"Game Maven is for adults and older teens who have some programming experience and an interest in making games." So it doesn't teach you how to code, it teaches people who already know how to code how to use it for game design.

it's a favorite around my office :)

Welp, can't hurt to try! It's better than what I'm doing now. (Hint, it's nothing.)

Every time I find myself caring too much about what others think, I watch the honey badger and tell myself "honey badger don't care."

#11, make it into a cosplay prop :D

I feel this too - it's Tuesday but my productivity level is at a Monday low :(

That anecdote from Xeni Jardin is so great to read, not just because it's a spectacular bit of advice, but because it's a reminder of how valuable it is reach out to people we admire and ask for their guidance. Sometimes I trap myself into feeling intimidated by people I admire and don't want to "bother" them by…

Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World is always the first Murakami novel I recommend to people!

Murakami YES!! Funny that you mention the cat thing- between Wind-Up Bird Chronicle and Kafka on the Shore, plus that bizarre "town of cats" segment of 1Q84, cats seem to be a favorite of his. That and male protagonists who drink whiskey and listen to jazz music.

THIS!

I use my iPhone's speech-to-text + Japanese keyboard to practice my Japanese pronunciation. It's super helpful for any foreign language learning to test how well your accent holds up.

I learned in my high school days to take ratemyteachers.com and ratemyprofessors.com with a grain a salt, though - lots of students head there to vent about their least favorite teachers and knock down their ratings...