Howdy.
Last time I blogged, I believe it was the night after my first day on the job, I
was raving about my crappy job. Thankfully, my company rewards the long-time
employees who tough it out and hang in there. So on my second day, I got
promoted.
Now I work on the loading docks. It's 50 hours a week of heavy manual labor. And
you know what? I love it. It's much more fulfilling than folding napkins all
day, it's getting paid to work out, and it's driving trucks around. And all the
overtime I'm getting makes it even better!
Ahh, I love my job. I suppose the promotion could have had something to do with
the last person who had the job being fired, (and who subsequently returned to
threaten my manager, if only to have the police called on him) but I like to
think of it as a gift from heaven.
It is all part of my plan to return to Santa Cruz this fall. Since I'm out of
state AND the economy is fucked, it would cost $40,000 to go back to school at
the University of California in Santa Cruz for another year. Screw that. I'm
saving up money to move down there, get a place, and work until I establish
residency. Then it will be relatively free to go to school there and Pop Tarts
will grow on trees.
And no more undefined.
Per the request of the illustrious undefined (who totally kicks my ass at
chess) I've made it so that each player starts out with their pieces on the
bottom. Before, white would always be on the bottom, and black would always be
on top, but no more!
I had to modify quite a bit of code to achieve this, so new bugs may have been
introduced. So, as always, be on the lookout!
I hope this makes the game feel more like natural to whoever plays as black. I
really appreciate comments, suggestions and feedback, and hope to get more of
them!
Blah, it's 5:40 AM and I have to go to work soon. Which sucks (more than it
normally would) because I can't sleep because I've been having nightmares about
how I hate this job. I have to stand slightly hunched over for 8 hours in this
120 degrees Farenheit laundry room and fold napkins and towels as quickly as
possible as they're spat out of this giant industrial drying machine that blasts
hot air in my face. It's so much fun, the nightmares were about how I wish I
could work their 24 hours a day, 7 days a week but CAN'T.
Whatever, at least it's $$$. Peace out.
Well, I finally buckled down and finished it. Z-Chess is ready to go! It's a
real-time two player chess game. Just find a friend, sign up and get a game
going. Right now it's still in beta testing and may be a little buggy, but it's
playable (when the server isn't being all erratic).
I wrote it because I like playing chess with my friends. We're all spread out
across the country now, so there's no way to play in person, and Yahoo chess is
ugly and distracting (banners). I've made Z-Chess to be aesthetically simple,
yet extensively functional. I hope you'll agree.
It should work fine, but if something DOES go wrong, try closing your browser
and coming back. As long as one person stays in the game, it won't disappear off
the list.
Oh, and another thing: if you find that it won't let you move a piece to a place
you normally could, IT'S NOT A BUG! You'd be moving yourself into check, and the
game treats it the same way as if you tried to move a rook diagonally.
Anyway, be on the lookout for bugs (and a man called X) and give me a holler if
you find any. Enjoy! :-)
I woke up with the intention of taking a piss and going back to sleep. And who
should I meet in my bathroom? Only the biggest and meanest son of a gun this
countrystate has ever seen. Blah, I can't believe these things come in this
size. Is nothing sacred anymore??
BTW, I'm still plugging along on that Chess thing in the few hours I'm awake
daily. The chat function is turning out to be a bitch, but it's coming. Okay,
peace...
Well if it seems as if there haven't been any updates for awhile, it's because
I've been sick in bed with mono for the last week. I'm a bit better now, on the
recovering side (as opposed to the semi-suicidal immobile side) and it's back to
work.
Coming real soon is ZChess- the online multiplayer chess extravaganza. I know
I've been saying that for awhile, but now I'm actually well enough to finish it.
Give me a week. The non-fuctional version is already posted!