Just in case you didn't realize you had a vague interest in what I'm up to these days

[ijdgaf]

It's been a long time since I submitted anything on this site. Or gotten any real fiving work done period (I swear, my last TOS fiver is more done than it was a couple months ago). That's not about to change soon, either. Here's why.

1) I'm getting married in August. Until then, there are quite a few plans to make that are slowly, but surely, being put off until the last minute.

2) Afterward, my fiancee/wife and I will be moving to California. Bay area. This also involves quite a few plans to make that have, indeed, involved procrastination.

3) In the fall I'll be starting work on my MFA. Which should be time consuming. Also awesome. Fortunately, there's nothing to procrastinate on with this one, so I can focus my procrastinations elsewhere.

So, as my life as I know it is in a state of voluntary upheaval, it's probably realistic to expect my dry spell to continue. Don't worry -- I'm not leaving. I'll certainly still post on the forums here and there, possibly whittle away the last of my TOS obligations before the second anniversary of the fourth anniversary blowout, and offer possible opinions on the FBC whenever that takes off. But rest assured, there are reasons for my lack of input lately. I just thought I'd let the community know that.

Also, I'm just really freaking stoked about California and MFA workshops. Mmmm....

[Nate the Great]

First off, congratulations. Yet another member of the Group of People Whose Lives are More Exciting than Mine, or GOPWLAMETM (just try to pronounce it, I dare you!).

And what's an MFA? Masters in Farming Administration?

[Chancellor Valium]

Congratulations, good luck, live long and eat pie etc

[Derek]

You're moving?! NO! You can't be moving! What about Florida solidarity? Don't you remember? Geez....

And now you'll be a Californian, which doesn't even insert an extra "i" into its name for no apparent reason like "Floridian" and "Canadian" does.

Seriously though, congrats, IJD. Hope you have a great marriage, a great move, and a great masters. (see that? alliteration...)

...Now if only I had such great excuses for not doing anything on this site.

[Nate the Great]

Nate: What in the world can that be?
Derek (turning around): What, where? I didn't see anything.
Nate (painting a giant target on Derek's back): Oh, I could've sworn I saw something. Heh heh heh.
Derek: What's so funny?
Nate: I'll tell you in a minute. First, let's drink. Me from my, glass, and YOU from yours.
Derek: You guessed wrong.
Nate: You only think I guessed wrong, that's what's so funny! You fell victim to one of the classic blunders. The most famous is, never get involved in a space war in the Alpha Quadrant, but only slightly less well known than this: never go in against a fivist when updates are on the line! Hahahahahaha! Hahahahaha! Hahaha-(thud)

(Please take all of this in good humor, pretty pretty please?)

[Chancellor Valium]

Originally Posted by Nate the Great

Nate: What in the world can that be?
Derek (turning around): What, where? I didn't see anything.
Nate (painting a giant target on Derek's back): Oh, I could've sworn I saw something. Heh heh heh.
Derek: What's so funny?
Nate: I'll tell you in a minute. First, let's drink. Me from my, glass, and YOU from yours.
Derek: You guessed wrong.
Nate: You only think I guessed wrong, that's what's so funny! You fell victim to one of the classic blunders. The most famous is, never get involved in a space war in the Alpha Quadrant, but only slightly less well known than this: never go in against a fivist when updates are on the line! Hahahahahaha! Hahahahaha! Hahaha-(thud)

(Please take all of this in good humor, pretty pretty please?)

(CV dances on Inf/Imp's corpse)

[Derek]

Originally Posted by Nate the Great

Nate: What in the world can that be?
Derek (turning around): What, where? I didn't see anything.
Nate (painting a giant target on Derek's back): Oh, I could've sworn I saw something. Heh heh heh.
Derek: What's so funny?
Nate: I'll tell you in a minute. First, let's drink. Me from my, glass, and YOU from yours.
Derek: You guessed wrong.
Nate: You only think I guessed wrong, that's what's so funny! You fell victim to one of the classic blunders. The most famous is, never get involved in a space war in the Alpha Quadrant, but only slightly less well known than this: never go in against a fivist when updates are on the line! Hahahahahaha! Hahahahaha! Hahaha-(thud)

Fiver: To think -- all that time it was your cup that had the procrastination.
Derek: They both had it. I spent the last few years getting used to procrastination from being around Zeke.

[Zeke]

Originally Posted by Derek

You're moving?! NO! You can't be moving! What about Florida solidarity? Don't you remember? Geez....

If it makes you feel better, you and IJD just won the Stanley cup from me, by extension.

It had better make you feel better.

grumble grumble stupid ducks grumble...

[Sa'ar Chasm]

I'm so glad I'm not in Ottawa right now. My ex-labmates will be impossible to get along with tomorrow. It's like going to a funeral the day after the Senators get eliminated from the playoffs.

Oh, and when it's a Sens-Leafs series, those people aren't fit to share an office with.

[mudshark]

Originally Posted by ijdgaf

It's been a long time since I submitted anything on this site. Or gotten any real fiving work done period (I swear, my last TOS fiver is more done than it was a couple months ago). That's not about to change soon, either. Here's why.

1) I'm getting married in August. Until then, there are quite a few plans to make that are slowly, but surely, being put off until the last minute.

Congratulations!

2) Afterward, my fiancee/wife and I will be moving to California. Bay area. This also involves quite a few plans to make that have, indeed, involved procrastination.

3) In the fall I'll be starting work on my MFA. Which should be time consuming. Also awesome.

I suppose the "where you're living" part remains to be worked out (if you have any questions about the local geography or what-have-you, let me know; I lived on the Peninsula for quite a few years and may be able to help out), but what school?

[MaverickZer0]

I'm going to get heckled for being Canadian and wanting Anaheim to win all along anyway, aren't I? I already did in the Vancouver-Anaheim series...now THAT was unbearable. Not a city in Canada more enthusiastic and less snow-covered that hockey is so popular in.

Never mind half the Ducks are Canadians...