Saturday, December 18, 2010

And...

And we're back.

I don't suppose you'd believe I was having router issues this entire time?

No?

Dammit.

Susan has been yelling (literally YELLING) at me to do an update and let you guys know how everything is going. I have been putting this off because I've:

a) been waiting for something bad to happen

b) trying to sleep in the few minutes when I'm not working or changing diapers or cleaning up puke or feeding the baby or bathing the baby or rocking the baby or telling the baby to stop crying or walking around at 4 am with the baby in my arms because she feels like screaming instead of sleeping and Susan is making comments about murdering one or both of us if she can't get an hour's sleep

On an unrelated note: Parenting is AWESOME!

No, everything is going great here. Our little girl is super healthy and seems no worse for wear. The only thing was she was really small and we're taking care of that with breast milk and whatever bacon grease I can slip into a bottle before Susan notices.

Seriously, when that kid is old enough to eat solid food, she is eating at McDonald's every freaking day. I am going to cram chicken nuggets down her little throat until she's spherical.

If you ever have the opportunity to hold a 2 pound human being, I suggest you give it a shot. It will give you a new and profound respect for life.

It will also FREAK YOU THE F__K OUT.

Do you know what a bradycardia is? I shouldn't, but I do.

See, preemie babies have this funny habit of letting their hearts stop beating for no good goddamned reason. Seriously, she'd just be lying there looking around and then her heart would stop.

In case you failed biology: that is not good. Your heart stopping is counterproductive to being alive.

When you have a baby girl who weighs about as much as a bottle of pepsi and who tends to die at random intervals, it kind of messes you up a bit.

And I was already messed up before this whole thing started.

But she's out of the hospital and back home with us. The bradys have stopped and she's getting more and more like a people every day.

Soon, she will be ready to begin training in our ways. I've already made excellent progress in turning my older daughter into a tremendous geek. Her sister will follow her training just in case I ever have to lop the older one's hand off and throw her down a huge vent shaft in Cloud City or something.

You want to have a back up, amirite?

Everything is going great here. I haven't slept in weeks and I think I'm starting to hallucinate, but at least all of my girls are doing okay.

I'd also like to say a special thanks to everyone who made donations or sent messages in my absence. The notes really brightened my day and I made sure to spend donations on anything you guys asked. If the note said "buy some diapers", I bought some diapers. If the note said "buy yourself some Jack Daniel's", I bought myself some Jack Daniel's.

I love the person who wrote that by the way. The Jack Daniel's comes in handy right after you change a diaper.

I'm amazed at how awesome you guys are. Every time I read stories about how terrible internet people are, I feel like reaching through my monitor and slapping the writer in the face.

They just haven't met all of the great people on the internet.

They haven't met our people.

Thank you guys for everything.

229 Comments:

At 8:20 AM, Blogger Lekal said...

Glad to hear she's doing better, hopefully someday you'll get to sleep again.

 
At 1:44 PM, Blogger Unknown said...

Why does this sound like a goodbye post!?

 
At 5:07 PM, Blogger LD Josh said...

:) Glad you're still alive Dave. Hug your daughters today and tell them that's from the internet.

 
At 6:35 PM, Blogger Eve said...

Glad to hear everything's going well. :)

 
At 6:56 PM, Blogger Unknown said...

So glad everything's going ok. I've honestly been worried about your little girl pulling through.

 
At 8:52 PM, Blogger Bufuman said...

Welcome back(?), my friend.

 
At 11:41 PM, Blogger Unknown said...

glad to hear she pulled through. just dont forget to entertain us with some tales when u get a break from trying to sleep, caring for the kids, and changing the diapers =D

 
At 4:06 AM, Blogger Pirre said...

Good to hear you are all OK, Dave. I checked the blog almost every day, hoping for an update, heh.
Take care!

 
At 7:35 AM, Blogger Nathan said...

Fantastic to hear that you're all doing all right Dave. Merry Christmas!

 
At 3:25 PM, Blogger Unknown said...

