{"author_name":"sparkes","cat":"LD  #18 - Enemies as Weapons - 2010","comments":[],"epoch":1282418460,"likes":0,"metadata":{"p_key":"69739","p_author":"sparkes","p_authorkey":"508541","p_urlkey":"105544","p_title":"bah, I\u2019m out :(","p_cat":"LD  #18 - Enemies as Weapons - 2010","p_event":"LD18","p_time":"1282418460","p_likes":"0","p_comments":"0","p_status":"UPD5","us_key":"508541","us_name":"sparkes","us_username":"sparkes","event_start":"1282262400","event_key":"4","event_name":"LD18"},"text":"<p>I knew I could only manage 10-15 hours this weekend and planned accordingly but I&#8217;ve managed about 3 hours on day 1 and it&#8217;s 10pm.<\/p>\n <p>Teething 10 month olds, demanding 12 year olds and the rest of family life have conspired against me.<\/p>\n <p>I&#8217;m so far behind it&#8217;s not really worth continuing because the same happened with this LD as with all the others.\u00a0 The final theme left me cold when a few of the others inspired me.\u00a0 Happens everytime it&#8217;s just this was the first one I entered offically.<\/p>\n <p>Still my idea for a shoot-em-up based around my teenage years going to gigs, drinking too much and chasing girls fighting off the evils of the real world with a copy of the NME and too many puns was fun to play with but ultimately not worth finishing.<\/p>\n <p>I can&#8217;t enter the jam as I&#8217;m fully booked up on Monday <img src=\"http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-includes\/images\/smilies\/frownie.png\" alt=\":(\" class=\"wp-smiley\" style=\"height: 1em; max-height: 1em;\" \/><\/p>\n <p>I had a crunch finish about a week before the December LD (and think I will this Dec as well) and missed the last one totally due to having a pile of builders rubble and dust instead of a house so I think I&#8217;m doomed to never finish an LD game.<\/p>","time":"August 21st, 2010 2:21 pm","title":"bah, I\u2019m out :("}