{"id":2519,"date":"2025-03-03T23:40:27","date_gmt":"2025-03-04T04:40:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lilithebowman.com\/blog\/?p=2519"},"modified":"2025-03-03T23:40:27","modified_gmt":"2025-03-04T04:40:27","slug":"getting-ready","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lilithebowman.com\/blog\/2025\/03\/getting-ready\/","title":{"rendered":"Getting Ready"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>There are a lot of things coming up in my life soon. I&#8217;m interviewing for a new job again. I&#8217;ve been at this so long it can start to feel hopeless, but I really feel good about this place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>My skills match, the culture feels like a good fit, and it seems like a fun place to apply myself for the foreseeable future. Wish me luck!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In other news, I&#8217;ve downloaded xemu, the classic computer emulator. I have it running the Mega 65 which is a modern remake of the prototype Commodore C65 computer. Making things in BASIC is one of the ways I spent my time as a kid. This is a modern retro remake which allows you to code in BASIC as soon as the machine is turned on just like old times!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I don&#8217;t know if anything will come of it, but maybe I can try to make some simple sprite based games or something like that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I also have done some maintenance on my Minecraft server that my friends play on very rarely at this point.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lilithebowman.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Screenshot-2025-03-03-205426.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lilithebowman.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Screenshot-2025-03-03-205426-1024x576.png\" alt=\"A screenshot of Minecraft on my server\" class=\"wp-image-2517\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lilithebowman.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Screenshot-2025-03-03-205426-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.lilithebowman.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Screenshot-2025-03-03-205426-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/www.lilithebowman.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Screenshot-2025-03-03-205426-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/www.lilithebowman.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Screenshot-2025-03-03-205426-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.lilithebowman.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Screenshot-2025-03-03-205426-1280x720.png 1280w, https:\/\/www.lilithebowman.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Screenshot-2025-03-03-205426.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The next big thing I&#8217;m preparing for is <a href=\"https:\/\/furnalequinox.com\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/furnalequinox.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Furnal Equinox<\/a>. 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