I just keep losing connection randomly, or it just gets incredibly slow. I was gone almost all weekend because of it. So my apologies if I keep popping in and out or disappearing for a while.

I need to do some mysql tweaking later. Here's a link... just basic changes, really. I should possibly even be using something other than mysql... but I'll work with what I have first, mostly because I am not going to convert ALL of my mysql-using apps right now. It's possible the short term changes may speed up my site (I hope!)

In RP news...
- Five Coils is on a hiatus. I'm hoping it will not be a permanent one, I said I'd see how I feel in a week or so.
- Outcastes is on an enforced 3 day a week schedule meaning I am updating it tomorrow!
- Academy is... weird, people suddenly stopped posting much at all. I'm not sure if it's just me being paranoid or what, I addressed it but now I'm worried people will think I'm a freak-o for asking.

We finally got 'net set up here today. Sheesh, took a while. The cable guys had to actually drop a wire from the rooftop, drill holes through our walls, and staple the wire along our ceilings. And it took 'em a few days to figure out how.

We don't even have PHONE yet. n.n On the other hand, I did hear from Kalli, today!! Turns out her phone just wasn't working at all where she moved. *sadface* BUT she ended up moving in with her uncle who has net access. :O So it looks like I'll get to see her now and then online when her uncle's girlfriend isn't using her comp. This is very awesome!

I have a lot to write about but I'll have to do it later. Going to take a walk (I've been exercising lately!) Let me tell you, Montreal is such a relief for me... there's stores open till 9 pm or even later over here, every day! It feels more like where I *used* to live, but it's different. It's amazing how truly bilingual it is here, too.

Oh and check out my status. I'm playing FF12 again! GASP! And I finished watching Gundam Seed. I want to watch more Gundam series now. n.n

Yesterday I had an unexpected connection lost due to blizzard weather! Eep! And I was going to post here about it right when I woke, but I ended up telling everyone individually instead, 'cause I was worried people would think I was gone for some personal reason instead.

The entry before this is something I had actually written the night before while waiting for the broadband to come back. Ended up playing a good deal of Sims 2 also. Heh... it's still my favorite game to relax with (yesterday night I spent hours and hours just building a house... I REALLY like how it turned out.)

Wish Sims 2 loaded faster on my comp, though. :/

So anyway... who else who wants Tabula Rasa invites for the 3-day free trial (with download of course)?

Hey! Everything installed fine! It's awesome. I'm so happy, I'm going to sit here and download Sims 2 stuff all night, even if it means sitting here wearing my sunglasses. I tried NOT using them while playing some Heroes 5 earlier (it's hard to see those subterranean maps when your glasses are tinted) and that led me to so much pain that I slept right through the cable tech coming by to set everything up.

I was playing a custom map and damn, did I get owned. o.O I waited too long and the computer's player came out with 3000+ skeleton archers and shit. That was just way too wrong. I didn't have any 5th level destructive spells to kick ass -- I was playing Wizard, and the 5th level mage guild had all status effect type spells! Didn't even have anyone with Light Magic as a skill to get things like Deflect Missile and Resurrection. My game ended with me getting chased by the opposition's biggest army until I reached a dead end and thought "Okay, this sucks. Better quit!"

So I couldn't get my eye exam today. Sucks! It's on Thursday instead. Thursday 2:30-4:30 PM EST. Which ...means I won't be running B&B that day, it seems! I've already informed most everyone about it though. Still, it's kinda frustrating. I hate B&B delays that happen because of stupid circumstances kicking me in the ass. Also, my eyes hurt a lot from squinting, so it makes it hard to do much at the computer. Which is why I'm not really chatty today. :x I've been using my prescription sunglasses, but (duh) it makes everything tinted dark, and that doesn't help eyestrain either.