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Title: Ladies? Gentlemen? After 4 years, I have returned
Post by: action9000 on March 30, 2015, 06:41:48 PM
Howdy everyone! VERY long time, no see!

For all the newer members, I'm an ex-admin here on the GoF and one of the resident nerds. :p

Long story short, life took a front-row seat for awhile and I needed to spend some time away from my usual activites to find myself.

All these years later, I have a broader understanding of my own life and what I'd like to do. I've learned what makes me happy, what I'm looking for and what steps I want to take. I've tried to find balance between real life, online life, hobbies and careers.

I went to school from 2012 to 2014 to study software development. I'm working in the software industry now, doing music composition and game design on the side. I'm looking to move to a different sector of the software world in the near future but I'm getting nicely established in my career. My experience working on LBT RPG showed me what skills I was lacking. I honed and developed those skills to a more professional level and am applying them to move on with life.

Anyway, now that all that's settling down a little, I'M BACK!!

What am I doing these days? What are my plans here at the GoF?

I don't know yet! I don't have any projects in-mind at the moment that relate to LBT, but I'm plugging away at a handful of stuff on the side. I'll mention those a bit more in other posts.

So, now for the burning question? Did anyone miss me? :p Malte, I'm looking in your direction.  :lol
Title: Ladies? Gentlemen? After 4 years, I have returned
Post by: Ducky123 on March 30, 2015, 08:09:33 PM
Wow, nice to meet you, I guess  :lol I've begun to feel like a resident here after more than two years but it's always nice to see other residents return to the Valley, so to speak. Glad you're back since I've only heard and read good things about you :yes
Title: Ladies? Gentlemen? After 4 years, I have returned
Post by: Malte279 on March 30, 2015, 08:16:46 PM
Welcome back with us Tim :)
For all who don't know, Tim is the music expert who made the Gang of Five singing projects possible and was also a main mind behind the land before time computer game project.
It sure is great to have you back with us Tim :yes
Title: Ladies? Gentlemen? After 4 years, I have returned
Post by: DarkHououmon on March 30, 2015, 08:21:39 PM
Welcome back!
Title: Ladies? Gentlemen? After 4 years, I have returned
Post by: action9000 on March 30, 2015, 08:22:42 PM
Thank you everyone. I look forward to getting to know the new faces!

Oh hey, DH! You are still around, awesome!  :D
Title: Ladies? Gentlemen? After 4 years, I have returned
Post by: chomperrules1993 on March 30, 2015, 08:33:19 PM
Welcome back. I'm pretty new here myself.......I think :lol
Title: Ladies? Gentlemen? After 4 years, I have returned
Post by: DarkHououmon on March 30, 2015, 08:51:07 PM
Quote from: action9000,Mar 30 2015 on  08:22 PM
Oh hey, DH! You are still around, awesome!  :D
Yep, I'm still around!
Title: Ladies? Gentlemen? After 4 years, I have returned
Post by: rhombus on March 30, 2015, 09:05:24 PM
It's a pleasure to meet you.  :)
Title: Ladies? Gentlemen? After 4 years, I have returned
Post by: action9000 on March 30, 2015, 09:10:18 PM
Quote from: rhombus,Mar 30 2015 on  07:05 PM
It's a pleasure to meet you.  :)
Likewise :)
Title: Ladies? Gentlemen? After 4 years, I have returned
Post by: RockingScorpion on March 30, 2015, 09:30:01 PM
Hey there ;) I've seen that avatar sometimes when I was reading older topics.

Welcome back. :)
Title: Ladies? Gentlemen? After 4 years, I have returned
Post by: Dalekdino on March 30, 2015, 09:45:21 PM
Hello there.
Title: Ladies? Gentlemen? After 4 years, I have returned
Post by: Mumbling on March 31, 2015, 02:08:53 AM
Hi Tim, welcome back! :wave Hope you're doing ok :)
Title: Ladies? Gentlemen? After 4 years, I have returned
Post by: landbeforetimelover on March 31, 2015, 06:14:11 AM
Sheeeeit, I can't believe 4 years have passed.  It's good to see you again!  So many of the members I used to know and love have left.  But now with LBT 14 on the horizon and some old time members coming back, it'll be just like old times again.  Time to catch up again.  Have anything new planned?  Any new projects?  How about taking some snapshots of your current rig and/or room/house?  I've really missed having you around. :lol
Title: Ladies? Gentlemen? After 4 years, I have returned
Post by: bestariana1girl on March 31, 2015, 10:53:11 AM
Welcome Back! :DD

It's okay, sometimes we can't always be on; we have to take our fingers away from the keyboard and take care of what we need to!

But I'm very happy that you've returned :)! <3
Title: Ladies? Gentlemen? After 4 years, I have returned
Post by: Cancerian Tiger on March 31, 2015, 11:51:34 AM
Welcome back!  Long time no see, but it's always great to see members return😊.
Title: Ladies? Gentlemen? After 4 years, I have returned
Post by: jansenov on March 31, 2015, 12:25:31 PM
I've been around for just long enough to still remember you. Welcome back!
Title: Ladies? Gentlemen? After 4 years, I have returned
Post by: Nick22 on March 31, 2015, 12:30:24 PM
welcome back action. good to see you around again.
Title: Ladies? Gentlemen? After 4 years, I have returned
Post by: Midnight on March 31, 2015, 01:42:06 PM
Welcome back.

I'm pleased to meet you :)
Title: Ladies? Gentlemen? After 4 years, I have returned
Post by: pokeplayer984 on March 31, 2015, 08:15:15 PM
Geez!  You were gone with no contact for so long that a part of me thought you died!

