I think I can safely say I've hit today's target for the code. I've learned a couple of things - first, these bits of code are going to need a lot of balancing to act like I want, and to play the game as I want. This, coupled with the fact that it's become clear that I won't be able to look at everything in isolation, I'm going to have to restrict my urge to get things "just right" while I'm writing the code, and just go back and forth between different sections writing up bits of code. Once everything's done, there will be time for getting things perfect.

Also I think I'm going to have to ditch my idea of a text-only game first. It's pretty difficult to fiddle with things without a GUI interface, and I'm going to have to get a rapid prototype up for testing, by the next target (next sunday).

Other than that, I don't know how things will turn out. I can just hope that it ends up working out OK.

EDIT:

For those of you who can't get enough of stat mongering, I've written a Journal views bash script that will grab the journals page, and output the journals in ascending order of views. Compare your standing with Samsonite, DogCity and johnhattan! Obsess over meaningless numbers! Be the envy of family and/or friends!