EQ2 has me now.

It's been an interesting month.

I've stopped playing EVE again for a while. It's a good game, but it's one I burn out on periodically and go back to after a few months off. I predict I'll probably get back into it by spring, but for now I have another mistress. Everquest II.

One of the interesting things that happened recently (actually, late last month) was that my brain connected the guy on EQ2's web site, Grimwell, with the name of an old friend I haven't seen since my days at WMU... Craig Dalrymple. Grimwell is the name of his immortal character on WileyMUD, and he's one of the original crew that predates my own involvement. I guess I just didn't expect it to be the same Grimwell, but in an interview I saw it spelled out as Craig "Grimwell" Dalrymple, and so I sent him some email.

It's a small world. :)

Anyways, I had already been wandering back to EQ2 prior to taking a short break for the City of Heroes halloween event. So this just increased my desire to do so. It's a fun game! You can bash SOE all you want (and I do!) but they got this one right after 3 years.

I've also been tinkering with muds again. I want to get an LPMud of some kind up and build a world for it. I doubt I'll ever make one from scratch at this point, but if I can get one off the ground I can at least get some of my creative writing done and maybe have some fun with it. I wouldn't mind including the WileyMUD areas as a nostalga zone or something.. maybe even try to do a port and see if I can get it to feel like a diku. :)

I've also made a decision. Michigan sucks, and I'm not forcing myself to stay here any longer. I've started looking for jobs in southern California as well. Basically, I see no reason that I should have to remain poor AND suffer the crappy weather we have here. If I find a good job here in Kazoo, fantastic... but the economy is going to shit and shows no signs of improvement. California is doing well, and the weather there is mostly good.

So I'm giving myself this one last winter to find a job out there somewhere. The house is paid for, and I doubt my roommates will want to move, so I might just strike up a deal with them to pay the insurance and property taxes if they pay the rest of the bills and keep the place in reasonable shape. That way, I have an asset that might be worth something in a few years (if the housing market ever improves), they have a place to live, and I have a place to visit a few times a year.

We'll see. I'm not in a hurry, but it's looking like this is my best option so I'm looking into it.

Oh yes, today was Kitten Neutering Day! Red and Gold are now unics, and so far so good... they seem to have recovered and are running around like their old selves.