Motorbike Madness

I finally have my motorbike registered in my name. I'd bought a motorbike from a friend of my Girlfriend's parents. This bike was bought by this friend but never registered. Due to this fact, I had to take the long way (but not the super-long way) to get the bike. First searching for the bike in the database and not finding it. Then paying a notary to officially stamp and sign my statement that the bike is mine. Then running the bike through the database again and finding it. Then saying "screw you" to that insurance agency and going to another that agreed to write up the bike in my name.

So now it's mine and I can insure it and legally ride it. It's about time, too, since the bike has been in my care for the last year. I'm taking it camping with me this weekend (before I insure it) so I can ride it up and down dirt roads.

-1981 Yamaha Exciter, measly 185cc

Of video games and icons

John Romero, I mean you. The two Johns, people I can only aspire to emulate. The other John being Mr Carmack at iD software. However, I think Mr Romero is the one I am most like. The guy spent the last few years (before jumping on board with Midway) doing what he wanted to do with his own company. MonkeyStone games doing awesomely fun 2D games. That is where it all started, back with the 2D, and that is where I'm at now.

It may be because I haven't played around with graphics programming, but I'd like to think that it's because I know what I want to do. I hope I can find myself a job, when I graduate in a couple more years (2 more left in my 5 year degree, 2007 here I come) doing some portable system game programming. I've got my current project underway and I think it may turn out all right. Or mostly right. I admit, I've only come so far as to get the keyboard input working with my (skillfully placed) stick figures. All that's left before I can really show the game off as an 'alpha' is to make a splash screen and replace my stick figures and flat ground with the textures and icons I've been drawing up the last month. Maybe if I get around to it I'll post some pics of my characters and the screenshots I GIMP'd together.

-Good to goal

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