my head hurts, hurts to think, and i'm dead bored.... i started coding, and just coudlnt get into it... does anybody else ever get this, what do you do with your downtime?
Usually I do what I'm going to do tonight, which is take the dog out for a walk and watch a dvd with the missus :)
This last week I've been having a bash at the short intro challenge, I've even got another one half finished but like you there is no inspiration to finish it tonight :)
I usually play a bit of guitar, listen to music, watch some dvds. Or do something different like forgetting about the PC for a few days and go out with ya mates, it's allways nice to try and break what can become a monotony.
Mmm.. maybe I make a pause (by playing games or watching demos ;)), then I have more inspiration. Sometimes when it's personal (I am getting too anxious about things) I take a lonely walk and start thinking (or talking to myself) which tires me more sometimes. Then I sleep. Generally, I also had this "I want to code but I can't!" for a long periods, especially lately, but these 1-2 weeks I am back to coding for good as hell surprisngly. Fiddling with my 3d engine and preparing two-three demos (well one for the moment but more inside July :P). Though now I have exams but there are no plans with exams since the students are protesting here in Greece and the universities are closed, so the exams are postponed but I don't know what to do since I have to study because I don't know when my exams start (it can be anytime) but I want to code instead of studying though I have a bit of conflicts with my mother because of that ;P So, this situation doesn't make me moody for coding though I am lately surprisingly moody. So sometimes external problems doesn't let you do your thing, sometimes though internal problems.. (maybe I have some fear that makes me anxious about being anxious with coding ;P) Blah blah..
"it's allways nice to try and break what can become a monotony." <------ i like that, break the monotony.... lately i've been thinking about buying a car, a junky car to work on, maybe rice out or something... on the days where i just dont feel like coding, then when it runs, i can go cruise on those days
Here lately, I go out side and horse around on a trapoline we have.... That or taget practice w/ a lil BB gun.... I used to go out and roughly off road my Jeep when it would start w/o having to be jumped....
Sometimes I just go into a meditative state, stopping what thoughts I can.... Just deppends....
:P
Quote from: Rattrapmax6 on June 15, 2006
Sometimes I just go into a meditative state, stopping what thoughts I can.... Just deppends....
I'm there at the moment :)
I don't code but I get PLENTY of brain down time. lol
Either sleep or drink works for me tho. :)
what do you drink?
This would be pretty bad to drink....
http://www.aznewage.com/urine.htm
You know whats good for the old grey matter, and thats fish.
I dredd to think what Dazza drinks. Im more of a Guiness Drinker these days.
thats gross
@Clyde: My drink tastes aren't that bad y'know m8. :)
@xteraco: mainly Guiness, Red Wine or Jack Daniels works for me m8 - but obviously not in the same glass. :P
red wine is good, my drink of choise is vodka though :) skyy has a melon flavor thats absolutely fab.
The urine thing isn't too clever tho. Urr!
@Dazza - I know mate, just joshing.
Some one once told me that Red Wine And Coca Cola goes well together.
Another thing I do during in quotes, Brain Down Time, is look back over my earlier releases and see how much I've improved or how I could go about doing certain aspects differently.
Red Wine and Coke ... mmm sounds a little like sacrilige to me but I'm up for experimentation anytime. =)
Red wine and cola is a popular drink in the Czech republic, my family have friends living there and they drink a lot of that.
So the red wine gets you pissed and the coke gives you the energy to crawl home I presume?? :)
Not cocaine :)
Nar, you fly home on cocaine. :)
if you were on that kind of coke, then i aint suprised on the brain down time. Lets get this back on track and not condone that sort of thang.
How's it going Xteraco dude?
Drugs are bad and expensive too.
Quote from: Shockwave on June 18, 2006
Drugs are bad and expensive too.
Yup.. not my bag either, although the odd drop of 'speed' is good when you're on an all nighter. :o
Ooops, I'm wandering off topic again Clyde. ;)
hmm, no drugs here, i've been well focused today and yesterday :)