I'm going on an 11-day holiday to Minnesota to visit relatives and attend a convention starting this Thursday and ending on July 12th, 2009 (the vacation ends on the twelfth, not the convention; that ends on the fifth)... If you guys know me at all, you'd know that I've done this around this time of the year, every year, for the past few Summers... I'll probably not post for a while as I'll be busy preparing (and departing) for Minnesota...

Well wishings would be appreciated, as would verbal daggers (although to a slightly lesser degree)...

Let the ball-busting and friendly regards commence!

And naturally, nobody cares enough to post...

Please, somebody, anybody, bust my chops, wish me pleasant travels, just COMMENT ALREADY!!! >:(

uhh Good bye

*kicks you in the nuts then runs away* you made me do it! lol

Have a nice trip. I love St Paul! Be sure to stop by there . Friendly people. Especially women

*grabs his ballzack, groans then speaks in a pained voice* Thank you, Gilgamesh! You too, hatmoza!

I learned this about a couple weeks after I came back from TGS 2008. You may find people that care , but for the most part, don't count on it. Think of VGC as your hobby, a place to give your opinion and crack jokes and have fun. People naturally tend to avoid personal issues. Especially others.

Reference: One year of experience on the forums

I wasn't airing dirty laundry, I was just explaining why I will be MIA for the next couple of weeks... And angling for a few responses, regardless of the poster's intentions with said response... In other words I was opening myself up to ridicule as much as to respectful well-wishes...

I don't really understand what you want us to bust your chops about.

I dunno, maybe wasting your time talking about my pending vacation... Yeah, I'll go with that...