I have no life, In the sense I don't know what to do if I do go out. But this saturday it will change.
Guess I am one called a loser...

P.s. Maybe I am just feeling sorry for myself cuz my friend made a good point to me tonight.

"One Day you will regret having spent some much time on that computer, you do nothing else, what amount of money you may earn, what will it really earn you. You don't do a thing but mess with that computer, you may create the best web pages but that doesn't hug you at nite"

I was told this.

"Go on your way. No matter how hard it is, go on the way you like. Even if it looks bad, strange and weird to all others as long as you found the way you do helpful for you, you can go on. You do not need to be like others. Life is there only once for you."

Well I use to always be on my computer and I mean always. Until I realized that I was getting nowhere, and decided to see what other things life had to offer. I am very happy after changing, heck I've been asked to every dance this year.

Excellent John! Staring at a glowing box all night is fine, but it helps to also get out there a bit and *talk* to people now and then.

Originally posted by Chicken
Excellent John! Staring at a glowing box all night is fine, but it helps to also get out there a bit and *talk* to people now and then.

Tell me about it :rolleyes: :D

People, people, people - balance!

Once I've had enough of all-night sessions on the box it's time to boogie on the piano or the trumpet, or just head straight out to the local club and party the night away. Or if it's still daytime (eeek) then out to the local bball court and shoot hoops till dusk.

I needed this post, lol.
I spend all day at work in front of a computer screen to sit in traffic for an hour so I can come home and jump right back in front of the computer again! Gotta find some way to keep a shred of sanity.

I took a week long vacation to Cozumel Mexico a few weeks back and it was the best. Our hotel had no phones, tv's, and especially no computers. Hell there wasn't even a clock in the room. I know some of you are like what kind of rat hole was that but it was actually pretty nice and I am glad those things were not there. Hell the only time I was in the room was when I was sleeping.

I went by the whole week and didn't think about my comp or the internet. I really recomend this to everyone. Your perspective on your life will probably change.

Oh heck! At least I have a life! The internet!

Every day from 5pm to 7am I'm behind my computer.
From 7am to 5pm I'm sleeping.

In between 2:30am - 4am I pop past the garage, buy some food and go down to the beach for about 20 minutes to chomp away.

On Friday and Saturday I go to the midnight movies, alone... I wonder why?

I haven't been face-to-face with family or friends for about 1 1/2 months now.

This is my new life and I find it quite interesting, believe it or not...

I'll tell you, with having rented movies with a 5-day return, and finding that you have a late fee for returning them too late, after you didn't get a chance to even start watching one, you should reevaluate the situation. :-)

What's better for free time, than sparring? You get a work out, it's fun and it's great to take your aggressions out on. I mean, with all the headaches that come with systems administration, programming especially, missing that one stupid thing that just drives you nuts, because you miss it the first time over, you need to take out your stress on something. I bought a new Everlast vinyl heavy bag, a 90 pounder and some new sparring equipment. This helps keep the stress off. Also, there's always basketball, etc. too.

Originally posted by JeremyL
I took a week long vacation to Cozumel Mexico ...

did you ever got laid in mexico ? with some hottie ?
now cmon tell us :P

elijah
-whatever you do is not important but it is very important that you do it- mahatama ghandi :P

did you ever got laid in mexico ? with some hottie ?
now cmon tell us :P

I think that's how you make a life not live one ;)

I'm sitting here right now, working, replying to this board AND talking to my fiancee all at the same time - all online. I think sometimes you just have to figure out the best way to combine everything into one procedure *lol*

Still a little time off now and then is a good idea. Every few weeks I try to get out of town and see friends in real life - hit a bar, catch a movie etc. It's also a good time to think of new ideas without the pressure of being wired in all the time. :)

Greg Moore

If it wasn't my wife saving me from this miserable world of the web, I'd need to have big, thick glasses and never sleep without the warm, luminous glow and hum of a beefed up super computer. So, I get by on my cheap network of cheap systems. :-(

Why do you say the web is making you bad? Aren't some of you do your job mainly on web? Just because all others say spending the time on web is extemely bad, it does not mean the web is bad. It hasn't even been 100 years sicne the web was created. Perhaps after a few hundreds years, people may say not spending time on web make you bad.

