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Re: I fell off the face of the earth
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Thu, 9 Jan 2003 22:24:11 GMT
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In lugnet.people, Shiri Dori writes:
> Hi everyone!
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> Yesterday I realized I fell off the face of the earth. That I became one of
> "those people" who just disappear and you never hear from them again. One of
> those people, I remember Todd saying, that you wouldn't even know if they
> died or just stopped going online - and from a virtual point of view they
> did die (knock on wood), because they're just gone.
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> Well, I wish I could say, "time to fix that" and actually be true to my
> word, but that isn't the case. In fact there's no way I could ever return to
> a normal posting level - and *certainly* not to the level I maintained
> during my talkative years. Yes folks, real life has found me at last and
> caught up. :-)
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> But I still feel like I owe a small "hello" to everyone here in lugnet. The
> people I spent so much time with, and grew to know and love (most of them
> anyway :-). And even though I don't owe an explanation, it's only fair to
> update the interested folks with what's going on, so here I go.
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> I'm currently completing my third semester in the Computer Science
> department in Haifa University, which is in Haifa, in Israel. Contrary to
> the Brickfest organizers' belief, Israel is not the 51st state and it's not
> even a suburb of Boston. <grin> (In Brickfest 2002, my nametag read "Kfar
> Vradim, Israel, Massachusetts".) Lego prices are high in Israel, but that's
> an excuse and not the reason for why I haven't been doing anything
> lego-wise. I simply don't have the time. Since I want to work fulltime next
> year while completing my degree, I'm taking a much larger workload than
> normal, finishing almost a quarter of my studies in one term. In addition I
> ran and was elected as the department represantative in the U's student
> body, which is a lot of fun but a lot of work. I can't help it, I like
> helping people out and was drawn to the position as soon as I realized it
> was possible. :-)
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> This summer I was in the U.S. and I intend to return for a visit next summer
> as well. Even though I thought, after Brickfest 2002, that I would fully
> return to lego life and to lugnet and to posting, I turned out to be wrong.
> All the goodwill in the world can't help - I don't have 25 hours a day. So,
> unfortunately, I will not be showing up much - except maybe dropping in here
> and there, sporadically (sproatically? :-).
>
> Many of the people here are very dear to me and I will always have a warm
> spot in my heart for lugnet and my online friends, whether I met them in
> person or not. I will still be around and you can always reach me by email
> (just make sure you write "LEGO" in the subject so I don't lose it in the
> junk mail). Unforunately, many of the people I was closest to on lugnet
> have, themselves fell off the face of the earth and probbly won't see this
> mail. Still I want to extend my appreciation to all of them - from Craig and
> Pawel and Dave Eaton who made me start with castle, through Todd and Suz who
> made this all possible, and if I start naming names this will never end. I
> care about everyone I've met here. You are all wonderful people. Thanks to
> you all for every minute and memory. Hope to see you someday around the
> block (yes, pun intended!).
>
> -Shiri
Hi Shiri,
I'm not someone you have ever met or even had many dealings with, but I have
missed you on lugnet! I was even thinking(recently)of posting a message
asking if anyone knew what had happened to you. So it's interesting to me
that you should post this when you did. "Maybe you were reading my mind!"
HAHA...j/k!
I usually spend more time lurking on lugnet than posting. Therefore, I was
much more aware of your postings than you would have been of mine. I've
always enjoyed your comments and input to this group! You have a natural
ability to write with enthusiasm and charm and insite! It's a wonderful
gift and I always found your posts to be unique and interesting. Lurking
hasn't been quite the same with you gone!
I was also aware that you had gone back to Isreal and with all the unrest in
that region, I couldn't help but wonder sometimes whether something might
have happened to you. Of course I hoped that wasn't the case, but you can't
help but wonder sometimes. Needless to say, I'm very glad to hear you are
doing well. It's a shame that you don't have time for Legos, but I
completely understand. We can only hope that you will get past your "dark
age" before long and get back into brick building and posting.
Please keep us informed as to your whereabouts and you well-being from time
to time. You're not forgotten...just missed!
regards,
Tom
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