The Next Step

So… lately I’ve had SO MUCH to talk about that I don’t know where to start here. Actually, it’s one of those things where I have so much to talk about that when I sit down in front of a computer monitor I only remember the stupid little things that no one cares about. So without further ado: things you probably don’t care about. Seriously, you probably wouldn’t miss much if you stopped reading here.

So Mother 3 is coming out in Japan in March. I really wish somebody would give up a US release date, but until then it’s wishing I knew Japanese and slogging through mystery presents that seem to be opening up every day. Looks like there’s a special edition Mother 3 Game Boy Micro coming out as well, not that I think I’d spring for that. In any case, this whole Japan release thing is a terrible tease, but I can’t seem to stay away from it. Could somebody please write a letter to Shigesato Itoi and ask him about an American release date? I’d really appreciate it.

I’ve also been spending time working on artisene.com (you can’t see any changes, don’t bother looking. unless you want to see the same old page, in which case go right ahead.), but I’m running into some snags. Those being that my server is the trusty eMac Helga. Originally, all the development was on Helga, too. Unfortunately, she has a screen reminiscent of a 200 watt bulb with text rendered in watercolors, and she was really taking a toll on the old eyes. So I said, “Hey, Nathan. Why not just copy everything over to the PC, do the development there using all the full-featured doohickeys and gizmos that are out for that Windows environment, and then copy the finished product back to Helga?” Brilliant, right? But it turns out that after doing some development on this machine, I’ve installed a bunch of things that weren’t on Helga to make the site work. Now if I were to copy it back over as is, it is highly unlikely to function. This makes life very difficult. Guess I’ll just let that sit in the back of my head for a while…

I’ve also been considering purchasing some new ddr pads since our old ones have mostly shuffled off this mortal coil. Only problem is a lack of space given our current living room setup. Knowing how frustrating it is when the mats move around, I also have to take into account that we’re going to want some kind of semi-permanent setup to keep them from sliding too much. That means big changes for the living room layout and puts quite an emphasis on the need for a couch or loveseat instead of having just our chairs. Anybody looking to get rid of one?

Also, for whatever reason, I’ve found myself in more and more conversations that just seem to find their way over to politics lately. I don’t think I’m driving them that way, they just sort of end up there. And the more people I talk to, the more I realize that nobody likes politicians.

[tirade]So why do we vote for them? Because they are the ones who organize and spend millions of dollars on their campaigns, I guess. I suppose in the past, there was nothing to be done about that. BUT. We have the internet now, folks. Anybody can put their thoughts up in an instant for the world (except maybe china) to see. And so I propose that we put a real person in office. Somebody who is honest, and who actually cares for people. So if anybody is up for it, I’d like to see Dennis Carman in the race for president of the United States at some point. [/tirade]

It’s late. I should be in bed. Check out my silver medal if you haven’t already.

Just when I get good at something is just when I lose interest in it.

This insightful moment brought to you by me staying up too late.

So my attempts to get Rails running on Helga came to a grinding halt as I watched attempted install after attempted install of mySQL fail in one way or another. Even after a supposed successful install, I kept getting permission denied errors.

Long story short, there won’t be much to the Artisene site until I can figure out how to get this database going. I may try sqlite if I can’t make mysql work eventually, but in the meantime I’ll be trying to get rid of all the botched (?) installs. That should be a project unto itself.

I’ve also given up on radrails because it can’t seem to quit properly. Every time I try to stop a server from radrails or quit the application, it locks up and I end up having to force quit. So I’m thinking of just getting a nice text editor and getting good and friendly with the command line.