I think their main concern is a lack to real human interaction, and just simple, good old fresh air. Personally after 5-6 years of communicating online it's second nature to me now and I do it just as well as speaking. Also as I mentioned, my fiancee is on the other side of the world so instant messaging is the way it's always been for us (except three months of the year we spend together each year)

It's nice to shoot the breeze with someone you can see sometimes, but I don't find it all that important. It also brings me to your first point that I make my living online. If most of my communication goes through it as well I can just mulitask my career, and my personal life at the same time *lol*

Greg Moore

I'm depressed :bawling:

You know you spend too much time in front of the computer when the only sex you get is cybersex... :) jjk

Last year, when desperately needing to be unplugged for a while, I packed the bags and went on a nice road trip. Took a hike through the Badlands in South Dakota and then headed through Yellowstone N.P. The last stop was at Niagara Falls before heading home to Massachusetts. I'm looking forward to doing this again soon. Definately the best stress relief i've ever had. ;)

I saw this quote somewhere that gave me a good laugh.

"The internet may not be better than sex, but sliced bread is in serious trouble, that's for sure."

You don't have to be depressed. It's just that this new thingy, internet, is affecting our lives. We don't have to resist it. If you resist, it's like you don't want to ride cars because you don't take the risk like my grand grand father did. :o

...Resistance is futile. Conform now, damnit!

Sorry, couldn't resist tossing that in..:)

Originally posted by nisus

...Resistance is futile. Conform now, damnit!

Sorry, couldn't resist tossing that in..:)




hehe since when did you become a Borg? :p

I was probably was on the verge previously, but since the discovery of WHT...
I've been assimilated, there's no escape.;)

Originally posted by akashik
I'm sitting here right now, working, replying to this board AND talking to my fiancee all at the same time - all online. I think sometimes you just have to figure out the best way to combine everything into one procedure *lol*

Still a little time off now and then is a good idea. Every few weeks I try to get out of town and see friends in real life - hit a bar, catch a movie etc. It's also a good time to think of new ideas without the pressure of being wired in all the time. :)

Greg Moore

Hey Greg, I thought you had a child,daughter? Hmm

is there a life beyond the net? dun think so..

most of my freinds dunno me any more.. my neighbours dun recognize me... the worst is when i stepped out of my room and my mom freaked out and my dad called the cops thinking i was some theif... now thats scary...

Originally posted by kunal
is there a life beyond the net? dun think so..

most of my freinds dunno me any more.. my neighbours dun recognize me... the worst is when i stepped out of my room and my mom freaked out and my dad called the cops thinking i was some theif... now thats scary...

If you go out a lot instead of spending time on the computer, friends will know you but neighours will still not recognize you.
And I don't understand why your mother freaked out and your father call the cops. Don't you have (usually) dinner with your family?

I haven't sat down at the dinner table in ages. The bagel shop asks if i'm having the usual.
The local sub shop knows what i'm ordering when I first say "Hello" on the phone!

Originally posted by nisus
I haven't sat down at the dinner table in ages. The bagel shop asks if i'm having the usual.
The local sub shop knows what i'm ordering when I first say "Hello" on the phone!


ehe, better learn some cooking. Or no time?

No time really, and I hate food shopping..
I'll go out and buy all sorts of food, get home and decide to order a sub.

Originally posted by klisis
Don't you have (usually) dinner with your family? [/B]

I used to .. in the good old days.. now its just me and the round thing they call a pizza :D

I get a discount from the local pizza guy, coz thats all i eat.. hehe..

I'd get a pizza, but there's not enough room on my desk. ;)

Originally posted by kunal
Originally posted by klisis
Don't you have (usually) dinner with your family?

