*Serious Announcement*

[tammaiya]

Guys, I've been thinking- I really need to take another look at my values. I mean, I spend so much time stuffing around on the internet, and I'm in year *12* now. I don't have the time any more, and my marks are starting to show it. I'm sure you guys know how much of a perfectionist I am- I may not need a UAI high enough to get into Law, but my dignity kind of demands I get one. Also, I'm sick of my mother nagging me and saying I don't do enough work etc. So I've decided to give up the internet and the computer and all that for awhile, except for when I need it for school purposes. No more MSN, no more LJ, no more RP, no more games, no more WRITING. I have essays and orals to write, and they're kind of more important. So just, I don't know. Kill Ade? Send him to the Counterweight Continent? Put the LJ up for adoption? Whatever.

On that matter, I'd also like to say that I'm really starting to wonder about a lot of other things. It pains me to ever say that my family is right, but I think maybe they are- I think the whole bisexuality thing WAS just a phase. Even if it was a long one. And you know, slash IS kind of weird and unhealthy to have as an obsession. I'm still pro-homosexuality, but it seems a bit childish to keep reading and writing stories about it. I mean, REALLY, if you think about it, it doesn't help to make a big deal about it- we should be treating it just like het if what we want is equal rights.

So, yes. Giving up the internet for now, giving up being bi, and giving up slash. Say it's my New Year's Resolutions. In fact, you know how I was raised Catholic, right? I've always felt kind of guilty about going against the religion I was raised at. So I'm deleting my Heavenly Chaos and Good Omens stories, for one thing, and I'm going back to Church. Communion at school just made me reconsider- I was sitting there, and I was torn between receiving Communion and not. I have always taken Communion when it's offered, because that's the way I was raised and Catholicism is almost a CULTURE- you never really escape it. But this year, what with all the slash, especially the RELIGIOUS slash, I was wondering if I even had the right. So I didn't take communion, and it made me feel terrible. I can't do this anymore.

Just a note to let you all know, because that's the only fair thing to do.

Comments

[minkhollow]

I'm having a hard time taking this seriously, since I'm still running on the last legs of April Fools' Day.
But if this is indeed what you want to do: Best of luck, don't give up the writing entirely if you can help it, and there will be NO killing of Adrian.

[tammaiya.livejournal.com]

But what am I supposed to do with him? We've already established that people can't carry an entire plot on their own...

[minkhollow]

I think if we spread it out between those of us who would regularly interact with him anyway (since there's no big roadtrip this time), we might be able to manage on NPC basis for a while. And in the meantime we can hunt like mad for a replacement.
But there will be no killing. That would make things go all wonky on my front.
D'you see a possible return to LJ stuff at some point in the future, or not? Just curious. (And it's not so much the RP, nice as that would be [rhyme unintended].)

[minkhollow]

And if you're going away, who's modding the community?
I just remembered about that part.

[tammaiya.livejournal.com]

Oh, yeah. I guess I'll have to hand it over to Ji or Ashie, then... If they want it. If they don't, they can decide. *shrug*

[minkhollow]

I've been thinking for a while that it might be a good idea to have two people modding, so if one is gone the other can take care of new LJs and suchlike...
Meh. I dunno.

[schiarire.livejournal.com]

But Ji is computarded...

[tammaiya.livejournal.com]

Good point. Er. Perhaps as part of the coin thing you could send him to the Agatean Empire again, and he could stay there for a while? I don't know, I guess that's up to you guys now.

[minkhollow]

Well, yes, possibly.
Just make sure you leave technical details with someone (we can't very well pass the journal along if you're the only one who's got the the password and you're not online). As for Jamie, I think you're the only one with an idea as to where he was going.
One more bit - d'you want me to send you a link to the Soul Music AU if you're not around when I get it done? (Since part of the idea was yours and all.)
You've got guts for giving up the On Line. I'd never make it.

[corialis.livejournal.com]

Like minkhollow, I'm not sure I *quite* believe you, since I haven't taken anything anyone's said seriously all day. So if this is an April Fool's joke, ha ha, and if not, *hug*s and try to e-mail me every so often if you get the time, because I would miss you terribly otherwise.

[tammaiya.livejournal.com]

I'd love to keep in contact with you, but I guess we'll have to break off the 'engagement'- Catholicism is a pretty strict religion, after all.

[vikytickytembo.livejournal.com]

Wow. Heavy, life choice time for you. I wish you the best of everything, I hope you know that. We all need to be sure our priorities are right for us, you know?

Don't worry about Adrian, you don't have to do anything with him: just leave him where he is. We'll return him to NPC status (remember those days? Heh.) Just email somebody with the info for the community, and if you want, with the password for Ade's journal so someone else can pick him up eventually, but you don't have to do that, someone could create a new journal too.

I hope this brings nothing but the best for you. You're a phenomenal writer, and I know you've got a bright future ahead of you in whatever you decide to do.
Love,
Viks

[schiarire.livejournal.com]

...shit, man.

I know I give you a lot of OADA crap, but it's admiration, really, in a way, but you probably knew that, right? I hope so.

I don't know how I'll stop thinking: Hahaha! I have to remember that so I can tell Siobhan, she'll think it's funny too.

Good luck, you. Be happy.

[miscellanny.livejournal.com]

*is rolling around on the floor*<--- laughing, not just because. THough thst is tempitng.

Pshyeah.

Right.

*g*

*big hugs* <--- that was almost big bugs ;cos I jave had WINE! YAY!