I want to work for Old Spice
So I might be a week or 2 behind the crowd, but I was on Kotaku and saw a link to watch all the Old Spice reply videos. Overall it made the last 4 boring hours amazing. I think this will be my new voice mail message.
Other then that, I made this post because I haven’t done one in a while and I need to get back on track with things.
I’m addicted to video game music
When I am scanning through my collection of games trying to choose what to play, one of the major factors is what I want to listen to. I love how the music makes your brain focus on what your doing, and turn off any other thoughts. It puts you into the game, makes you want to move faster, play better, and feel inspired. I have used the music in other applications, I have listened to Megaman at the gym, programmed to a little Metroid, and some Super Mario as I type this… Just kidding, its a Bon Jovi and Lady Gaga playlist but, thats not important.
It is one of the most important elements when creating a game. If I buy a scary game with a poor soundtrack, I would just play the game going through the motions. If the game is getting exciting, I want music that will jack up my heart rate as the level progresses. The music for me, can make or break a game.
One night I was goofing around and came across this youtube account Brentalfloss. He is pretty good and I think we both have the same opinion of Megaman. Below are a few of his gems, enjoy.
Here is the Megaman 2 theme with lyrics:
Here is the Final Fantasy Theme with Lyrics (Anyone who has ever played a Final Fantasy has made their own):
Here is the Super Mario bros. 2 Character Select Screen (my personal favorite):
First day on the job
Today I started work as a lab proctor and it’s pretty sweet. I get to work in the computer lab, which makes it so I can talk to a bunch of my friends over the course of the shift. I get to surf the internet, relax, and get homework done. And since it is the summer semester, there are like 3 people in the lab at a given time. I wish I could major in this somehow
What I got done at work today: Mr. Runner and beat the entire game in 49:06:49 which is pretty bad (I forgot about pause), I would recommend it. Then I checked my emails, and bought the site lawnhunters.com (It is going to be a web reality show that spawned from a drunken conversation over the last weekend)
It is just wierd, Absolutely everything in my life was going the way I wanted it to. School, Love, Family, Friends, Work, Every single thing. I was in the position to actually start some great projects and do something amazing. For maybe a month I was truly happy with how everything was going, but now that Dad is gone, I don’t even feel like being awake.
Demotivation at its finest.
This week has started off great with almost no worries in the world. Dreadful semester full of the blah attitude is over. Development on several project that I have the concept ready have actually started. I feel organized and insanely motivated. But one thing stood in my way today. I started playing legend of zelda for the nes. After beating about 70% of the game I decided to put the remote down and finish the game tomorrow. 35 minuets later, I had to finish the game or else I would of lost too much sleep.
I have been addicted to legend of Neil, and I wanted to play the game to see if I could look at it the same. The verdict is I cannot. Mobilns terrify me, I seem to be experiencing beginners luck in money making game, and the show was right…
Zelda was black! (I always thought it was a joke and now I don’t know what to believe)
Side note, Season 3 of Legend of Neil has finished filming, and it should be aired in a few months.
New site purchased
5 days ago I had a conversation that went too far with Blake(which most of them do). Our conversation circled one point and the little man on my head (I rent the empty space) said, “that would make a great website name”.
So I went to the closest computer and typed the name in and nothing came up. I looked deeper and found that for once In my web design career, I found a great domain that was available. As a result, I had to go dreamhost and buy it on the spot. Once I got to the page to pay, I was informed that I had a positive balance from a free gift card or something on my account so the domain was free. It might seem dumb, but I felt like a good omen.
I know it seems silly that I am still not showing the name of my new site yet, but I don’t want people that don’t understand it to think it’s a foolish idea or think it is something it is not.
From all the ideas floating around my group. The only thing I can confirm is the new site will be a blog
Legend of Neil
This morning turned out to be horrible unproductive, but amazing non-the less. Anyone who is a fan of Legend of Zelda for NES or of the species species, enjoy the next 80 minuets.
God, I hope season 3 comes soon.
Motivation for this site
I purchased this domain name about a year ago when dreamhost had an amazing 2 years unlimited hosting deal for a little under 20$. The deal came with a free domain that I did nothing with for about half of the 2 years I paid for. I spent a great deal trying to find an available domain that would keep my interests. So I tried to find what domain would be the worst to lose. I decided that this site needs to be bought so I can create a personal blog.
Back to the title of this post. I created this site for several reasons. The one at the top of the list is to give myself a little motivation. I feel that if I post something that I am developing or doing, I have to hold myself accountable and actually complete what I start. I constantly let my mind wander saying “I should make a software doing this”, or “It would be interesting if there was a website that …” Yet I’m still here with that same folder on my desktop full of txt files of ideas that could of been.
The second thing on the totem pole of self advancement is getting healthy. When senior year of high school rolled on, I quit playing all the sports I was in to have more fun with friends, and just relax. Then college came along and my health went down the drain. I find myself sleeping less and less as semesters advance. I rarely exercise during semesters and only time I go to the gym is when I have an awkward gap in my schedule. As a result I plan on working as hard as I can to get myself healthy and in shape.
Another thing that attracted me to having my own blog/website is the freedom of doing whatever you want. Don’t get me wrong I still have a facebook, twitter, and all that, but with them, you have to follow rules that end up ruining the whole experience.
I am deeply interested in blogging and I want to own a great blog. Every day I have to sit down and read all the RSS feeds I have come to love. I want to create something that many will read for their enjoyment. In the case of this site I really don’t plan on getting many viewers, blog wise this is just for practice.
This “pioneer” post for my personal site was due to thousands of things and the last straw was some friends motivating me to buy a site that will not be mentioned now, but can and will become something great.
I really need to kick it in gear. I am 20 years old right now and I’m at a point where I can become something great and create great things or just do software at a deal job.
I just want to thank all my friends and loved ones who make it all worth it.