i know, i haven’t posted much in the last month. who reads this thing anyways? not even spambots seem to want to come here anymore. xD
anyways, during all this time, i’ve been doing work on kitsune paradise. i changed the forum software to simple machines so that it can be using something more up to date without me having to shell out upwards of $200 for a license. i like invision and all, but it’s too expensive for me. so, yeah, kitsune paradise is using SMF, and i have ported the skins from the previous incarnations, like i have planned to do last year. munjpets and inferno will return soon.
as for kitsumuck, well, it’s comatose. i’m focusing more on a new project called “evolution MUCK“, which is intended to be a sequel to what was planned for kitsumuck, but more. kitsumuck will remain online for those seeking kitsune roleplay.
i’ve also been working on a couple of stories. one is named “kitsurian chronicles”, and basically serves as the background to kitsumuck and evolution muck. the story itself is actually based off of plots that have taken place on IRC before kitsumuck even existed (hell, before kRPG). the other story…well, that will be revealed on the sixth.
i’ve finally gotten my motivation to write once again. kind of. you see, right now, people in orange shirts are banging on my roof. this means i would have a hard time sleeping. so i need something to do, other than read bash.org and some other fine websites. this something is, writing. i’m working on my stories – revising the crap i already wrote because of the crappy quality from back then. once that’s done, i will be doing new chapters. yay!
though i am not only using this time for writing, but i am also working on getting the new forum software set up for kitsune paradise. this mostly entails the themes. i’ve got them done for the most part. the only thing left is the buttons and some of the skins from the current incarnation of the community. once i get it all looking good, i can make it go live, and work on porting munjpets and inferno rpg over — the former being the easier to work with.
also, a note to collections agencies: fuck you. that means you, northland group. i’m not giving you shit. you people left me alone for over a year, then you start to haunt me with your collections notices. no! go away! i don’t even have the credit card any more, and it was dead as of 2007! get over it! i’m also not giving you guys shit for my allegedly unpaid verizon shit either, because i never received a bill from them for that account for months! fuck off!
first, happy belated new year. second, remember the list of resolutions i made last month? i’m doing a good job so far on them. right now i am working on the kitsumuck website, and progress is going smoothly. i’ve found a nice new web-based MUD client that kicks the ass of the crappy Java client that’s been in use for over two years. it’s got lots of neat features, and is in active development. so, i am going to stick to that one from now on. all i have left to finish is the profiles section, and that should be cake once i get the information imported from the MUCK’s database into the SQL database to make things a lot less hackish. i’m just going to need to make a backend in PHP so the MUCK can update the SQL database through that instead of its SQL functions because apparently, those tend to lock up the MUCK. (wow, that sounded confusing when i read over it)
on other news, i’ve scored myself a 5 day weekend by requesting 3 days paid vacation over the weekend. this would be the third day. monday and tuesday are my normal days off. the main reason i did this was to take a break from .. well, dealing with assholes. i needed to do this so i can relax, and clear my mind…and get some shit done that i’ve been falling behind on.
next up on my list would be my writings. also, what am i going to do for kitsune paradise? hmmm….
so, it’s december already. meaning 2008 is almost over. it has been a pretty good year, i survived it, so that’s good. i’m no longer living with alynna, she moved out a month ago due to problems with the other roommates. i couldn’t go with her because i still had a job here. she’s apparently happy where she is now, so it’s okay.
and since it’s december, that means i have to tolerate all this christmas crap. okay, so i don’t hate the holidays. but constantly hearing that music over and over burns me out on it. the good part of working graveyard, i can listen to whatever music i want. none of this 24/7 christmas music bullshit. i’m okay with hearing it once in a while, but christ. anyways, i can’t hate christmas, because it happens to be the day i brought digital gate online. it’s an important day in kitsune paradise‘s history. the day the server was able to stay online 24/7. (my rants about the crappy linksys hardware aside). since it’s going to be the 5th anniversary, i’m going to have to do something special. (and fast)
and when the new year comes, i’m probably going to have to come up with some ‘new years resolutions’. you know, things that i say i am going to do but i end up … not doing them. but this time, i’m going to do it, for real. a possible list of resolutions?
