Just a quick note.

I start back at college today. It's actually a different school. I'm going to try doing ome part time classes. Im not even sure I want to be there to be hones but I decided to give it a semester and see how it goes.

I seriously doubt that they can teach me more than I already know. I originally wanted to go there because I was going to learn some database and programming stuff that would have been usefull to me in web development. I've since then learned (probably as much as I would learn in school) about PHP and MySQl by doing the work where I am working. Like I sid, I doubt that I will learn anything and to be honest I'm really not interested in most of the classes I will have to take. Most of it will have to do with management. I have a good feeling that I am wasting my time and money. But I will give it a chance for 2 classes.

the place where I am working has tried to talk me out of going. But I was al enrolled and by the time I thought about it. I keep thinking, by the time I finally graduate, going part time, will a BA (or BT or whatever they call it) relly do me any good? That's another 4 to 6 years. Some of you may have some idea of how old I will be at that point. It's not that I don't think I can do it at my age, I just keep asking myself "What's the point". I'm already in debt because I had to take out student loans to pay the bills wile I got the first 2 years done. And every semester I attend from now on just puts me futher and further into debt.

Will it get me a better ? I seriously doubt it. I live near a small city and I'm working at the best company in the are. They are located just 10 minutes away. If I wanted to find something better with better pay I would have to go at least 1 hour away, and likely more, to get there. I'd likely spend any extra money I made on gas and car maintenance. Not to mention spending 2 hours or more every day of my life sitting in a car to get there and back.

And will I be any happier? Hell, they all think I'm some kind of genius where I am now. We all get along, it's a small company, I will likely be in charge of the web development side of things within the year, and still get to do the work. All well and good being in charge, but I went into web development to create web sites, not to tell othere people to do the work.

Well, I'm rambling now, at any rate, I'm going to get busy, but over the next 4 months I'm going to be deciding if I want to continue to be this busy and if I want to go further into debt. I have a good idea I already know what the answer to the question is, but I'll wait and see how it goes first.

Thank you, Dorian.


And good luck to you, Devlin, whichever way you decide to play it.  :)

Hey Ron, What are they going to do? My wife had surgury on her shoulder to repair a torn rotator cuff (I think that's what it was) the went in with a tiny camera. Actaully  all they did was cut off the bit that was torn so that it would stop rubbing and causing the pain. Well, they had to do it twice to get it right actually, didn't remove enough the first time.

This is a similar problem.  The rotator cuff and ligaments are shredding themselves against small protrusions on the bones.  They are going to remove the excess bone, and try to repair the damage.

They can either do it via keyhole surgery (with the little camera, etc... ), or they can open it up and spread everything out so that it can be worked on.  A lot depends on how bad it looked when they did the MRI, and how it looks on the day (I believe they'll put a camera in first, and see how much of a mess it is, then make a decision).

I'm hoping they choose the former method.

Either way, I'll be asleep the whole time, and as long as they can tell me, when I wake up afterwards, that the pain will go away, then that's the main thing.  :)

You have my prayers, Dworkin.  I'm sure it will go well - I'm just hoping it will go as easily as it possibly can!

Official notice: I'll be on vacation between the 23th of August and the 18th of September.  So I'll likely not be posting, though I might drop by an internet cafe or the like (at the very least, to check and see how Dworkin is doing!).  I'll be in Vancouver, Victoria, Seattle.  At different times, of course.

So, sad... everyone will be gone on my birthday, this thursday.

Well, best of luck and many positve thoughts / prayers your way, Ron.

Cyan, enjoy yourself. It sounds like it'll be a fun time. Those are almost all the place I would go if I were blessed with things like vacations :D (I would stop by Alaska, where I grew up, of course.)

Happy Early Birthday, Dorian! :)

Good luck, Dworkin.  I know everything will come out right!

Okay... back, with holes and stitches in my shoulder, removed excess bone, repaired ligaments, and a patched-up bicep tendon.

And zero pain at the moment.  :)

Will post game updates later today, or tomorrow morning.


Happy birthday Dorian.  :)

Thanks, Ron; and I'm so glad to hear it seems a success, so far. Will there be any follow-up, or are you done as long as there is no more pain?

I have to see a physioterrorist... uh... therapist next, and get it moving again (it's been pretty-much frozen for ages), but apart from that, as long as nothing unexpected happens, it should all be okay.  :)

Aaagh!  Been a busy day.  Updates tomorrow.  That's a promise.

Made this in my Image Processing class today: http://www.geocities.com/gmlawman/mustang.jpg

From the original: http://www.motorcities.com/med...-or-Less!-A-640.jpeg

Speaking of which, it's about time for some new contributions from me...

*ponders*

And then the final project...

http://www.geocities.com/gmlawman/mustang2.jpg

Hi, everyone!  Good to see things proceed here!  Dorian, I'll have a look at those when I have the time (internet Cafe...too much to do! :).

Hey guys. Been really busy lately, usually with only enough time to pop in and read what's going on. :/

I'll try to get some semblance of structure into a coherent post sometime soon, though. :)

There hasn't been a whole lot to read lately.  I haven't been as busy as everyone, but there's a sort of collective inertia.  Fact is, it's comfy on the island.  I don't really want to send James off to another life or death situation just yet.

Yep, I rather like our small island. Perhaps we should begin a hut or treehouse, or something.

I'm planning on leaving the island shortly, just before a huge wave washes over it...

Hey!  You promised no spoilers!

Will kickstart things again, in a minute.

Better make it a tall treehouse, then.

Just thought I would check in.

I was having doubts that I would be able to continue at all, to be completely honest. My schedule is completely nuts. I am working almost full time, taking two classes at one college and teching a class at another. To make up some of the time I'm missing at work to go to school I'm gennerally at work at 6 am.

I think I've decided that I'm not having any fun at school anymore and there is very little that they can teach me that I actually want to learn. I have no interest in getting a degree with a focus on business. The computer classes are fun, but the business classes, to be quite honest, suck. And I would not use the degree if I got it. Te last thing I want to do is tell other people what to do as it only means that I will not be doing it. I enjoy doing the computer work and being in charge would most likely mean I could not do much of the part I like doing.

At any rate I decided that giving up what little RPing I have left would be unacceptable.

My plans for the future are to complete this semester, simply because I hate not finishing something I start, and then cut way back on the classes I'm taking. Take the ones that I want to take because I think I will learn something. School is simply taking too much time away from the things I want to do and at my age if I can't enjoy what I'm doing then I really have no interest in doing it.

It seems that Devlin may be rejoining the group, if he can find them and if they will have him back. I'll need a briefing on whats going on when/if that occurs as I have not really been following what is going on (except for a few major highlights because some winged beast told me I should go look)

*crunch*
Totally exhausted. But slive. :)

Devlin is staying!  *cheers*

Aaron has returned!  *cheers*

_{...Shade is leaving...*cheers*....}

:)

I'm back from holiday.  I leave, expecting to come back to mayham, and find everyone talking calmly?  :(

Calm before the storm, perhaps?

And what a come-back, Cyan! Great post.

Today is my day to catch up on RPoL. I've gotten behind lately.