I dunno, but there was a point to my nausea-filled ranting on here!
...I think!
I'll explain that tag, promise. PROMISE.
One point I wanted to make is that this isn't some unique conclusion I've come to. And even KNOWING that the conclusion isn't unique, isn't unique in and of itself. It's just an endless spiral of mediocrity and coming to terms with that in a giant world.
Funny, creativity and illness... I was convinced I was going to be a writer. Growing up, I was convinced I had the talent. I had the ideas, the raw writing ability, the sheer enjoyment of the writing process. And then... Things started going wrong. It never... quite... happened. I was tired all the time. I was finding it hard to concentrate. My ability to 'see' what was happening in my stories, to 'feel' how the plot was going to develop, simply faded away. Years later I was diagnosed with lupus. The fatigue, the cognitive issues, the pain in my hands, the pain everywhere; lupus. Without understanding it at the time, it cost me a job, a marriage, and my ability to be coherently creative. I still play around with writing. I still have ideas that if only I could ever find my way through the creative forest to the other side where I could write, "The End", they would be, I think, enjoyable stories. But, for the most part, I just admire the people who make it work regardless of the adversity.
As far as I'm concerned you created some content that was worth consuming, even if other people have already said it. Maybe they have, but I haven't heard it in a long time, if at all. Some points are worth repeating. As an aside, how do you find Art Academy? I picked up a 3DS recently and noticed it at a used game store. I thought it looked gimmicky, but I was intrigued by the concept.
I'm sure I don't need to tell you this: but if you're learning Javascript, don't be afraid to ping people on here for support and advice. I'm trying to lurk in the IRC more so you could probably catch me on there, and if I don't know the answer I'll be more than happy to go through the learning process with you! I'm glad that you've gotten your mojo back and look forward to seeing what you create! Edit: Is #letsdoit a tag anyone can be using? Maybe we should make a whole thing out of this, a mini Hubski hackerthon of making?