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08:42 pm
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Civil Partners
I found this story both sad and hopeful at the same time. It's about a heterosexual couple who applied for a civil partnership, but had it denied. It's sad in that, personally, I don't understand why a straight couple cannot have a civil partnership any more than a why a gay couple can't be married. But it's nice that someone has seen fit to push it a bit. Here's to hoping their appeals are successful! I can't see the objection - certainly it can't be on religious grounds...
Current Music: Stromkern - Light It Up
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11:48 am
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Falsifying Statistics
I recently added stats and high score gathering to some of my card games on Rosamund's Bower, and I could really do with a bit of help getting some scores on the boards, so it doesn't look quite as empty. So if anyone's got time and inclination, if you could head over there, create an account, log in and then play (and preferably win!) any of the games in the stats enabled category (here), I'd appreciate it. If you don't think you know any of the games, Klondike is probably a good place to start!
Current Music: Cesium 137 - Elemental
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01:04 pm
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General Update
I've just realised it's ages since I did a post advertising something I'd done. I mean, a nice useful news post, that's the one. Because my internet empire is gradually expanding - I've got two new websites, Rosamund's Bower, which is a specialist card games site, and Busy Slacker, which is a webcomic, although that's really a friend's (the artist) site, but I run it :)
I've also written a spot the difference game, Blue Lighter Cult based around one of the comics on Busy Slacker.
I've also also discovered the fact that I can repair laptops. And that broken laptops are worth quite a lot of money. And you can sell broken circuit boards by the ton to extract gold (and other precious metals).
Finally, I got an amusing bit of postal spam today - a letter asking me to renew my domain redtowergames.com. Not from my hosting provider, but from someone random, and they were asking twice as much as it should be - £20 for a year! Suffice to say that goes straight into the recycling...
Current Music: Dire Straits - Brothers in Arms
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02:00 pm
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London
Just a quick note to say that I'll be in London till Sunday. If anyone wants to meet up, feel free to text/ring me :)
Current Music: Mesh - Who Watches Over Me?
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03:05 pm
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The London Paper
Noooo! apparently they're thinking of stopping the london paper (see story). Not a great loss in terms of actual news, but the cryptic crossword in the london paper is one of the things I look forward to when I visit. Plus its something to read when bored on the tube or bus, or when meeting people in a pub.
Current Music: All About Eve - Scarlet and Other Stories
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12:29 pm
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Rhymetime!
I've got a new game coming out soon - Rhymetime - but I could do with a bit of feedback before I release it. Specifically, I want to know if there are any obvious words that it doesn't know - nothing more fustrating than typing in a word and it telling you it's not there. I also want to know if it comes up with any question words that are offensive or inappropriate, that aren't words, that are only really people's names or that are just too obscure. Any other feedback would be welcome too, especially if the game feels too long or too short. All comments greatly appreciated.
Current Music: Soil - Scars
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02:27 pm
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I do write entries sometimes
Just not very often. I've been very busy lately with games, and inevitably I've got a new one to advertise, being Spaceman: Prelude - a vertically scrolling shooter with art (and comics) from ![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif) ayto. Let me know if it's broken, I'm a bit worried that the preloader won't work properly for everyone.
The games programming is actually going fairly well. I've been earning about $15 a day for a couple of months now, and while it's not millions, it's getting towards a livable wage. I've just released spaceman, and I've got another game to release soon, so hopefully this will be a nice extra bit of income.
I had a nice holiday (of sorts) in london and thereabouts last week and caught up with people I've not seen for a while, although there's always more people and I never manage to see everyone I want to. Actually, it seems to be holiday time at the moment, since I also went to Alton Towers on sunday, which was pretty fun really. Been a long time since I've been to a theme park!