I used to .. in the good old days.. now its just me and the round thing they call a pizza :D

I get a discount from the local pizza guy, coz thats all i eat.. hehe.. [/B]

Well Well, I forgot most of you guys are Americans. They love pizza, don't they?

I , for one, prefer cooking since cooking can give me break time aaannnd I don't like pizza. I have only eatten pizza about ten times in my entire life.

Hey Greg, I thought you had a child,daughter? Hmm

You would have thought correctly :) The cutest little 18 month old you ever did see. She's with her Mommy way over there so I only get to see her 3 months of the year too. Just goes to show quite a *lot* is possible through the net *chuckle*

She types to me every few days - doesn't make a lot of sense but she's showing good keyboard skills already, and both the girls end up fighting each other over who gets the keyboard back - I have video of her at 3 months old banging away on a keyboard :) Every few weeks I get a stack of photos sent to me via email of what the two of them have been up to.

To say the net is my life isn't very far from the truth at all. It's not easy missing out on seeing her grow up in real life, but it's not forever and it's better than nothing.

Greg Moore

Originally posted by akashik


You would have thought correctly :) The cutest little 18 month old you ever did see. She's with her Mommy way over there so I only get to see her 3 months of the year too. Just goes to show quite a *lot* is possible through the net *chuckle*

......... yadda yadda, too long so I cut some.

To say the net is my life isn't very far from the truth at all. It's not easy missing out on seeing her grow up in real life, but it's not forever and it's better than nothing.

Greg Moore

Hmm you wrote it in funny way but it's kind sad that you can not see your own child growing with your own eyes. Still the net gives you chances to see how she is growing.

Hawaiian Pizza... Pineapple and Ham, that's some good stuff.

Originally posted by klisis
Well Well, I forgot most of you guys are Americans. They love pizza, don't they?

Me is Indian :)

Originally posted by kunal
Originally posted by klisis
Well Well, I forgot most of you guys are Americans. They love pizza, don't they?

Me is Indian :)

Ahh, you are an Asian,too but you have grown in America. I don't :D

no no no.. im indian.. born in india.. been living in india ever since... hehe..

Pizza's pretty much global isn't it?
It seems like everyone has some form of it.

Originally posted by kunal
no no no.. im indian.. born in india.. been living in india ever since... hehe..

Hehe. hm. :emlaugh: I just realized that I knew Indians live in America... Now I see Indians live in India also. LOL :D :idea:

Hmm you wrote it in funny way but it's kind sad that you can not see your own child growing with your own eyes. Still the net gives you chances to see how she is growing.

Well to be honest it is sad. Sometimes (like 3am or so) very sad indeed. But the fact remains that this is how it is, so I find it best to not dwell too much. It's pretty inspiring to keep working past when I normally would, knowing every dollar I earn brings me closer to my family again :) Even with the distances involved I have a great relationship, and I know how lucky I am. 10 000 miles just makes me remember more often..

Greg Moore

Originally posted by akashik

Hmm you wrote it in funny way but it's kind sad that you can not see your own child growing with your own eyes. Still the net gives you chances to see how she is growing.

Well to be honest it is sad. Sometimes (like 3am or so) very sad indeed. But the fact remains that this is how it is, so I find it best to not dwell too much. It's pretty inspiring to keep working past when I normally would, knowing every dollar I earn brings me closer to my family again :) Even with the distances involved I have a great relationship, and I know how lucky I am. 10 000 miles just makes me remember more often..

Greg Moore

I bet you have little tear on your eyes when you were writing this.

I bet you have little tear on your eyes when you were writing this.

well actually no - all part of that not dwelling on it thing *chuckle* I usually smile when I think of them. My daughter is getting to that stage where she's becoming a real person so is starting to do things like want to dance on tables and eat popcorn from her own bowl while watching teletubbies etc :)

Greg Moore

Originally posted by klisis
Hehe. hm. :emlaugh: I just realized that I knew Indians live in America... Now I see Indians live in India also. LOL :D :idea:

hehe.. you got american indians and indian indians confused.. hehe

If you want to see something that will shake the very foundation of your beliefs;
causes you to question the meaning of your life, even question the existence of a higher purpose.

