Rock Madness: The Rankdown Series
Nov 2, 2020 11:47:28 GMT -5
Post by Red on Nov 2, 2020 11:47:28 GMT -5
First of all, I want to thank singingrulebritannia for letting everyone know about my situation and why I hadn't been updating this thread recently. I want to clear the air a bit. I'll include a tl;dr at the end, if you don't wish to read this whole post.
Over the last month and a half, I've needed to take some time for myself in a way that I haven't done in a long time. That meant (mostly) shutting myself off from the internet, which included Pulse, among other things. I won't get too into the details of why I needed to take the break, but I will say that what's going on in the world has had a very taxing effect on my psyche, and I badly needed to get away from it all, even if it was always going to be temporary.
While I took that break, I came to a realization. As much as I have enjoyed my time on Pulse over the years, I have always thought to myself that, if the time came where I found myself feeling more obligated to be on Pulse than wanting to be here, I would walk away from the forum for good...and I think that time has come. As I took my break, I didn't find myself wanting to visit Pulse all that much. It's not that I don't like and enjoy talking to those of you who post alongside me here. The interactions between me and all of you have been a large reason why I have stuck around for as long as I have. I just don't enjoy posting as much as I used to. I almost feel like I have to post, at this point, and I never wanted to get to that point. So, it is with that in mind that I tell all of you that this is going to be my last post on Pulse, at least for a while.
Obviously, this puts RMD and other projects I've been working on in a bind, because, unless I give those projects to someone else, I'm not going to be the one working on them. I would be willing to let someone else take on those projects, if they desire to. I love the concept of RMD, but I'm just not in the right frame of mind to host it myself, at the moment. As for the other projects, same thing. If someone else offers to take up the projects, I'll consider letting them take care of all of them.
For what it's worth, I don't believe this will be my last post on Pulse forever. This isn't really a "goodbye" so much as it's me taking a step back and letting things happen without me for a bit. I don't know when it would be, exactly, but, if I feel like I'm in the right frame of mind to come back, I will, make no mistake about that. Pulse and its members have been an incredible distraction from what is going on in the world for a long time. I cannot thank all of you enough for entertaining me and helping to make this world shine a little brighter, and that's what makes all of this most difficult. I'm going to miss all of this, even if I know that this is the right decision for me to make.
I love all of you. Stay safe.
(Just know, though, that I will know if someone used Georgia font. I have a sixth sense for that. )
tl;dr: I'm taking an extended break from Pulse, and this is my last post, at least for the time being. I'm willing to give someone else to host RMD or other projects I'm working on, if they desire to do so.
Over the last month and a half, I've needed to take some time for myself in a way that I haven't done in a long time. That meant (mostly) shutting myself off from the internet, which included Pulse, among other things. I won't get too into the details of why I needed to take the break, but I will say that what's going on in the world has had a very taxing effect on my psyche, and I badly needed to get away from it all, even if it was always going to be temporary.
While I took that break, I came to a realization. As much as I have enjoyed my time on Pulse over the years, I have always thought to myself that, if the time came where I found myself feeling more obligated to be on Pulse than wanting to be here, I would walk away from the forum for good...and I think that time has come. As I took my break, I didn't find myself wanting to visit Pulse all that much. It's not that I don't like and enjoy talking to those of you who post alongside me here. The interactions between me and all of you have been a large reason why I have stuck around for as long as I have. I just don't enjoy posting as much as I used to. I almost feel like I have to post, at this point, and I never wanted to get to that point. So, it is with that in mind that I tell all of you that this is going to be my last post on Pulse, at least for a while.
Obviously, this puts RMD and other projects I've been working on in a bind, because, unless I give those projects to someone else, I'm not going to be the one working on them. I would be willing to let someone else take on those projects, if they desire to. I love the concept of RMD, but I'm just not in the right frame of mind to host it myself, at the moment. As for the other projects, same thing. If someone else offers to take up the projects, I'll consider letting them take care of all of them.
For what it's worth, I don't believe this will be my last post on Pulse forever. This isn't really a "goodbye" so much as it's me taking a step back and letting things happen without me for a bit. I don't know when it would be, exactly, but, if I feel like I'm in the right frame of mind to come back, I will, make no mistake about that. Pulse and its members have been an incredible distraction from what is going on in the world for a long time. I cannot thank all of you enough for entertaining me and helping to make this world shine a little brighter, and that's what makes all of this most difficult. I'm going to miss all of this, even if I know that this is the right decision for me to make.
I love all of you. Stay safe.
(Just know, though, that I will know if someone used Georgia font. I have a sixth sense for that. )
tl;dr: I'm taking an extended break from Pulse, and this is my last post, at least for the time being. I'm willing to give someone else to host RMD or other projects I'm working on, if they desire to do so.