Goodbye, Zoe

Entry posted by atari2600land in personal stuff September 7, 2022

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Just got back from having my dog put to sleep. Like I said in the pet death thread, it will feel real weird with no dog here, and I doubt we'll get another one. So now it's just mom, me, and the various insects flying around that are in this house now. I doubt I will be able to work much now without my dog for a few days while I get adjusted to a dogless life. I'm trying hard not to cry very much, but there's tears in my eyes and my stomach hurts. And of course they had to mow the lawns today which will probably make my allergies get going.

Last night though there was a major breakthrough in my Frank the Fruit Fly coding. I discovered that it does not save automatically after you beat a level. Which is good because that's how I want it. I worked for hours putting in the beginning of level 3. The computer was being real stubborn about it, but I finally got this to display:

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Are there cacti in Egypt? I doubt it, but it's a desert, so it will have cacti. I'm surprised at how few tiles are used in this screen. 22 different ones. So now I have a game that works, but no more dog. Time to rest.

Oh man, I have 40 more years of living like this? This sucks.

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