Daily dose of Z's
"Russell" burst to full-color life earlier Thursday. I finally figured out why it wasn't drawing any textures. Turns out it was, they were just inverted along the z-axis for the 2D projection used by the UI. Now I can see pretty much everything, although there are a few rendering glitches that remain. Unfortunately, I can't start a game yet, but it gets pretty far into the process of loading a game. I'm hoping that things will really pick up steam now that it's drawing stuff. Woo-hoo!
I'm sure by now that a lot of people have seen the news that John Ritter died. It's usually odd when a celebrity death catches you by surprise, moreso when the person is generally likable. What I find particularly troubling about this is that his death was the result of an apparently freakish health problem. In some ways, this reminds me of Jim Henson (although perhaps not to the same degree). It's one of those things that makes you think, "wow, this could happen to me!" I haven't been to the doctor in several years. Probably the last time I went was for a physical when I got a job at St. Joseph's Hospital back in the mid-90's. I should probably consult my maintenance manual to see when I should go again.