It's been a few days since I unsubscribed. I've had a chance to regain some perspective.
I have subscribed to the list again, but am filtering posts for now. For now, I will only recieve messages with OT: or Brin: in the subject First of all, a few have asked if it was the actions of another list-member that drove me to leave. The answer to that is "No". The reason was a combination of things, including lack of interest in the discussions going on at the time, inability to keep up with the list load, but most of all it was a knee-jerk reaction I had to a very, very bad dream. The dream I had really did hurt me that much. I didn't want to stay after that for fear of more dreams like that. I have been battling insomnia since then. Fortunately, my dreams since then have not been unpleasant, and my sleep schedule is flexible, so I can sleep to noon if I can't fall asleep until 4 am (one of the benefits of freelace work). I'm dealing with the dream and the issues it brought up. Upon reflection, the list was only a part of what brought on the dream. The dream itself reflected on many facets of my life, and I think I just have to get my life heading in the right direction again. I'm contemplating my options right now. I am considering the option of going back to College to work towards a Master's in Computer Science. If I want to enroll in any classes for the fall, I will have to sign up soon though. I will just be taking undergraduate prerequisit courses, so enrolling won't be difficult or require going through approval for a Master's program, which I have no doubt that I already missed the deadline for the fall semester anyway. I will probably turn off the filters to the list when I have more time for it or after I read The Fellowship of the Ring (which will probably be around mid September as I am only about one- quarter through reading The Hobbit and have been a bit too busy to read much recently), whichever comes first. I apologize for the abruptness of my departure, and am sorry if it worried anyone. Michael Harney [EMAIL PROTECTED] _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
