An announcement:
I have decided to take an indefinite leave of absence from the site, which means the thread will not be updated for some time. I hope that the regulars may continue to post in it at least a bit to keep up the thread's impression of being active; but if not I understand. I will continue to hit the gym hard and will even be taking up other active hobbies with the extra time I will receive by avoiding the internet.
Ironically I am leaving for health reasons. It isn't easy to say but what I'm dealing with is something I've had going on for quite some time now; something that just doesn't know how to go away. Last night something happened that slapped me in the face extremely hard. So I'm getting serious about it now, and that means my whole focus has to be on my life away from the timesink that is the internet.
It has nothing to do with the site. In fact I enjoyed my interactions with people here and I enjoyed making a positive contribution to the forums; something I was really going to focus on whhen I decided to apply for an ambassador position. But then my grades fell. All my job interviews resulted in dead ends. I realized that I had made one new friend this year from my college that I actually talk to. I rarely go out. I've made decisions that I really regret. All the time and effort I should have been putting into my real life responsibilities and relationships was instead poured into gaming and social media. I made the internet and video games a priority and made my real life play second fiddle. Once again it has nothing to do with the site and everything to do with the direction my life is heading right now.
There are so many things I need and want to do and I have been avoiding them and running to online forums in order to block out my problems. No more.
Cheers and a happy time to all. This isn't goodbye. There is always a way to communicate with me if you so wish to initiate a conversation. I will keep the same in mind.
Keep killing it!
#1 Amb-ass-ador
