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indeed.

All of the above.

I’m back.

yhwx said:

I thought that you might have quit the forum.

The world didn’t blow up while you were gone, so that’s good.

Yeah, I tried to blow it up for it bit, but I failed, so I came back here instead.

TV’s Frink said:

I’m back.

oh you went somewhere?

TV’s Frink said:

CatBus said:

Hey, where’s Frink?

[Cut to a scene with Frink in secret agent garb opening a vault door under a doghouse]

On family vacation!

just kidding.

don’t ever leave us

Vaca started yesterday, going to disconnect for a few days and enjoy family time.

I assume all kinds of crazy will go down in my absence.

I also secretly hope puggo doesn’t release ROTP until I am home again, because I am selfish.

dahmage said:

I am selfish.

So, you have accepted the truth.

You haven’t seen much of me in the past year or so as it is, though I have been lurking every so often recently, but you’ll see even less of me in the next year. I’ll be going into the seminary, which includes a year-long media fast at the beginning (i.e. no computer, TV, phone, etc.).

I’ve still got a week before that happens, so maybe I’ll be able to hang out here a bit more in the meantime. Hopefully this place doesn’t go to pot again in my absence, and hopefully I’ll be back (maybe with new and exciting threads about religion and philosophy!).

RicOlie_2 said:

I’ll be going into the seminary

Are you planning on joining the clergy, or is this for academic purposes?

RicOlie_2 said:

You haven’t seen much of me in the past year or so as it is, though I have been lurking every so often recently, but you’ll see even less of me in the next year.

😦

I’ll be going into the seminary

Congrats.

which includes a year-long media fast at the beginning (i.e. no computer, TV, phone, etc.).

Wait, so you’re actually going to hell? 😉

DuracellEnergizer said:

RicOlie_2 said:

I’ll be going into the seminary

Are you planning on joining the clergy, or is this for academic purposes?

That’s the plan, but I have eight years to make up my mind, so it might end up being the latter. 😉

TV’s Frink said:

RicOlie_2 said:

You haven’t seen much of me in the past year or so as it is, though I have been lurking every so often recently, but you’ll see even less of me in the next year.

😦

I’ll miss ya too. Try to keep everyone out of control while I’m gone (minus the trolls), so I’ll have something interesting to read when I return!

which includes a year-long media fast at the beginning (i.e. no computer, TV, phone, etc.).

Wait, so you’re actually going to hell? 😉

Lol, it’ll be tough for sure. It’s nice that it’s imposed on me though, since it’ll sure be an interesting experience and I’d never have the motivation to go even a week without Internet on my own…

RicOlie_2 said:

DuracellEnergizer said:

RicOlie_2 said:

I’ll be going into the seminary

Are you planning on joining the clergy, or is this for academic purposes?

That’s the plan, but I have eight years to make up my mind, so it might end up being the latter. 😉

While it’s hard for me to grasp why a person would choose a path which entails life-long celibacy, I wish you the best of luck on your journey.

Haha, I’ve already run into a bit of uncomprehension on that front, and I suspect I’ll continue to do so for some time…

It’s a tough choice to make, but I think the rewards will be greater than the drawbacks. I suspect I’ll have more positive relationships as a priest than I’d be able to have as a married man, they simply won’t be sexual. In the end, whichever path I choose, I’ll have to restrict my sexual activity–whether it’s to one partner or none.

yhwx said:

Final clarification: I meant what I wrote. I will be gone, and it could be a long time. Or a short time. TBD.

I’m glad you’re back. Just wanted you to know 😃

You catch on pretty slow.

Nearly two years ago, I took a break from this site. I actually did a pretty good job staying away. At the time, my busy life was getting in the way and my interest in participating had faded.

Over the past few months, I’ve slowly allowed myself to post more until I feel it has returned to the time-wasting point it was in the past. I love it here, but life has not slowed down for me over the past several years. Indeed, it has only gotten more and more stressful and busy. The time I spend on here is therapeutic, but unfortunately, I have a hard time preventing cathartic participation from turning into addiction. I need to take another break. I appreciate all the fun and discussion.

Cheer up, guys…

WRONG PICTURE!

And not true. I’m not disappearing…just going into lurker mode. I find I have better self-control when I don’t post and hope for responses. I’ll rear my ugly head from time to time and will probably resume more frequent posting at some point in the future. In the meantime, see you around, guys. 😃

Darn I’m sorry to see this. 😦 Come back when you can, Ender.

Don’t take too long to recover _ender, but good for you at the same time.

Thank you, my friends. I really appreciate it. ☺️