What's up members!

[Rei]

Hi all my Sel loves!

Basically I wanted to place a quick note here and get some information from you all.

I haven't heard from Ember since the beginning of August so I am assuming she is so swamped with school that she has zero time for Sel. If you read this ember please pm me or e-mail me or something so I know what's going on with you and where you stand time wise. <3

What this means for now is that I am flying solo. Which really isn't so big a deal. I just need some information from the rest of you.

You may have noticed that in the past few months Sel has slowed to something of a crawl. This is because real life decided to bite us all in the ass at the same time. Whether it was work, school, or something else we've all been gobbled up by the monster that is RL.

Never fear! It can't hold us forever.

I got a new job at the Wildlife World Zoo and Aquarium in Arizona and have been averaging 115 to 120 hours minimum every two weeks on account of all the new exhibits and conferences that have been happening. Which is why I have just been ghosting the site basically. (I do check it everyday even if I don't log in or post on the CBox) Thankfully however, our super busy time with all that is drawing to a close which means I should be able to start being around more.

For now the site is in something of a freeze frame. It will remain the month of April ICLY until things get moving again. We don't have enough candidates and such to hold any hatchings anyway. I want this to change but don't feel pressured if IRL is killing you. I know how that is believe me.

What I need from you guys right now (even my lurking members <3) is just a short post of what is going on with you IRL and if you can be around or not. And if so how much time you can for sure dedicate to posting. Because I can't move anything along plot or hatching wise till I have some numbers :3

I also DESPERATELY need a new advertisement for the site. I myself have zero coding ability. I can probably come up with a fun little advertisement words wise, but graphically and stuff I would need major help. I don't know how to do eye catching graphics and I don't have the time to learn currently. So if anyone can help me with that please for faranth's sake shoot me a pm.

I love you all and never fear I'm not going anywhere or letting the site die. It just is in a break period it seems xD

Love you all and see you around and in the Cbox!

Your Dark Wher Admin~
Rei

[Rowana]

Sure thing, Rei! ^__^

I'm currently bogged down with work, acting in a ren faire for the next six weekends, and numerous meetings to prepared for a youth retreat in November. It doesn't leave much free time, or energy after for much else, however most of that will be done by November except work. So coming November, I should have much more time and be less stressed out and plan on becoming quite active again! For October I still hope to keep up with the two threads I have and will be stopping in every day or so to check things.

Hope that helps your planning! Sadly I'm also bad ad coding/advertising, so I'm no help there.

[Ruby]

IRL I'm an EMT.

SHOCKING I KNOW.

Time-wise, though, I'm working 50+ hours a week on a very weird schedule, and I'm in the ambulance the whole time so I can't really post. If I know in advance that I need to post, I can guarantee posts on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Saturdays in the mornings; Thursdays I can usually post, because I normally can't pick up a shift; and Fridays and Sundays are always kind of up in the air. I've been slow about threads recently because I see them as fun, and not as important to move along quickly, since they aren't holding anything up, but I can pick up the pace if I need to. I check in on the cbox and posts every day via my phone.

I'll try to take a stab at an ad this week sometime.

[Ivy]

Well as (most) everyone knows I have a zoo of my own, its grown:
2 dogs (+1 foster, a border collie/shepherd mix named Adidas)
2 cats
2 rabbits
2 guinea pigs (just got the 2nd one this month)
2 hamsters (just got the 2nd one this month)
2 lizards (1 bearded dragon/1 steppe runner)
1 tiger salamander (I always want to type salamandyr btw)
1 crawdad
1 lovebird
3 fishtanks (67 gal, 29 gal, 10 gal)

Ahem. Anyways. So in between taking care of all of those + my job, where I was promoted this month to Support Manager (woot!) + being a mommy to Raelyn (who is in school now, kindergarten! so she is busy during the days), I will find time to post. I get two days off a week and now know my schedule 4 weeks in advance. I seem to have every Tuesday off, plus some random other day. SO I will do my best to use those days off to cram in posting. And on days I do not close I will also work on posts. Assuming I get any with anyone but Shock (Not that posting with Shock is bad!).

(Rei I know T'vis and Teri had one but I didn't see you replied again until last night but that was like a monthhhh ago, and since you're busy I'm not sure if you want to continue it or not, lemme know. <3)

So TLDR: I have Tuesdays off, I will post if people are okay with me not being super fast - as in it may be a few days between replies. ((And if I get TOO slow I am okay with people PMing me yelling at me))

Also, I plan to bring in a candidate if I can get my other character's active.

