a leave of absence

[Slug Toy]

well, its too bad it has to happen at this time... seeming as we just lost minty, and id hate to say it, but i have to disappear for a while too. im not asking for my account to be deactivated or anything, because ill still pop in to check things out periodically and answer PM's, but im definitely not going to be active in conversations or really anything to do with computers.

things are getting busy around here, and there have been a few difficulties.

im going to come clean about one thing right now. i just feel like i better get it off my mind and this is a good time. ive got bipolar disorder. if ive seemed completely retarded... irritable... insulting... well, sorry about that. unfortunately its hard for me to control my outbursts of joy or anger (mostly joy which is closely related to stupidity in my case). its felt especially bad the past couple months thanks to a bad semester at school. ive been to a professional, and refused to take any drugs, but im working my ass off to be positive, and its showing results. i havent gone into a depressed state for a couple weeks. im kinda sad and sentimental at the moment, but only because i dont really want to have to disappear. things are improving on this front.

ok, snap back to the issue at hand. things are busy. some of you may remember when i threw out a feeler survey about jewelry and how much you would pay. well... my jewelry plan is quickly becoming a big reality, and im seriously considering getting into recreations of various armors from games like oblivion and halo, whether they be for medieval recreation... paintball... who knows. anyways this is taking up a lot of time and energy.

on top of that ive got a job prospect that may soon land me the role of being in charge of a company. this again is taking up a lot of time and energy. i cant say any more about that at this time.

overall, id say im strolling into a period of instability. its just easier if i cut out the non essential bits right now.

i still owe a few people a few things. dont worry, i havent forgotten. you guys know who you are, and im working on it. ill be sending some PM's in the near future.

so... its 4 in the morning now and i need some sleep. ive run out of time to say everything i wanted. ill be around for a day or two more until things REALLY start to hit the fan. if you feel like saying anything to me, feel free to do so. ill have some more specific words for everyone later on, once ive had some sleep, and before i go into hibernation.

[DaveW]

Good luck man, I hope this works out for you!

Recreating armor from games...hellovajob. :D

-Dave

[AJ@PR]

My friend, best of luck, and we're here for support, laughs, joys, bouts of anger, and general discussion of life.

:) :)

[.Maleficus.]

Man... sorry to hear about that. I haven't noticed any irritability by you or anything, but if you've felt that you may have been, don't worry about it.

I hope your jewelry making and/or company running works out for you. Seems like you've got a lot going for you, and that's awesome. Best of luck to you. You'll be greatly missed by everyone who's here.

[GT40_GearHead]

Best of luck my friend!

If you ever need something, anything, you know where to find me.

Be safe man !

[nil8]

I say to you what I said to Minty.

Daily life is choosing how to spend your time. It is none of our business how you choose to spend yours, but thank you for your time being involved in this community. If you want to come back, I know the door will be open.

Life sometimes mandates priorities that we suffer through. This causes us to have to shift what we spend our time doing. For some, it's having a family, for some it's work, for some it's disease, and for some it's allocating more time to relax. Whatever your reasons are, may they take you where you want to go and allow you to become the person you want to be, despite the mistakes, setbacks and difficulties you will endure.

Enjoy your time away from our community Slug. Take care.

[Eclecticos]

I Hope everything works out for ya man. . We've enjoyed reading your posts.

I'm into the medieval armor and swords and stuff saw alot the other day at Universal Studios.

Would like to see some pictures when you have some done.

[xRyokenx]

Good luck, with whatever may come your way. Don't worry too much about that ring, I'd still like it, but if you don't find the time to make it, don't worry about it. Oh, and what nil8 said, lol.

[Ichbin]

good luck mate! Best wishes to ya.

[XcOM]

good luck in the future, may you find happyness what ever you decide to you, and as always were always here for you if you need us.

Your Mate
XcOM

[Drum Thumper]

Keep in touch Slug. And by all means, if you get the time, do post pics of some of this armor you're gonna recreate. Sounds like a cool en devour!

[Slug Toy]

well some of you... i think... are talking like im leaving for good. dont worry, ill be back. its going to be about... well lets say a month. if this startup company thing ive got a lead on works out, things may be a bit messy, but i still think about a month should do the trick.

ive got one other thing ill add while im thinking of it. im sure almost everyone knows i do the weight training thing by now. well ive started something new, and its showing results already. lets just say for now that in the past week and a half ive added another 3 pounds on (even though i was sick for four day), after having leveled off and not gained anything for over six months. if all goes according to plan, i figure ill have another ten pounds on me when i get back. if that actually does happen, well ill post about it because i know im not alone on here for this sort of thing. im not saying anything yet though because even though lots of people swear by it, i want to make sure it works first.

so... this is now going to be my last post for a while. dont wish me luck... i seem to have an abundance of luck these days. things will work out. just dont go turning everything upside down around here on me ok?

alright... see you guys in about a month.