Thread: Re: ?

Fish #641
Dude where have you been lately? You're like a recluse. What's going on?

Open reply since others likely noticed.

In short: I'm working on something. Slightly related to ... Tennis Lessons, but only indirectly.

1) I've changed my schedule to be something more-compatible with getting employed, assuming an opportunity shows up. Thus, I'm not going to be on late-at-night for at least a while, and mornings aren't prime time.

2) I'm working on An Old Project and I've decided I'm going to dedicate myself to it. Partly because it's old and I want it over with, and two, because there's a slight chance I can turn it into an income stream. I'd rather sink a month into An Old Project and have a chance at money in the future, than spend said time gaining nothing except the movment of a number on Valve's stat server from 300 to 400.

3) I generally just don't bother to turn Steam on when I'm in Ubuntu and I'm in Ubuntu pretty much exclusively, now. Especially since Linux is more condusive to An Old Project than Windows 2000 is, for a number of reasons. I may remember to initialise it in the future, however, this is unlikely since Steam in Wine tends to grab the sound mixer because it is a greedy bast'id, rendering mute audio software that's actually making sound.

4) As a side effect, and with the news that Valve will be releasing maps with the class updates, I don't feel any strong need to work on my map (another Windows task) at least for a while. If I go back to it, I'll damn-well have a proper plan for it. I make neat individual rooms, like "BLU Spawn" or "Final Capture Point" but it's a waste if I have no plan for threading them into a fun map overall.

5) The drama of TG/MD/Server'sDown/FriesAreUp/etc. lowers my spirits. I need a couple weeks of not dealing with crap. I've found ... Tennis Lessons to be useful in that regard. Perhaps when I return everyone will have suddenly found themselves and straightened up. Probably not, but it's the same either way.