And thus we come to the end of the tale.
This post is mostly for my own personal closure.
So, I finally come to the end of my path with Wizkids. I have removed myself from the special projects, and I have asked for my envoy accounts to be retired. I now begin the difficult task of deciding which game pieces, if any, from the assorted games I play will remain, and which will go. I've already completed my 'collector set' of BSG and put it away, and given away all of my spare cards that I could give away. Horrorclix is next, along with Mechwarrior, the game I have long maintained will be the last game I stop playing.
It's been a tough decision to come to, and I shan't discuss the details here. I don't know if I'll keep playing or not. I'll start by trimming out the pieces I know I'll never use, and see where the local community goes with someone else running the games. I guess I saw it coming back in spring of 06 when Kevin sold out of realms. I don't know why I felt that way then, but it certainly felt like the beginning of the end.
As this LJ was primarily for the purpose of interacting with my Wizkids friends, this will also mark the end of it as well.
Although I certainly will stay in contact with many of you, I wanted to write some things here about each of you for my own unclear purposes. Like I said, this is for my closure, not yours. Here's hoping no one takes offense. Or, at least, no one I didn't intend to offend.
Jonas - At a point in my life where I didn't think I had a lot of life lessons to learn from other people's lives, I feel like I've learned a lot from you. In you I see my own tendencies to dive headlong into anything you do, and I hope that you don't get too burned out by the fights you're facing at Wizkids.
Rae - I always found you to be a reminder that not every one who enjoys appearing a certain way also embodies the stereotype of that appearance. It's a shame more people aren;t like you in that respect. I suspect you'll find (if you're not already), that you can be your own self every day without having to fly the flag that proclaims such.
Julz - You are a very interesting young lady. Of all the people I worked with at WK, you were the one I wanted to get to know the most. And conversely, the one I worked with the least.
Joe - I always saw you as the gamer that I never became, but could have. Sort of a 'path not taken'. Thanks for taking care of me as a con newb, I couldn;t have asked for a better roomie.
Mindy - I don't suspect you'll read this at all. Vegas is an interesting place, I bet if you got out a little, you'd really like it.
Mike - Of all the friends I have from/through WK, you're the one I'm most likely to see again. I plan to be at Pennsic in 09, I expect to meet you on the field. Your committment to the MW community is amazing, and I am a little bit ashamed that I can't keep up with it.
Tony - You have a lot of soul, man. Thanks for your musical guidance, both practically and spiritually. If I have advice for anyone on this list, it'd be you: I know how much you believe in the game, just don;t let the fight for it tear you down.
And, one last bit for someone who is *not* on my friends list, who almost certainly won;t read this, and who won;t care one iota what I think if he does:
Scott - you're a cock, and if you tried being less of a cock once in a while, you might find that your life wouldn't suck so bad. It needed said.
Good hunting, Mechwarriors.
So, I finally come to the end of my path with Wizkids. I have removed myself from the special projects, and I have asked for my envoy accounts to be retired. I now begin the difficult task of deciding which game pieces, if any, from the assorted games I play will remain, and which will go. I've already completed my 'collector set' of BSG and put it away, and given away all of my spare cards that I could give away. Horrorclix is next, along with Mechwarrior, the game I have long maintained will be the last game I stop playing.
It's been a tough decision to come to, and I shan't discuss the details here. I don't know if I'll keep playing or not. I'll start by trimming out the pieces I know I'll never use, and see where the local community goes with someone else running the games. I guess I saw it coming back in spring of 06 when Kevin sold out of realms. I don't know why I felt that way then, but it certainly felt like the beginning of the end.
As this LJ was primarily for the purpose of interacting with my Wizkids friends, this will also mark the end of it as well.
Although I certainly will stay in contact with many of you, I wanted to write some things here about each of you for my own unclear purposes. Like I said, this is for my closure, not yours. Here's hoping no one takes offense. Or, at least, no one I didn't intend to offend.
Jonas - At a point in my life where I didn't think I had a lot of life lessons to learn from other people's lives, I feel like I've learned a lot from you. In you I see my own tendencies to dive headlong into anything you do, and I hope that you don't get too burned out by the fights you're facing at Wizkids.
Rae - I always found you to be a reminder that not every one who enjoys appearing a certain way also embodies the stereotype of that appearance. It's a shame more people aren;t like you in that respect. I suspect you'll find (if you're not already), that you can be your own self every day without having to fly the flag that proclaims such.
Julz - You are a very interesting young lady. Of all the people I worked with at WK, you were the one I wanted to get to know the most. And conversely, the one I worked with the least.
Joe - I always saw you as the gamer that I never became, but could have. Sort of a 'path not taken'. Thanks for taking care of me as a con newb, I couldn;t have asked for a better roomie.
Mindy - I don't suspect you'll read this at all. Vegas is an interesting place, I bet if you got out a little, you'd really like it.
Mike - Of all the friends I have from/through WK, you're the one I'm most likely to see again. I plan to be at Pennsic in 09, I expect to meet you on the field. Your committment to the MW community is amazing, and I am a little bit ashamed that I can't keep up with it.
Tony - You have a lot of soul, man. Thanks for your musical guidance, both practically and spiritually. If I have advice for anyone on this list, it'd be you: I know how much you believe in the game, just don;t let the fight for it tear you down.
And, one last bit for someone who is *not* on my friends list, who almost certainly won;t read this, and who won;t care one iota what I think if he does:
Scott - you're a cock, and if you tried being less of a cock once in a while, you might find that your life wouldn't suck so bad. It needed said.
Good hunting, Mechwarriors.