Yes, I am still alive, though I nearly did kill myself.

For those who know, I took a position and failed to perform my duties. Rather than communicate with those in charge that I could not handle it, I hid. I'm not looking for forgiveness, just giving an explanation. I felt shamed at not coming through for these people. So filled with shame, I cut myself off from them.

Yeah, that sounds really pretty stupid. I should have just owned up and said, "Whoa, nope. I thought I could do this, b... read more

If you haven't heard about what happened with the Midrealm Crown over the weekend, I'm sure you can find information about it out there. I'd like to say go to www.midreal.org, but I cannot reach it at this point. I think the Midrealmers may have melted their servers.

The short version is that TRM Lutr and Tessa were stripped of their Crowns due to failure to maintain membership. The details go deeper, but that and the BoD's request for suggestions on how to keep this from happening ... read more

My supervisor emailed me and told me we'd revisit the idea of me changing my shift from weekends to weekdays when one of the other guys on my shift is cross trained(he starts next week).

To me, this sounds promising. I'd still be working nights, but I can handle that.

XXVII.

Then out spoke brave Horatius, the Captain of the Gate:
"To every man upon this earth, death cometh soon or late;
And how can man die better than facing fearful odds,
For the ashes of his fathers, and the temples of his Gods,

XXVIII.

And for the tender mother who dandled him to rest,
And for the wife who nurses his baby at her breast,
And for the holy maidens who feed the eternal flame,
To save them from false Sextus, that wrought the deed... read more

So 'ere's to you, Fuzzy-Wuzzy, at your 'ome in the Soudan;
You're a pore benighted 'eathen but a first-class fightin' man;
We gives you your certificate, an' if you want it signed
We'll come an' 'ave a romp with you whenever you're inclined.

-Rudyard Kipling