I probably got one of your axes positive when it should've been negative or something, by the sound of it.

Do you recall approximately what you had? Seems your problem was likely unrelated to my goofing off and more likely that occasionally, player profiles get deleted at random.

I can restore the old profile once im home in the AM from backups

So in other news, I've made MAJOR progress on my castle as of late. Finally finished the outer walls completely, built the throne (it's an Iron Throne, heheh), have done most of the throne room and the background, finished the entryway, etc.

Next up, I'm finishing building the walls for the ground floor, then finishing the entire floor for the main/first floor. Then the real work begins - designing and building the actual castle itself, with all its rooms and hidden passageways and stuff. It's going to be rather complicated. Will require many, many stone and nether bricks. If anybody wants to give to the cause, donations are gladly accepted! '-'

you can have my cobble, i think its 6 large chests worth.

That much would definitely make a big difference.

in my underground storage they are in the smaller of the two rooms, first either 6  or eight chests, you can take both of them. i can be on the next two days if you need me to guide you to them

edit its 7 and 1/2 chests

Thank you. I've collected from you what I'm going to need.

I've got a lot of work to do.

So, I recently had a zombie actually spawn right next to a torch yesterday. I'm not sure what caused it to happen - I think mobs will now spawn in well-lit areas if they have a spot nearby and unblocked that isn't lit well.

Zombe's mod doesn't work with 1.7.9, so we don't have the Safe mod anymore, but I recently discovered that it's not necessary anyways (though it DOES make things much more convenient) - if you press F3, on the second line from the bottom, the "bl" value is the lighting level where your head is. If the light level on a block is 7 or lower, mobs can spawn. So I've been able to fix lighting in a number of places in my castle now.

I built a [mostly] safe minecart track ride between my Nether portals and Plashy's. I should probably erect some glass windows in the exposed areas to ensure safety but I see so few ghasts that I think it'll be OK.

Just upgraded my storage rooms with almost fully invisible lighting. Expensive, but very attractive.