Welcome back, DarkeSword!

[Dhsu]

It's good to have *some* semblance of sanity and impartiality back on the panel. ;)

[Geoffrey Taucer]

Huzzah!

We missed you, Shariq

[JJT]

It's good to have *some* semblance of sanity and impartiality back on the panel. ;)

shut up and do my laundry. or alternately, build my railroads.

[Sir_NutS]

who's Shariq? a Remux0r?

[Dhsu]

shut up and do my laundry. or alternately, build my railroads.
As long as I get my stipend of opium and fried rice.

[Escariot]

As long as I get my stipend of opium and fried rice.
Yay! I love a good fried rice!

[Arrow]

Good news. The panel felt empty without a proper toku fan.

[Liontamer]

As rong as I get mai stipen of opium n flied lice.
Im in ur post, fixin ur grammer.

[JJT]

As long as I get my stipend of opium and fried rice.

we must fight. with......martial arts!!!!!!!!

[Doulifée]

it's so 2006 :roll:

[Ciel]

Woah. Didn't see that coming. Welcome back, man!

[The wingless]

Wait... I thought Darkesword was Indian as the day is long?

[Dhsu]

You just always have to make it about race don't you, wingless? Really now.

[BigBoss]

Wait... I thought Darkesword was Indian as the day is long?

more like the wangless

[DarkeSword]

Yes well, as some people may have noticed, I've shown up again in the Judges' Decisions forum.

Many of you probably don't know this, but I didn't leave the panel at the beginning of the year for entirely the same reasons I quit being a moderator.

At the beginning of last year, 2006, I graduated from college with a BS in Electronics Engineering. I did a job hunt for a while and eventually ended up taking a job as an instrument and controls technician at a nuclear power plant that summer. The job ended up being a big disconnect from the different kinds of things I'd done in school and was eating up a lot of my time in terms of commute and shift work (I did 12 hour night-shifts 7 days a week for the entire month of October). That, coupled with some personal issues with some very important people in my life, was putting a lot of stress on me, and causing a great deal of frustration, both personally and professionally.

I'd been "out of it" for a while, and I'd felt like the quality of my judging was taking a hit. That wasn't fair to the artists being judged; if I wasn't confident in my own decisions, was I qualified to make them?

When the proverbial shit hit the fan in January, I'd had just about enough of all the bullshit I'd had to put up with as a mod; the last thing I needed in my life was more stress. OCR was supposed to be something I enjoyed, not something to get pissed off over. So when I quit being a mod, I'd decided it was a good opportunity to make a complete break from the site.

Things have been getting better. I recently changed jobs; I work as an engineer at a laser diode company, which is very rewarding and exciting. Personal stuff has taken a turn for the better as well.

Larry asked me a few nights ago on IRC if I'd be interested in helping out a bit, as there's a big backlog in the queue. I said I'd think about it; last night I let him know that I'd be willing to hop back on to help out.

Being "away" from the site has been very beneficial. When you're a judge and a mod, you tend to view everything in a much more critical light. Taking a long break from that helps to refocus a little.

As far as things stand now, my time on the panel is temporary, but for an indefinite amount of time; I don't know if I want to make OCR into a big priority for me again. But for the time being, it's good to be back.

[Sir_NutS]

I'm glad to see you back on track Mr Ansari. I know how a new job where you have certain responsibilities can affect your hobbies. Keep those eyes rolling. :roll:

[BigBoss]

DarkeSword is pretty cool. Welcome back.

[Goten X]

Welcome back, man. It's good to here life is getting better for you, it goes to shit for all of us at one time or another.

/GX

[Arek the Absolute]

shut up and do my laundry. or alternately, build my railroads.

whoa whoa whoa
lol

[Dhsu]

Yeah I mean seriously, like he'd even have a place to put a railroad.

[Dyne]

Welcome back sir, welcome back.

[JJT]

Yeah I mean seriously, like he'd even have a place to put a railroad.

i will, once i get these damn lakota indians off my land.

[djpretzel]

This is really good news. Good to have you back, sir.

[anosou]

YAY! 10CHARLIMIT!

(we really need to do something about 10 char limit..)

[Liontamer]

YAY! 10CHARLIMIT!

(we really need to do something about 10 char limit..)

No we don't.

[supremespleen]

No we don't.Yes we do. It doesn't change anything. It's purpose, which I assume is to get rid of posts without content is defeated by simply adding the phrase, "ten characters." There's still no content in the post.

[Liontamer]

Yes we do. It doesn't change anything. It's purpose, which I assume is to get rid of posts without content is defeated by simply adding the phrase, "ten characters." There's still no content in the post.

Maybe I should just delete all sub-10 character posts. :lol:

[KWarp]

Cool, welcome back. :smile:

[Darth Lime]

moar liek teh wangless Fixed.

Welcome back, Darkesword.

[The Author]

Maybe I should just delete all sub-10 character posts. :lol:

I'd love to see you delete nonsensical posts.

Or at least not make them...

And those Lakota indians are there to stay, I gave them weapons and cigarettes.

[Neo Samus]

Welcome back Darkesword! Glad to see you back. I feel your pain. Life can be a real asshole. :wink:

[Xelebes]

Welcome back, Darkie.

I've kinda taken this site to the backburner as I have new interests developing and am anxiously awaiting for school to start (finally! :D). My interest in video-games had been hitting a wall as I wasn't enjoying playing games as much and my interest in music was going away. While I am not that into it again - something I hope to address - I've taken interest in architecture and stuff because there is so much being built right now. I feel the music scene in general is generally not as interesting. So I've taken up a little job moderating/revitalising a small forum on a large architecture forum.

So... uh yeah. I'm still peeking.

[José the Bronx Rican]

* shariqsalute *
What that might be, I dunno.
"Toucan Sam," maybe?

[Bahamut]

Someone should update the Facebook group's news on this (as well as DS's status on the site, and insert wangless's remixer status)

[JJT]

And those Lakota indians are there to stay, I gave them weapons and cigarettes.

i gave them small pox. it'll be a matter of days.

[Less Ashamed Of Self]

Wait... did he even do an eye roll? Is it even really him?

[The Author]

i gave them small pox. it'll be a matter of days.
I gave them your mother's phone number.


Yeah, I went there.

[The wingless]

All I know is-

Shariq don't like it!
.
Lock the taskbar
Lock the taskbar!

[anosou]

lol, and suddenly 20sum remixes was judged *whistles*

[DarkeSword]

lol, and suddenly 20sum remixes was judged *whistles*

Well, that is what I'm here to do. :-P