Taking a break!

Yeah, that's right. I'm taking a break over my attempt at Windows/DirectX programming. Yesterday I spent about an hour or 2 downloading/setting up/testing various unofficial development kits. About 3-4 hours of actual programming, and about another 4 hours (I did both things simultaneously - multitasking) reading resource material... When it comes to sitting in front of the computer, I could do this shit all day. That's the reason why I'll be looking at getting a job during the summer that involves being in front of a computer. IF I don't go to Canada during my summer break to see the Hoshi that is. I've asked some friends about data entry, and apparently you're required to touch-type some 50 words a minute, which is something I could pull of with MSNese, but using proper English I'm a bit slower, I don't know how slow exactly, but I highly doubt I'm pulling off even 40 words a minute. I'm really hoping that all this blogging I'm going to be doing, as well as programming, and typing up various school dealies will help speed me up and increase my touch-typing ability. I can kind of touch type right now, but I'm not all taht great yO!

Some interesting developments occurred during my day yesterday, After getting my unofficial devkits to work, I tested the compiler function and, it too had worked. Leaving me with various executable files, like the *.gba for Gameboy ADVANCE games... I could create working GBA games, for which all I'd need to play would be like, a Flash Kit dealy from Lik-Sang or where ever, and I'd be good to test my dealies on my own GBA. Cool huh? I'm so getting off topic.

After the past few days of hardcore study/programming, I'm going to be taking a little break (from game programming anyways). I've decided that I'll read up on my Computer Networking textbook, then maybe some stuff on Data Structures (if I don't feel dead after Comp. Net.). Netowrking just involves learning all the concepts and stuff, but I wish it would be teaching me to build networked applications : (. Data structures will really come in handy. I could probably use it in game development ^^ like creating a 'record' to handle character data (stats, name, status, so on) and stuff like that.

One last thing. Last night, I got bored and figured a way I could store the data for a 'Checkers Board' in an 8*7 array, instead of a 8*8 array. My way also requires less calculations to be made (pieces move horizontally/vertically as opposed to diagonals, only thex- or y-coordinate ever has to be modified, as opposed to both coordinates needing to be modified in order to calculate the diagonal move... Go me ^^).

I've type far too much. I'm going to have breakfast, then read. STFU, I'm aware that it's 11:30, but I only woke up an hour ago, so let me eat dam you! Also, I have 4 hours of school tomorrow, during which I will be paying my fees, don't touch me bitches.