Actually you misinterpreted what I said and that's where text fails in terms of face to face communication. I didn't mean work as in "job", but as in "effort" and it was mostly referring to the Rift and HG World.

When I said "between working on the Rift, HG World, FB and LJ", FB and LJ had nothing to do with the verb "working".  That's my fault as I phrased it badly.  The social networking things stand on their own.  They aren't work, but they do eat up bandwidth.  They are fun and individual outlets that I have come to enjoy, but just like with Mass Effect 2, which I love, they take time.  And something gave.  Actually Mass Effect 2 is a big part of that too as I've been playing...A LOT.  If you aren't playing it, you need to play.

But I am going to take you to task for one thing you said John.  I don't like the "celeb" thing.  I don't work at it.  I don't put effort into it.  It's not something I cultivate.  Not trying to keep up any sort of status.  Never have.  Never will.  That whole "  It's not the same as a blog, where I understand you've become somewhat of a celebrity there and that requires some "work" in order to keep up that status." made me shudder uncomfortably, because it's based upon a misconception.  In the end, I'd still be writing this way to 10 people or 1000.

LJ is the place where I get to be creative and expressive.  I'm not a writer, I don't make art.  I'm not a photographer.   I have a blog.

It's my place to express.  I'm just talking.  I'm a natural extrovert and FB and LJ are the tools I use to do so with LJ allowing for greater expression.  But in the end all I do it talk.  And I've been fortunate to make a few interpersonal connections along the way.  But in the end, it's all just talking.

Heck, even on the Rift, my segment is about talking.  I'm just glad that there are people in whatever forum listening to what I have to say.  But everyone here is right.  I need to talk here more.

However, one issue is that many of the things I end up wanting to talk about here...end up as Pop Fiendish segments.  In fact, I have this whole thing I am DYING to talk about, but it's going to be my next Pop Fiendish.   And then I'm struggling for another idea, which either ends up being another Pop Fiendish or dying on the vine.  I need to figure that one out.

Doesn't change the fact that I need to talk here more.

- O.

I prefer "Riftees" or "Rifters".

Ooooooh "Rifters" is awesome.  Let's go with that.

And yes, I need to talk here more.

I did have one thing I was going to post today about Mass Effect 2 as I wanted to know who played it and who liked it.  Off to post.

1.) I was having a problem getting all of my notifications as Gmail had been sending some of them to SPAM.

2.) Badnwidth.  Over the past month and change my work projects have heated up (I'm an independent IT consultant) and between working on the Rift and HG World and Lj and FB something gave and it was the site.  I need to put more effort into that.  But at least I did prompt John to put the Old Time Radio Station up and give this place a little extra (pop) culture.  :D

3.) I make no promises, but I'll try and get better about posting and replying here.

Thanks again,

- O.

I'm sorry. I'm just curious, what do you mean by dumping ground? Are you having problems or something that you don't want to tell us? You seem pretty verbose on your blog. Anyway, I hope everything's all right.