Something to make you wonder if there maybe was a message in the movie "The 13th Floor."

Then go to this site:

http://hubforum.com

And I am sorry to have to be the one to show this to you.
Gary

hehe..

wish I'd thought of that...

Greg Moore

:eek:

...music playing in the back ground...

Internet, the final frontier...yadda yadda yadda.. :)

Jeez ... this was depressing to read. I have read stories about "Internet Compulsions" and such, but if you are making a living off of the web, then I see nothing wrong with over-using it. I mean, people may criticize you for spending your entire day on the Internet. But then shouldn't the person get criticized who is trying to launch a bakery and spends coutless weeks setting everything up? No.

The Internet has become a workplace. People can spend all day on the Internet and provide for their families. I think that is worth it just for that.

You`re absolutly right Vincent! If it`s a way to put food on the table it is no different than anyother job. It`s actually better because you can do it from the comfort of your own home! :D

Yes, that is one of the perks of the job :) I can get up grab a coffee, check the email, then sit on my can all day playing in photoshop, or cruising the net, getting paid the whole while.

After some of the jobs I've done in my life this is the best thing since sliced bread. Being the boss I also get to make the rules :)

Greg Moore

akashik if your making your living from the web surely it doesnt matter where you live, couldnt you work from your fiances place?

Madhosts,

The location isn't important (It's anywhere I can connect the laptop to a phone line). What is important is that I get deported from the US (where she is), if I work without a visa. To move myself there permanantly, or both of them here, is money and red tape - lots of both.

Would I get caught working? Probably not. But it's not something I'm going to risk.

Greg Moore

So how much longer do you have to wait to cut the red tape?

Long time yet It's not so much the actual paperwork behind it all (though that is a factor), it's making sure everything is rosy financially. Currently everything works, and the bills are paid. She has a creditcard attached to mine for anything she needs to buy so it's all ok :) There's no real rush for us to share a country. It makes more sense right now to just put it in the bank...

Greg Moore

if only i was rich i would pay the bills for you

*lol*

Well I appreciate the thought :)

Greg Moore

The internet does allow for some great things, that would otherwise be very difficult.

Originally posted by klisis
Why do you say the web is making you bad? Aren't some of you do your job mainly on web? Just because all others say spending the time on web is extemely bad, it does not mean the web is bad. It hasn't even been 100 years sicne the web was created. Perhaps after a few hundreds years, people may say not spending time on web make you bad.

I enjoy what I do, it's interesting, sometimes it's challanging or fun. However, I personally don't like a lot about it, and I don't find it all that useful, especially all the years I've worked online. I hate what it does to my eyes and I hate sitting here a lot of the day at the computer, but it's my job. One day, the sooner the better, I won't have to think about it or deal with it. :-)

Originally posted by kunal
Originally posted by klisis
Don't you have (usually) dinner with your family?

I used to .. in the good old days.. now its just me and the round thing they call a pizza :D

I get a discount from the local pizza guy, coz thats all i eat.. hehe.. [/B]

That can get expensive! Just let the warm glow saturate your brain... ooooooOOooOh yeah, that's it!! ...I'm home!

Originally posted by projo
If you want to see something that will shake the very foundation of your beliefs;
causes you to question the meaning of your life, even question the existence of a higher purpose.

Something to make you wonder if there maybe was a message in the movie "The 13th Floor."

Then go to this site:

http://hubforum.com

And I am sorry to have to be the one to show this to you.
Gary



I liked that movie, the 13th Floor. It was interested and neat twists. :-) having nothing to do with that movie; anything can be taken to the excess, and moderation and balance is the key.

My one post caused 60 more posts.

Good news,
I got a date Saturday night, so things are looking up?!!!

Originally posted by TheComputerGuy
My one post caused 60 more posts.

Good news,
I got a date Saturday night, so things are looking up?!!!


