Do you remember those kicks you had back in High School and College when you got hooked on a game and played it for all hours of the day and night and it hurt or almost hurt your grades? Well I had one of those during college, and it’s name was MUD. I enjoy them because they make my imagination do it’s thing as I wander through a text-only world, fighting monsters, completing quests, and being an all-around nice guy. In fact, I enjoyed them so much that for about 3 months in college I downloaded the ROM source code, and got to work on my own MUD. Well, that didn’t last very long, but it is one of those binges that I really enjoyed.

Why am I bringing this up? Well once again my name is MUD. I have been playing Icesus with a buddy. The wisdom that I have gained since college is definitely alleviating the massive hurt that these games put on my life, however, I still enjoy them. If you are interested in MUDs, then I would recommend giving Icesus a look. It certainly isn’t a MUD for beginners, but it is quite enjoyable.

Also, if you are like me and don’t have a good MUD client (will I didn’t until now…) check out Mud Master 2000. It is free, and has some pretty neat features. Zmud is still my favorite MUD client of all time, but right now I don’t feel like spending the money for it unless I decide I am really going to be playing a MUD for awhile.

Well, as I have been a bit more comment spam than I would like, I am going to go ahead and enable moderation of comments. Please, don’t let this inhibit those of you who do post legitimate comments. This measure is only to ensure that there aren’t large amount of comments about viagra and other such things. I want this site to remain a “safe” and “spam free” place to read.

give this one a try.

after a few rounds you should have the general idea of the game

my top score is 20k… which is the highest you can get, and is the end of the game

On Saturday my dad and I went to Evergreen Golf Course in Mt Angel and played a round of golf. I had my best round yet with at 51 and a 49 to combine for a 100 for 18holes. My dad ended up with a 102, so he did well also. I really do enjoy playing golf, especially when there are very few people on the course and you can walk around at your own pace. Plus, throw in the great golfing weather we had, clear but not hot, and it makes for a great round. On top of all of that, I only lost 1 ball and found like 2 others, so I was +1 in that department.

Wow, it has been quite awhile since I have last posted. I have been intending to, but never quite got around to typing my thoughts in.

So to get myself back into a rythm, I present to you Smack the Penguin. The little game is great and a good way to waste a bunch of time. So far my highest score is 592. I have gotten quite a few in the 570-590 range, but I can’t quite break 600. I have heard rumblings that it is impossible. Too bad!

Can you beat my high score?

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11:35 - My high score is now 593, and I have read in a bunch of places that 593.5 is the max.