Enigma’s 1st blog posting

Hello and welcome to my blog!

First and foremost let me thank Scramble for the help to make this possible. I would also like to thank Kyouko for which if I didn’t have my little buddy I wouldn’t get through half the stuff I do.

I will talk about everything here including my life and social interactions thoughout the week. I should post a couple times a week but we will see how much I actually post.

Im thinking maybe some people could give me topics to talk about and give my point of view. However to begin I think Ill tell you about the omnipresent E.n.i.g.m.a.

I am 45 and I live in Rhode Island, USA. I didnt have everything I wanted growing up but I had enough sometimes a roof and a full belly are all thats needed. I spent 20 years working on a fire department and loved it. I left it because it took its toll on me from psychological to physical. Now I feel like an old man whos been put through the wringer.

I value all life and believe that all lives matter even the smallest and most insignificant. I do not believe in a higher power but I believe in evolution.

My online life has been extensive. First time I got online was with dialup to a bbs where I met a friend who taught me some things about bbs’ in general. He also made me a sysop which was my first taste of moderation. I also helped him to write our own bbs and occasionally it will still come up with friends. That bbs’ name was Pendragon.

After that I got involved with a mud. A mud is a text based game in which there is PVE PVP and RP. On the mud I was what you would call an Immortal. My responsibilities where not only moderation but also ran into the realm of building areas and other higher function things that an admin would do. I spent quite some time there but I cant remember dates. The mud was based on a favorite series of mine The Wheel of Time by Robert Jordan. There are 16 books in the series and they are all 900+ pages.

Then after that I went to GameSurge which is an IRC server. IRC is like discord except there is no voice connection available. I stayed with GameSurge for a very long time and I still log in there and catch up with friends. On GameSurge I rose through the ranks and became a trainer. I have been on GameSurge since 7-22-04 and in its highest activity time I was doing many different support things at once which included support and sometimes some detective work.

Following GameSurge I went to discord and learned how to program bots and became friendly with a lot of ppl who otherwise I might not have a chance to meet. After I learned discord as much as possible I started looking for other projects.

Now I get into my SilkRoad Online days. First I was with Electus and did a lot of their guides and worked closely with admin staff. I learned more about SRO with Electus and then one day it was time to move on. After a word from a friend Hype I learned about Sailor Online so I moved SRO servers and communities to fully support Sailor Online. I made a lot of friends on Sailor and learned tons. Recently I have been feeling a bit under appreciated but Im sure its just myself wanting more attention and praise. Either way Im getting older now and it might be time for me to stop doing online stuff in my free time and start enjoying the life I have. I also help out on many discords including Ticket Tool and I visit many SRO communities. I have held partnerships with Ticket Tool as well as StatBot for the past 5 years.

I have 2 siblings both brothers and I am the oldest. They are both married and I am not. We dont get the time to talk like we used to but we still share holidays together. Im old enough now that I have parents who are having problems getting around and doing stuff for themselves. I give them all the help I can because in the end Im here because of them. Ive done some reach out stuff with the homeless which is kinda like just checking up on them throughout the cold nights to make sure they are ok.

Other things I enjoy is star gazing which I do every chance I get when Im not in a city. I also enjoy movies and reading fantasy/sci-fi novels. I enjoy cooking and helping others. I enjoy music, rock and roll of course but also some emo and alt rock bands.

In this blog I will write about what people want me to voice an opinion on (if I have one). I will also share stories and probably should include a NSFW waiver or a NSFC (children). I will write about things I notice living in America and things I do in my life. Sometimes it will be funny and sometimes it will be god awful terrible. None the less we will share what is appropriate to share.

This is a pretty good start to my blog. I hope to get some ideas from ppl about what they think I should touch upon in my blog. If you wish to contact me Im always on discord or you can email me at enigmafromri@gmail.com

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