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MUSHISHIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII madly frothing at the mouth

That doesn't make sense.

That's great!

oh right i think the colors in your avatar reminded me of the colors in armchair general's avatar HAPPY CHRISTMAS (?)

dang really?

hey dibs you're a doctor right am i going to die?! edit: do you know there's nothing i hate more than my post being the first post on a new page

IT'S STILL CHRISTMAS IN MY HEART

That sounds miserable. I'm an old man. ):

I'm still on unemployment, fortunately. I don't know how it is elsewhere, but California seems to be pretty generous with its unemployment. Getting laid off as opposed to fired or even leaving on my own probably contributes to said generosity, but I don't really know all the grisly details. It'll run out in a few months, though! Eek. Game jams are something I always tell myself I should be participating in, but I don't because I'm always worried about not being able to work fast enough. I'm way too self-conscious about most things. U:

If you wanna see someone getting that AHA moment over and over and over, go read through the LucasArts playthrough thread!

I'm sorry I no longer consider you a real person you dirty cheater you. ):

Sure, but it's hard to trust some random internet person to commit to something long-term when I can't even trust my real life years old friends. Hell, I don't even know if I'd trust me. U:

This is objectively wrong, as previously noted. You are welcome to objectively shove some object up your nether regions as punishment.

Yes, I'm aware it's competitive and people are willing to work for shit. So am I! Because it's a job I want to do. I... like programming, but as a means to an end, not as a defining characteristic of my personality. I want to program because I know that's a huge part of game development. I also want to do art and music and design, some day. I don't JUST want to solve problems (which is, at its core, what programming is all about). I like that part of it well enough, but what I really want to do is create. (My main language is C++.) Anyway, I know I'm restricting myself. You wouldn't have offended me even if you said that straight up, jmb. I mean, I basically admitted to not looking hard enough. I know if I expanded my search I could probably find a decent job that pays better much more easily than I'll find my dream game job. But until I absolutely have to, I won't. Even when I absolutely have to, I'll be hesitant. I don't want to work a job I don't like. And, when you really boil it down, my biggest problem is I have no personal projects to show off. Or, at least, none that are finished or in a state where they're worth showing off. I know that's hugely important, but I have a hard time staying motivated when I don't have someone to work WITH. If I had just one friend who regularly contributed, their work would motivate me, and vice versa. I know I'm good enough for most jobs I interview for, but hell if I can convince anyone!

I don't know why that would offend me. U:

I think it's more that people jump to the easy solution than it is anything else. I've certainly never thought of Seattle as easy cyberpunk, though. Is that a common thing? Granted, I don't consume much cyberpunk.

Good question. (Because I want to make games. I haven't been applying to non-games because I know that will make me even more miserable.)

Five Guys is objectively the best. If you disagree, you are objectively wrong, objectively.

Hm. Tried verifying the files on Steam? That's always the easiest thing to try, and tends to solve most of those problems. Beyond that, I don't know. ):

I'm in SF.

Family sucks because they all think I'm like super smart just because I'm a programmer and don't realize that I'm competing against other programmers in this highly competitive job market and even if I was super smart (I'm not) I'm not super smarter than these other super smart people. I hate when my mom brings up my lack of a job and is like, "You'll be fine", and then acts all shocked and surprised when I'm pessimistic after months of not having a job. DANG. Visiting family sucks.

I see you're stuck on the first puzzle.

I just have an aversion to creating threads. So I use whatever I deem most appropriate.

Man, wouldn't that just be the raddest thing? Were it not so financially prohibitive, I would love to organize some such. Shame, that. Money gets in the way of everything good.