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This is a thread for people who will not be or have not been on the site for a while, whether due to real life or to resist an internet addiction, the latter of which is encouraged within reason. Also, talk about the benefits/whatever of taking a day or a weekend off, or things to do when not online. TV Tropes ruining your life is nothing to be proud of.

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  2. Moderators announcing a significant forum ban — not trolls or vandals, but someone people will notice and miss.
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Not that I'm going anywhere, but this is a thread for people who will not be on the forums for a while, whether due to real life or to resist an internet addiction, the latter of which is encouraged within reason. Also, talk about the benefits/whatever of taking a day or a weekend off, or things to do when not online. TV Tropes ruining your life is nothing to be proud of.

Edited by GastonRabbit on Feb 10th 2023 at 3:48:36 AM

Charlatan Since: Mar, 2011
#51: Oct 1st 2009 at 11:19:10 PM

My grievous crimes of stupidity of late:

  • Missing a bus by 5 seconds and then getting screaming-level pissy about it.
  • Getting off the bus at the train station, making a sprint for the train on sight (it turned out to be going in the wrong direction and I was so silly-stupid I didn't think), tripping all over myself and scraping both palms and one knee.
  • Letting my apartment get cluttered as shit.
  • Microwaving bacon to eat in the morn and forgetting to remove said bacon from said microwave.

I am off my game lately. I suspect the cause is sleep deprivation. And I suspect what's killing my sleep is genuine computer addiction of some sort.

I have got to get my shit together a little. I like this place but between how much it sucks me in and all of the recent drama it takes a toll on my sanity.

Hope you understand. I'm sure you do.

edited 1st Oct '09 11:45:09 PM by Charlatan

Meeble likes the cheeses. from the ruins of Granseal Since: Aug, 2009
likes the cheeses.
#52: Oct 2nd 2009 at 9:59:40 PM

I think after tonight I may be afk for a few days. Or at least in lurk mode here and there. I doubt I could force myself to stop actually visiting the site, but I'm hoping the time I free up from posting all day will allow me to deal with some stuff that needs dealing with.

Have fun, guys and gals.

Edit: And take care, Charl, I hope things go better for you.

edited 2nd Oct '09 10:00:33 PM by Meeble

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OuttaTheBLAM resident moonatic from your other left Since: Aug, 2009
resident moonatic
#53: Oct 2nd 2009 at 10:09:51 PM

Do what you need to Meeble and Charlatan! *hugs*

edited 2nd Oct '09 10:11:06 PM by OuttaTheBLAM

You're looking for this person.
LuckyRevenant ALMSIVI from The Flood Since: Jan, 2001
Zyxzy Embrace the mindscrew from Salem, OR Since: Jan, 2001
Embrace the mindscrew
#55: Oct 3rd 2009 at 9:34:35 AM

Dang it, now how are you supposed to communicate with us?

What's the frequency Kenneth?|In case of war.
Charlatan Since: Mar, 2011
#57: Oct 4th 2009 at 1:01:46 PM

Weeklong hiatus extended to two weeks.

vandro Shop Owner from The little shop that wasn't there before Since: Jul, 2009
Shop Owner
#58: Oct 4th 2009 at 2:58:54 PM

My modem died... I am posting at a cousin's PC, that means I am gonna post less these days.

OuttaTheBLAM resident moonatic from your other left Since: Aug, 2009
resident moonatic
#59: Oct 4th 2009 at 3:23:08 PM

Bye Charlatan.

^And bye until your computer gets fixed, Vandro.

You're looking for this person.
calieber Since: Dec, 1969
#60: Oct 4th 2009 at 3:57:28 PM

I'm sharing my girlfriend's computer and we're both unemployed. The forums are shuffled around my priority list, and of course it's difficult to leave for a while and then come back.

Meeble likes the cheeses. from the ruins of Granseal Since: Aug, 2009
likes the cheeses.
#61: Oct 5th 2009 at 10:36:10 AM

You can remove me from the list. :)

And sorry to hear about the ongoing trouble, Lucky, Charlatan, and Vandro. =/

Visit my contributor page to assist with the "I Like The Cheeses" project!
Nornagest Since: Jan, 2001
#62: Oct 9th 2009 at 12:19:52 AM

Consider me on indefinite hiatus from the forums. This doesn't necessarily mean I'll never be here, but it does mean I won't stick around to engage in conversation.

I will keep my soul in a place out of sight, Far off, where the pulse of it is not heard.
Galeros Slay foes with bow and arrow Since: Jan, 2001
Slay foes with bow and arrow
#63: Oct 16th 2009 at 6:31:45 PM

I am now going to be taking a psuedo break from here. I will still post in the Bleach and Naruto manga threads, but I will not be posting or reading in the rest of the forums.

