a fresh start

I want to start using this journal again, but I can't continue from where I left off. Too much has changed. The original title of this journal was "Kareila's Bugzilla" and most of the information was directly related to tracking my progress with a ticketing system that we haven't used in over a year.

I considered deleting or hiding all the old entries, but there are some that I think might still provide useful information to other developers or help me refresh my memory about certain ongoing projects. I've only removed the ones that were just me celebrating achievements or venting frustration with code that in most cases I didn't even remember writing.

I still love Dreamwidth and enjoy working on it, although I can't work on it hour after hour, day after day, like I did the first two years I was here. The pace I kept would burn out anyone, and in retrospect, I certainly think that's the best description for what happened to me for a while there. But when I look back at where we started and see how far we've come and how much we've accomplished, I feel like I have a lot to be proud of, both on my own behalf and on behalf of the community.

We struggled when we moved from Mercurial to Git. We struggled again when we lost Bugzilla. I'm sure we'll face more challenges in the future. But I am optimistic, and thankful.

At the end of the day, one thing is the same: I am Karzilla, Destroyer of Bugs. I fight for the users, and my code machete is always close at hand.