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new network connection
I decided to go with option 2 of my previous post and switch to business-class cable for my internet connnection and keep my server in my house. I switched DNS for my server over last night, and then early this morning discovered a loose cable from shifting things around. So last night my email and websites were down, but it's all back online now ( Read more... ) -
game development
Two weekends ago I volunteered at the Texas Independent Game Conference. I had several good conversations with people about what they're working on and what technologies they're using. At the end of the first day, I realized that the time has come for me to end the project I've been working on for almost ten years and start something new. This ( Read more... ) -
weekend haiku
[I composed this the morning of May 18th, but never posted it and I've been feeling it intensely these past few days.]
your clothes here
seek the warmth of your
nude body -
meta post
This morning I changed my journal title from "Random Thoughts" to "Touching Life Deeply". I've also started adding tags to my entries, and I figured out how to give you guys permission to add tags to my entries (and please do). My "personal growth" tag feels a bit absurd--every day is about personal growth--but I'm using it anyways to mark posts ( Read more... ) -
bottled mead
Last night I bottled a batch of mead with help from coreblue and harlequinmayhem. We bottled it into 27 x 22oz bottles, with a #8 tapered cork in each. I read the gravity at 1.014 at approximately 70F, making it around 13% alcohol. I still need to make some labels, and I'll officially name this batch then.
Later last night lauraleanalle joined us and we all had a glass. It could ( Read more... ) -
layoff
The company I work for laid off a third of the workers this afternoon. -
bored and horny
I had this conversation with a stranger as I was getting into my car last night ( Read more... ) -
new userpic
I recently rediscovered a few photos my dad took of me last fall, and decided to make a new userpic out of one of them. I didn't much care for the color, so I decomposed it into RGB and then selected the blue channel ( Read more... ) -
morning haiku
talk with me
we will find answers
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weekend haiku
rising heat
sweating out toxins
cleans the soul