Jeff

dominion progress

So I spent the past two days basically in a programming binge. I have been getting good work done on Dominion and wanted to spend a solid (read insane block) of time getting the stuff going. Up until recently, I had mostly been doing two projects, a frontend UI in fancy javascript and a python backend that handled the information related to gameplay. In this session of insanity, I have connected the communication and have finished passing the information and initializing the game. Next up, I get to work on actual gameplay. I will begin progressing through the stages of a regular turn. I am sticking with just the base “starter” cards (Cellar, Woodcutter, Village, Workshop, Remodel, Smithy, Market, Mine, Moat, and Militia). These should give a sampler for most of the basic things that can go on. Eventually I will begin slowly adding in various cards as I figure out how to implement them properly. Some seem especially difficult, such as Possession, and may take a while to be done. My target is March to be finished and I believe I am making good progress. I would say I am about 15% done for my goal (just the starter cards and possibly the base deck) even though I am making provisions for the various technicalities of the other mechanics (e.g. Duration). Now I am going to sleep, I haven’t gotten any sleep for probably 40 hours now…

new year

So I have neglected writing in this for ages. Some is just because I don’t have anything I really want to write about, but more so that I am lazy. I always try to make new years resolutions, looking back on last years is kind of hard. I said that I would improve my cooking, which I feel that I have somewhat. I don’t think I improved drastically, but I think I am a lot more comfortable doing different things. I know I did very little in terms of fixing up the site. I did spend time working on a new design, but beyond that, have done little in improving much. I do know the javascript is very nice :). I also failed horribly in writing more on here, if anything I wrote less, even when I was in Japan :(. I made no progress in learning Japanese. I have become healthier. I have stopped drinking sodas and eating fast food and my weight has dropped and stayed at 175 (versus 190). I also feel like I am a lot better in terms of athletics, I run faster and last longer, which has helped my Frisbee.

On to this years:

  • I hope to completely stop eating fast food and drinking soda this year. I know I have already started this, but I think it is a valid goal.
  • I have been working on a javascript version of Dominion for a bit and want to complete it this year. This would mean a full fledged version and not just something that works enough, but more of a production level product (as in no bugs and clean and intuitive interface).
  • I would like to write about the progress I make on that (I will try and start later this week on that effort). Along with the game progress, I would like to write more in general about stuff that is going on (and there are some big things on the horizon) in my world.

In other news, I am already spotting bugs in this code, which means I should devote some time away from Dominion and do some code clean up. I also have been told that the images take forever to load in the header and will have to look into that.

long time, no write

So it has been some time since I have last overcome my negligence in writing in this. I definitely slacked on writing about the trip to Japan, one entry that left out over 50% of the trip is bad. I am just going to use this entry to kind of summarize what I slacked on entering for the past two months (god that really is a long time :O!). I also have a TON of pictures to post, I took a lot in Japan and then brought my camera to two ultimate tournaments. So here goes the timeline:

  • In Japan, I visited Shibuya, Shinjuku, Yokohama, Ikebukuro, Tokyo University, Shinagawa, Odaiba, Ginza, Asakusa, Ueno, and probably a number I am forgetting. I got to see a Japanese baseball game (pictures to be posted), tried a lot of delicious food, and got to see a lot of the city. I already can’t wait to go back.
  • After returning, Kim stayed with me for two weeks and it was nice having company whenever I got home. It is also very nice to make food for people. My mom and dad even came over for dinner one night (I made steak and mashed potatoes).
  • I turned 24, it is not much of a milestone. I just felt the same. I did want to get myself something as a gift, but couldn’t think of anything. I figure I will treat myself to something later…
  • I went to CHC (Chicago Heavyweights Championships), which is a large midwest tournament for ultimate in Naperville. We went 1-5, but contended very well in most games. It was a nice weekend of ultimate.
  • I attended a wedding in Vincennes for one of my second cousins. It was nice seeing that side of the family (for the first time in four years >_>). I went with my mom and sister and it was nice to just see Vincennes as more of a tourist than just sitting around a house.
  • I attended the mixed sectionals tournament for ultimate. It was in Rockford, IL. We didn’t win any, but we played well in a number of games. It was a sad end to a season, but we definitely were playing a lot better than when we started.

I have a TON of pictures to post from Japan and two tournaments. I need to go through since these are all at a higher res than I think my old web server can handle. I also need to clean up and pick the pictures to put on here. I need to also make an effort to try and caption all of them, since it kind of sucks not knowing what you are seeing. I also want to try and use goodreads to track the books I am reading/have read/want to read. So that may get added to the site at some point. Hopefully, it won’t be another two months until I post again.