Glad to hear everything doing ok. This message has brightened up my day!

 
At 3:34 PM, Blogger ladydyani said...

I'm glad she's doing well. You do realize that we need baby pictures, right?

 
At 6:52 PM, Blogger Mark said...

So glad to hear all is going well, I saw the new post in my reader and couldn't click on it fast enough!

 
At 9:35 PM, Blogger Unknown said...

Glad to hear things are turning for the better.

 
At 10:01 PM, Blogger EvilTeacher said...

Welcome back! I was starting to worry that "bad things" had happened and you were too depressed to write. Good to hear that everything is well and you're now just dealing with normal parenting now.

So, now that everything is fine... BACK TO WORK! (whip crack)

 
At 5:39 AM, Blogger Just me said...

Glad to hear that everything (for the girls, at least) is going well. :)

 
At 5:53 PM, Blogger tyranastrasz said...

I'm glad everything's okay on your end now, Dave. =) Don't worry about us, we'll just chill until you're able to update regularly. I check back once a week or so when I happen to think of it.

 
At 8:42 PM, Blogger Unknown said...

I'm glad to hear she's doing better!

 
At 7:18 AM, Blogger MShake82 said...

Dave it seems like you are doing all the work and Susan is just yelling at you.

...Dave you aren't a battered husband are you?

Psssttt there are people who can help.

 
At 10:17 PM, Blogger Salt said...

So happy to hear you guys are fine.

Was kind of worried... :|

 
At 5:54 AM, Blogger Leahn Novash said...

Dave, are you going to become a GM of FF 14?

 
At 6:51 AM, Blogger Lenwe said...

Dont ever do that again!

I checked the blog everyday thinking

"I hope nothing bad happened"

I cant even look at you right now ... ugh

Glad everything is ok :-)

 
At 1:04 PM, Blogger Shayde said...

Welcome back, Dave. It's great to hear that you and your family are well!

 
At 7:50 AM, Blogger Unknown said...

Hey Dave! Glad to hear everything turned out alright. Ive been following for a while now (since the beginning of the blog, actually >.<) but was never able to comment... damned Mobile internet. Been worried about ya my friend. The prolonged delays between posts may or may not of been a factor in the worrying. :P Merry Christmas to you and yours!

 
At 1:15 PM, Blogger Unknown said...

great to hear from you again, glad to hear that everything is good on your side of the internet. but on a lighter note, what do you think of all the updates for FFXI over the last 4 months? lvl cap increase, abyssea, what do you think about these issues?

 
At 9:13 AM, Blogger Unknown said...

Great to hear that Dave! Merry Christmas and continued good luck!

 
At 9:38 PM, Blogger RedBoar said...

Good news Dave. Just had our first Christmas with our preemie. Five months old now and healthy as can be. Congrats sir.

 
At 3:12 PM, Blogger Tyler said...

Dave, you have a bad habit of making really terrible things sound funny. Doing so always makes me laugh and then I have to stop and tell myself that I'm a bad person.

I'm terrible for laughing at "When you have a baby girl who weighs about as much as a bottle of pepsi and who tends to die at random intervals, it kind of messes you up a bit."

But you definitely are right about one thing: a good internet community may be rare, but one does pop up every so often and pretty much everyone here is good people. I have the same thoughts about most of the people who play FFXI in general.

Glad to hear everything's going all right.

 
At 1:46 PM, Blogger Celeste said...

Aww ^_^ I'm glad to hear everything is okay Dave.

That condition you mentioned, I had the exact same thing when I was a child, 9 weeks early and weight 2 pound 8. I was rather freaked out when I found out about the whole heart stopping thing I had, though, so far, its had no effect on me thus far, and i'm 19.

Keep us updated Dave! =D

 
At 7:32 PM, Blogger Pawkeshup said...

Glad to hear the munchkin is alive and well!

Now you must have two more for a full party. Try to ensure they come in from the deep end of the gene pool this time...

... OK that was kind of crass even for a [GM]Dave comment...