After all of this, and NOW you leave us!? You BASTARD! *wimper* :-)

don't forget to take a camera and post the pictures online so we can all feel like we went on the date too :)

Greg Moore

Ok, I finally got a girl to go out on a date, and you want me to carry a camera? Wassup with that. I may, as long as none of you get perverted, I am not leaving, just taking a break that is way over due, I mean I havnet gone out anywhere with friends in about 13 months.

TheComputerGuy:
Ahh, don't take a camera.... have fun, that's all that matters...

Everyone else:
I geuss, if someone wants to sit behind a computer all day and finds it fun, then so be it, I just happen to have more fun with my friends.

I was kidding about the camera, I do want to go out with her again. I have liked this girl for quite awhile.

It is funny, I got into computers to keep girls out of my mind, so i can concentrate, now they come back in to help me concentrate... All guys know what i mean.

no really...

take the camera. I hear girls really like it when you ask them to 'pose' on the first date - makes them feel sexy and wanted....

and I also hear they looove to hear their picture have been posted across the net for everyone else to see. It's a sign of how much you care.

"Oh Darling, I like you so much I just had to share you with everyone else. Don't be mad.. I did it all for you.. Umm, why are you picking up that knife...?"

Who can figger 'em :)

Greg Moore

Yeah right! :)

Oh I can see it now!!!!

Laptop
Cellular Phone
Beeper

Nice Sandy Beach
80 degrees
Sunny day

Skin
babes

Screen savers can be such a tease <ARG>

Originally posted by Newbie
Screen savers can be such a tease <ARG>

haha :D

I dunno, I am still in high school!!! I will give it a little thougt, and let everyone know about my first date in over 13 months!!

Hmm....after 13 months on the compter you`ll have to have to bring 2 laptops and chat with her! :D

Well he can probably save some luggage and just bring one laptop, and a portable printer. Anything he needs to say, he can type, and hit print. Just get a waiter to pass the printout to her :)

Seriously though have fun, be yourself, and enjoy your time with her. Don't get all nervous or anything as it just ruins a good time. :)

Greg Moore

Me Nervous, Never... Life is too short to get into all that. But I got this one, I think. Thanks folks.. lets have a countdown, k?

2 days and couting

Thanks to all the folks who posted this has had a lot of hits, there is a lot of folks without lives huh?

Alot of people have little life away from their computer, i'm with my girlfriend more than my computer.

hmmm... i get nervous like hell.. hmm.. any tips? :)

Picture her NAKED.....
That may make you more nervous

Originally posted by kunal
hmmm... i get nervous like hell.. hmm.. any tips? :)

That's an easy one. Just remember it's not the end of the world either way. I think most people get nervous as they put too much importance on a single moment. If she's the right one she'll like you whether you try too hard or not. :)

Hmm.. might need a new forum called "Dating Tips" *lol*

Greg Moore

Originally posted by akashik

Hmm.. might need a new forum called "Dating Tips" *lol*

Greg Moore


thats a gooooood idea :agree: ;)

Originally posted by kunal
Originally posted by akashik

Hmm.. might need a new forum called "Dating Tips" *lol*

Greg Moore


thats a gooooood idea :agree: ;)

I pledge my support.

Wing.

Originally posted by akashik

Hmm.. might need a new forum called "Dating Tips" *lol*

Greg Moore

akashik that is a good idea :)

hmmmm :love: :blush:

WebDatingTalk.com. :D

If I had the money i'd start it.

The girl here has made me realize money isnt everything, unless I spend it on her, and volleyball games. Females gotta love them.

My girlfriend doesn't care if I can't spend money on her. All the matters to her is that she has me, and she likes to flaunt it.

Originally posted by JTY
My girlfriend doesn't care if I can't spend money on her. All the matters to her is that she has me, and she likes to flaunt it.

*lol*
Mine says that too... For the most part she's pretty good - every now and then she wants something pretty though

Greg Moore

Originally posted by akashik
Originally posted by JTY
My girlfriend doesn't care if I can't spend money on her. All the matters to her is that she has me, and she likes to flaunt it.

