ABC FLOOR PUZZLE

Key:

Black Lines: Map Boarders
Light Grey Lines: Map Boarders (lower level)
Brown Lines: Zombie Entrance Window
Green Lines: Buyable door
Blue Line: Traps
Orange Dots: Activate Trap or Elevator
Purple Line: Random Box Location
Yellow Bolt: Power Switch
Yellow Lines: Doors opened by switch
Yellow and Black Circle: Pack-a-Punch
Red Star: Juggernog
Yellow Star: Double Tap Root Beer
Blue Star: Quick Revive
Green Star: Speed Cola
Pink Star: Marathon Milk (Faster Movement and Longer Sprint)
Purple Star: Unknown Name (3rd Weapon until killed, not downed)
Red Boxes: Ski Lift Cars (with X cannot be entered
Pink Dots: Buyable Weapon off wall

(1) Map elevation increase from left to right. If you are traveling from right to left you can either fall off the ledge which is the black line or go around. If traveling from left to right you must go around the black line to get to the top of the mountain.

(2) This square area is a garage. The grey lines show a catwalk. The small square with the up arrow in it is the stairs up. Now there are 3 windows in this room, if it has a down arrow near it, the window is on the bottom floor. Arrow up means it is on the catwalk. There are broken rails on the catwalk so you canfall off by the zombie window.

(3) This is the PAP room. The PAP can only be used if you arrive here via ski lift. (free) The 2 doors in this room are open once the power is on. But the doors close if you arrive by ski lift. You have 45 seconds to PAP your weapons. Once time is up, the doors open with the zombies waiting outside for you. At the same time, the cable car you arrived in will go back to the other side automatically. There will be a 3 minute waiting time to use this side again. This situation changes if you use the cable car from the top. It will cost you to go down the mountain though. Also the PAP will not be activated.

(4) The first 2 players will always spawn here. And also will spawn here if playing solo. Quick revive is only on if you are playing solo. If you have 3 or 4 players, they will spawn on the other side of the PAP room.

(5) This part of the map is a little confusing. The Black Square with the orange dots is the elevator. On the top floor, there is a window and area where the zombies drop from a ledge (down arrow) on the left side of the elevator. On the bottom floor, there is an area with 2 windows on the right side of the elevator. It is not free.

I am really tired. Been a long day of a long week. I lectured at PCC on Tuesday (in an actual lecture hall, with a remote control projector even!), taught a class on Wednesday, worked 11.5 hours today because I am taking the day off work tomorrow to teach a class in the morning and shoot a wedding in the evening, then getting back up on Sunday to teach another class. Throw in the usual selection of answering e-mails, two of which were for image requests for book publications, getting my own shooting in (one reason I am going out and doing night shoots of the bridges, the only time I have for photography), and two different photo meetups to get out shooting with a few friends and it has been quite a week.

I had a friend recently comment on how much of a workaholic I am. It is not by choice nor terribly enjoyed. I don't hate it. It just is and it is what needs to be done right now. Hopefully not forever, though.

Even though I don't mind the physical and mental exhaustion bits of working so much, it is tough to get to see Owen for about 20 minutes a day. He is usually sound asleep by the time I get off of work. And when I have weekends like I do this weekend, which are happening with some regularity, I get to see him even less.

But boy is he fun when I do. Generally when he realizes I have a whole day off he gets really excited and even more energetic than usual. Rather than finding it even more exhausting, I find his energy inspiring. He definitely perks my energy levels up just being around him, so it is a good partnership there.

But I really need to get to bed and get some rest for the day ahead. I am looking forward to it quite a bit, but will need to be in top form nonetheless.

Anyway, this image just made me smile. Taken sometime last summer at the park as Owen was swinging. I would push him and get him going, then step to the side and try to time a photo of him swinging by. I was actually trying for a composition like this, with just his legs swinging into the frame. Not sure if this is necessarily as good of a result as I would have liked, but with the nice weather moving in, hopefully we'll get some more chances at this soon.