Success!

[ironphoenix]

It worked! Yes, I know this is coming out late; the delay is in me posting, not in the test being successful. Over half the company came by to see it, all the way up to the co-presidents. People are starting to believe that it'll be a real product, me included.

The surprising thing was really that there weren't any surprises. The only problems that arose were a matter of a connector not being tightened quite enough (mea culpa!) and things we already knew to expect.

As for why I haven't posted before this, I've been busy at work with pushing hard towards the next stage, and over the weekend with Easter Triduum services and family gatherings, and with creating a character for ms_danson's role-playing game. I also got my performance and salary reviews last week, and was much happier with one than the other; more than that, I won't say here.

Every Easter is different for me; this year, I served in some liturgical capacity on all three days. Last year, I preached at the Vigil; in previous years, I simply participated as a member of the congregation or served on one or another day; one year, I fasted for the duration (from Eucharist on Maundy Thursday to Eucharist at the Easter Vigil on Saturday night). That last was a year that soul_diaspora was away at Easter: fasting, for me, calls for solitude.

The role-playing character needs some finishing touches, as is unavoidable in a carefully-constructed campaign, but is mostly complete. Building a mage in the HERO system in a weekend is a not inconsiderable accomplishment, I think! The character sheet isn't online, but I also wrote some longer-than-usual backstory, which is posted here in the game lj, ratcatchers. Yes, I've tried to write something approximating fiction, in dialogue no less; expect rains of frogs soon. The character was inspired somewhat by a song on a CD that I got recently (sorry, no "New Music" posts lately, too busy!) by Cheb Mami and K-Mel called Parisien du nord ("North Parisian"), about the situation of North Africans living in the Paris suburban ghettos.

Comments

Interesting about the fasting...

[squireofmichael.livejournal.com]

I find that fasting holds more meaning for me when I am not in solitude. Last year I fasted (only water and multivitamins) from Palm Sunday to Easter Sunday and I made sure that nothing else was out of the ordinary in life. God showed me that, even when what I perceive to be one of my most important methods of sustenance is gone, He will not only carry me, but help me to succeed (Holy Week last year was an incredibly productive and joyful week for me).

Just thought I'd share.

Re: Interesting about the fasting...

[ironphoenix.livejournal.com]

Interesting difference. It may be that as an extravert, fasting leads me to take time for my other side; I have the idea that you're more intraverted.

I would have difficulty in fasting for a full week given my aikido schedule. It's not prudent to do serious physical activity while fasting, and "fasting" from aikido would likely be counterproductive at this stage.