What's Happening In The Now
- Writing: The Textbook Case Part 4 (STILL)
- Watching: Random YouTube vids
- Playing: Nothing, atm.
- Tinkering: Website & hVmark
It's... been a bit since I've updated this page, let alone did a full rewrite. I've been busy working nights, and at the same time, I've been creatively lethargic. I haven't really had much I've wanted to say, which is probably why the last few posts have been more tech-related. I'm trying to get myself out of my funk, but instead of writing new shit, I end up reworking hVmark (and more on that later).
But, since it's been about a month without posting something new and we're starting off a brand-new week, it's the perfect opportunity to update the /now page.
hVmark Upgrades
If you've been following hVmark at all, you'd notice that it's currently at version 1.8.7 (obnoxious gunfire noises).
How did this happen? How did we get here? In short, many of the changes I've made to the parser would have warranted their own minor version releases but I, for whatever reason, refused to amend the current release cycle above v1.8. v1.8 is actually turning out to be hVmark's most important release, so the streak may continue, semantic versioning be damned.
Also, hVmark got some love from a Markdown blog, which I thought was pretty cool.
The Textbook Case
While hVmark's expanded capabilities aren't necessarily going against its concept, I did completely betray my plans regarding The Textbook Case. Instead of finishing the story, I ended up starting work on the next story in the series.
And I don't mean I began planning part one: I wrote half of a sequel to a serial that isn't even finished yet. I've had the outline for The Textbook Case for almost two years now; these characters exist, in one form or another. It was actually easier to continue after a finish that currently doesn't exist.
The biggest problem with this is that parts 4 and 5 of The Textbook Case are going to be informed by another story, which is something I wanted to avoid, but good stories are typically never in chronological order, nor are they written in chronological order. It may actually end up being a plus. I mean, after all, it's too late; I'm not discarding what I already wrote. If anything, it just means that once The Textbook Case ends, the new story is gonna be out relatively quickly. And I doubt it's gonna take me two God damn years to finish this one, knock on wood.
The sequel's antagonist(s) may or may not be an ICE metaphor. It'll all make sense in the future, and if you're wondering if the metaphor is positive, I shall refer you to this site's HTTP headers.
The Subtennial Is Here
Well, it's happened: The HisVirusness YouTube channel has hit 100 SUBSCRIBERS.
A year ago, I said that I would mark the occasion by putting more effort into YouTube (and not just the blatant re-uploads that I'm privy to do). Thing is... I have no ideas.
A couple of months ago, I hosted an indie web livestream, but that's really the extent of the recent original content up there. If you've got any ideas for me, drop a line and spill the beans. After all: I'm an entertainer at heart. I wanna do my own thing, but I also wanna help temporarily distract you from the unending garbage fire existence that we're perpetually forced to endure, and do so in a meaningful way.
IT'S STILL REAL TO ME, DAMMIT!
This update's unlisted video was recorded minutes after the main event of WrestleMania 29. I'll let you be the judge on whether or not this was a bit.
...It was a bit. Some people were fooled, though. I blame the glasses.