I went to a very disappointing vegetarian/vegan cafe in Chesterfield yesterday (elliots or something like that) - the food wasn't -that- awful, but it wasn't what it said on the tin. I had a stuffed aubergine with, in the order on the board, tomatoes, carrots, sweet chili sauce, walnuts and raisins - the walnuts and raisins being tacked on the end of the board as an afterthought. It turns out that it was stuffed with raisins, and everything else was an afterthought. Stef's vegan "lasagne" turned out to be vegan cottage pie. Even when I was asking about tea, having spotted sencha tea on the pots at the back, and asked about that, I was told that wasn't an option. Green tea was available however... that being (probably) sencha. Was left feeling let down - probably the worst meal I've had in any place with specific vegan things on the menu.
I'm sure there's other exciting things to say, but you'll probably have to wait another few months :P
Current Music: Fatima Mansions - Lost in the Former West
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11:38 am
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One Miiiiillion...
I've not posted here in ages. I think most of my posts start like that.
Anyway, I wish to inform you all in my best self-congratulary tone that Colourshift has now had more than one million plays. Isn't that exciting? It also means I'm actually making money at long last - only about as much as the dole, but that's a start.
I also outstared a cat this morning.
Current Music: System of a Down - Mezmerize
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01:11 pm
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Colourshift
About 9 months ago I wrote Lightshift. Some of you may remember this. About three months ago, I wrote an extension to it using colours, called Colourshift. This is finally released... play here. Let me know what you think!
I'd also appreciate any comments on that website too (and it might help if you create users too :) - it's my own arcade site, Red Tower Games. Yes, I did ignore all your suggestions. Sorry ;) It was mostly because of difficulties with finding an available domain name. In the same vein, if you have any games you like, please suggest them (here, or on the forums on Red Tower).
Current Music: Depeche Mode - Exciter
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02:27 pm
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Cars are evil.
My car has broken down again. This is very fustrating, since it appears to be a clutch related fault... again. Anyway, I'm tired of it all and it's time I sold it. I've never really liked that car - it has got me around, but it hasn't done a good job of it. Sometimes it's time to move on.
Anyone want a car? ;) It might work, if you push it or something. Its got some parts in it too.
This also means I will be without car for a while. I can't afford one anyway, and perhaps it'll be good to save a bit of cash on insurance etc.
Amusingly enough, I was on my way to halfords to buy bits to fix my bike and a helmet. Looks like that might be my means of local transport for a while. I've not used my bike for so long I'd almost forgotten I had it - I've spent the last ten years living in places where a bike is impractical to store, but now I have places. It might be good for me too, get me out of the house a bit.
Current Music: Metallica - Black Album
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08:05 am
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I need ideas!
I've not posted in ages. Um... hello.
I've been writing a website for flash games recently, but I'm really struggling for a decent name. You lot are fairly imaginative, can anyone make any suggestions? Any name will do. Well, maybe not Brian. I dont think I'll call it that.
Current Music: Kosheen - Resist
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10:49 am
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Christmas
The lights in Wirksworth have to be some of the nicest christmas lights I've seen this year. They're not over the top, gaudy coloured things, but rather more sedate with numerous short chains of white lights hanging from most of the shops. It's really quite pretty and not at all over the top, which is rare these days, and certainly not tacky. There's a picture here, but it doesn't really do it justice I think - the tree isn't really the best bit and the rest of the lights are drowned out.
Anyway. Despite christmas, I'm having a party at my house in Wirksworth on Saturday 27th December. I severely doubt most of you can make it, but if you can it'd be lovely - floor space available.
Current Music: Tim Finn - Tim Finn
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11:47 pm
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Long time no post.
It's been ages since I posted here. Oops. Sorry.
So, firstly all the usual game plugs: I've been being busy writing card games lately, which is proving to be quite fun, and possibly handy to aim at a slightly different audience. I've written 8 of those, so far, but they're fairly easy to write so I tend to add one every week. Suggestions for games always welcome!
In the puzzle games, I've got Pentrix - a five block tetris variant - and Montage - a colour matching puzzle game. Feedback welcome from those too :)
Anyway, that's the business side over with. In real life, things seem reasonable. I'm very poor at the moment, since it all takes time to get business things started and that's not ideal. I've still not got many friends up here, and not enough visitors :P But that's getting slightly better - I've taken to going to a pub quiz at the Derwent Hotel on a monday, and we're getting to know people there. My house is still nice, although cold, and noone's bought it yet so I'm not homeless ;) My computer repairs business hasn't done much lately, but I get a bit of interest from people in the pub, so that helps, and I get the odd pint for giving advice.