*lol*
Mine says that too... For the most part she's pretty good - every now and then she wants something pretty though

Greg Moore

You need patches for her, like Dismond ver 1.0 and flower ver 3.0. *Grin*

hehe

That reminds me of the old joke that goes around the email world every now and again - Girlfriend Ver 1 (or whatever name it end up with). I'm sure most people will know the one. It's very well done.. wish I had a copy of it lying around to post

Greg Moore

Carlos posted version 7 :D I can't believe you missed it! :stickout

http://www.webhostingtalk.com/showthread.php?threadid=7378

Ahh

Yes, that's the one. I remember it being posted now :)

Funny

Greg Moore

JTY I didnt mean it like the way it may have sounded, but you get the idea,

I love that program!!!

DATE IS TONITE IN ABOUT 30 minutes, Later folks!!!

Good luck computerguy! Let us know how it goes.

Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm. I could have sworn I heard some rather intimate conversations going on between TCG and his date right now :D

Well, who know's what will happen......

It was rather good, when I got over to her house, her dad asked me to take a look at his computer, one of the first things!!!!, then we were off, and it was great.it took like 5 hours. it was all good though. Ever like deep your head in magic waters, it was just so good!!!

*clap clap clap*

Here's to a long (and fulfilling ;)) relationship.... :beer: Cheers!

I'm glad the date went well for you :D
Maybe next weekend I can go out for some fun...NOT
hehe.. one day... one day :)

Excellent, it's great you had a good time......

you lucky bastage! :angry:




;) :D

I hope you got her Dad's computer running right. He might not be so friendly next time if it's still not working *lol*

Glad it was good though. At least some of are getting out and about at times :)

Greg Moore

Ive just spent the weekend away with my girl friend and i come back and find this rather depressing, funny and happy thread.
I really dont know how to start and write this but if it dont make any sence then, well, ah well you will just have to work it all out. :)
I know this thread is probly past it by now but i thought i may as well share my views on the matter(s).
I dunno if many of you know me, considering im quiet new to the board but i thought i will try and share and get to know ya'all abit better..

when i was about 14 1/2 i started gettin really into computers like staying up all night, playing on them then missing school and just gettin up late. I really didnt have a life at all. I lost alot of friends due to the fact that i was alseep when they were socilising and just had "no time" for them since i was always playing on the computer. with all this my school work started to suffer and all sorts. My life was really down the hole but then i met my (now) girl friend) we were friends for about 2 years before gettin togeather, made me feel good about myself and like encoraged me to like become more normal? i guess, like find time for my friends etc, but still play on my pc. I then renewed my Gym subscirption, started workign out more. I must say that actually just gettin out of the house more and doing excerise made and still makes me feel alot better even when im feeling really down or tired, a run and then im ok. After a couple of years i found out i really liked my friend then well, we got togeather basically. I wont go into the gory details but now we are togeather and have been for just under a year now! its been a really good time a really amazing time actually, I love having that somoene there, that i know is there for *ME* to hold, to kiss and to cuddle up to. all i can say to people who dont have that, is try your best to get it and if you do have it, dont let it go. You would never miss something till its gone.

Comp guy: Good on you mate, get your self in there. there is nothing like being close to someone, be it male or female, just as long as you have someone to hug in the middle of the night, make you smile when you are down and cheer you up when you are ill. This person may not be "the one" and if it isnt, dont give up there, there are plenty of fish in the sea. the trick is to get out there, meet new people, while you can, while you are young. Good luck!

