private function InitThings() : void {
    shapesArray = [];

    var screenWidth:int = 768;
    var screenHeight:int = 1024;
    var totalObjects:int = 8;
    var a:Number = (Math.PI * 2) / totalObjects;
    // This is the width & height of the object (it's a circle)
    var distanceBetweenObjects:Number = 62.0;
    // I added the size of the object here, this made it distribute closer to what I was trying to
    // achieve
    var distanceFromCenter:Number = ((distanceBetweenObjects * 0.5) / Math.cos(a * 0.5)) + 62;
    var accumulatedAngle:Number = 0.0;

    for (var i:int = 0; i < totalObjects; i++) {
        var shape:GameShape = new GameShape(Math.ceil(Math.random() * 6)); // , (0.14 * i));
        shapesArray.push(shape);
        addChild(shape);

        shape.x = (Math.cos(accumulatedAngle) * distanceFromCenter) + (screenWidth / 2);
        shape.y = (Math.sin(accumulatedAngle) * distanceFromCenter) + (screenHeight / 2);
        accumulatedAngle += a;
    }


}