Hey all,
How goes your day? I hope things are well with you all. Things are going "ok" with me too. What I mentioned before...well.....let me give you a little history....
I am 23 yrs old, although most of you probably know that. The thing is I kinda grew up pretty fast. I have been working in corporate America as a software engineer for sometime, and I have been married for sometime as well.
My job demands alot of time, and at least twice a week, sometimes even more I was working 11+ hours a day and then going to martial arts class afterwords. In LA, its also not easy to live in the inner city (unless you want to die) so I live 35 miles from work which means I also commute at least 1 hour to work and 1 hour back. So 11+ hours and 2 hours commute + training for at least 2 times a week (sometimes it has gotten up to 4-5) = ronin's a busy bee who is barely at home. On top of that we got a home that well....needs some work so to speak. We also have a 70 lb puppy who is a little ball of energy. Since I am the primary "bread winner" my job is usually to make the money....while my wife takes care of the homefront (she works but considerably less than I do). The trouble was that the homefront was beginning to be too much for her. With her work/caring for the puppy in our home that needs serious work it was too overwhelming and she conveyed this to me by blowing up on me.
For you guys who are just with GF's and what not this is not really a big thing....when your married, sharing money/bills, planning your life, building a kingdom together issues far more serious than some trivial problems are created. While it was important it was not overly dramatic or catasrophic or anything. The key is to deal with them appropriately....and so I did. I have readjusted my schedule to limit the number of hours I work each day, and I have indefinately retired from martial arts and D2, at least until the puppy and the home are in decent enough shape for my wife to handle the homefront comfortably and with ease. When things are easier for her, and life is not so hard for us in our youth, then I will return to my two loves. Perhaps Ill sneak a few pindle runs in now and again and a MP game when we can arrange one. I dont have to totally quit I suppose....but I will have to severly limit it as my time is slim and should be dedicated to fixing up my home. I have been doing martial arts for years now so I know the routine....and I will try and set up a little gym in my home where I can train alone....it wont be as good as with a coach but it will keep me in almost top form and in good shape. I will try to return in a year or two. I will NOT be quitting the SPF or my involvement here...as I participate from work.
On a side note...Ill be hosting a giveaway - combined from the stashes of oblivious, oapwm, and myself so if you guys want anything PM me. Ill post the fara reports in a few. All the itemz are on my flash drive which I accidently left at home so it will have to wait till tomorrow at the earliest.
@silo - thanks for the eth items. ill go through my stashes and pull out some gearz to help your frenzy or javazon.
@ oapwm - dont worry bud I will be able to schedule some time to MP with you and I can still handle the giveaway. D2 just cant be a daily thing like it used to be. Can you give me a list of your assasins full gear? Unfortunately the itemz in the stash wearnt all to cut out for a MA sin. Lemme know what primary skills you are using too. Ill see what we can do. As I said earlier fara reports should come out tomorrow or so.
@rizzo/grogs/corax - thanks for your inquiries, nice to chat with peeps about things that are tough in life.
-roninDOG