[InsaneWhitey28]

I can be pretty active, more than likely after October. I'm working a Haunted House and I have swim practice + college so. Yea. Tuesday and Thursday I'm at school all day, and two hour practices Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Homework isn't a big deal right now, aaand I do plan on bringing in Lupa for whers and possibly a dragon candidate. I have a rider planned and Chandil needs to be finished up so yea. probably still be a week or so apart in posting.

[Aftershock]

You know my situation. Sometimes a gap in the ol' muse, but check Sel at least twice daily.

[Lotty]

So this is my life right now:

Work and academically, I am writing a thesis, co-authoring a paper for an upcoming conference, doing a documentary, and applying to PhD programs, all on top of regular class time stuff. I also have some freelance gigs doing promotions/photography.

I am still regularly causing drama. I have so many stories. SO. MANY.

We called Todd today and are getting Wicked Avenger Bowling Night back together. The Cardinals might go to the playoffs again which means I will have to dedicate myself to this. I am at the end of a battle with Charter Internet. In November I will be in Orlando for a different Communication conference. So on and so forth.

I'd love to get active again, but you guys might have to bear with some of the worst posting of all time. Seriously, after a day of academic writing, crunching statistics, and doing tedious work on final cut pro, I usually just want to sit in front of a screen with a cheap beer and say "DERP!" Who knows, maybe if things get rolling I won't be so bad after all.

[Shiny]

I'm about a month into my first full time job and I just moved out for the first time last weekend. Of course things are busy since I do a lot of overtime that I don't get paid for, but I do have some free time most days. Even if I do get the energy to post, most people are away because real life is being a betch. If things pick up I'll probably be more active due to there being more stuff to respond to.

[Tashe]

:3

Although I am not writing a thesis like Lotty, I am righting a huge research paper along with attending seven classes a week. Finding a job is tough and keeping up with my homework is even tougher. I am also now a full active member of my sorority, and I will inevitabley take a little Sister... who will take up what little time I have left. Which means I'm generally MIA when it comes to Sel. I do check in every two or three days even if Im not signed in, and if people are lucky they might even see me post.

I think after midterms I will have a month of time where everything will slow down for a while. (then pick up when finals roll in) I can try to post once a week on mondays or wednesdays since that is when i have the most free time during my week. <3

I love you all and have not abandoned you. :3

[Chey]

I'm a senior in high school, so....yeah. Nuff said...

I can usually check and reply once a day, if not more.

[Sebz]

I'm alive

IRL:
Finishing the collage apps, only two more to go, and desperately trying to juggle cross country, tebbus and learning my audition pieces for Julliard. I definitely have time during the nights though for Sel <3

[Kisha-Ra]

I keep reading the thread title as wake up members…

I exist and sometimes I’m even awake.

My crappy summer is over, but I think the company are trying to cut staff by working us to death having been so unsuccessful at firing us. You don’t want to hear my unending stream of complaints about this.

I’m a failure, but now I don’t feel quite so like I’ve been kicked to death I’ll try to fail less hard.

[Sheari]

Work, school, WoW.

The order changes.

That's me in a nutshell. I work 30ish hours a week, and the fall term just started up on the 24th. Between these I'm doing random things like nothing, or as much "housekeeping" as I can muster myself to do since my fiancee isn't exactly inclined to keep dishes (both paper and real) out of our "living room". (Yes, Edwin, that is why the flies are in there >.<)

I've made 6 months with Meijer on the 23rd so I'm hopefully going to be able to find a new job that pays better. However, also with school starting up, I hope my work schedule won't be so erratic anymore. (2 days off, two 8 1/2 hour shifts, 6 and 5 1/2 hour shifts...God I hate my job...give me 5 days of 6 hour shifts and I will be happy! Its not that hard! D:)

With the summer over, though, and my favourite season coming in, I'll begetting back into my groove again and will be picking up activity! :D

[Rei]

I hear and see you all :3

I'm gonna be working on some stuff in mod boards and once I get the revamped add I will be advertising hardcore for us.

If activity picks up again I will restart the IC calender in November RL :3

That seems to be the time were the most of you can get active again ^^

[Zephyr]

ugh.

School. Yeah. I'm a senior, and I didn't think it'd bee this bad, but I have group projects and exams and calculus is kicking my ass.