akashik: God i really feel for you mate, it IS so hard being far away from someone you love. Im in that sort of situation at the moment, I live in Durham (uk) and my girl friend lives in manchester (uK) i know its not as far away as you are to your girl friend but i think the priciple is still there. It's so hard being apart from someone you love dearly. I just cant wait for it all to be sorted, she works down there you see and i work and study up here. Im studying law, phycology and sociology so getting time off to go and see her is hard.
Dont you love the time you are togeather though? That makes it all worth while, even just the memories of the weekend passed make me want to cry but still make me happy. I really do hate being apart from her, although im only 18 and we dont have children (not something im planning at the moment) its just as hard, i really do feel for you man, i hope its all sorted soon.
I also sorta know about that immigration stuff that your on with, my girl friends brothers fieacee just moved over to the UK from Canada and what a thing that was to do, to try and get her over here. It has been so hard for them 2 to get their lives sorted and now they are, they are gettin married soon, 2 months time if im reading the invertation correctly. It is nice to know that people are having a good time and enjoying themselves and are happy. Even thought they have been apart for about 2 years, seeing each other for not very long during that period. Nice to know that the wait they had, was not for nothing. Im glad that you have something to look forward too.

"its better to have loved and to have lossed than to have never have loved at all"

Hope you all have a good day/nite

Cheers

Craig

Originally posted by akashik


well actually no - all part of that not dwelling on it thing *chuckle* I usually smile when I think of them. My daughter is getting to that stage where she's becoming a real person so is starting to do things like want to dance on tables and eat popcorn from her own bowl while watching teletubbies etc :)

Greg Moore

well, i hope yuou are reading this greg, i am reading this thread for the first time... i have not finished, if the answer to my question is still to be read on this thread im sorry

but, why are you apart from your family, why are you so far away?

node9 ( and everyone else) :D

Ok, a bit of history..
Around 5 years or so ago, I was online in a chatroom, and met a girl. Over the next 2 years or so we got to know each other pretty well and became very close. Finally I decided to take a trip so we could meet face to face.

It worked out very well, and we were as close IRL as we were online, to a point where we produced a daughter. My visa was running out so had to leave the country 3 weeks after we found out we were going to be parents. Same time next year I got a chance to fly back and meet my 3 month old daughter for the first time. Again, 3 months later my visa was up and had to return home.

The next year I bought them both out here (daughter now a year and a half old), again for the three months over X-mas. Both are back in Washington now.

So why am I so far away? I had the fortune (or misfortune) of meeting a wonderful girl who happens to be half a planet away. We've maintained a close relationship for close to 5 years now, and talk almost everyday, whether by chat or phone. We e-mail photos, and send videos when we can. When needs arise we hit Target.com and shop together online for our daughter and browse sites together when there's something that needs buying. It's almost second nature to us :)

We're going through the INS hoops and jumps routine this year so will probably miss X-mas sad to say. Our daughter is 2 now and from what I can tell on the phone, and from what I hear from Shelly she's quite a character. :D She's a beautiful child, and freely gives hugs and kisses to people - a testiment to how well Shelly is bringing her up in my absence. She knows who her Daddy is, where he is, and why he isn't with her, and how much he loves her.

http://www.akashik.net/images/family2.jpg <my daughter

As I write this it's hard to not openly weep that I'm not there for her, but at the end of the day, what is, is, and the only way to change that is to work hard at what I do, and make those calls, and fill out those forms :)

One of the overriding spurs of my business is to create the income that will bring my family together. It wakes me up early, makes me go to sleep late at night, and every day brings me closer to that goal. It also saddens me that I see families break up when we manage to stay together considering the overwhelming odds we face each day.

Sorry for the ramble. It's one of those days where I've been posting across forums with rather large posts :)

In short, we're far away due to circumstance, but are both working hard to change that. The net has brought a lot of people together from vast distances, but our geography is a little harder to change.

Greg Moore

I think I've deliberately avoided reading this whole post because I've just realised I need to get out more!!!... Thank god I got a GF who drags me kicking and screaming away from my work space for some quality time (your own interpretations on that if you will :D )

One thing I've found that I miss most of all on the net and the one thing that makes me crave a reality check is all the prosodic stuff you get in face to face chat. (For the non communication studies crew among you that means facial expressions, vocal tone)...