Anyways, welcome back! :)

Do you have more of those singing projects in mind?  They were actually kind of fun. :D

Also, (You don't need to answer this if you don't want to.) do you still have feelings for a certain member here? ;) ;)
Title: Ladies? Gentlemen? After 4 years, I have returned
Post by: Amaranthine on April 01, 2015, 12:34:11 AM
Welcome back Tim, hope things are going well for you. :)
Title: Ladies? Gentlemen? After 4 years, I have returned
Post by: action9000 on April 03, 2015, 01:00:13 PM
:D All is well and thanks for the warm welcomes!  :DD


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How about taking some snapshots of your current rig and/or room/house?
Sure, I can get on that when I get a chance! In the meantime, I do have a couple screenshots of specs in the "Show me..." section. I picked up this machine a couple years ago and made a couple of upgrades to it over the years.
Title: Ladies? Gentlemen? After 4 years, I have returned
Post by: Petrie on April 07, 2015, 10:08:39 PM
After three years, Tim has come back from the dead!  :wow  :wow

This is my monthly post...more like three probably.  My job is my life now for better or for worse, so I'm not around forums much, this one included.  It took me months just to finally get a skype account working again, and then its a big deal to "chat with Petrie" because he's never around.  :nyah

I probably won't do another skype thing until June just saying....so hope you hang around until then so we can catch up!  :wave
Title: Ladies? Gentlemen? After 4 years, I have returned
Post by: action9000 on April 09, 2015, 10:54:06 PM
Quote from: Petrie,Apr 7 2015 on  08:08 PM
After three years, Tim has come back from the dead!  :wow  :wow

This is my monthly post...more like three probably.  My job is my life now for better or for worse, so I'm not around forums much, this one included.  It took me months just to finally get a skype account working again, and then its a big deal to "chat with Petrie" because he's never around.  :nyah

I probably won't do another skype thing until June just saying....so hope you hang around until then so we can catch up!  :wave
It's a pleasure to hear from you again, Adam. I'm truly glad to see your face around here, still. :)

I'm glad to hear your career is working out nicely for you. I'll surely be in touch next time you're around, with any luck!

PS: I picked up a pair of Sennheiser HD650s. Hoooly crap! *drool*
Title: Ladies? Gentlemen? After 4 years, I have returned
Post by: Petrie on April 15, 2015, 08:43:58 PM
Oh, ho have you now? :D  See your PM box otherwise we'll just derail this thread.
Title: Ladies? Gentlemen? After 4 years, I have returned
Post by: Littlefoot Fan on April 18, 2015, 01:25:04 AM
Heey I didn't know you made this topic! thats awesome to see that you're coming back to the GoF though. welcome back Tim! :D actually now that I think of it I have kinda also disappeared from here for quite a long time, I used to be sooo active back in the day. but to be honest my reasons are kind of the same as yours, life has been so crazy and hectic for me, like a roller coaster, and ive just been trying to figure things out :p i would love to also return and be more active im just not sure where exactly i can be more active, since i am not so much into lbt anymore (well not as much as i used to be, i still like the series though). but who knows, maybe a new project or something will catch my interest and keep me coming back a lot again :yes
Title: Ladies? Gentlemen? After 4 years, I have returned
Post by: ddmkm122 on April 26, 2015, 03:40:25 AM
Quote from: action9000,Mar 30 2015 on  05:41 PM
Howdy everyone! VERY long time, no see!

For all the newer members, I'm an ex-admin here on the GoF and one of the resident nerds. :p

Long story short, life took a front-row seat for awhile and I needed to spend some time away from my usual activites to find myself.

All these years later, I have a broader understanding of my own life and what I'd like to do. I've learned what makes me happy, what I'm looking for and what steps I want to take. I've tried to find balance between real life, online life, hobbies and careers.

I went to school from 2012 to 2014 to study software development. I'm working in the software industry now, doing music composition and game design on the side. I'm looking to move to a different sector of the software world in the near future but I'm getting nicely established in my career. My experience working on LBT RPG showed me what skills I was lacking. I honed and developed those skills to a more professional level and am applying them to move on with life.

Anyway, now that all that's settling down a little, I'M BACK!!

What am I doing these days? What are my plans here at the GoF?

I don't know yet! I don't have any projects in-mind at the moment that relate to LBT, but I'm plugging away at a handful of stuff on the side. I'll mention those a bit more in other posts.

So, now for the burning question? Did anyone miss me? :p Malte, I'm looking in your direction.  :lol
Welcome back, I also have been out for a while!  Why are you no longer an admin?
Title: Ladies? Gentlemen? After 4 years, I have returned
Post by: action9000 on April 26, 2015, 02:31:20 PM
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Why are you no longer an admin?

I stepped down from my admin position years ago after I started spending much less time here. I've been away for so long now, there are others who are more qualified than myself; those who know the newer members better, etc.
Title: Ladies? Gentlemen? After 4 years, I have returned
Post by: ddmkm122 on April 26, 2015, 07:31:54 PM
Quote from: action9000,Apr 26 2015 on  01:31 PM
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Why are you no longer an admin?

I stepped down from my admin position years ago after I started spending much less time here. I've been away for so long now, there are others who are more qualified than myself; those who know the newer members better, etc.
Ok, thanks!
Title: Ladies? Gentlemen? After 4 years, I have returned
Post by: Chiletrek on May 13, 2015, 05:02:12 PM
Hello:
 And welcome back! :DD .

 Says me who I am the missing one right now, hehehe.