LOA updates

[Foxy]

Please put any LOAs in here, so we have just one thread rather than a post each time. Ta.

To kick us off, although its not exactly an LOA, I've got roped into a large project at work running between now and Christmas that may result in trips away with little warning and no nettage and long days in general. I'll do my best to keep up with things, but may check in less frequently. If you have tagged me and need a response quickly, please PM me, or I've no objection to you writing for my characters so long as you keep them consistent and alive...

[Jake Sjet]

If you have tagged me and need a response quickly, please PM me, or I've no objection to you writing for my characters so long as you keep them consistent and alive...

Dang there's always a condition...now I have to remake the flow chart. I put a solid four minutes of work into that thing.

[AJHoyt]

Alas, friends, creative characters and excellent writers, I’ve recently grown too busy in RL to give my writing the attention you deserve. Evenings I once had two hours to write and polish a post are now reduced to a paltry 20 minutes. Weekends which allowed hours of writing, rewriting and starting anew are now filled with a million must-dos.

Work, a dreary endeavor that had the merit of being predictable as clockwork, has grown into frenetic activity. Losses of critical staff have translated to lots of smiling accountants, but the rest of us—we few—we weary few--must hoist onto our overburdened backs the heavy loads of the lost and not slack our pace. Management requested we sign a waiver saying we’re willing to give up our Saturdays—work it for free--for the greater good…of the bottom line. So the 40 hour week is gone—for the nonce…until the economy gets better—they say.

So, I’m highly squeezed for time, can’t write, can’t keep up. I don’t want to hold you back. I need to take a leave from simming for a month, perhaps two, just until these year-end work commitments are met or I just walk away.

I'm sorry to have to temporarily abandon them, but you can play my characters or have them slip out of the action.

I’ll miss you. Be of good cheer. I have ink for blood. I cannot NOT write. Like Ah-nold, I’ll be back.

AJ - The once and future writer

[Tavey]

Shall miss you!

However, be well in Real Life and we'll look forward to seeing you when you can.

Tavey.

[Foxy]

Shudder to think what you'll be like when you're all refreshed!


OK, what shall we do to Rubin....

[Quin]

Going to be away until Thursday night. Have a good Thanksgiving all you guys in the US.

[Gavin]

I suppose I should let all of you know that aside from the coming holiday here in the US, I am also moving this weekend. My life probably won't return to any semblance of normalcy until Monday or Tuesday and I can't see me finding time to properly introduce Gavin until then. :/

[Quin]

Heading to the big city again for a couple of nights. Back Friday.

[Gavin]

Took a little longer to get settled than I had hoped, but I'm catching up with the postings since Gavin's awakening and trying to get my mind in sync with the character I had started to create all those weeks ago. I'll try to get something submitted tomorrow or the day after though so things can move forward a bit.

[Gavin]

I'm back again, heh. I spent much of this past week wiping my system and reinstalling my operating systems. Fun stuff, for me anyway (:p) - but time consuming.

[KendleRJ]

Well, welcome back! Time well invested, I think, so you can write again...

[Gavin]

Ty. I seem to have issues finding my creativity when I'm doing geek stuff, maybe because they use different hemispheres of the brain...

[KerriganMorgan]

Sorry for my absence, I had a bad case of the flu that laid me up. Looking to get back in the game though if you will still have me

[Tavey]

Git posting!

*laughs*

[Quin]

We are changing isp's this week. Problem is our new hub hasn't yet arrived and the change takes place tomorrow. Sooooooo just a heads up to let you know that I may be mia for a couple of days. I am in meetings all day Wednesday and Thursday so will not be able to check posts at work.

[Tavey]

Thanks for the heads up!

[Quin]

Still waiting for a BT man to switch a switch at the local exchange. Curse you British Telecom. Will get the Big Bad Wolf on to you.

[Gavin]

Hey ppl, just a quick update. I lost a pet that was sick for a few days last Friday and have been a bit bummed to be honest. I'll try to write something soon, just not yet.

[Tavey]

Having just lost a dear old lady cat, I totally understand.

*hugs* to Gavin.

[Quin]

Pets are family.

[Gavin]

Thanks for understanding. I believe I was at fault for what happened, which made it worse. Doing better now.

[KerriganMorgan]

Thanks to Tavey and Ali for understanding my very sudden absence. For those of you who don't know, I was in the hosital until March 1st. Since then I have been taking my time to slowly come back from that hospital stay, and now feel very much ready to return.

[Quin]

Look after yourself hon. Hugs and vibes for a full recovery.

[Gavin]

:O!

Didn't know, glad you're back.

[Quin]

Going to be away from tomorrow until Thursday night. I was hopeful that I would have my new netbook by now but it seems to be stuck somewhere between here and Lincoln.