Category Archives: Personal

Chaotic Cartography

Been a crazy month… My cat had to be rushed to the ER again, this time with an actual urinary blockage. They cleared it with a urethra tube, but now he MUST be on prescription urinary foods from now on. … Continue reading

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Manual Intervention

Slow progress on the CRPG… I had a fun but exhausting weekend at Rose City Comic Con in Portland, one of my cats got sick and I had to rush him to the ER on a Sunday (fortunately he’s okay!), … Continue reading

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Classic Addict

A quick update on the CRPG… Work on the final dungeons continues, inch by inch. I got maps drawn up and I now need to populate them with monsters, treasure, transactions, and so forth. It’s slow going because I’m trying … Continue reading

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Happy Birthday to Me

So yesterday was my birthday… I’m now level 44. Still saving up for my epic mount though. 😉 Other than aches and pains (my knee still is bugging me) and having to diet to lose some weight (which at least … Continue reading

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Green Times

Interesting times right now… First we had St. Patrick’s Day. And Emerald City Comic Con, which naturally uses the color green rather heavily with the brand. And things are definitely greening up, Seattle hit a temperature high for the month … Continue reading

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Snowed In

So during yesterday’s Super Bore, er, Bowl, and overnight, I got 8+ inches of snow. Needless to say I was working from home today. 🙂 I spent a good part of my time during the football game working on a … Continue reading

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Big Tasks

Still grinding away at maps… I managed to pick up a cold this weekend that grounded me at home, but as soon as I had energy I was back at it! A particular slow-down is for some of the maps, … Continue reading

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Year in Review

First of all, happy new year! So a year is nearly gone… what has been done, and what’s left to do? I decided in mid-2017 to start using the AMS (Advanced Memory System) for the game, which gave me tons … Continue reading

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Phone a Friend

I’ve finally reached my end of year vacation time, hurrah! Besides holiday stuff going on, I also have a new cat in the house, a beautiful tuxedo long-hair I rescued from Petco. She’s slowly getting used to the house and … Continue reading

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Working On It

Another quick update… It’s been a busy couple of weeks, and at the end of this week I’m going to ACE Comic Con in Seattle, so it’s going to stay that way! I’ve been working on the dynamic battlemap generation. … Continue reading

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