I'm one Sick Moggie/FG - depending on who you know me as....

[FlameGrilled]

No, not a confession.. nor a plea for sympathy, but a simple topic to explain both my absence in the last week and also some of my ever-decreasing tolerence for idioc/stupidity that sometimes occurs (not here, usually).

I've been out of the loop for a week or so, simply, due to a nasty incident that literally has wrecked my screen time potential for the forseeable future. I'm posting this on the hour of the first night i've been able to acutually focus on objects, let alone a VDU.

Basically, i've discovered i'm now extremely light-sensitive ... to the extent that literally only a darkened room with not much more than the ambient glow of moonlight (through curtains), is about the only amount of light i can bear to be around for more than ten mins at a time.

So please excuse any bad typos, as until i get my new eyewear sorted, i'm typing based on what i can see through darkened glasses that are making me look something like a cross between 'ray charles' cool and 'stevie wonder' blind.

Anyway, the upshot is - unless something improves here rapidly, i'm looking at virtually being off-line as even the screentime i'm indulging in at the moment is literally fuel for a migrane that'll take a day or two to shift.

So, it's possible that i've maybe hit out a little sometimes at people without really meaning to - i put it down to the frustration of rapidly losing use of one of the two natural tools i depend on for work. It's no excuse, however, for getting nasty - so if i have been... i hang my head in shame and await (passively) any backlash due and deserved.

The worst bit, for me, isn't the off-line bit - but it's kinda killed 50% of my work and time with the serious bit of audio - i.e., it's hard to audio edit/process/restore to my usual precision when you now rely on somone else to op the mouse and keyboard on your edit suite.

But since i never compromise on that element of quality, i'm looking at now having to move into the tutorial/knowledge passing bit of it instead - i.e. help others to not make the big clangers the commericial market is making.

Once i know the full limits it's gonna place on me, i'll write back with news as to whether my 'goneness' is going to be permenant or just long-term temporary.

ok, so now you know the score - there aint no chance of me suddenly being declared dead 'n' buried in some freak accident (as someone once posted about me back in the iRiver forum days.

Good luck to all, best of luck to Jeff in his baby (the forum & portal) continuing in good health - and most of all, good luck to all in their enjoyment of sound and players..

Regards...

Chris ... or 'Tom Kat'

[molex]

Sorry to hear this man.
It's going be a worse place without you.

[y0da]

thats bad news

i hope you get that sorted out and back to normal soon

[FlameGrilled]

Thanks, hopefully it wont be permanent.....

A worse place.. nah..., i aint the only 'cool cat' here as we are a community full of cool cat spirits (the evidence is in the avatars), so the place definately wont be worse for the loss of me - it'll give room for someone else to mark some territory :P

I'll contactable by email (see profile) and in the worst instance, i'll get someone to pass messages to me when poss.

Be Cool..., coz that's important to be... :P

[sweetspot]

Man...that really sucks. What are the doctors telling you by the way ? I hope that you've actually taken the initiative to go and see one first of all.. Well, I guess it's true what your mother told you then eh FG ? It was either hairy palms or this..."why oh why couldn't it just be the hairy palms ?" I bet you were crying ! LOL...sorry, just wouldn't be ME if I didn't try and make you laugh even in a time of serious woe....

I really hope that you can straighten this out with treatment. We will miss you here, but I will certainly keep you updated with E mails and the likes. Get well soon brother.

Doug

P.S. your spot in the bunker, has your name engraved on it, and shall await your return...we'll keep it warm for ya.

[Sp00k]

But FG, we've always forgiven your typos... Why would things change now? <joke>

It's not good to hear your news though, I hope that the situation will soon be rectified.

Perhaps you could use a text-to-speech program for the time being, as a partial stop-gap measure?

Just a thought...

[winty]

FG this sounds awful. I'm so sorry to hear about all the grief you must be going through. I hope you get it all sorted and get back here, but if you don't, thanks for being one of the most interesting posters here and good luck with whatever you decide to do.

Over and out.

[obiwan]

FG - very sorry to hear about your situation. Wishing you the very best for a full and speedy recovery. In the meantime you'll be sorely missed.

Stay Kool (I'm sure those glasses will help - could be the next big fashion trend - the FG Kool Kat "No I ain't Stevie" look...)


Best,
Obi

[tristan]

FG this is terrible. I hope you get over this, and we see you on here again before too long, back to your feline best!

TW

[ton]

Hey FG, I am sorry to hear this bad news . I will play John Prine’s song “All The Best” (from his album “Missing Years”) more often and dedicate it to you. I hope of course sincerely that we will not miss you for years.

[Big D]

Hope this sorts itself out soon. It would be a different place here without you.

We'll need you to help with the bunker's heavy weapons so don't go too far away!

[seadzz]

FG,

Very, very sorry to hear about your health issue. Fortunately modern medical advancements have proved what historically impossible or incureable is now managable.

I would be therefore expecting to read your frequent posts in short order.....don't sell the doc's short. Not two years ago I had some serious issues myself and thankfully the problem was resolved.

You have our thoughts and well wishes.

Don

[elwood]

I feel guilty writing to express sympathy as reading it will just make you feel worse!

We will understand if you are absent for long periods or if your postings are shorter than the usual 250 lines

The important thing is to not make things worse while you get yourself sorted - and on the good days give work the priority over us bunch. I'm not religious or superstitious but if I was I would pray for you and keep my fingers crossed, unless one invalidated the other of course....

[FlameGrilled]

I'm just reading a print of the replies, and gonna get my brother to type up this reply for me.

Firstly, thanks to all - i'm taking matters easy.. and getting to do the dreaded doc visit soon and also (in time) reassess my work situation as it all happens.

I'm still glad to say that the community that has built up here, is definately a community in the best sense of the word.. not simply the gathering of like minds (unlike some places i & all could mention).

As i said before, i posted the topic to simply explain an absence before some joker declared me dead (it happened before.., and i aint forgiven the person...).

Well, if i dont get to return full-time, i'll get someone to type up the odd topic now and then for me - in the meantime.. you lot had better elect a new temporary bunker janitor and weapons technician :P

Be cool you lot, coz it's a big part of what makes this community tick ...

Til next time.. enjoy ......

Chris