{"assets":[],"author_link":"author\/pycron\/","author_name":"Henry McLaughlin","cat":"MiniLD","categories":["MiniLD"],"comments":[],"epoch":1364988060,"event":"","likes":12,"metadata":{"p_key":"78791","p_author":"Henry McLaughlin","p_authorkey":"0","p_urlkey":"287801","p_title":"Y\u2019know, it might be early in the month, but\u2026","p_cat":"MiniLD","p_event":"LD26","p_time":"1364988060","p_likes":"12","p_comments":"0","p_status":"WAYBACK","us_key":null,"us_name":null,"us_username":null,"event_start":"1366934400","event_key":"16","event_name":"LD26"},"source_url":"2013\/04\/03\/yknow-it-might-be-early-in-the-month-but\/","text":"<p>I\u2019m definitely in for this LD.<\/p>\n<p>If I remember correctly, I sat the last one (December 2012) out, but I\u2019m ready this time.<\/p>\n<p>I went through a time where I was emotionally exhausted. I couldn\u2019t get myself to work. But\u2026<\/p>\n<p>Well, now I\u2019m ready again. I took some time to rest. The thing that has me ready again, though\u2026<\/p>\n<p>My family has been going through tough times and needs me to have an income to support the household. I have yet to actually make any money, but I\u2019m motivated again. It forced me to find the will to work again.<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m not going to talk about what I\u2019m doing at the moment (I usually do, but not this time), but I\u00a0<em>will<\/em> say that I\u2019m in for Ludum Dare this month.<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m excited about this again. I\u2019m excited about\u00a0<em>game development<\/em> again. It\u2019s hard to explain. I\u00a0<em>want<\/em> to do this again.<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019ve been passionate about games for a long time, and I\u2019m ready to get back into making them. Not only is it my (self-employed) job, but it\u2019s my craft, my trade, my profession, my <i>freakin\u2019<\/i><em> passion<\/em> in life.<\/p>\n<p>Trying again, and again, and again. We can only succeed if we keep trying and never give up. I guess this is a weird place to say that, but it\u2019s something I want to communicate. It\u2019s easy for some of us (myself included) to lose hope and feel like there is no way to accomplish our goals. To succeed, we must believe that there is hope.<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m starting to ramble a bit here, and I apologize for that.<\/p>\n<p>That said,\u00a0good luck to everyone who is entering Ludum Dare this month. I think we could all use some now and then. <img alt=\":)\" class=\"wp-smiley\" src=\"http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-includes\/images\/smilies\/simple-smile.png\" style=\"height: 1em; max-height: 1em;\"\/><\/p>","time":"April 3rd, 2013 11:21 am","title":"Y\u2019know, it might be early in the month, but\u2026","title_was_empty":false}