- stop fucking slacking on projects
- breathe life into kitsumuck
- get out more often
- see about going to school
yeah. the first one, i really need to work on. hell, i might start on that now. or i might go to bed after writing this post. i don’t know. i don’t feel tired.
once again, body. fuck you. be more energized when i want to do stuff. i sleep too much as it is. >:(
i’ve got a lot to get done on kitsune paradise and kitsumuck, yet i’m feeling so fucking sluggish, it’s not even funny. fuck you, body. try being more energized more than just during peak times during the night while i’m at work. how about when i am at home, on my computer, wanting to do some skinning on a website, or some work on a story? yeah, that would be great.
seriously. i’ve been slacking too much, and i’ve gotta stop. i need to start working on shit again.
for those of you that frequent kitsune paradise, you may know that i installed a rpg system on there. last night, i set up rpg inferno (the free version, mind you). it took me ages to actually find the file, and once i found it, it was in .uha format. linux has no native archiving utility that supports that format. so, i try various uha extractors, and finally, i got some results in dosbox….and i found….a fucking .rar file.
you have no idea how pissed off i was. why would someone put an archive inside an archive? i have no issues with a split archive inside a single archive – to make downloading easier. but, a single .rar file inside another archive? and .uha?! seriously. what’s next? .zip inside a .rar inside a .7z inside a .tar inside a .uha inside a .ace?! if the archive is just *one fucking file*, then don’t fucking put it in a different archive and a different format — especially one that can’t be decompressed on linux natively.
regardless of that little problem there, i managed to get rpg inferno installed. it took me a while to hack it to make it compatible with my board’s software, but it works. now i just need to add all sorts of neat shit to it.
it took me less than a month, with days of laziness and procrastination and tiredness and stuff, but i finished a good part of KitsuMUCK‘s website. the big thing i am working on for that is called “ibMUCK”, a front end for the RP system on there, so people wont need to type in all sorts of commands just to get their character up and going.
i have a lot to add, but, it is good for the time being. right now i should focus on the MUCK itself, fixing up the world and stuff. i also need to rearrange the wiki, and finish some articles there.
right now, i am gonna rest. then continue work when i am more awake
so i decided to make a room on kitsumuck that instructs new users on getting their characters set up. it’s very long, and very informative. quite possibly the longest description on the muck. i also named it after a chevelle song, because i can.
sweet jesus, it’s been months since i last posted in this blog. perhaps, i should make a habit of updating this more. how about a belated new year’s resolution, to actually…update this thing every so often? at least, less than 4 months between posts. xD
okay, so what has been going on with me lately? well, nothing too spetacular. i’m still working in the same shithole whose name rhymes with “dick flop”. though, things have gotten calmer there recently. i don’t know if it’s increased law enforcement, or that people realize that i won’t put up with their shit, but, i kinda like it the way it is now. of course, i get the occasional asshole, that’s common in the convenience store business. it’s just not horrible. the only thing that sucks is, i have no new material for my “quik stop horror stories” thread on kitsune paradise (which has shit i should have posted in the “prik stop” blog, but meh). the holiday season there was quite hectic. the boss had to go to another store to run it, and the assistant manager was in charge for the good half of a month, meaning i had to work six day weeks. as a result, the past couple paychecks i’ve received were pretty big. they hired a new guy who is awesome, and they finally fired the crackwhore amber. so now, the entire crew is honest and competent.
aside from work, i’ve been getting back to work on Kitsune Paradise and KitsuMUCK — the latter being one that i’ve been procrastinating a bit too much on. today, i finished the new layout for kitsumuck’s site. although i do have a bit more to add, i got it looking pretty, and it’s pretty much ready for me to add anything i need to it without screwing up too much. i’m kind of debating on moving the kitsumuck subforums from KP to their own separate board, so i could make an actual full featured system, but that might come later. it is a bit time consuming to do the modifications to IPB itself to do what i would like it to do, and right now, i don’t have enough time. i pretty much would rather focus on the more important part of the MUCK – the plot, and the basis behind it. it’s at least more than ready for me to advertise it at Further Confusion, where me and Alynna intend to throw a huge kitsune party, during which, I intend on passing out flyers or something about kitsumuck (and kitsuhana).
i guess that is it for now. maybe i should go back to playing I Wanna Be The Guy. this game makes me want to explode. violently.