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Draca
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« on: Today at 02:33:12 pm » |
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I realize I don't necessarily owe it to anyone other than maybe Akkadius as to why I've been so hit or miss lately, but this community has been a home for me for over a decade now. While a player's absence may not be detrimental to the server as a whole, in my position it can be more evident as bugs go unfixed for an unacceptable length of time. So I just felt I should offer a brief explanation to this community who has been generous to me both as a player and as a GM/Developer.
As some are aware, I am one of the owners of a Harley-Davidson dealership in California, which does keep me busy, but it's not the main source of my absence lately. Towards the end of May, one of our technicians crashed during a test ride and did not survive. I should say that while I am officially a 'Dealership Manager' by title, my main day to day job is as a technician (it's the best job in the place), so losing someone who you see more than your family was a tough one. We hosted his celebration of life, which included preparing a slideshow and speech I gave, as well as the organization of a ride and military honors for his family (he was a retired US Marine).
Shortly after that, my Dad, who had a variety of health issues (bad back, bad knees, crippling low pressure headaches, along with some early dementia) was not sleeping well one night, and by the morning was breathing erratically. We had him ambulanced to the hospital where he was diagnosed with a bloodborne staph infection. He was admitted with a 215/120 blood pressure and a temperature of 108, and while they tried everything we think they could have, he succumbed to the infection one day later.
In the background of all of this, my Mom had a single lung transplant on December 29th, and has been going through the ups and downs of the testing, medication and frequent doctor visits that accompany a transplant. She recently found out that she is showing signs of rejecting the lung, which would unfortunately be fatal for her, as a 2nd transplant is not available to her, and her one remaining bad lung would last for less time than it took you to read this far. So far treatment is working well, so this is less of an immediate problem than it was.
Ultimately, I don't say all this as a blanket excuse for not taking care of EZ in the way it should be, but it's unfortunately just been solidly back burnered for me. I do plan to get some fixes out this weekend, specifically for the EoMA and EoBA, and anything else that needs attention. I appreciate everyone's understanding and well wishes in advance, and I will get back to my normal attention to EZ soon.
-Draca
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