When the world does an instant 180
First 5 days of my spring break included Karaoke, metro beach, swing dancing, a good movie, finishing my two grad classes and going out for a drink w/my classmates after each one, catching up on a lot of Tivo, beating FFX2, 2 brilliant interviews, finishing my thesis, thus officially completing my masters degree.
Then withing 20 min of my second interview and turning my thesis in, making me feel good, self-assured, relieved, etc, my mom breaks the news to me that dad is in the hospital, and has been since Monday night. This ran into spending a lot of time in the hospital with him, getting a small bit of information about him each time, all of finding new bad stuff, without really saying exactly what's wrong. So he's got lesions on his liver and brain, 'spots' on his lungs and back, a brain tumor, and the lesion on his liver is officially cancer. We don't know what kind it is yet, but we suspect it's connected to all the other symptoms, also related to the melanoma he had 6 years ago. If this is the case, it would most likely be in stage 4. Regardless, sometime late next week, he'll probably start undergoing radiation for the tumor, and once we find out what type of cancer he has, we'll move on to the next step, of which all of them are bad... the only question is 'how bad?'
Paling in comparison of importance, I have been unable to play at Kanar this weekend and have been suspended as PM1. Fred Rudat, because he can't separate his personal gripes with people has decided that my putting Travis and Jamie on my staff has stated, "I feel that you and Travis have questionable integrity therefore i dont think you playing npcs is fair to everyone that is out there to have fun and play the game the right way." This is ironic because I was elected by the BOD to choose a staff and run "the game the right way," and the fact that he hasn't played in a year and a half only adds to the irony. So... I can't NPC because Fred is a whiny little bitch, I can't PC b/c my characters are dead, and I've been suspended from being PM, thus making it pointless for me to go.
The suspension is fairly legit, so I will role with it. Because I was drinking in the parking lot, I was relieved of duty for being unprofessional. Any player could do what I did without reprocussion. I am 21, and I'm not on the field of play... I wasn't going to be going out at all b/c I didn't have anything to play. So I basically went out to do my job, I had 2 drinks in the course of 3 hours, and then didn't drink anything for 3 hours before I drove home. As a player, I did nothing wrong, and if I had a character to play, I still could, so long as I didn't participate in combat. As a marshal though, it was deemed unprofessional, and the result was a suspension. Physically and behaviorally, I wasn't the slightest bit impaired, but it's all about appearances. So, until the June BOD meeting, at least, Jamie is the acting PM1, which I have every confidence he'll do well. I can respect them not wanting their head GMC guy to consume alcohol in the parking lot... so I'll just role with it. However, if they choose to fire me over this...it'll be BAD. On the other hand, I'm already in the process of handing Fred over to the JRB, which will not go well for him. So the game wont be totally screwed.
Even though it may end badly for the game that I have been temporarily been suspended, I have to laugh at it a bit. My first thought when it happened was, "sweet...I'm going to go see my Dad." I knew that at that exact moment in time he wasn't available to be seen, which is the only reason I was at the field at the time...but the point is: I knew I had more important things that I was going to be attending to, and now I wont be feeling guilty for not fulfilling my duties...because for at least a while, I don't have any.
Right now, it's time for a family dinner. It's looking like Thanksgiving; there's a ridiculous amount of turkey, stuffing, rolls, mashed potatoes, gravy,etc etc. The only thing missing is all the people. It's just me, my brother and parents. I'm so glad Amir came up. Within 48 hours, he got all his school shit done and drove up from South Carolina. I am so lucky that our family is so unified and loving.
Then withing 20 min of my second interview and turning my thesis in, making me feel good, self-assured, relieved, etc, my mom breaks the news to me that dad is in the hospital, and has been since Monday night. This ran into spending a lot of time in the hospital with him, getting a small bit of information about him each time, all of finding new bad stuff, without really saying exactly what's wrong. So he's got lesions on his liver and brain, 'spots' on his lungs and back, a brain tumor, and the lesion on his liver is officially cancer. We don't know what kind it is yet, but we suspect it's connected to all the other symptoms, also related to the melanoma he had 6 years ago. If this is the case, it would most likely be in stage 4. Regardless, sometime late next week, he'll probably start undergoing radiation for the tumor, and once we find out what type of cancer he has, we'll move on to the next step, of which all of them are bad... the only question is 'how bad?'
Paling in comparison of importance, I have been unable to play at Kanar this weekend and have been suspended as PM1. Fred Rudat, because he can't separate his personal gripes with people has decided that my putting Travis and Jamie on my staff has stated, "I feel that you and Travis have questionable integrity therefore i dont think you playing npcs is fair to everyone that is out there to have fun and play the game the right way." This is ironic because I was elected by the BOD to choose a staff and run "the game the right way," and the fact that he hasn't played in a year and a half only adds to the irony. So... I can't NPC because Fred is a whiny little bitch, I can't PC b/c my characters are dead, and I've been suspended from being PM, thus making it pointless for me to go.
The suspension is fairly legit, so I will role with it. Because I was drinking in the parking lot, I was relieved of duty for being unprofessional. Any player could do what I did without reprocussion. I am 21, and I'm not on the field of play... I wasn't going to be going out at all b/c I didn't have anything to play. So I basically went out to do my job, I had 2 drinks in the course of 3 hours, and then didn't drink anything for 3 hours before I drove home. As a player, I did nothing wrong, and if I had a character to play, I still could, so long as I didn't participate in combat. As a marshal though, it was deemed unprofessional, and the result was a suspension. Physically and behaviorally, I wasn't the slightest bit impaired, but it's all about appearances. So, until the June BOD meeting, at least, Jamie is the acting PM1, which I have every confidence he'll do well. I can respect them not wanting their head GMC guy to consume alcohol in the parking lot... so I'll just role with it. However, if they choose to fire me over this...it'll be BAD. On the other hand, I'm already in the process of handing Fred over to the JRB, which will not go well for him. So the game wont be totally screwed.
Even though it may end badly for the game that I have been temporarily been suspended, I have to laugh at it a bit. My first thought when it happened was, "sweet...I'm going to go see my Dad." I knew that at that exact moment in time he wasn't available to be seen, which is the only reason I was at the field at the time...but the point is: I knew I had more important things that I was going to be attending to, and now I wont be feeling guilty for not fulfilling my duties...because for at least a while, I don't have any.
Right now, it's time for a family dinner. It's looking like Thanksgiving; there's a ridiculous amount of turkey, stuffing, rolls, mashed potatoes, gravy,etc etc. The only thing missing is all the people. It's just me, my brother and parents. I'm so glad Amir came up. Within 48 hours, he got all his school shit done and drove up from South Carolina. I am so lucky that our family is so unified and loving.