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Monday, April 3, 2006
Bringing back the classics.
There isn't a lot to report lately, other than the usual. The only major thing is that we've found an apartment in the city that we're going to be looking at this weekend. We'd thought that there wasn't much left (the apartment we wanted was sold after we were convinced to live at our current location), so it really felt like a mistake. And now we are really trying to get out of here and find a place of our own.
So, I'm happy about that. It'll be good to finally have a bit more freedom (and live with a lot less people!)
The only other news is that I'm finally working on a new RPG. It's something a little special, if only because oldies might remember it. It's very loosely based on the first RPG I ever participated in at OtakuBoards; RicoTranzrig's Meteo City. My version is going to be quite different, but it will contain some similar elements, as well as a familiar name. I'm hoping that some of the older members will want to join - I remember that everyone from Flash and Warlock to myself and Liam were involved in that old series on OB.
The new RPG will take the series' original name (Hybrid Vigor) and will be set in a future version of Paris. So hopefully it'll inject something a little fresh into Adventure Square when it arrives.
Arcadia: I guess I try to know what I'm doing, at the very least, haha. I allow a lot of room for change, but I have a very general idea of where I want to be in the future. My plans now are actually a lot less rigid than they once were and it feels great.
And I agree! It's the first Gorillaz album I have bought and I'm enjoying it quite a lot. ^_^
SugarCone: Absolutely, in fact, translators are often in high demand. Unfortunately I've never really dealt with them, so I don't know about the opportunities in detail. But I would go as far as sending cover letters and resumes to various publishers that you're interested in anyway - you never know. It's certainly a field where there is usually a shortage of qualified staff. So there are often great opportunities there.
John: Oh I want to get settled in! But I really have no option but to move. The people I'm living with now are unbearable (not to mention incredibly money-grubbing). So it's difficult to save anything here and it's a constant headache. Moving to an apartment will be good because it'll allow me to focus on saving money for a long period of time, which I'm definitely needing to do.
CosmicSailor: I'm glad you like the way I word things; I am often worried about being misinterpreted. So I try to be as clear as possible.
At the end of the day you know what's best for you. Whatever you end up doing, I wish you the best of luck. I really hope that something comes along that you are really interested in, because doing work you enjoy is probably one of the best things that can happen in life. I wish I had it more often.
Aaryanna: A Minister is basically like one of your cabinet secretaries. The "Governor" of Queensland is actually called the "Premier" over here. So the Minister for Health would be like your state's Health Secretary, or something.
I haven't played Animal Crossing on GameCube in ages. I just found it far too repetitive and uninteresting. It's a nice game, but I prefer The Sims, personally. The online aspect of Animal Crossing on DS does interest me, though.
SunfallE: I hope you're now feeling better! Being sick is awful.
I just find politicians weird. Some are very nice, but some are so full of themselves that they appear to live on another planet. I really am not impressed by such people, so I tend to spend a lot of time ignoring them and only talking to them if they address me, lol. Generally I just don't want to hear what they have to say, unless I'm actually getting into an interesting conversation.
I forget how it works, I think you have to reach a minimal number of posts before becoming a Member. I can't even remember if it's twenty or fifty posts. But either way, it's a pretty low amount.
At the end of the day there are some people who are still waiting to be a Moderator at OB. In a way I can understand why, but most of those people are the same people who are unlikely to get the job. I tend to go after people who are simply happy to be good participants, rather than those who have a deliberate ambition to join the staff. There are exceptions and it's not quite a hard rule...but it's generally something I take into account.
As I've always said, I'm most concerned about people's attitude and who I feel can do the best job. Quite often that isn't going to be an "oldie" and yet sometimes older members are perfect for the job. Basically the amount of time someone has been there has little to do with my staffing choices.
I hope you take care, too. ^_^
indifference: Usually I don't care very much about the actual political stance, because I suppose I take it for granted that I'm never going to agree with other people's politics entirely. However, it's more the personal attitudes of such people that annoys me. Some politicians are very personable and very nice to talk to, but others are ridiculously false. And I don't respond well to fake people.
I hope you have a good week too, thanks for the kind thoughts!
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