I really didn't think I'd see the day Eric would leave the list. Good luck in your endeavors, Eric. We'll miss you here.
----------------------------------------------------- Robert J Mitchell [EMAIL PROTECTED] ----------------------------------------------------- -----Original Message----- From: Tony Mangialetto [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, September 28, 2001 7:04 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: Reaching for the bootstraps Wow..happy trails Eric. Man, I come back and you leave... What? Do I really smell that bad? -----Original Message----- From: Eric Hall To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 9/28/2001 8:37 PM Subject: Reaching for the bootstraps Hey, y'all, I just thought I'd let you all know that I've reached a point right now where I've let gaming and everything related (including especially adminning of servers) pretty much take over my life, in almost every aspect--replacing not only more typical social interaction but even so far as a job, etc. It's kind of stupid, but it's easy to do because it's fun, often challenging, and because there's really a *community* you're a part of. Regardless, almost like an alcoholic I've reached "rock bottom", and I'm taking this opportunity, somewhat involuntarily, to step away from the gaming community altogether. Now's just the time I have to make that step. I know I've relied on a lot of y'all--including some of you Valve employees--for answers and help on a lot of different subjects, and for that I thank you. I also know I've gotten pretty harsh/sharp with a lot of you, and for that I'm sorry. I really don't mean to be an asshole, but I let it come out like that way too much, often with very little "filtering" going on before I hit the Send button. Yeah, sometimes it was deserved, but most often it wasn't, and regardless it was wrong. I'll be unsubscribing from these lists as soon as I can get listadmin to do its thing, but for future reference, if y'all ever need to get ahold of me for something, I can almost always be reached at [EMAIL PROTECTED] or *always* (assuming MS doesn't go out of business any time soon and public libraries don't go offline, heh) at [EMAIL PROTECTED] Y'all take care and try not to let this game eat too much into your life. Some lessons you have to learn for yourself, and I regret that this has to be one of them. Good bye, good luck, and, well, I guess "good game" would be appropriate ;) Later, Eric (the Deacon remix) http://www.firekite.com
