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what do you do during "brain down time"
« on: June 14, 2006 »
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?
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Re: what do you do during "brain down time"
« Reply #1 on: June 14, 2006 »
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 :)

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Re: what do you do during "brain down time"
« Reply #2 on: June 14, 2006 »
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.
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Re: what do you do during "brain down time"
« Reply #3 on: June 15, 2006 »
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..
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Re: what do you do during "brain down time"
« Reply #4 on: June 15, 2006 »
"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
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Re: what do you do during "brain down time"
« Reply #5 on: June 16, 2006 »
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....

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Re: what do you do during "brain down time"
« Reply #6 on: June 16, 2006 »
Quote from: Rattrapmax6 on June 16, 2006

Sometimes I just go into a meditative state, stopping what thoughts I can.... Just deppends....


I'm there at the moment :)
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Re: what do you do during "brain down time"
« Reply #7 on: June 16, 2006 »
I don't code but I get PLENTY of brain down time.  lol

Either sleep or drink works for me tho.  :)
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Re: what do you do during "brain down time"
« Reply #8 on: June 17, 2006 »
what do you drink?
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Re: what do you do during "brain down time"
« Reply #9 on: June 17, 2006 »
This would be pretty bad to drink....

http://www.aznewage.com/urine.htm
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Re: what do you do during "brain down time"
« Reply #10 on: June 17, 2006 »
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.
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Re: what do you do during "brain down time"
« Reply #11 on: June 17, 2006 »
thats gross
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Re: what do you do during "brain down time"
« Reply #12 on: June 18, 2006 »
@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
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Re: what do you do during "brain down time"
« Reply #13 on: June 18, 2006 »
red wine is good, my drink of choise is vodka though :)  skyy has a melon flavor thats absolutely fab.
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Re: what do you do during "brain down time"
« Reply #14 on: June 18, 2006 »
The urine thing isn't too clever tho.  Urr!
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Re: what do you do during "brain down time"
« Reply #15 on: June 18, 2006 »
@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.
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Re: what do you do during "brain down time"
« Reply #16 on: June 18, 2006 »
Red Wine and Coke ...  mmm sounds a little like sacrilige to me but I'm up for experimentation anytime.  =)
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Re: what do you do during "brain down time"
« Reply #17 on: June 18, 2006 »
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.

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Re: what do you do during "brain down time"
« Reply #18 on: June 18, 2006 »
So the red wine gets you pissed and the coke gives you the energy to crawl home I presume??   :)
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Re: what do you do during "brain down time"
« Reply #19 on: June 18, 2006 »
Not cocaine :)
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