Invert The Y-Axis!
Let me state unequivocally for the record that if I ever meet the programmer/game designer responsible for the ship-to-ship combat mini-game in Knights of the Old Republic, I’m going to kick him in the shins. Hard. You see, in his infinite wisdom, he didn’t invert the vertical joystick control the way that every other flight game on the planet works. When I press down, my view should go up—just like an airplane. I nearly died last night during the escape from Taris because of this mind-bogglingly stupid design decision.
Other than that, I’ve had an absolutely remarkable birthday. I slept in a little because I got up in the middle of the night to check on the event controller at work (which made my night a living hell last night). Allyson and I took an abbreviated 3 km walk and then grabbed a quick shower. She took me out to On the Border to get fajitas and shopped around with me at both Rhino Video Games and Target. At Target, she let me buy an electric kettle for easy of tea consumption at work. After dropping her off at work, I got to go out to Panera for a shortbread cookie and a cup of tea. This allowed me to write my list for the day (”Things I Enjoy About Being Married”) in my moleskine. Now I’m home and decided whether to luxuriate in a scalding bubble bath, take a nap, or play more KOTOR. These are the sorts of decisions that I enjoy.
Finally, here’s my weight chart for this week. I’ve done pretty darn well this week.
1.23 kg/week (-1584 kcal/day) is right about exactly where I want to be.