Yay, my first game!

I know it's lame beyond belief, but I did finish my game right after I finished that last blog post. It has been a constant source of entertainment for me: playing, coercing family members into playing ("Isn't this AWESOME!?" "Oh, yes...uh, that's...nice..."), tweaking, hoping that I might be able to think of new games to make.
I'm already considering an attempt at a "24" kind of game, where the object is to roll four dice and get as close to 24 total points as possible. I guess I could make it so the user could play against the computer, and I think I've got a way for the computer to "decide" that it "wants" to try a roll again. I need more ideas for fun games. I'd like to have a whole collection of games eventually. Maybe one day I'll actually make cool games for me to play, instead of a bunch of lame Javascript games. I want to make my own version of Minesweeper and Snake. Mm, yes... And a horsey jumping game. At the rate I'm going, I'll probably end up as a game programmer. I don't think I want to do that, but I'm bored and I can't think of anything better to code than a bunch of silly games. At least they're useful right now. I can still access some of the stuff I did in 110, but none of them are currently that useful or entertaining.
Oh, yeah, and I got new shoelaces. Pretty black ones with red on the sides. They look pretty sweet on my old riding boots. And...it's sad when I start writing about my shoelaces.
When I go back to college, I won't be as boring. I promise.

INFINITE LOOP...FAIL.

I found some inspiration, and now I'm writing a Javascript program for a number guessing game. I would be able to finish it before I go to bed, but I'm not all that willing to stay up past midnight when I have to get up early tomorrow morning to study calculus. I'm having fun though :) The whole Java thing is not working out that well for me right now, mostly because I can't find a decent online tutorial to help me out. I'm thinking about changing focus and working on C++ for a bit. I know there are lots of tutorials floating around for that. The Java tutorials just seem...scattered.
Eh, so my program did incorporate an infinite loop because, in the two seconds it took me to refresh the page, I realized that I had inadvertently forgotten to add the all-important "i++;", which condemned the poor prompt to repeat itself over and over and over and over and over and over again until I could convince Internet Explorer (My mom is allergic to foxes.) to close.
My calculus test went well on Tuesday. It was fairly easy. I think I got an A on it. I got a B on my first test, but that's because it's the first test. They're always "harder" because no one ever knows how they're going to be. The test was all about limits and derivatives, and some marginal profit thing that I didn't pay much attention to. While calculating interest rates might come in handy someday, I seriously doubt I'm going to be using most of this business stuff at any point in my life. I'm focusing on the things I think I'm going to need for Calculus II, and ultimately the computer science classes that have it as a prerequisite.
Ooooh! I think I finished my game! :)
(Seriously, my life is boring. But maybe the game will make my life more exciting...)

Even more computer and college stuffs. (Have you died of boredom yet?)

My life consists solely of studying calculus, mucking stalls, and screwing around with computers. Mm, and a little Latin. I'm boring. Sigh...
Today I played around with my Java hello world program. I wrote it and debugged it (Debugging a hello world program... Hahaha, that's a little embarrassing.) a while back, but I never tried to run it. I opened up Terminal, did the whole command-line thing, and had about fifteen minutes of sheer SQUEE while running it over and over again.
Hello, world!
Hello, world!
Hello, world!
Hello, world!
Yeah, that entertained me. I was happy :)
I studied my calculus today. I did lots of stuff with limits and continuity. It wasn't too bad. Limits are supposed to be really important, so I've been studying them extra hard. For the most part, I'm getting all of the practice problems right.
I studied Latin last night. I opened up my good old Wheelock's book and made some vocab flashcards. My vocabulary isn't as good as it should be. I was driving down the road the other day and trying to compose Latin sentences in my head. I couldn't think of any good words. It made me sad, so now I'm rebuilding my vocabulary so it's strong and healthy.
I worked on my old computer a few nights ago. It's about seven years old, running Windows XP, and, according to the guy at the computer shop, the slowest computer anyone's ever had the displeasure of booting up. No joke, it takes almost twenty minutes to be able to click anything, and almost twenty more before anything starts to work. After a while it runs almost as quickly as the Mighty Mac, but I can't use it without a little desktop fan blowing on it. It'll overheat in a matter of minutes without the fan. At this point, replacing the fan would probably cost more than the computer is worth. For a while, I've been thinking about cleaning everything off of it, hopefully making it run faster, and then trying Ubuntu on it as a fun project until the thing finally gives out. (Then it'll be my little "dissection" project, but--shhh!--don't tell it.) I've started the whole "cleaning everything off of it" part, and I've actually accomplished a lot. I took notes the other night because I knew it would keep me entertained while I was waiting around for everything. Maybe I'll type them out here later. They're kind of amusing, in an odd sort of way.
I went to go see Robert about a week ago. That was great. I dropped by around 8:30 and we played a spaceship video game. It was so much fun, but I don't think I was very good at it. I died a whole lot. I think it was after 10 before I left to go home. I've missed Robert.
Mm, I've got about an hour before I should go to bed. Calculus? Nah. Too late for that. I'll find something to do.