GuestOfDishonour Real Horrorshow from The Coolest Drivers High Since: Dec, 2009
Real Horrorshow
#64: Oct 16th 2009 at 9:03:24 PM

I don't really think I've been fitting in on this forum, especially on the Roleplaying board. I'm just too worried I'm coming off as an awful jerk or that I'm offending people. I won't leaving immediately, just letting everyone I'm really not in a happy mood right now.

Cu braţele armate, cu focul vostru-n vine, "Viaţă-n libertate ori moarte" strigă toţi.
Oscredwin Cold. from The Frozen East Since: Jan, 2001
Cold.
#65: Oct 16th 2009 at 10:26:04 PM

I should stick my name up here too. Been busy. Trying to stay busy. Good times.

Sex, Drugs, and Rationality
GuestOfDishonour Real Horrorshow from The Coolest Drivers High Since: Dec, 2009
Real Horrorshow
#66: Oct 18th 2009 at 12:42:57 AM

Also Term 4 starts tomorrow, right in time for trial exams for the HSC. As I'm Distance Educated I'll still have a bit more free time than most people in my situation, so I'll try to post whenever I'm able, especially since an old RPG of mine is finally getting replies.

Edit: I'll still have afternoons off and a bit of free time in the mornings though, well Australian afternoons and mornings that is.

edited 18th Oct '09 12:47:38 AM by Guest Of Dishonour

Cu braţele armate, cu focul vostru-n vine, "Viaţă-n libertate ori moarte" strigă toţi.
Eriksson Since: Dec, 1969
#67: Oct 19th 2009 at 3:35:27 PM

Hmm... You know, I think I'm going to stay off the forum for a little bit. You might not see me posting anywhere today. Don't panic, I'll be back tomorrow... or in the spring. Practices for swim team are arriving sooner than expected, I.E. this Wednesday. (They start out as twice-a-week one-hour afterschool "rookie's clinics", but that'll only last a few weeks. I don't have a real schedule yet, but I'm assuming practices are 3-hour-long Training from Hell sessions until I'm proven wrong.) I hate to say this, but as much as I adore this forum, I kind of need to start budgeting my free time and... well... obviously, TV Tropes won't help me with that at all.

edited 19th Oct '09 3:47:55 PM by Eriksson

AFGNCAAP Not axe crazy I swear from Great Underground Empire Since: Jun, 2009
Not axe crazy I swear
#68: Oct 19th 2009 at 4:02:03 PM

Semi-absence. I will not make a single post tonight unless it is to help someone. Instant message/P Ms are open.

Some writing.
Little_Serge Little Boss from An Evil Loli's Body Since: Jan, 2001
Little Boss
#69: Oct 19th 2009 at 6:36:44 PM

I've been off and on for a bit, mainly cause I also have schoolwork and I need to improve my marks. I'll mostly be on Yack Fest and IJBM, but if I get free time, I may check out the other sections.

“This happy breed of men, this little world, this precious stone set in a silver’d sea.."
AFGNCAAP Not axe crazy I swear from Great Underground Empire Since: Jun, 2009
Not axe crazy I swear
#70: Oct 20th 2009 at 12:06:38 AM

Okay, fine. It's morning now, not night. Exercise over. I can post at the usual pace now.

You know I wouldn't go anywhere until I completely ceased to be of use or benefit to anyone here. I'm doing what I can to not let it happen. Let me know if I'm lapsing from the person a couple of you look up to, because I've never felt that way before and refuse to just lose your trust in a day.

edited 20th Oct '09 12:08:32 AM by AFGNCAAP

Some writing.
Charlatan Since: Mar, 2011
#71: Oct 20th 2009 at 6:54:46 PM

May (attempt to) go on a hiatus again.

This is to avoid the temptation to stay up late doing internet things so that I may rest. Also so that I can look at college stuff.

JinxedBlackcat The Ultimate Bifauxnen from Blurry Edges of Genderfluidity Since: May, 2010 Relationship Status: Buried in snow, waiting for spring
The Ultimate Bifauxnen
#72: Oct 20th 2009 at 8:55:10 PM

So, it's midterm time in college which means the descent into hell has initiated and I will become less and less active on here most likely so... yeah...

Real Life rwby rose
GuestOfDishonour Real Horrorshow from The Coolest Drivers High Since: Dec, 2009
Real Horrorshow
#73: Oct 21st 2009 at 1:07:29 PM

I'm actually planning to leave the site for good now, however I still have The Definition Of Reality to monitor so I'll probably be avoiding all areas but that.

Cu braţele armate, cu focul vostru-n vine, "Viaţă-n libertate ori moarte" strigă toţi.
Zyxzy Embrace the mindscrew from Salem, OR Since: Jan, 2001

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