Still here...

I've been incredibly busy with my day job for the past couple months but things are under control now. I've started getting more development done but I've met a new setback. My computer's hard drive has mysteriously disappeared. Luckily I keep my files backed up by Dropbox (www.dropbox.com) and my Dropbox folder is backed up by Ubuntu One (one.ubuntu.com), so I didn't lose anything. For the past few days, I have been continuing work on the game by booting my computer by using my Ubuntu 11.04 installation cd and running Ubuntu entirely in RAM. I used the included Firefox and Libre Office suite to get my files from Dropbox, edit them, and re-upload the changes. I took the computer to the service center today (Saturday) since this is the only day they are open outside of my working hours. They are going to send it out to get fixed by the manufacturer and I should have it back in about a week. In the meantime, I'm online with my iPod Touch and making notes and sketches on paper. This afternoon, I started sketching out some ideas for page layouts. When I get my computer back, I'll try using Inkscape and Scribus to do a few sample pages to learn how those programs work. I learned how to do layout back when "cut and paste" referred to actual scissors and glue, so this will be a new experience for me.