More computer and college stuffs

I never found that disk (Does it even exist? I read about it somewhere, and I swear I haven't lost it.), so I'm trying to find a Java compiler. Evidently, I can't ssh into the school's server to work on my Javascript project that I was so hoping to tinker with over the summer :( So it goes. The page is still available, so I'll probably just "steal" my work from the source and maybe find some way to play with it. I still have my old Freewebs site that I don't touch anymore, so maybe I'll find a way to devote a page to my Latin Composition Tutor.
That meant nothing to anyone but me, I'm sure. Hahahaha.
I've been working on my calculus class. It's not that bad yet. I hope it never gets to a point where I think it's "bad." I think I'm the only traditional college student in the class. Most of the people who've posted their introductions on the message board are adult learners, which isn't a bad thing by any means. The teacher seems really nice just judging from our short meeting at the community college. I walked into the room and sat down, and she asked me to come to the front to get a syllabus. I looked at both of them and realized that both of them were for a basic arithmetic class, not calculus. She must've seen the confusion on my face because she walked over to assist me. I asked her about the calculus class and she told me that I didn't have to attend the meeting. I sat through it anyway because she was going over something we'd be using in class, and I realized that I had to use something similar for my chemistry classes. For the most part, my whole distance learning orientation wasn't very useful. I bought my books, and that was about it. I wouldn't be taking an online learning class if I didn't know how to use a computer, and I most certainly wouldn't be taking calculus if I weren't in a major that involved learning even more about computers. I was, fortunately, spared the annoyance of not being in the library computers already. I took many, many dual-enrollment courses in high school, all through this community college. I just had to have my picture taken (I looked silly, and I just happened to be wearing a shirt that was almost identical in color to the background so I looked like a floating head and neck. Hehehe.) and get an actual card. They messed up my last name once, so I had to do the whole thing again. So it goes.
My life is even more boring now that I'm home from school. Bleh.

Calculus owns me.

The orientation for my online Calculus class is this afternoon, and I'm a little nervous. Sure, I looked at the syllabus. That made me feel a little better because the first unit is stuff that I already know and stuff that I will easily remember once I look it over. But I'm still nervous.
I need to buy the book and the required software tonight. Hopefully the software will be compatible with my computer. I always, always, always worry about that. I might have to switch computers with my family for a bit.
I've also got to find the "developer's disk" that came with my computer. Supposedly there's a disk with a compiler specifically for my computer on it. I'd like to go into 220 with as much knowledge of C++ and/or Java as I had of Javascript when I went into 110. Frankly, my knowledge wasn't great, but it did make life a whole lot easier. I guess, however, that once you understand the concept of programming in one language, it shouldn't be too much harder to learn a second, third, fourth, fifth, and so on.
In more amusing news, I went to the chiropractor yesterday. We were talking about math and computer science, engineering and anatomy as the cracks from my vertebrae made me cringe. He asked me what languages they teach at school. I told him that they teach all sorts, but then told him that I only know Javascript so far. He went off on a tangent about HTML and Fortran. It made me smile :) I dunno, I just thought it was humorous to see him standing over me, simultaneously snapping my neck and lecturing me on how HTML is not an actual language. I think lots of things are funny.
In not-so-amusing-yet-absolutely-amazing news, I OWNED CHEMISTRY THIS SEMESTER.
I had something else to write about, but I forgot it.

I went a little crazy with these things, but I'm bored.

You Are a Mac

You are creative, stylish, and super trendy. You are a bit obsessed with gadgets, and you like owning the newest devices. You aren't the type of person who separates work from pleasure. In your opinion, all work should be fun. You love creating. Aesthetics are very important to you. You like to be surrounded by beautiful, sleek things. You demand the best - even if it costs an arm and a leg.

Are You a Mac or a PC?

I don't consider myself stylish or trendy (I still have and wear clothes from 6th grade, no joke.), but I definitely need to make my work fun. I like beautiful things, particularly those that lead me to create even more beautiful things.
This would be a perfect time for me to tell the story about how Windows made me cry the first time I ever used a computer, but... I'll save that one :)

You Are 50% Boyish and 50% Girlish

You are pretty evenly split down the middle - a total eunuch. Okay, kidding about the eunuch part. But you do get along with both sexes. You reject traditional gender roles. However, you don't actively fight them. You're just you. You don't try to be what people expect you to be.

How Boyish or Girlish Are You?

Ha! That proves it! I am HALF a woman. Screw you all :D

There Are 0 Gaps in Your Knowledge

Where you have gaps in your knowledge: No Gaps! Where you don't have gaps in your knowledge: Philosophy Religion Economics Literature History Science Art

Do You Have Gaps in Your Knowledge?

Wow. Uhm... I guessed a lot.

Your Word is "Think"

You see life as an amazing mix of possibilities, ideas, and fascinations. And sometimes you feel like you don't have enough time to take it all in. You love learning. Whether you're in school or not, you're probably immersed in several subjects right now. When you're not learning, you're busy reflecting. You think a lot about the people you know and the things you've experienced.

What's Your Word?

This one describes me quite well, in my opinion.

Yeah, I'll write about why I use a Mac on another day. Usually I forgive and forget, but first impressions last a long time... :) (I'm just kidding, I still use Windows occasionally--like when I sneak attack and install Firefox in place of IE on the family computer, muahahaha!)

Panicking solves nothing...or everything.

After I posted that last bit, I went on a mad hunt through all of my college boxes. I didn't find my notebook. I was seriously flustered by that point, so I went up to my bedroom to peruse my PreCal text. I got bored, nodded off, woke up, and started hunting again. This time, I rummaged through all of my typical hiding spots. Ooooh, doesn't that make me sound shady? :P
I eventually found my notebook, and I was so relieved. Seriously, I'm so glad I found it. *sigh*