Post by oversoul on Dec 20, 2008 7:54:52 GMT -5
First I am well. Its a very long story so I will go ahead and start. My computer was totally and completely ruined several months back, leaving me with no way to contact yall. Luckily the hard drive was intact but the rest of the machine was gone. So I still have all my data.
My computer crashed at about the time that my native USA decided to begin to collapse upon itself and try to ruin the rest of the world with it. It seems my fortuner would be tied closer to it than I would have liked. I have been having to work hard than I ever had to keep our home. Fuel prices had hit the roof, my mortgage was in trouble, and I am never far from my employer losing everything and thus losing my job myself.
So we decided some time ago, IF I got a Christmas bonus this year we would use it to by a new computer. It was still not an indulgence, though being able to talk to friends again is truly a blessing. We however conduct most of our business online, our bank is 200 miles away so cashing a paycheck is not as simple as running to the corner, heck our mortgage company is on the other side of the continent. We had to get a computer as soon as possible and unfortunately this was the soonest. We just got it yesterday.
Overall things are somewhat more hectic but are looking better, fuel prices have plummetted here so that saves us some money, and my working massive amounts of overtime should carry us into January, though I may still get a second job, in case things really get bad fast here.
I have not completely abandoned games even though I have not been online. I have been at work on a couple of ideas in a notebook when I have a few spare minutes.
I hope you have all been doing well or at the very least weathiering the storm. I hope to catch up on what I have missed and participate as much as I can
Until then I am glad to be back and hope to hear from you all soon
Bobby
My computer crashed at about the time that my native USA decided to begin to collapse upon itself and try to ruin the rest of the world with it. It seems my fortuner would be tied closer to it than I would have liked. I have been having to work hard than I ever had to keep our home. Fuel prices had hit the roof, my mortgage was in trouble, and I am never far from my employer losing everything and thus losing my job myself.
So we decided some time ago, IF I got a Christmas bonus this year we would use it to by a new computer. It was still not an indulgence, though being able to talk to friends again is truly a blessing. We however conduct most of our business online, our bank is 200 miles away so cashing a paycheck is not as simple as running to the corner, heck our mortgage company is on the other side of the continent. We had to get a computer as soon as possible and unfortunately this was the soonest. We just got it yesterday.
Overall things are somewhat more hectic but are looking better, fuel prices have plummetted here so that saves us some money, and my working massive amounts of overtime should carry us into January, though I may still get a second job, in case things really get bad fast here.
I have not completely abandoned games even though I have not been online. I have been at work on a couple of ideas in a notebook when I have a few spare minutes.
I hope you have all been doing well or at the very least weathiering the storm. I hope to catch up on what I have missed and participate as much as I can
Until then I am glad to be back and hope to hear from you all soon
Bobby