s Theme
Duran Duran – Michael, You’ve Got A Lot To Answer For
Hue & Cry – Labour Of Love
OneRepublic – Counting Stars
Jim Croce – Bad, Bad Leroy Brown
The Clash – I Fought The Law

A Monday off

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After a busy few days of writing and coding it was good to have a break today. I spent the day playing some of the other entries to the Adventuron CaveJam – it was nice to get back to playing games rather than slogging through the code! A reminder that you can play my entry here if you fancy trying a text adventure. Feedback welcomed!

Back to work tomorrow.

The Cave of Hoarding
Not an OOTD: a location from my adventure. The graphics were a bit of a last-minute bodge job – will be updating them at some point!

Today’s earworm playlist:

Duran Duran – Violence Of Summer (Love’s Taking Over)
Altered Images – Don’t Talk To Me About Love

Titles are not my forte

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Well, I’ve spent all weekend finalising my text adventure game for the Adventuron CaveJam, and it’s up online – just in the nick of time! If you like text adventures, you can play it here. The CaveJam ends at midnight tonight, but if you want to play about with making your own text adventures, Adventuron Classroom is really easy to learn.

(The game is called ‘The Cave of Hoarding’. As you’ll know if you read this blog every day, titles are far from my strong point.)

Tomorrow is going to be a day where I don’t have to use my brain!

The Ouseburn
Not an OOTD: I went out at lunchtime today to take a few last-minute photographs to help create the art for my game. I didn’t use this picture of the burn, but it’s very pretty.

Today’s earworm playlist:

Michael Land – The Cook
Michael Land – LeChuck’s Evil Stories
Michael Land – DeSinge’s Theme

(Yup, this is the outcome of constantly listening to Monkey Island soundtracks for two weeks to get me in the mood for coding. I expect Michael Land’s tunes will remain in my head for some time.)

Flying Saturday post

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No picture today because I’m already half asleep. I was up early for parkrun this morning and have spent the rest of the day working on my text adventure game. Same again tomorrow (with less running).

Today’s earworm playlist:

Michael Land – DeSinge’s Theme
Michael Land – Club 41
Michael Land – Spinner Cay
Mott The Hoople – Saturday Gigs
Sacre – The London Marathon
Yuzo Koshiro – The Lounge Where We Speak Of Tomorrow
Yuzo Koshiro – The Roadside Trees Outside The Window
Korobeiniki (the Tetris theme music)
Girls Aloud – Something New
Duran Duran – Rio
The Four Bucketeers – The Bucket Of Water Song
Meat Loaf – Bat Out Of Hell
Duran Duran – Hungry Like The Wolf [Steve Aoki Remix]

Scene infinity

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I spent pretty much all day today finishing off an entry for another writing competition. It was a scriptwriting competition this time, and I always find script takes a bit more out of me than prose or poetry. Very tired now! Looking forward to a slightly less brain-heavy weekend coding my text adventure and practising my ukulele.

I’m also going to head to parkrun in the morning to stretch my legs! Haven’t been out for a run in a week.

Spider plant
Not an OOTD: my spider plant is looking a lot less tired than I am today.

Today’s earworm playlist:

Michael Land – The Scumm Bar (MI4)
Mousse T vs. Hot & Juicy – Horny
Michael Land – The Drinking Contest

Venturing forth

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After heading to my earlier Slimming World weigh-in this morning, I settled in for a day of writing. Today I’ve been mainly working on my text adventure game, which has been a lot of fun – it’s fascinating working out how to code all the puzzles.

Brain is a bit frazzled now though, so I’ll be having a quiet evening!

Adventuron Classroom
Not an OOTD: the online programme I’ve been using for my text adventure. Highly recommended if you’ve ever fancied a go at making a videogame!

Today’s earworm playlist:

Michael Land – Wally Crying
Kate Bush – Wow
Village People – In The Navy
Jeremy Soule – Dragonborn

Still finding alternative worlds

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I find I’m waking up really early at the moment – lots to do, lots to think about. It does mean more productive mornings, so I’ll take it for now.

As such, I was at my ‘desk’ at eight this morning, meaning that I managed to get all of my admin and most of my writing jobs done by the time I had to leave for my lunchtime hair appointment. I got on with more writing and coding for the rest of the afternoon, and am now looking forward to an evening of videogames. I know I’m doing the same thing every night at the moment, but I’m finding it really relaxing!

Tomorrow evening will be different, though, as ukulele class starts again after the summer break! I’m really looking forward to it.

OOTD 17th September 2019
OOTD: new hair, same as usual new hair! Plus another cosy ’80s jumper. Glasses Emporio Armani (2017), jumper Ellend (vintage 1980s, bought at vintage fair 2019).

Today’s earworm playlist:

Oasis – (What’s The Story) Morning Glory?
Duran Duran – Hungry Like The Wolf
Duran Duran – Girls On Film
Yuzo Koshiro – Labyrinth I: Emerald Woodlands
Murray Gold and Neil Hannon – Love Don’t Roam
Jess Glynne – All I Am

Creative endeavours

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Nice productive start to the week today. I sorted out my entry for a poetry competition, got a good couple of hours in working on the text adventure game that I’m creating for the Adventuron CaveJam going on this month, and spent the afternoon sorting out admin and things in the house.

Another evening of videogames beckons! I’ll be out and about doing various things tomorrow, but hopefully I’ll be able to get some more writing work done as well.

OOTD 16th September 2019
OOTD: it’s another of my cosy ’80s jumpers. I’ll be sick of them by April but right now they’re a novelty again! Glasses Emporio Armani (2017), jumper Jac (vintage 1980s, bought at vintage fair 2018).

Today’s earworm playlist:

Rei Kondoh – Watery Music Box
Revo – The Civil War Country
Korobeiniki (the Tetris theme music)
The Drifters – Saturday Night At The Movies