.. I mean, thing about it, all those times when you thought someone was flaming your ass over some comment you made and things suddenly went from a quiet giggle to World War III in like the space of 1 innocuous post. And all because you couldn't see the guy was grinning like a loon as he typed it all in, nor hear the sarcasm dripping from every word.

Anyway, gotta get me some work done and then enjoy some more quality time when the GF gets back ;)

Just thought I'd post this link as I just read this story on the register about a guy who certainly needed a life... He's now dead.

http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/6/21517.html

Yikes :eek:

hehe, I read that one. You would have to wonder about your motives once you felt moved to do something like that. I agree too, it's nice to get out into the fresh air once in a while, sit under a tree and throw rocks at pigeons... :D

joking guys...

Greg Moore

Originally posted by akashik
...to a point where we produced a daughter.


Very romantic terminology Greg. Sorry, but I couldn't help but laugh at that one! The world's becoming very industrialised isn't it? :D

Originally posted by Lawrence
Very romantic terminology Greg. Sorry, but I couldn't help but laugh at that one! The world's becoming very industrialised isn't it? :D

Yeah, I was trying to put it in a way that wouldn't upset anyone. Too explicit and it ruins the 13+ rating. :D

We made sure to spend a bit extra and get her warranty extended as well... hard to change batteries though.

Greg Moore

Try joining a health club and go work out. It's fun and it's good for you. Besides, when was the last time you saw a buff geek? Just breaks all the stereotypes don't it?

I like to get out and see some sunlight on occasion so I picked up Photography as a hobby a while back. It's a lot of fun but i'm finding it to be more costly than computer projects. I like to go biking too, so I went out and picked up a really nice mountain bike for myself, something to make people envious. It's the best stress relief, cruising through a forest path or down a mountainside. Nature, it brings a tear of joy to my eyes. :D

Man this post is still going on wow...I never thought just a simple little thing could go this far...i must say I am surprised....

Acutually I have lost some weight for me not any girl...and I have a few more chicks that i think really like my personal image, because that does show a moral image correct???

because that does show a moral image correct???

having lost some weight or having no life?

Aloha
OK I am coming in late ;)
why I was out diving
Molokini again today ;)
get to do it at least once or twice a week ;)
yeah in a way I have no life but making one again
tis bad to sit all day in front of the puter and get up check email before go to bed check email do work OH dang sun is coming up where did the night go.
you got to make a living but need balance (as others said)
so I have a side job teaching Scuba one day a week ( used to teach it full time on and off) so this is my getaway.
trying to get the business so I cna truly leave it alone on weekends I think I am 3 - 9 months away from this
ahhh but last weekend went out to all day BBQ along the Pali and had a great day that made me realize it is true you are not going to lie in your death bed going I wish I did more puter work.
I must say I have had a blessed life ;)

later
OH ya can visit http://www.prideofmaui.com to see what I work on ;)
oh and I did the site and took all the photos ;)
just for grins
go to
http://www.prideofmaui.com/gallery/crew_2.html
then the shot second down on left ya can see me holding the camera up (taken with fisheye)
for you single guys we have some super hottie crew girls working with us ;)

akashik - your daughter is so cute!! :)

Now about the no life thing.. life is what we make it.. I've substituted a boyfriend for a computer, maybe that's bad, for now it seems to work for me. It doesn't keep me out of trouble though :D I do get out every day for a bit to keep my sanity, sometimes it just doesn't feel like it's enough. BTW if anyone has leftover pizza, you can email me some *getting hungry*

You know I realised I actually have enjoyed a
"life - lengthy interesting fight 4 excitement"

Seeing as we're sharing... (Nice young lady there Honu :D) here's what I get up to for my sanity share...

www.yellowpants.org

I organised that fashion show (with a difference) where I got to all lose my clothes... well almost. Great team effort that raised a nice amount for charity and had a LOT of fun doing it... Which reminds me I should find the time to finish uploading all those photos.

Worst part had to be losing my chest hair on the basis of a sponsored bet... If you're a masochist it's a must, but if you're a whimp like me then you'll be less impressed... Still n' all, was worthwhile :D :D