Not to Toot My Own Horn...

But beep-beep. I’ve drawn and worked on my game every day since my last post. Drawing wise, I’m still working on spheres and have started working on boxes. Basic yes but getting consistency and discipline is a huge deal for me. As far as game development is concerned, I’ve had my ups and downs. The first several days I was able to implement basic stuff and get it working right away. Now, I’m running into issues that are taking more time to think about and work out. But all in all, I’m still having fun and looking forward to working when I get the chance.

Another thing I’ve noticed this time around is that I’m not being extremely critical of myself. I’m not beating myself up over mistakes or getting depressed because I want to be in a different place right now. I think I’m actually enjoying the journey for once in my life. Crazy that it took me over 40 years to reach a place mentally that’s actually beneficial and not a toxic cesspool of insecure garbage. Oh well! Better late than never!

This was going to be the part where I attempted to be witty about how the bad parts of me are my predecessor's fault and all the good parts are due to how awesome I really am. But it's ridiculous to satirize something that's beyond stupid already. Also, why not make this place circus peanut free? So, I'm going to focus on myself, do better next week and keep moving forward. Thanks for stopping by and I hope you'll come back again!

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