Starcraft II
Tuesday July 27, 2010
Sweet toasted zerglings, this game is amazing.
I have to resort to playing at work because we still don't have Internet at home, but hey. A game is a game.
Posted by Jeremy at 7:14am on Tuesday July 27, 2010 :: 0 comments :: 
The Jail
Monday July 26, 2010
The big move from the Villa happened on Saturday, and thankfully the weather held out for a brilliantly sunny day, so all our furniture and belongings stayed dry.
Okay, that's about all the positive things I can say about my weekend.
We rushed like hell to complete the day's activities by 4pm, as that was the time stipulated by the letting agency as the time we needed to hand in our keys to their office in order to be done with the tenancy. After making it to Taranaki Street at 3.50pm and illegally parking, I found out that the bloody office had closed (I knew it was going to happen, somehow :/). After some frantic calls, we got the okay from the property manager to hand in the keys today, which was fine, but it doesn't excuse the fact we had to rush around on Saturday for no reason.
The property itself is okay. It will take a bit of getting used to. There are two problems I have issues with.
Firstly, I found out that my room doesn't have curtains, so it's all open for the world to see. There was a detached rail and curtain that I tried to hook up to these flimsy clip things by the window, but three people who looked at it couldn't figure out how to attach the rail. While this isn't as annoying as the second issue (see below), it's still very awkward.
I couldn't for the life of me figure out how to unlock the *&^#!~$ door. Apparently you need to shove it in and quickly turn the key, but regardless of what black magic you need to do to get it working, I am not going to stand there for 10 minutes trying my luck at opening my front door. This morning, I woke up early knowing I would have issues with the door, and sure enough, as 8.25am rolled around, I was getting seriously pissed off at the reluctance of the door to unlock.
I had to climb out the *^!@%# window. It was the angriest I have ever been.
I hereby christen my new flat, "the Jail".
Posted by Jeremy at 7:11am on Monday July 26, 2010 :: 1 comment ::
End of the Villa
Friday July 23, 2010
The time has come to write my closing statements sitting from my desk at the Villa. It has been a really good 14 months living here, despite being so far away from everyone and everything. I'll miss the luxuries of a dryer and dishwasher too...ha, I've been spoiled. Anyway, Internet will be gone for [however many days it takes XNet to reconnect me], which means I'll also be missing out on the Starcraft II launch on Tuesday. Sigh.
It's been a tough few weeks for me, there's been so many things to organise in and out of work, so many things to worry about and plan for; however, there is light at the end of the tunnel and lots of events to look forward to in the upcoming weeks.
Work has been going well, I've been very busy with some good old C# and WPF work. Plenty of things to learn and experiment with - totally loving it. Just got back from dinner with some workmates at New Kor as well, so things at Sidhe are pretty sweet at the moment.
Quick list of notable things:
- I took last Monday off on account of sickness. Ironically, there was some news about one day sicknesses.
- Briefly took a gander at the All Whites parade on Wednesday.
- Had yum char last Friday thanks to the continued success of Flick Kick Football at the top of the UK app store. Not so lucky this week though.
Posted by Jeremy at 11:25am on Friday July 23, 2010 :: 0 comments ::
So June has gone...
Sunday July 4, 2010
It's time for the half-year status check.
I've been pretty busy with Psypoke, helping to rewrite the news system and the admin panel, both running on code written six years ago by 18 Year Old Noob Jeremy, and also the GPCT code and marketing materials which I am very proud of, for the record. That intro flash is epic <3.
Since my last blog update, we've had Queen's Birthday where Richard and his girlfriend come down to visit, as well as Jono's girlfriend and her sister, and in amongst the typical sightseeing and random Disney singalongs, we went to Strawberry Fare for a night of delectable desserts.
Sidhe celebrated its 13th birthday with a night out at the Lanes on Wakefield, where we gathered in our drunken stupor to somehow make the bowling balls and pins connect. It was a great night with fantastic food - I just could not get enough of the seafood platter of prawns, scallops and mussels. There was also breads, dips, pestos, ribs, chicken drumsticks, mini cheeseburgers, squid rings... so good.
We've also been given the first hard copies of Shatter for PC, as well as the greatest game of all, Rugby League 3 for the Wii!
Our success with Flick Kick Football continues as we hit the #1 paid app in the UK store last week, as well as good rankings in other countries. In celebration, we were taken out to Little India for lunch on Friday, as well as showered with Haribo gummi bears. Tech planning for my dream project also kicked off last week, with lots of things to do to prepare for the core programming, so we'll see how things pan out as time passes.
I've been spending an increased amount of money on food lately. We've had a few visitors from out of town and friends organising dinners and drinks...all adds up. Last week we went to Strawberry Fare on Monday. Friday was Satay Kajang and Motel. Saturday was Foxglove, One Red Dog, Hashigo Zake and the Library. Today...well, today was nice and simple, we bought lunch from the supermarket. But still! Food and friends are great.
I've updated my Gallery with photos dating as far back as May, so check them out.
And finally, I need to find accomodation within the next three weeks. ¦[
Posted by Jeremy at 6:05am on Sunday July 4, 2010 :: 0 comments ::