Seriously though, hope things go very well for you!

 
At 3:07 PM, Blogger Kyle said...

I remember the first time I stumbled upon this blog. It was a great day. I spent the better part of the entire day doing nothing but reading the archives. I laughed, I cried, and I had the urge to smash someone in the face with a hammer.

I wish you the best of everything with your new addition, and the current members of your party.

 
At 1:52 PM, Blogger Hylianux said...

Just glad donators didn't tell you to use the donations to buy bad things like warcraft and devices made by the apple company... :)

 
At 1:36 PM, Blogger Unknown said...

I love how fluid your definition of "back" is, Dave.

In seriousness, I hope everyone continues to do well, and I speak for us all when I say we look forward to your more regular return.

Be well.

 
At 3:57 PM, Blogger HeimiricIX said...

Seriously Dave, get a twitter or facebook account to let your readers (read: me) know when there are new posts up.

Glad everythings fine over there now.

Best

 
At 9:11 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

It's VERY good to hear things are going well. I'm not religious or anything, but I pray for your daughters health when I do pray.

Stay strong. Your fans love you!

 
At 9:13 AM, Blogger Jigglyrulez said...

I know it's way off topic, but i was shopping with the wife, and saw this product... and immediately thought of GM DAVE!

http://www.spam.com/ASSETS/B8CB40E0A1A044E784F266556BD00B06/spamWithBacon.png

 
At 10:16 PM, Blogger Chris said...

come back dave!

 
At 5:12 PM, Blogger Zil said...

Dude. I keep checking for updates and........ nada.

We miss you man. Come back soon.

 
At 4:48 AM, Blogger Unknown said...

Hello darkness my old friend...

 
At 5:38 PM, Blogger Unknown said...

It's now about half an year ago that you've posted something on your blog Dave :S I hope everything is going well with you, your new family member, and that we hear something new from you soon.

 
At 8:54 AM, Blogger Fayune said...

Hoping all is still well with your family.

 
At 12:57 PM, Blogger menemoogle said...

Troy's comment is pretty spot-on. I didn't notice it when you originally posted this, Dave, but upon reflection, this sounds suspiciously like a goodbye post. The fact that you've been gone for nearly half a year sort of adds to that notion.

Maybe you are gone for good, Dave. Perhaps this post -or all of the posts from 2010- were sort of your "Season Finale." It almost pains me to say that, but I'm starting to suspect it's true.

I'll still make certain to check back every once in a while, just in case I'm wrong. If you were planning to return, I'm certain you will do so at some point. It would, after all, make sense that now that you have not one, but two children to take care of (and one was a special case) that you have even less time to blog.

Goodbye for now, Dave. If you're gonna come back, please do it as soon as you can. We miss you.

 
At 4:54 AM, Blogger Budi Tanjaya said...

Wow,great story!
view my blog too..
http://buddytanjaya.blogspot.com

 
At 11:08 AM, Blogger Mr. JJ said...

I hope that life is getting worked out for you!

Found this online today, thought you'd find it interesting:

http://www.popsci.com/technology/article/2011-05/chinese-prisoners-forced-virtually-farm-gold-video-games

Best wishes,

Mr. JJ

 
At 5:12 AM, Blogger Matt said...

I miss reading your awesome posts man, really hope that you'll come back some day and make me laugh again like you did in these 4+ years.

 
At 1:24 AM, Blogger Unknown said...

Heya Dave,

nearly half a year now ... :-(

I really miss reading your posts and I hope anything is fine with you and your family.

Greetings from Germany

HagbardC

 
At 7:08 AM, Blogger Silly Mistress : ) said...

Things still going okay over there??

 
At 1:03 AM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

Hope your doing well Dave. Come back at you earliest convenience, I really miss reading your posts.

 
At 6:47 AM, Blogger Ryuusuke said...

i miss my gm dave. I hope you and your family are doing well and one day to read your writing again I always enjoyed it from post number one

 
At 4:38 AM, Blogger Unknown said...