So there you go. My recent life in a nutshell. Now go and play my games! :)
Current Music: Rotersand - Truth is Fanatic
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12:46 pm
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Aliens from Outer Space!
Ok, it's yet another "I've got a new game" post. Aliens from Outer Space! is a space invaders style game with a b-movie theme. I drew all the aliens myself!
I'm sure I should post about interesting stuff that's happening really, but I can't think of much that is all that interesting to say.
Current Music: Neuroticfish - Gelb
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09:30 am
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New Game
Not very good at posting am I? Unless I have a new game, which I do, although it's a bit too difficult to be really all that great. Anyway, I present: Pinwheels.
I should add all the random life things in here. Did I mention that I'd signed off the dole in order to make games for a living? On that note, did I mention that I'd signed onto the dole because I thought I couldn't make any money from games? Well, I did (sign on, then sign off). It's not going massively well so far, but we'll see how we go. If anyone does have ideas, I'm always open to them.
In other news, I seem to have aquired a jigsaw habit. They're very cheap from charity shops, and provide a break from the computer...
Current Music: Crowded House - Together Alone
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01:45 pm
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More games
I've got a new game - the highly originally titled Cavern Flier. It's very simple but I think it's quite fun :)
Current Music: Dropkick Murphys - Do or Die
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11:53 am
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Long time...
I've not posted here in ages. Not for any good reasons, I'll hasten to add, I just don't really have much in the way of significant news. Since I've been writing flash games lately, in lieu of actual relevant things to say, I thought I may as well post a link to my most recent game.
Current Music: Blink - Deep Inside the Sound of Sadness
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07:40 am
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Back
I've been away for a bit, for those that didn't know. I'm back now though. Exciting eh. I've been to France (and Belgium) - I have, amongst other things, presented my first paper at a conference, driven up a mile high mountain, been ran off the road by a bin lorry and been endlessly confused by shopkeepers saying "Can I help you?". It was all quite fun really, but it cost too much money and now I need a job. If anyone has one spare, I'd be grateful.
Current Music: Depeche Mode - Music for the Masses
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01:17 pm
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Visiting london
I shall be visiting london this weekend. Isn't this exciting? So, if anyone fancies joining me... Friday - I'll be probably in the intrepid fox earlier on in the evening (till about 8), the union in the middle of the evening (probably only till about 9 or so), the head of steam/doric arch later on (till about 11) and Sin City afterwards. Feel free to come and find me at any of these places, or text me if you want to know where we are (including on saturday or sunday daytime). On saturday, the plan is much less concrete, but will involve Slimelight at the end of it all. Possibly also the dev and 55, since I'll be in Camden in the day. Anyway, it'd be nice to see whoever's around.
Current Music: Rotersand - Truth is Fanatic
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12:09 pm
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Noise!
I was pleased to read this article on noisy adverts - this is something I've found annoying for ages, especially when I'm sharing a house with thin walls; I'd often turn down the volume during advert breaks, just because they're loud (and even if it's just perception... that means they're louder to me!) I suppose it's a bit less relevant now I live on my own with thicker walls, but still.
Oh, I've not posted for ages, so my mother says. Um. I've been fairly busy coming up with new and random ways to make money. Most of them don't work. I really should tell people to go and post comments or suggestions about games on the Cathelius site, or if anyone has any contract programming they need doing, I'm short of work atm ;)
I'm also off to COMMA'08 to present my paper at the end of this month. All very scary. This does mean I'll be out in London on the weekend of the 24th May, too; probably be out generally on the friday night, and was thinking of Slimelight for the saturday since I've not been in ages and I need to collect my memebership card...
There we go. A post. Of course, I've broken my own rules by wibbling about three different things in one post, which means (in my mind) that people might not read the rest of it if they're not interested in the first bit, but you can't have everything. Hm. That's four things now in one post.
Current Music: Pet Shop Boys - Fundamental
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