Been a long time since my last entry. I didn't lose interest in my gemlog, I've just been really busy, between a very drawn-out hiring process for my new job (which I did eventually get -- I start next week), multiple family visits, and wrapping things up at my previous job. I try not to use this gemlog overmuch as a personal journal (because really, who cares?), so since I was just busy with lots of personal things, it got neglected for a while.
That said, my trusty little server (my custom "Twinstar" Gemini server software running on a little Raspberry Pi) was faithfully serving my neglected gemlog that entire time, and didn't fail until I lost power this morning -- but I was planning to finally write a new gemlog entry today anyway, so it was only down for about half a day.
I have a one-week break between ending my previous job and starting my new one, which I've been using to try to get in some relaxation, though as is usually the case on vacations, I've been having to devote an unfortunate amount of time to getting caught up on chores and errands as well. But I've also been playing the space strategy game R-Type Tactics 2: Operation Bitter Chocolate, and that's been good fun. Granzella is supposed to be releasing a remake of the R-Type Tactics games called R-Type Tactics I*II Cosmos, but it's been delayed multiple times and is now slated to come out in 2025. Well, as long as it does come out eventually and doesn't get canceled altogether, then I'm fine with it if they delay it a lot to get it right -- better than rushing it and releasing an inferior product.
When I have a nice chunk of time when I don't have a lot of other stuff I want to do, I ought to make my next Gaming Corner a writeup about the R-Type franchise.
I've also picked up one of my creative projects, my own turn-based strategy game that I've worked on on and off for many years. If my new job is less tiring than my previous one, hopefully I'll have the motivation to keep working on it after my break is over. It's been a long time since I completed a major hobby project and it would be nice to get another one under my belt. If so, perhaps I'll have more updates about that forthcoming in the coming weeks and months.
And now back to relaxing and enjoying my break before starting my new job.