Well, I thought I’d found a way to get my url, my web server software, and everything else working through my current network set up — port forwarding! It’s set up according to instructions, but doesn’t work. So I’ve just given up. PCs will no longer be used by me except for my 286 because it’s very well behaved, my P1 because OS/2 is fun to play with, and a 933Mhz P3 that’s there because I think Wizardry 8 was a pretty nice game.
Depending on various factors I should have a new server — a G3 or G4 PowerMac, probably. A Mac of some sort for sure. Anyway, should have it in the next few weeks to a month depending on cash flow and ebay. When this is done, I shall have no more Linux systems. Not because Linux is bad… for PCs it’s the best there is these days — it’s just that this isn’t saying much. Really, Linux is an excellent idea, but I’m no longer patient for certain of its quirks, and I’ve lost the interest in computers to cope with the fact that it (like any PC OS) is slightly over complicated.
I’m keeping my eye on ReactOS to replace the XP running on my P3. So between that, and the fact that I don’t use the damn thing more than an hour a month I think it’s safe to say that Windoze has NOT won any rounds.
Salandra’s Revolution’s new 2nd chapter has a very excellent reason it isn’t typed yet: I realised it wasn’t complete, I have another few paragraphs to a few pages to write — and then I got writers block 4 sentences into the new content. So… it’ll be up, eventually, but don’t hold your breath.
On brighter news, a story I’m pretty sure I’ve never gotten typed up, or at least never posted, is perfectly suited to being a serial in a magazine/ezine. I was going to see about touching it up a little then submitting it and see what happens. I’ll keep posted here what ‘zine it’ll be showing up in. I also have some short works that are ready for submission if I could get off my lazy arse and type/format them for it. Anyway, if I can get my little works published I’ve got the extra boost when I get my juvie written — always a plus.
In further writing news, Shanny has gotten over some hurdles with her own work. She isn’t posting it though, not any more. I recommend visiting the site and clamouring in the comments that she post her stuff… though I don’t suppose a blog with a readership of like 3 people can get much of a clamour going… maybe link to an mp3 of some toddlers in a pots and pans store?
In gaming related news — yeah, I still game, I just got tired of posting the game sessions it was starting to become more chore than entertainment. Anyway, our game has taken a slight turn for the odd. Anastasia, Richard (her brother in law) and Nick (his best friend) were all borrowing Serena’s (the brilliant physicist who devised a way to cross fictons) ship. Ana is the only one any good at flying… Serena doesn’t, strictly speaking, use navigational computers AND her ship’s navigation system has extra dimensions to set and Ana didn’t turn that part off like she should have (and like Serena, the absent minded sort she is, forgot to mention — she also forgot to mention she does her own calculations so didn’t have a proper computer for it) so they wound up on Mad Monkey island near Kara-Tur. Ana is getting very rude and snarky with a demi-god. So this should be fun.
Serena herself, and her wife Georgia are pregnant by each other — not an uncommon occurrance (well, no more so than going to a sperm bank today) but it normally requires a gene surgeon, not sex. Seems on their own trip bit Toril for a spot of vacation the girls got the blessing of one or more gods.
Lyndsey is bummed because she is on a dagger mission which she expected Ana to be along on, but Ana has finally decided that she is done with the Daggers and is ready to return to the stage and quit. Really, Lyn’s happy — it always upset her a lot that Ana was there in the first place, but she found adventuring with her wife fun and thinks of her husband and wife as good luck charms. Still, she’s got her mom and Ghen along.
In WoW news, Gnomeregan Freedom Force is no more. Steamwheedle Cartel’s public RP is virtually non-existent and the enthusiasm to revive it is just not there. I plan to migrate my SWC characters to Wyrmrest Accord just as soon as finances allow — I will probably attempt to restart the guild then.
That pretty well covers everything. Maybe I’ll start remembering to post things more often so that I can take the time and effort to be more interesting and detailed — and so that I’m not making one big, monthly post that fits every fucking category I use and therefore just get’s dumped as “Journal”…
cheers.
