Brian
Well-known member
So I've known this group of people online for about 5 years now...and the oldest of us, our leader of sorts (we originated as a gaming guild/clan), well, there's a good chance he might have a really bad, basically terminal form of cancer. He's still waiting on the final test results.
This was depressing news, of course. I needn't explain why. But I think what counts at this point, if the test is positive, is how he's dealing with it...and he's decided to blog about it: http://www.waitingfortherain.com/
Due to the nature of our community here, being sort of a place to seek out friendship and comfort, you might find the third entry 'Friends Afar' interesting. It's about us, basically, and I admit to almost crying when I read it. Because he's right. I've spent countless hours talking to what has come down to a group of five core people. And I hope we stay in touch. I hope it stays just like he talks about. I know we've debated before whether or not someone online can really be a friend...and, well, I don't see how it's debatable.
Right now we're talking, like we have once or twice before, about maybe having a get-together. I'm personally giving serious consideration towards a plane ticket to Utah to see the guy writing the blog. If he does have what the doctors suspect, then I don't want to look back when I'm old having never shook his hand. He's been an inspiration; a good friend. We've chased so many endeavors together...two gaming guilds, tried to design an indie MMO, and now some other things. And I don't care if in the end none of it works out, or if we hit the bullseye once, because it was the experience that counted. And I hope when I'm old and gray, if I myself live to be so, that I'm sitting in the same **** chatroom talking to those guys about my damned arthritis acting up.
Anyway. Just wanted to share in case some of you can find something from it, follow the blog or whatever. I watch with baited breath.
This was depressing news, of course. I needn't explain why. But I think what counts at this point, if the test is positive, is how he's dealing with it...and he's decided to blog about it: http://www.waitingfortherain.com/
Due to the nature of our community here, being sort of a place to seek out friendship and comfort, you might find the third entry 'Friends Afar' interesting. It's about us, basically, and I admit to almost crying when I read it. Because he's right. I've spent countless hours talking to what has come down to a group of five core people. And I hope we stay in touch. I hope it stays just like he talks about. I know we've debated before whether or not someone online can really be a friend...and, well, I don't see how it's debatable.
Right now we're talking, like we have once or twice before, about maybe having a get-together. I'm personally giving serious consideration towards a plane ticket to Utah to see the guy writing the blog. If he does have what the doctors suspect, then I don't want to look back when I'm old having never shook his hand. He's been an inspiration; a good friend. We've chased so many endeavors together...two gaming guilds, tried to design an indie MMO, and now some other things. And I don't care if in the end none of it works out, or if we hit the bullseye once, because it was the experience that counted. And I hope when I'm old and gray, if I myself live to be so, that I'm sitting in the same **** chatroom talking to those guys about my damned arthritis acting up.
Anyway. Just wanted to share in case some of you can find something from it, follow the blog or whatever. I watch with baited breath.
