And so, more than 12 years after that fateful day where it all began, here I sit, typing this journal for you all now. 

If you had told me the path my life would take in that time, I would never have believed you.

In the time since my absence, I got a new job, my niece has reached the age of 5 and is in Kindergarten, I've learned how to build PCs for myself, and upgraded my main PC Alpha from it's first gen i5, 4 gigs of RAM, and GT 240, to a 2nd gen Ryzen 5, 32 gigs of RAM, and a GTX 1070. Basically, my life is looking up right now.

And yet, with the site as we know it on it's way out, I've never felt so down.

This place was practically my home for years, and while it's changed so much in the time I was gone, there was still plenty that's familiar. Only to be told that even that is going away.

It feels like time passed me by. That I should've done more.

I should have tried hanging out with the friends I made here more often.

I should have tried to go to at least some local get-togethers.

I should have enjoyed this place when I had the chance.

Ah, but alas, at the end of the day, all those should-haves and could-have-beens are merely wishes, and I need to focus on the reality.

If there is any consolation, the old site will live on in some form, thanks to the Forum Rats! 

This site is trying to be a duplicate of the old site's format, and so far, It's looking pretty good.

Perhaps I can get a second chance there, and do what I can to make sure it succeeds. Speaking of, y'all should go there and check it out. We could always use more people.

Until next time, some music...