To be honest I don't remember either. I thought we had spoken some other time, perhaps on the IRC?
Life is okay I guess. There are some aspects I wish were going better, but I can't complain too much.
Rose is actually even older than the forum post is. It first existed as just a story in my mind, then as a fake card set spoiler, and then a hack. It's been probably 10 years if I count that lol. I don't think I'm motivated to work on my hack in quite the same way other people are with their projects. I have a vast body of already created and processed material (since I've been processing the ideas surrounding Rose for years), which gives me a tremendous advantage in that regard. I also just really want to see this through to the end. :)