Well, it looks like Troy (the second comment on this post) will be right in the end.

Was it a goodbye-post?

This would be one of the biggest losses that could happen to the internet.

Hagbard (still waiting)

 
At 5:08 PM, Blogger Dekler said...

Y'know Dave, you've left us pretty much stuff to re-read and laugh at once again, so I'm cool with it if you leave.

Totally unrelated, I am NOT cool with spamming bastard Budi Tanjalalala who feels the need to leave a fake comment to get attention to a dumb blog that isn't even in english.

 
At 8:38 PM, Blogger Dorian Mode said...

Happy trails, Dave, to you and yours. The frequency of checking this site asymptotically approaches zero. When will we completely stop hoping? Never, actually.

See under: [GM]Dave's Paradox.

 
At 5:18 PM, Blogger E. G. said...

Guess that's it Dave...

We'll miss you.

Best.
XI

 
At 8:50 AM, Blogger Axciom said...

And I guess that wraps things up. I missed Smithy, and I'll miss Dave. Thanks for the great blog sir, it was an amazing run.

 
At 12:45 PM, Blogger Kat said...

At almost 10 months, I am beginning to believe this truly is the end of a great blog - surely, GM Dave has taken some extended leaves of absences, but this one, after this post, feels like a goodbye. If it is, I can only wish you and your family the best of luck with everything.

...Goodbye

 
At 5:52 PM, Blogger ChrisK said...

Just dropping by to let you know we're still thinking of you and hoping everything is going well.

 
At 3:37 AM, Blogger Sujay said...

So beautiful the site.Thank you.

 
At 3:08 PM, Blogger Rhalina Fassett-Kelly said...

10 months...have you gotten enough sleep yet? :D

 
At 10:51 PM, Blogger LD Josh said...

It's November 21st. I still have this site on my "daily site" list.
I miss you dave.

 
At 10:00 PM, Blogger Dogg2099 said...

Still checking on a weekly basis. Hope to find a hilarious tittle explaining the absence ( We all know why ) but there is still hope for an update.

 
At 9:13 PM, Blogger alorian said...

Is it bad that I'm hoping for a 1-year return post?

 
At 7:09 AM, Blogger Dice said...

Almost been a year, Dave. A year is a long time and alot can happen in such. I hope all is well with you and the girls of your life.

I'm not writing this to ask you to start blogging again, I'm sure that when and if you have the time, possibility and desire to write again, you will.

What I want to do is thank you. I want to thank you for four years of great reading, that has always been able to make me smile, laugh and, though more rarely, fall out of my chair.

I check back here every now and then, somewhat hoping that you've posted, but mostly to read your old posts, because they're still, after having read them a dozen times, incredibly funny.

Should you ever post again, I'll be happy and read it with joy, but should you not, I want to sincerely thank you for the time that has been.

With hopes of Susans, your daughters and your own good health, with appreciation of your posts and the kindest regards,

/ Gunnar, out of Sweden.

 
At 12:16 PM, Blogger Pawkeshup said...

Hope all is well with the spawn Dave :D

Miss the blog but so long as your life is a long and happy one, I'm satisfied to re-read the old crazines!

 
At 12:55 AM, Blogger Golden Flower said...

Good literature very good. The line of type of approach is what i fell for. Thank you for sharing. Please visit my blog and do follow it.

http://malenadugroup.blogspot.com/

 
At 11:06 AM, Blogger tyranastrasz said...

One year today. Not that I was expecting an anniversary post but it seems appropriate to leave another comment today. Just hope you and the wife and kids are doing all right, Dave. =)

 
At 3:27 AM, Blogger Saturnine said...

It's been a year. We all miss Dave, but at this point, i don't believe he's coming back. Looking back on his last post, it sounds more and more like a sign-off, and not a regular post.

Adios, Dave, and thanks for all the fish.

And laughs. Those too.

 
At 5:45 AM, Blogger Dekler said...

