Sup dudes and dudettes!
As many of you know, Aly has left our family to face the real word and as hard as it is for me to do this, I must also follow suit. This is not a spontaneous decision, but something which I have deliberated over the past few months, and to make sure I stick to it, I've resigned as chat mod. Next year is my final year of college and I need to pursue my goals in life, like writing a book/graphic novel, take up new hobbies, travel and maybe even find meaning.
I may come on and visit occasionally, but in all honesty, if I do come back I hope I don't see you here. Please don't take this the wrong way. Pokebay has been a major part of my life the past year and a half and it was a privilege to meet all of you awesome people. I've learned a lot, and not just about Pokemon. I don't really know how to explain this in a good way so I'll just say the following:
Deja, Ultra and GM, thanks for making such a safe and pleasurable site to be apart of. You guys are great!
Juni, just keep doing what you're doing. I know the League is in good hands now.
Gary, best of luck in your writing and in the future. Can't wait to read your novel when it is published.
Kiwi, KB, Ruko, Drocky, Aly and Cloud, don't know if all of you will see this, but you guys were like the younger siblings I never had... and you all smell!
Damian, keep being moo!
Amy, keep up the battling and don't be so hard on yourself. You're great!
Courtney, I know you're gonna be a great mom to another daughter and hopefully more. I wish you, Andrew, Anna and Shannon all the best.
Everyone else, you know I love you guys and have impacted my life in one way or another. Thank you.
Final statement (I'm actually choking on these words):
"I have a dream that one day I'll walk down numerous streets, be it in New York, Florida, somewhere in Michigan, the UK, Australia or New Zealand. The street will be crowded, everyone in a rush somewhere to do something. And in my devours I would pass one you guys on the street. We would look at each other for a split second and then continue on where ever we were going to. As I continue my walk, I would smile, knowing that I have never seen you irl, I somehow knew it was you, and you made it; you moved on in life and found a purpose. We're both happy, knowing in comfort that we've moved on"
And so my friends, it is time for me to go, but I will not say goodbye. Instead, I'll take a cheeky bow and...
Catch you guys on the flipside!