Welcome to Hrocdol.net

This is Jason Sherman's personal web site. Just a place on the web for me to share my thoughts, ideas, and stuff on the web. I hope you find something useful or interesting or entertaining here.

Why Hrocdol.net? I've been asked about the name on occasion, and perhaps if I mark it up here, I'll get asked less often. Hrocdol, as a name, originated as a Diablo 1 character; a warrior, who ended up as a fearsom axe-wielding monster slayer. It was... Early in my college career, as I recall, and I thought it a unique enough name that I kept using it for other things to avoid conflicting with other names; at first games, then eventually instant messaging, web forums, and now, finally, for my web site.

Check the links at the left for interesting stuff. My blog exists below. I intend to use it as a journal of events in my world and my thoughts on them, as well as a place to point out the latest interesting thingy on the web. If you want to respond to anything in my blog, feel free to e-mail me at hrocdol@hrocdol.net or catch me on XMPP (Jabber) as hrocdol@hrocdol.net.

Blog entry 20100127-0446

The one disappointment that I remember about the book was... Well, I was enthralled in Felix's combat, his speed and skill, his amazing survival against all odds. And then his story was set aside to introduce the character of Jack Crow, who wasn't nearly as action-oriented as the Felix storyline had been... Jack's morally gray character grated my nerves at times. However, the combination of the two stories later in the book, as well as the culmination near the end of the book... I am at a loss for words to describe without ruining it for anyone who hasn't read it.

Of course, it's not like it's a new story, copyright 1984, but it was new to me, and I'm glad I purchased the book. It's a quality work of science fiction.

Blog entry 20100112-0915

Blog entry 20100112-0411

The phrasing of things in the service was somewhat unconventional. For one part, the two of them joined hands to hold a bundle of varicolored ribbons, and as he asked them various questions and they answered, he'd pull a ribbon or two over their hands and say 'and so the tie is bound.' (or something along that line, it's been a couple weeks)

Part of his talk wandered into the joy we share that they've found the right partner, blah blah, you know how these go, but then he struck something that resonated with me pretty deeply. He said that they needed not only to find the right person, but to be the right person for their mate. And... while it was meant as the sort of sage advice to the new couple that routinely makes it into marriage ceremonies, it struck me... Am I ready to be that 'right person' for someone? Or maybe I already am the right person for someone, and just can't meet her because I'm such a homebody. But not being such a homebody would change who I am enough that I might not be the 'right person' anymore... So... blarg.

Back to escapism. Video games and books. Irony: Much of who I am is defined around what I do to distract myself from the depressing shit in the world that I'd have to spend my days crying about otherwise. I wonder how much of the rest of the world feels the same? At least I'm adult enough to realize the fact now... I couldn't have told you the fact as little as a year ago. Introversion doesn't necessarily imply much introspection.

Blog entry 20091219-1731

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