I Need a Break

  So you might be thinking "How can someone who doesn't have any work to show for it yet need a break?".

  Well, the answer is quite simply that because I have been doing a lot of side projects and AI tests.  I tried my hand at spriting again and just hated it, without help I might just release with placeholders if I get done.  Playing music is easy, but transcribing what I come up with is hell.

  Summary, I think way too much about work on my game on an hourly basis that I'm being filled with regret when I don't work on it and that burns me out.

  I need a full clean week without even thinking about these projects so I can get back in to it fresh, but this is difficult for me.

  This is compounded further by this blog.  I like to update about my daily inspirations and mini-accomplishments, but I'm constantly feeling inadequate for not having something release-worthy after almost a whole year.

  On the other hand.  Since I'm the only person I know (personally) who has done anything remotely programming-esque I have no frame of reference for progress.  I have no idea if the first public release someone has made took them a year or just a week.  I don't know if they went to school or had friends to encourage them.  As it is I am 100% self taught, the closest thing even possibly relatable would be that I took Art 10 in high school.

Current Projects

  AI tests on a few enemy types; including walking and jumping animations, contact damage, death, and sound effects.  I didn't put in as many hours as I would have liked, but I got a fair bit done.

Other Projects

  A few non-game related AI tests, I tried re-creating enemies from Super Mario Bros. and Zelda II to see if I can with rather enjoyable results.

Gaming

  Not much.  A few jumps on Super Mario RPG and Borderlands and not really much else.

Other

  Even though I had a good week and a half recently, my health is poor.  (Sympathy pl0x).  Also, I've entered the world of online dating - I haven't met anyone yet, but it's making me feel bad.  It's hard to find someone who's willing to date a virtual shut-in.

  Mostly complaining about TV too.  Sure, Doctor Who is popular now... but they cut off my Star Trek to make room for it.  Star Trek and Frasier are about the only shows I still tolerate.  If it weren't due to the combo bundle with internet I would cut off TV entirely now.  If Star Trek or Stargate or something would hurry up and get on Canadian Netflix this wouldn't be so bad.

  I also hate my new HDTV... it ruins my signals from my NES and SNES games, they look all double deinterlaced or something.

  If I can't play my good games or watch my good shows, what's the point of even having a TV?

  Seriously, Lok