I'm honestly scared because I believe something bad happened to Dave. If your daughter is in such bad health, then you can imagine how this could've taken a turn for the worse. If that's the case, how the hell do you make a blogpost about that? How can you muster up the will to talk about the death of your baby girl to a bunch of strangers, after you've joked about her condition?

Dave, if you'll ever come back and read this again, then hang in there. Your wife and daughter need you to stay strong. And if the entire family is in good health, please let us know because I'm kind of freaking out about this.

 
At 5:47 AM, Blogger Dekler said...

I'm honestly scared because I believe something bad happened to Dave. If your daughter is in such bad health, then you can imagine how this could've taken a turn for the worse. If that's the case, how the hell do you make a blogpost about that? How can you muster up the will to talk about the death of your baby girl to a bunch of strangers, after you've joked about her condition?

Dave, if you'll ever come back and read this again, then hang in there. Your wife and daughter need you to stay strong. And if the entire family is in good health, please let us know because I'm kind of freaking out about this.

 
At 5:12 PM, Blogger beretta.punk said...

dude... we miss your awesomeness so bad. best of wishes to ya. hoping we get to hear from you again some day!

 
At 9:48 PM, Blogger Delgelato said...

I still can't stop myself from checking the blog at least once a week.

 
At 7:34 AM, Blogger Bobby said...

Hey Dave. It's been a while since I've lurked here and it was a shock to hear what's been going on in your life. I hope things are better for you all.

 
At 2:20 PM, Blogger Meilin said...

Wow. Over a year now. Hope everything is alright with ya'...

 
At 4:28 PM, Blogger Catharina said...

This comment has been removed by the author.

 
At 4:33 PM, Blogger Catharina said...

Still checking in once in a while. Hope you are good.

 
At 8:55 AM, Blogger Delgelato said...

Lol at these spam comments.

and OMG OMG COMMENT REMOVED BY THE AUTHOR. DAVE IS umm,...not back yet unfortunately.

 
At 4:13 PM, Blogger Unknown said...

Checking once every couple of weeks....hoping for more.

All the best.

 
At 12:47 PM, Blogger Unknown said...

More than 500 days without a sign from him ... I'm sad ...

All the best wishes Dave!

This was the only blog I regularly read ...

Dave's best F*** the rest.

HagbardC

 
At 3:54 AM, Blogger Pirre said...

I've been checking it every day for the last 15 months...

 
At 1:17 AM, Blogger jacoposki said...

this rss is still in the top list i check every morning.

miss you dave!

 
At 4:38 AM, Blogger Ctt Walla said...

This comment has been removed by the author.

 
At 4:39 AM, Blogger Ctt Walla said...

5/2/2012 Still waiting

 
At 11:18 PM, Blogger Dekler said...

Still waiting. Miss you Dave.

 
At 6:03 AM, Blogger Dekler said...

6/6/12

Daaaaaaave D:

 
At 3:10 PM, Blogger alorian said...

Okay, if we all donate 10 bucks, maybe he'll come back. Or he'll laugh and take our money.

 
At 8:14 AM, Blogger Lekal said...

7/22/12 Stilling hoping to see Dave again as well.

 
At 5:07 PM, Blogger CommonExample said...

Eh, I don't know why I do this. I go back to the Gord's website 3 or 4 times a year too, and it hasn't been updated since like 2001. I have issues.

 
At 10:56 AM, Blogger Hylian said...

Dave, I like you as a writer, and look forward to hearing more from your witty sense of humor.

That said, you don't have to do the [GM]Dave character to accomplish this. Hell, you could just create a moniker like Maddox and just start commenting on things. blog about anything. I'd imagine the FFXI well has run completely dry. If you have another place you write, please let us know.

If you want to continue [GM]Dave, by all means, keep going! I don't wanna stifle that... but I want to read more of your writings, even if they aren't that of the [GM]Dave character. y'know, like smithy.

 
At 12:50 PM, Blogger Mikado said...

Late, but hell, have a good life, and know if you ever get bored, theres people here who will listen to your rambles

 
At 7:03 AM, Blogger Mark said...

