EYEHEARTZOMBIES

Wow, been awhile. Mostly just ’cause nothing has been happening.

John finally got his site up. Well, sort of. We’re still working through it, so give him some time before you start trash-talking. He’s doing a good job, though, and it’ll all be shipshape and wonderful soon. So drop by, check out his photos, and leave a note or two.

He and I had another Xbox LAN party this past weekend. Not that many people showed, but we got in a few good games of Halo 2 and Burnout 3. It’s funny, but the only time I play Halo anymore is at these LAN parties, and I do so much better at them than I ever did on Xbox Live!. Maybe it’s that I can actually see the other players, I’m not just slugging it out on my own.

Actually, in gaming news, I beat Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory and Jade Empire in the past couple of weeks. Both turned out to be great games and I’m thinking of going back and playing Jade Empire again, only Closed Fist this time instead of Open Palm. It’s a bit heavy on the dialog sometimes, but most of the time it fits in nicely and you can just run along beating stuff up. The map needs a bit of work, too. It’s really easy to get lost. Next up, though, will be finishing Burnout 3 and probably getting into Splinter Cell: Pandora Tomorrow that Ray sent me for my birthday.

But, the big news, and the reason for the title…I’ve started teaching myself Ruby on Rails. Well, teaching myself as best I can. So far the few tutorials I’ve worked through are spotty in many areas. I think it’s just that most people are better at writing code than at explaining it. That’s fine. I just need to get a book, I guess.

So, if you have any good tips on Ruby resources, pass ‘em along. If they’re linked on any of the main sites I’ve probably already seen ‘em, but give ‘em to me again anyway. Or, better yet, if you have a spare $10, drop it into my PayPal account or buy a book off my Amazon wishlist. ;)

Well, it’s a bit late and I need to get to bed. Maybe I’ll start blogging my Ruby experiences for you all. Anyone interested in that?