Update on me

Hi folks, for a personal blog I tend to talk about a lot of nonsense. So I figured I'd spend a wee bit of time to talk to you about what's going on with myself at the moment.

We're coming so close to my favourite time of year (Halloween) and even though I still don't have a costume decided on I am really looking forward to watching as many Halloween flavoured films as I can stomach and carving me a pumpkin.

I'm still an employed member of society! It's been a year and a half since I threw off the shackles of unemployment and chained myself to a life of servitude in exchange for legal tender. All in all my job's still going well too, there's up days and down days and days that just happen. It's an experience of sorts. Fingers crossed I'll still be here this time next year.

I'm still humming and hawing over signing up for NaNoWriMo, mostly because it is a massive time sink, but the story I'm planning out for it may just be too good to pass up on the chance of writing it. Because if I don't have the push of a deadline I know what will happen. I'll start it an never finish. I'm going to make my decision on Sunday, and I'll hopefully be able to update you with more information on that on Monday. In the meantime I am happily planning all this out and ignoring my other projects. Typical.

I've also gained a sort-of second job. It's not a job that I get paid for, and being very honest it's not really a job I've done anything for yet except send off a couple of emails. If you've been reading this blog for a while or even with some amount of regularity (or if you know me in real time- hello!) then you'll have heard me mention Mack and possible the game he's been making: Carbon
Well, Carbon is live. [Insert "It's Aliiiiiive" joke here]
Now I'll probably get kicked for this but, it's barely a game. However it is there and it's free to play. It is currently a sandbox shooter- but it will grow into something magical and if I need to break somebodies shins to get it there I will. Because, damnit, I'm excited for this game. I'm excited to see what it's going to grow into, I'm excited to see what communities will form and what factions will rise and fall. I'm excited to join my first MMO.
Yes, at the moment it's the very bare bones of a game, the graphics aren't even finalised yet I'm afraid, but Cabon has the potential for this to be a fantastic game. And I really want it to be one.

If you do sign up for Carbon, I'm on there as Idge. I need to talk to Mack and get updates on what he's been working on for the game but if you have any suggestions for things to add in, leave a wee notice on the website, tweet myself or @SootEverywhere the company Carbon is being released under. I'll put more links up to Soot related stuff once there's some content up on there.
In the meantime, take care, have fun.