My dad told me I could stay out here in SLO if i wanted to, he just wouldnt support me in any way. I was ok with this because going back to live with my parents for the summer would be more painful than starving.
I started the summer off with about 200 dollars, tried to get a job and ultimately did not because this town sucks and if you give someone your resume before they actually start hiring they will keep it "on file" which basically means throwing it away.
My other plan was to make arcade controllers for profit/fun. It has taken my friend and I way too fucking long to get anything done because he has stuff planned on a regular basis, whereas i do nothing but sit in my room all day if i am not working on soldering a board or working in the woodshop. We almost have our first prototype done, how exciting.
Making ps3 controllers is really easy because you can buy easy to deal with control units but 360 controllers are retarded and the only way to have a not ridiculously shitty to deal with board is to buy a goddamned mad catz 360 gamepad, which have at least 7 different internal board versions to begin with so its a fun surprise every time you crack one open because maybe youll have to make a signal inverter out of a transistor for the triggers or maybe youll have a board that has TEST POINTS for you to solder! what a concept how exciting.
by the way you guys should buy one of these, i am really really hungry. |