Ruby

I got that green DS and Pokémon Diamond version. Ever since then, that's pretty much all I've been doing. I've been slacking off with my story, with reading, with drawing... any kind of art. Not that I haven't done any at all, just not as much. But on the other hand, I really want to write a fun little Pokémon fanfic. Just something simple and easy, in short chapters that I release here or on deviantART. Rachel can even write some too. But it wouldn't be totally lame. No, it would have a semi-decent storyline and characters and stuff. Truth is, it might be a good way for me to just keep up my writing skills. Writing is writing, no matter what it's about. So, you might be seeing some of that from me soon.

Another thing I have on my mind is programming. Katie's friend Dalin (sp?) programmed this fun little game all on his own. I was totally jealous. He had help with the art and level design, but I could do stuff like that myself. So I've decided that I want to learn Ruby. Ruby is an object-oriented programming language, the same one that RPG Maker uses, so I already have a small amount of experience in it. It only takes an hour or two to learn the basic concepts, though admittedly it will take a long time to get to the point where I can actually make anything. You can use Ruby to make all kinds of things, from games (like I mentioned) to blogs to calculators to databases to web sites... the list goes on. I think it would be a handy tool to have in my arsenal of creative skills.

Tomorrow I have a five-hour shift at the library... which doesn't sound much different from four hours, but that last hour tends to drag on. After work I'm going to check out a book or two on Ruby and see what I can do. So, I need to get to bed. Thanks for reading.