I feel the urge to post here for no reason whatsoever, miss seeing your updates Dave!

 
At 6:48 PM, Blogger Delgelato said...

sir dave, go play guild wars 2 ! i'll even buy u a key if u just reply =D

 
At 9:10 AM, Blogger Hylian said...

Hey Dave, I just picked ffxi back up again. leveling is WAAAAY faster...

The only problem is skilling up.

I've been botting to keep the skills up. that's right, cheating. No, I'm not kidding, i really am botting my skillups. find me, feed to dragon, write about it! please! it's not much, but it's SOMETHING to read!!!! I'm takin' one for the team here!!!!

 
At 1:48 PM, Blogger Dekler said...

Hey Dave. It's been what, two years now? I still hope that your daughters and you are alive and well. Just to let you know I haven't forgotten about you.

 
At 6:00 PM, Blogger Artician said...

http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=25324432&postID=4451098321106580671

Reminds me of now

 
At 6:00 PM, Blogger Artician said...

This comment has been removed by the author.

 
At 10:06 AM, Blogger micmac said...

This comment has been removed by the author.

 
At 10:07 AM, Blogger micmac said...

11/4/2012 - Still check in every so often. Miss you Dave! Wishing you the best of luck in everything

 
At 4:29 AM, Blogger Rwn said...

11/13/12

Still checking in every few months... no idea why though... it's long dead... I do miss this blog it was amazing.

 
At 5:15 PM, Blogger Meike said...

Alright,it's been 2 years...time to move on. Hope you and your family are doing well.

Bye Dave and thanks for being awesome :)

 
At 4:44 PM, Blogger Unknown said...

Happy new year Dave.

 
At 5:21 PM, Blogger Skelatox said...

This comment has been removed by the author.

 
At 5:24 PM, Blogger Skelatox said...

Hey Dave. I happened upon your blog a while back. I read a solid chunk of the archive, but never could get the time to finish it. Today, I officially have read every post on this blog, and it was time well spent. It is a shame that you are gone, but I want you to know that you are still as funny as you have always been, and that will never stop.
Best of luck, and I hope that everything is going all right.

 
At 5:51 AM, Blogger Unknown said...

1/22/13

Miss your rambles Dave; and really do hope you and your family are doing well.

Like a lot of other people I still check in every few months just to see if there's any life. Not just because I miss your stories, but also because I care and hope you're doing well.

And if I knew the donation button still worked, I'd send you some JD money ... just because!

 
At 3:27 PM, Blogger Mark said...

Right there with ya Jessica!

 
At 5:47 AM, Blogger Allen said...

Hope all is well! You need to keep writing, after all you are awesome. *dangles Jack Daniels bottle* Come and get it!

 
At 4:57 PM, Blogger Aram said...

Sorry, I need to know something. Way back in 2006 you had a guy working for you you called 'fetus'. He didn't work out, so you framed him for stealing and got him fired. Please tell me you didn't ruin someone's life over something so minor.

 
At 5:37 AM, Blogger Volkai | Alex said...

A bit bummed out to see there's been no new posts since 2010... still a great blog, though.

I would love to see an update about how things have (or haven't) changed with Abyssea and the new level cap and the upcoming expansion.

 
At 1:16 PM, Blogger tyranastrasz said...

This comment has been removed by the author.

 
At 1:17 PM, Blogger tyranastrasz said...

It seems Paypal doesn't let you leave notes with donations anymore, so here I am.

Every so often I get the urge to go back and read this and the Smithy blog. Every time I do so, I'm thoroughly entertained and I read them start to finish in the space of a week or so.

And every time I do, I toss a donation your way. Usually $5, nothing too significant.

I just want you to know that I'm not trying to goad you back into writing, or even really looking for a sign of life. I just feel bad because I was a teenager with no money back when you were writing this blog regularly and I was only able to donate for a fan pack once.

Years after you stopped writing, your blog still entertains me, and now that I can spare it, you deserve something for that.

