“Spring Semester” 2022, After-Action Report

By Patrick MurphyPosted on May 15, 2022May 15, 2022Cat Lifestyle, Nerd, ProjectsTags Coding, Educational, Geek, Self-ImprovementLeave a comment

OK, spring semester officially ended at my old school on Friday. Let's see how I did. In my defense, I spent a week in the hospital in April (plus a week out of work afterward), so cut me a little slack. One of my doctors also reminded me this whole deal is self-inflicted. It isn't… Read More »

Hostibule 2022, Part 3

By Patrick MurphyPosted on May 5, 2022May 8, 2022Cat Story TimeTags Hostibule 2022, World of PainLeave a comment

So now I’m largely in maintenance mode while I wait for the next phase to kick in. I’ve had two appointments with my GP to get my wounds looked at and work on some other things. She was concerned about my blood sugar and blood pressure, so we adjusted my blood pressure meds and I… Read More »

Hostibule 2022, Part 2

By Patrick MurphyPosted on April 13, 2022May 8, 2022Cat Story TimeTags Hostibule 2022, World of PainLeave a comment

So the morning after I got out of the hostibule I went downtown to a different hostibule for wound care. I hate driving downtown. So I got there, parked on the roof of the ramp, and staggered in. Turns out the hostibule campus is a big U shape. The ramp is just off the curve… Read More »

Hostibule 2022, Part 1

By Patrick MurphyPosted on April 11, 2022May 8, 2022Cat Story TimeTags Hostibule 2022, World of Pain1 Comment

So I wound up in the hostibule again. This time it was a week. Needless to say, Stacie was not thrilled and I had enough doctors and nurses tell me “listen to your gorram wife!” I lost count. Here’s the timeline for the hostibulization, as I remember it. I was high on oxy for a… Read More »

Create28 2022 After-Action Report

By Patrick MurphyPosted on March 1, 2022February 27, 2022Cat ProjectsTags 3D Models, Create28, Devil Monkey Games, Game AssetsLeave a comment

Hey, I did it again. 28 days, 28 models, and a few multi-part models that qualify as small terrain pieces. Some are solid LOD A stand-in pieces at the very least, and they’ll get converted over to Unity for use in projects and prototypes. Others, not gonna lie, are kind of useless or just plain… Read More »

Create 28 Week 4, 22-28 February

By Patrick MurphyPosted on February 28, 2022February 26, 2022Cat ProjectsTags 3D Models, Create28, Devil Monkey Games, Game AssetsLeave a comment

And here are the final week's labors. 22 February: Fancy Crystal Formation Just a bunch of crystals all stuck together. This is about two meters tall, so it’s suitable for a small obstacle. 23 February: Storage Tank with L-Shaped Access Platform This is based on an oil tank I saw at a railyard once. It’s… Read More »

GURPS Power: Goth Poetry

By Patrick MurphyPosted on February 27, 2022February 27, 2022Cat NerdTags Captain Obvious, GURPS, Horror, Stupid, VillainsLeave a comment

Proper goth poetry may only be produced by someone with Incompetence (Poetry). It serves as justification for either Secret (Goth Poet), at any level depending on how truly awful the poetry in question is (yes, that explicitly includes possible exile or death), or Odious Personal Habit (Goth Poet) at up to -2. It also justifies… Read More »

Create 28 Week 3, 15-21 February

By Patrick MurphyPosted on February 21, 2022February 13, 2022Cat ProjectsTags 3D Models, Create28, Devil Monkey Games, Game AssetsLeave a comment

Week 3 completed! Have some more models. 15 February: Bunker and Tower Doors Basic metal doors. They’re designed to slide to the sides (vertically for the lower tower door) when activated. The surface detail is on there mainly to keep them from being basic textured cubes and to practice getting things lined up right in… Read More »

Skrautenphudzen

By Patrick MurphyPosted on February 19, 2022Cat FoodTags Budget, Diabetic, Easy2 Comments

When the wife is away, the Patrick makes the food she hates. She has a show today, so I made a big vat of sauerkraut and pork with mashed potatoes and extra-mushroomy gravy on the side. The "recipe" is ridiculously simple. 2 8oz pork chops6 pre-cooked brats (I used Johnsonville Stadium Brats, but there are… Read More »

Create 28 Week 2, 8-14 February

By Patrick MurphyPosted on February 14, 2022February 13, 2022Cat ProjectsTags 3D Models, Create28, Devil Monkey Games, Game AssetsLeave a comment

Week 1 completed! This is what I did. 8 February: Storage Tank With And Without Scaffolding Generic chemical storage tank for use in an industrial setting. When I worked at the foundry we had a bunch of these lined up along one wall for various chemicals used around the shop, especially lubricants. One of our… Read More »