Hmmm, so after that huge blog about EBF4, I labelled myself unemployed and didn’t think about work at all for a month or so. Here’s what I’ve been doing.
• Got a new bike and started doing a decent amount of cycling. The weather’s been really nice, but it’s getting worse now, so I haven’t been in a while. I almost got knocked down by a car once. Good thing I learned not to cycle through a busy roundabout without actually being killed.
• Managed to run 5km. Didn’t even seem like a big deal once I actually did it. Maybe I should go for 10km after all. Also dug a bathtub-sized hole in the garden in one session. Felt pretty manly after that. I guess I’m reasonably fit now.
• Been doing a lot of driving lessons. Like 4 per week. Failed my theory test by one mark. Sat it again as soon as possible and almost got full marks. A lot of it is down to luck with the questions, which is horribly unfair and stupid. Booked my practical test. I didn’t realize the waiting period would be so long. I should have booked it much earlier, because now I’ll be waiting for months, and I’m almost ready already.
• Started volunteering at a charity shop, in an attempt to make some friends and maybe get some sort of work experience. There seemed to be a lot of cool younger people there at first, but now it’s mostly just old people and guys doing community service for drinking too much. I was also hoping to get first dibs on cool items, but it turns out you can’t do that. So I’m not really getting a lot out of it. I think I’ll stop working there and just stalk that one girl I like as a customer.
• Got talked into volunteering at a community center and teaching IT to newbies. Just starting with this. It could be interesting. It seems I’m more qualified than the guys that were originally supposed to take the course, and I’ve kinda taken over things. I plan to teach HTML and Javascript, cause those are kinda fun and not too hard. Plus, it’s an excuse for me to actually do some HTML again.
• Been wasting too much time on Minecraft again. I tried to beat survival mode without cheating for the first time. I fell into the void 3 seconds after entering The End, and lost all my best stuff. Fuck that game.
• Finally played VVVVVV. It’s a great game, but it does just feel like a Flash game. Also played Evoland. It was fun at first, but became pretty mediocre once the gimmick got boring. There’s a bunch of other indie games on Greenlight that I’m looking forward too (Shovel Knight, Secrets of Grindea etc). If you guys know any fun retro/indie games on steam, let me know. Preferably platformers, or action-adventure games.
• Got a new phone (Samsung Galaxy Note 2)! It’s awwwwesome. It’s the biggest phone there is. It’s great for movies, photos and games, but slightly awkward to use for simple stuff like checking the time or actually phoning people. I’m doing a lot of “research” in mobile games, since I’ll have to start developing those eventually. Cut the Rope is amazing. Labyrinth 2 is also great fun. World of Goo works really well on touchscreens. It’s interesting to see what sort of game mechanics are possible with very simple touch or motion controls. If you guys know any fun games or apps I should check out, let me know.
• Going to Sweden for 10 days in one week! It’ll be quite different in the summer. Sadly most of the students I got to know last time are gone.
