Over the summer I decided it would be fun to write a game using Ruby. The work I do at Amex as a Ruby on Rails developer is for web stuff but I wanted to try building a computer game using the Ruby language and I was able to find a framework called Gosu with which to do it.

The result was this: Snack Attack

I dunno how I went so long without mentioning it here but now you know. I've been meaning to update it so you can play without creating an account but I haven't been able to find the time amidst all the other projects I'm working on.

In other news...

After a couple months of commuting to work by bike, my casual riding has blossomed into a full blown obsession and I can say with some confidence that Werner is one of the best purchases I've ever made. As long as there's not any rain expected that day I now bike and, as a result, I've started to really lose patience with the subway system in the cases I do ride it. Standing still on a train just can't compete with weaving in and out of New York City traffic, even if the trains actually move faster.

I've found that despite the train's much higher top speed, in many cases I've found biking to be a faster way to get around, mainly because you can always take a much more direct route and there's not as much stop and go. My commute takes anywhere from half an hour to an hour by subway and is consistently about 45 minutes when I bike. Not too shabby. The winter here might be a little rough but I'm going to try to ride at least once a week. I'll be sure to keep everybody updated on how that goes...