Away/Return thingy

Jin Mei · Post by **Jin Mei** » Wed Oct 08, 2008 12:00 am

Unexpected circumstances caused me to be gone for the past month without any notice. I'm back now, but I'm not sure if anyone wants me back.

and I wouldn't blame them one bit.

Radical Dreamer · Post by **Radical Dreamer** » Wed Oct 08, 2008 11:44 am

Mei is always welcome as she is (probably) a girl.

I, on the other hand, shall not be around for a few days outside of my connection at college. The circuit breaker in my house is deep fried and, along with everything else, my pc has no power! Isn't it wonderful?

Anyway, it'll probably be this weekend before I'm back to my usual inactive state.

antlan87 · Post by **antlan87** » Wed Oct 15, 2008 2:46 pm

I have returned, so now Jiaodong is back open for business. Now if we could only find some customers and something to offer...

GreenFabre · Post by **GreenFabre** » Thu Oct 16, 2008 5:56 pm

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Gong Gong · Post by **Gong Gong** » Thu Oct 16, 2008 8:24 pm

This was a little inevitable but I thought my free-time would be somewhat flexible with my work load, which isn't the case. University is taking over most of my time, any time I do have to myself I'm either sleeping, relaxing or have some other assignment to do.

Sorry for any RPs I'm currently in or whatever, but I'm semi-fully retiring from Sims and what not. International Relations is becoming very intense with the amount of theory we have to do, while in Chinese I have not yet got to the level I'm at yet.

So anyway, goodbye!

Xiang Zhuang · Post by **Xiang Zhuang** » Mon Oct 20, 2008 4:24 pm

I've had a number of issues piling up on me over the last few weeks or months, and the break that I took last week was in the hopes of getting it all sorted out. I do believe that things are a bit better now, and with hard work on my end, I would be able to balance both college and sims.

However, I haven't shown the ability to work hard on college issues when I've been active on sims, and really, the only time I've had a semester I've been able to be proud of while I've been here was when I had all-but-quit all sims. I know I have the ability to focus, but I've failed to prioritize my efforts into work over sims. I have spent now six years in college to complete what should have taken four. There's no room left for error.

Even though I have enjoyed my time on this sim, in this last week I have come to realize that my decision to try and become a ruler on the game was short-sighted on my part. I knew that I struggled in class when I was active on sims. In reflection, I've chose the path that requires the most constant time to survive. But regardless of the path I chose, it has been my tendency to gain more and more responsibility as I go along. If I had not originally signed up to rule, I would have wound up doing much more than the average player anyway. I know that delegation is a potential answer to my problems, but I've proven to be fairly poor at that already. And it would, essentially, be a band-aid to the problem instead of rooting it out.

So much of my life has changed because of simming. While I am thankful for the friends that I have made, I do not believe that I am a better person now than I was before I joined sims. This isn't the fault of sims, of course. I take responsibility for my own failings. But when I imagine being the sort of person that I want to be, I do not think of sims or simming as being involved. The sort of person I want to be does not include spending hours upon hours on sims. Because I have become the sort of person that I do not want to be, I have become more and more unhappy with my life. While I cannot control all facets of my life, I can control my attitude and the things I invest my mental and physical time into.

With all of this in mind, I have decided to quit sims entirely. I don't rule out that I might change my mind sometime in the future, but there is much more work I need to do in my own life before I can consider spending this sort of vast amount of time on entertainment. I am not disappearing from the internet, but I won't be around sims at all, and will not be inclined to speak about them if you approach me. While I hope to stay in contact with many of you, I'm not hopeful, since I am severing the tie that binds us.

My deepest apologies for those I am letting down. I have stayed here longer than I would have otherwise because of you.

Kirin Rose · Post by **Kirin Rose** » Mon Oct 20, 2008 6:02 pm

Xiang Zhuang wrote:I've had a number of issues piling up on me over the last few weeks or months, and the break that I took last week was in the hopes of getting it all sorted out. I do believe that things are a bit better now, and with hard work on my end, I would be able to balance both college and sims.

However, I haven't shown the ability to work hard on college issues when I've been active on sims, and really, the only time I've had a semester I've been able to be proud of while I've been here was when I had all-but-quit all sims. I know I have the ability to focus, but I've failed to prioritize my efforts into work over sims. I have spent now six years in college to complete what should have taken four. There's no room left for error.

Even though I have enjoyed my time on this sim, in this last week I have come to realize that my decision to try and become a ruler on the game was short-sighted on my part. I knew that I struggled in class when I was active on sims. In reflection, I've chose the path that requires the most constant time to survive. But regardless of the path I chose, it has been my tendency to gain more and more responsibility as I go along. If I had not originally signed up to rule, I would have wound up doing much more than the average player anyway. I know that delegation is a potential answer to my problems, but I've proven to be fairly poor at that already. And it would, essentially, be a band-aid to the problem instead of rooting it out.

So much of my life has changed because of simming. While I am thankful for the friends that I have made, I do not believe that I am a better person now than I was before I joined sims. This isn't the fault of sims, of course. I take responsibility for my own failings. But when I imagine being the sort of person that I want to be, I do not think of sims or simming as being involved. The sort of person I want to be does not include spending hours upon hours on sims. Because I have become the sort of person that I do not want to be, I have become more and more unhappy with my life. While I cannot control all facets of my life, I can control my attitude and the things I invest my mental and physical time into.

With all of this in mind, I have decided to quit sims entirely. I don't rule out that I might change my mind sometime in the future, but there is much more work I need to do in my own life before I can consider spending this sort of vast amount of time on entertainment. I am not disappearing from the internet, but I won't be around sims at all, and will not be inclined to speak about them if you approach me. While I hope to stay in contact with many of you, I'm not hopeful, since I am severing the tie that binds us.

My deepest apologies for those I am letting down. I have stayed here longer than I would have otherwise because of you.

Good luck in your future endevours Xiang! It was a pleasure simming with you.

Mogwai · Post by **Mogwai** » Wed Oct 22, 2008 1:29 pm

Aaron's gone and I'm back. What a deal!

Cao Chao · Post by **Cao Chao** » Fri Oct 24, 2008 11:45 am

I'm going to be taking part of the Columbia University's Model United Nations Conference for the rest of today and this weekend. Activity will be sparse.

Brother Dun · Post by **Brother Dun** » Fri Oct 24, 2008 11:53 am

So there's a chance that, for the rest of this week and all of next week, I'm going to be be incredibly inactive!

I'm training for a promotion at a bigger, better store that's a good distance away from where I live. As such, I've been incredibly busy/exhausted/sleep-deprived and I've been having trouble getting to do... Well... Everything.

Expect very little activity out of me until at least the end of next, possibly later if they decide I need to keep making the training trip.

If you have any RPs with me or any of my NPCs, chances are that they'll have to wait some more. If you're interested in picking them up once I come back, I'll be happy to pick them up. Otherwise, if you still want to meet with my NPCs, we can start a completely new RP. Anyways, I'm out!