Sid, I think a lot of people feel the same way man.
The UT_Nexus debacle, mixed with those that will not be named, have caused quite a bit of unrest with a lot of people lately.
Don't let it get you down. Just ignore the clowns, and focus on the cool stuff. It seems as though TCSS is being overrun with jokers lately, and I mean no offense to the regulars there. We were all newbies at one time or another. However, it seems as though that shoutbox overthere has made a lote of changes for the worse.
I don't mind chatting it up there, because a lot of the time, when the actual people that actually build sabers get on the shouts, the other spammers leave.
It gets kind of frustrating seeing all the crap flying around, and frankly, it got to me too. But, sometimes we just need to pt on our waders, and jump into the stream, wade through, and come out to new horizons.
I actually think that the dark times we have faced are actually drawing us together into a closer-knit community. SUre there are going to be those lost sheep that feel they need to dog things. It's just how we choose to deal with the situation, and move on, that will direct the flow of things to come.
Personally, I have gotten to a point that I am drawing in a little more and focusing on projects that I have wanted to finish for a couple of years now.
Kind of hard to do when life keeps throwing obstacles from all sides, but we deal.
Things will get better, you just have to keep a positive spin on the matters at hand.
I'm sitting here ont he forums when I SHOULD be sleeping. Why? because I am losing sleep, trying to figure out how I am going to manage my time around a hectic schedule. PLUS how I am going to work in getting all the Ultra Sabers stuff re-updated, build sabers, reapir incoming warranty work, machine some prototypes, and still stay afloat financially, because the person I had handling the bills here (no names will be mentioned) decided to just not pay the bills with the money I had set aside for them, and once again I am behind. I mean for crying out loud, my office and home phone got disconnected.
All because of an overdraft charge on my bank account because I had EBAY fees to pay for an auction that got pulled.
Enough about that though... I might have to BAN myself for a while.
After I get the overlords all done, and get the Banes out. I am going to do a few more repairs, and take a LONG hiatus to focus on my personal stuff, and work in some projects for Ultra.
Okay, I'm worn out now. And I am about to fall asleep on the keyboard.
Time to shut down Illustrator, Photoshop, and PDF creator for the night, and go kill the power in the shop.
Good night.