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Message: 6148

Author: Daniel

Date: 15/05/2007

Subject: Re: Sacrifices

 

In manicminerandjetsetwilly@yahoogroups.com, andrewbroad wrote:

On 27th April, I started a new job which means that I have many
fewer hours in which to pursue my hobbies, because five days a week
I have to sacrifice not only seven hours in the office, but also
four hours' travelling.

Seven hours in the office five days a week? That makes the total of
35 working hours per week (only)! Is your job in France, by any
chance???

Oh yeah, if you spend four hours a day travelling, this could
actually be it. God bless the Eurotunnel! :-)

In manicminerandjetsetwilly@yahoogroups.com, andrewbroad wrote:

But it's unclear whether the above changes will leave me
with /less/ time for MM/JSW, or /more/.

Oh, please, let it be "/more/"! :-)

In manicminerandjetsetwilly@yahoogroups.com, andrewbroad wrote:

In other words, September 2007 should see a marked increase in my
MM/JSW activities, as I'll then have Saturdays free for MM/JSW.

Great news, Andrew!

In manicminerandjetsetwilly@yahoogroups.com, andrewbroad wrote:

Also, I should point out that my new job is only a temporary
placement at this stage. There is a good chance - but no guarantee -
that it will lead to a permanent job by the beginning of September
at the latest.

Good luck with your job, Andrew - whatever is best for you!

Should I find myself out of work again in September, I'm /not/
planning to reinstate all those tennis-routines that I had before.
As much as I love tennis and the players I support, I feel
strangely liberated from those routines now, and I burn with
passion and longing for MM/JSW.

Fantastic words to hear! An Andrew with more time for MM/JSW and
burning with passion for it! What else can a true JSW-lover desire?

I have a dream... I have a dream that this Group springs to life
again, a kind of active and passionate life it knew at the turn of
the century (I wasn't participating in those days, so I have no
personal memories; those days are like a legend to me). I find my
passion for JSW ebbing and flowing in some correlation with the Group
activity. My passion for JSW is constant, it springs from within and
renews itself periodically, but it becomes subdued when I find my JSW
inbox empty day after day, when I can't help thinking: I am deluding
myself into believing that anyone else cares. I could spend the rest
of my life creating MM/JSW games, maps, RZX walkthroughs, etc., and
no-one would ever even look at them...

Finally, although I assumed I would remain out of work when I
promised to update my List of MM/JSW Games before 27th May, I will
do my best to keep this promise.

I look forward to it!

Daniel

 

 

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