The Idea Oubliette

 It'd been quite a while since I'd been here. I know this because there was an unfinished post sitting here from 2012, which has since been published, about my trip to Prague, specifically the 12 hour layover in Amsterdam. I published it without finishing it, because the trip wasn't as fresh in my mind, having been over 9 years ago. I may start posting here more often, or on Instagram if it's more pictures than text. I'm taking a course on outdoor art and documentation, so I might put some of that content here. Things have been all over the place since my last post. My wife and I separated; I had a couple of long depressive episodes; I taught a game development course at Acadia University; I changed jobs a few times; I took courses in book binding and adult education. There's a lot than can fit into 9.5 years.

Yep, been a long, long time since I last posted. Over a year! A lot's happened in the past year; kinda crazy. First, I'd like to thank Unstranger for his comment on my SpaceRat post. I'd like to think I'm a decent writer, and if at least one person found it readable from a non-tech perspective, then so much the better! In late October the Mrs and I moved to Halifax, and I got a job writing code for a video game company. Oh yes, the dream has come true. :D I'm loving the work and apparently they're loving my performance! I started off on contract and just recently got hired on permanently. The raise that came along was great too. ;) What else… what else… The Mrs and I came out as polyamorous to our families. It wasn't a smooth ride and it still isn't for some of them. But all in all, how each of us reacts to things is our own cross to bear and we can't expect others to react in particular ways, even if we'd like them to. I turn 33 tomorrow, and s...

My next few posts will be very personal. My mother passed away last week, and I need to write in order to properly grieve. I want to share my thoughts, and I hope they might inspire or touch some of you.

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A lot of thoughts pass through my mind in any given week. Some of them drive me to research a particular subject, others get me started on a project. But I have more ideas than I can use myself, and so some of them I'll take a look into and post them up here. Sometimes I just want to try something out, and I'll post my attempts up here. Every month or so I'll also post a short story. These will be about 1000 words, and usually science fiction. I occasionally get a hankering to write horror, so maybe there'll be some of those as well.