Mar 15
JasonShooting & Reloading guns, mauser, reloading, shooting
Reloading Press
I really enjoy shooting.. I always have.. In the military I would go to the range every weekend and throw some rounds down range just for the pure joy of it.. And while I would sometimes shoot my pistols, I prefer rifles.. I dunno what it is, but there is something very peaceful about the focus and presence of mind you need to effectively shoot a rifle..
I liked it because when shooting, all the cares of the day seemed to kinda slip away.. You had to focus on what you’re doing and not be distracted by anything in order to hit your target, especially at range.. I have missed it..
The main reason I have missed it was due to cost, and distance.. Simply put there aren’t any ranges near where I live, and since my primary round is 7.92x57mm Mauser it can get a tad pricey.. Enter reloading..
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Dec 09
JasonHobbies, RandomStrings Guitar, music, Violin, Youtube
Electric Violin
So I had said previously that my musical talent ended pretty much at the ability to play the radio, and that I hated that.. I wrote that entry back in July of ’08 and I still hate it..
I have been looking around for ideas of what to play and am still undecided.. I have a nice piano so my investment there at this point would be only time, but I am not interested in it — it still doesn’t inspire me.. I still like the idea of the Chapman stick but the cost is just unreasonable and frankly the alternative is not as pretty (yes that matters) not to mention they have horrible business tactics which I don’t appreciate..
I thought about getting a guitar and may still do that as there’s a ton of info out there for free as well as an awesome assortment of equipment.. So baring anything else.. I’ll do that.. I can get a guitar on the cheap and I have 4 or 5 friends that have offered to loan me an instrument..
Having said that, of late a coworker of mine has gotten me interested in learning the violin or viola.. Plus I have done a lot of looking online and I have to admit they look fun.. The concept of an electric violin appeals to me.. hehe
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Jul 07
JasonHobbies chapman stick, music, piano, radio
… and that’s about it. When I was in middle and high school I was in band and played everything from the trombone to the baritone and tuba but my musical aspirations sorta died there. So it’s not that I don’t have skill, or that I can’t learn — I just haven’t. I know many folks that are completely tone deaf, I’m not one of those. I just haven’t had the time/inclination to invest into learning a musical instrument.
My lack of musical skills came gallingly apparent one year at Halloween when everyone in the company showed up playing some instrument or another — and I had nothing of the sort. One of the co-workers asked with complete honesty and earnest, “What instrument do you play?” as if it were a foregone conclusion that I had to play something..
My response was, “I can play the radio..” Which got a chuckle from everyone who heard it, but it left me a little hollow inside. I really do want to learn something I just am not sure what. Or rather, I wasn’t.
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Jun 30
JasonDev Diary, Hobbies Design, Games
So I find I have been playing quite a few web based games of late. And just about all of them has brought to the fore of my mind the glaring fact that there is nothing they have done that I can’t do. Seriously. More over, I think I can do it better in just about every way.
One of the games I find myself playing is a space game which, to be fair, isn’t very good — in fact it’s bad. It’s just not a very good game, yet for some reason I find myself continuing to play it — as does a lot of other folks. It’s strangely popular. While playing at just about every turn I see things that could not only be done a little better, but done WAY better. Not just game play wise, but technically as well. Their HTML is bad, they clearly don’t understand CSS and their PHP is poorly written (from what I can tell.) So, this of course always lead me to the line of thinking that, why shouldn’t I try to make my own?
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Jul 16
JasonRandomStrings, The Periphery
Well, I’m back at it. After a pretty lengthy pause, I’m back and making my game. I have come up with a final name for it I think. I’m going to be calling it “The Periphery”, a name that has meaning in the game lore itself.
I have been working on a lot of back story, history and game lore this time. I find it’s a lot easier to create game play ideas when you have some back story to work off of.
This marks the 5th implementation of this project. The others didnt’ fail, but rather taught me quite a lot and lead me to here. Every time I get a little closer and I’m starting to get excited. Formerly called “Galaxy Incorporated”, The Periphery will adopt most of the game play ideas I had down previously but with lore changes. I have finally answered the “WHY” question, and got some pretty neat ideas as to the history.
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Jul 16
JasonThe Periphery
085196970.0 – Humanity becomes anatomically “modern”
111859672.0 – Humanity becomes dominate life form on planet
118068795.0 – Humanity defines it’s dominant religion
121721219.0 – Humanity starts Gregorian calendar
122378655.0 – Humanity has an industrial revolution
122436115.0 – Humanity begins space exploration
122454626.0 – Humanity receives first confirmed signals from the Lagoon Nebula
122464854.0 – Humanity has first contact with advanced alien race
122464854.3 – Humanity dies.
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