Avaeryn : Weblog

inactivity

Wed, 30 Apr 2008 22:15:19 GMT

Haven't managed to do a whole lot of anything other than school related stuff. Just...meh...exhaustion is the key word. Can't say a whole lot more!

Success!

Sat, 16 Feb 2008 21:05:10 GMT

Finally managed to strip down Quickmud to the bare bones. Only have the required help files, limbo.are, midgaard.are and hood.are. No errors, only crashed once because I forgot to delete some resets in midgaard. After I take a break and actually do something productive *coughstudy-write-paperscough*, I will try to get rid of Midgaard and try to figure out why Gangland is needed? I know why limbo is needed so no rocket science there.

Now that's a spicy meat-ah-ball!

Oh yeah, and in case any of you *don't* already know, Arthmoor has the most kick ass set up ever! I typed make and was amazed at the speed. Samson, you da man :)

Backups rule!

Sat, 16 Feb 2008 19:32:45 GMT

I'm not even day 1 into this "project" I've undertaken. So far I've screwed things up so badly that my log folder is full :P

So glad I remembered to back things up. I'm beginning to wonder if I can get this piece of crap off the ground :P

*keep smiling, light at the end of the tunnel, silver lining in every cloud*

If I keep saying that loud enough everything will be ALL RIGHT won't it?

Meh...

Starting a new project

Fri, 15 Feb 2008 15:17:39 GMT

I have decided to grab the bull by the horns and start a new project. I have always wanted to create an immersive roleplay atmosphere in a game. So here goes! I have never had any luck with finding or keeping a coder. So to prove that I can at least tackle things on my own, I am going to tackle the building end of things for now. I want to rip all the stock areas out and rebuild from scratch. Brave, big plans for such a little person, eh? I can build if nothing else. Maybe if I start out like this then a coder might fall into my lap :P

Just remember, I am not holding my breath waiting for a coder to fall into my lap. I don't expect that to happen. So to all those who have offered a bit of help here or there, I might call on you if I screw things up beyond recognition or can't remember all the things I used to know about Unix :P

Now I should get back to writing a paper. A big, ugly, nasty paper with teeth!

new people!

Sun, 10 Feb 2008 23:30:39 GMT

It looks like MudDomain is growing. Is it my imagination or are more cool people finding their way here? Tickles me pink, if one can imagine that :P

Now I think I shall go drink hot chocolate as it is horribly cold here.

One day, maybe

Sat, 09 Feb 2008 08:55:32 GMT

I have found that mudding is an unusual business. I remember the glory days of muds and wonder where those days have gone. The cookie-cutter, mud-in-a-box era has really hurt mudding in general, but I think there are still some pretty cool ones out there. Highly modified, with admins and players who care. I just wonder if a time has come where the glut of unmodified, unloved muds will soon start to disappear. If this happens I hope a new era begins for mudding--one where community spirit is strong, new codebases are released, and we start to take back our own from graphical games and the thievery of some pay-to-play muds.

I don't think all of those things will happen. There has been quite a bit of bad blood between certain sects of the mud community. I don't think that can be easily resolved. The other things I am quite hopeful about. It probably will take a bit before things start to change. Hopefully we might see a new day for muds. More of our players, skilled coders, admins and builders will return. At least I have the dream. That will do for now.

Ah the idiocy!

Sat, 09 Feb 2008 02:10:22 GMT

I am continually amazed at how rude and belligerent people are in this world, and for no good reason. It never ceases to amaze me that professionals and administrators can behave in such an astounding way. I can only say that I am shocked, but coming to expect this kind of crap more and more on a regular basis. It comes as no surprise that this type of behavior only leads in a vicious circle like the "kick the dog, not the garbage can" thing after a frustrating day. One person bitches at another, the second person gets pissed off, they bitch at someone else, and before long it's turned into the office without broadband on the Comcast commercial. How the heck do we let ourselves get this way?

Any way! My "free" server has gone down. So much for moocows and penguins! I often think it is not meant for me to own or run a mud of my own. Now comes the real challenge--finding a good one to work on!

CSS Rules!

Wed, 16 Jan 2008 01:25:17 GMT

Learned how to make some pretty cool roll-over buttons in CSS. I'm really enjoying this. Now if I could say the same for Circlemud coding :P

2008, here we come!

Sat, 12 Jan 2008 03:28:38 GMT

A lot of things are going on in life.

Spring semester is getting ready to start
I actually started learning CSS. It's not as bad as I thought it might be! I'm actually enjoying it.
I started a circlemud to have something to fiddle with. Yes, I really started it all by myself!
I got banned from my first mud for conducting an audit for TMC. roflmao...
I actually started working through a C tutorial. Yeah, believe it or don't !

So I guess all things considered I'm doing pretty well aren't I? Woot! Happy 2008 here I come!

When to say when

Sun, 23 Dec 2007 17:18:16 GMT

I guess everyone has found themselves in a job or other situation where it's misery. You know the job doesn't fit you, and you hang in hoping things will change. I've found myself there a couple times as well. Hang in there, hope it gets better, and continue to come to work every day miserable. I've even had jobs that were so stressful I'd get a headache or heartburn before going TO work. I promised myself I would not let things get to this point again yet I find myself there.

One of the professors I had this past semester advised us to self-evaluate on a regular basis. Look inward, see where we are, what we need to work on, and know when it's time to move on if we're working or volunteering. I hate to leave a project or job, but sometimes I think it's for the best. If you're miserable and hate it, it's time to go because it does no one any good.

Now for the how. I've read all those articles on how to leave gracefully. But since this is a volunteer position I'm wondering if maybe just leaving and not coming back wouldn't be the best way to proceed. I've tried voicing my concerns on several occasions to people higher up the food chain but they seem oblivious to any problems. I am not the only person to notice either. At least six others--maybe more--have seen the same thing and don't waste their time there anymore.

When to say when, when to stop buying tums and pepto bismol. Heh nothing in life is ever easy is it?