I just hope you're actually still checking that Paypal account. 'Cause if you're not, that money is just sitting there growing cobwebs. That would be kind of pathetic.

 
At 8:43 PM, Blogger tyranastrasz said...

P.S. I guess you CAN still leave notes with donations. That link for "special instructions to the seller" is really freaking tiny though. Why not just have a box there without having to click a link to make it poof into existence?

 
At 11:32 PM, Blogger alorian said...

I don't expect you'll be back, but I've left a couple of donations for you because I've always enjoyed this blog, and still do!

And, though I don't expect you to come back, it would be really cool if you did xD

 
At 10:18 AM, Blogger Talsen Bryss said...

This comment has been removed by the author.

 
At 10:24 AM, Blogger Talsen Bryss said...

This comment has been removed by the author.

 
At 12:51 AM, Blogger Unknown said...

mbt shoes uk,mbt shoes london,mbt shoes uk sale,mbt sale uk,mbt footwear uk,mbt shoes uk clearance,mbt shoes sale,mbt sale,mbt uk shoes

new era france,Le magasin de France pour New Era Caps,Trouvez une grande variété de Casquettes New Era avec Livraison gratuite disponible dans le village de chapeaux,new era soldes en France online!

scarpe mbt italia,mbt store,outlet mbt,shoes mbt,mbt outlet store,,scarpe mbt,mbt online store,outlet mbt,mbt online shop,mbt scarpe outlet,mbt outlet.

mbt outlet,mbt outlet uk,mbt outlet store,mbt shoes.

oakley holbrook - oakley on line www.oakleyholbrook.it 86% di sconto.

Ralph Lauren Pas Cher,polo ralph lauren,ralph lauren pas cher homme,polo ralph lauren pas cher homme.

 
At 1:03 AM, Blogger Zolo said...

Oh man the memories. A whole summer spent going around my province(the canadian version of a state), with nothing but a shitty laptop to stay connected. Each night hunkering down and making sure my friends didnt kill themselves(literally) and reading this blog after to bring up my spirits. Truly a great run you had, and four years after i was on last i still remembered the name of the blog. Y'left an impression, ya left a good one.

 
At 1:30 AM, Blogger Unknown said...

your daughters today and tell them that's from the internet.your daughters today and tell them that's from the internet. I checked the blog almost every day, hoping for an update, heh.League of Legends Elo Boost
Buy League of Legends Boost

 
At 5:13 PM, Blogger Talsen Bryss said...

Are you still alive? What happened to you?

 
At 3:19 AM, Blogger Delgelato said...

Am still checking once in a while...

 
At 8:56 AM, Blogger Donny Walnuts said...

come back GM DAVE!

 
At 5:33 PM, Blogger Thud said...

Just tell us if everyone is ok Dave ?

 
At 4:47 AM, Blogger Skelatox said...

Well, It's been three years today. A lot has happened in hat time, I'm sure, and I'm still back here every week checking for any news. I hope you're alright, but the sad thing about an anonymous blog is that we'll never know. Never the less, I'll keep checking, in case you ever do make a return. I hope Susan and your daughters are doing well, and you too of course.

 
At 10:18 PM, Blogger Unknown said...

Y u do dis?

 
At 1:00 AM, Blogger Allen said...

Miss seeing your posts! Hope all is well in your world. Left you a case of Jack Daniels.

 
At 5:56 PM, Blogger Kat said...

Will be 4 years soon.... keep checking in sometimes. Hope all is well.

 
At 2:56 AM, Blogger Unknown said...

Four years and I'm still checking this. I don't know if you even check this anymore but thanks man for all the laughs.

 
At 3:08 PM, Blogger Skelatox said...

Four years... Has it been that long? I hope your girls are doing alright Dave, and you too. This is the sad thing about an anonymous blog, we'll never be able to check the real world to see if you're okay... Well, here's to giving idiots the deluxe package.

 
At 6:21 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

12/23/2014 - Merry Christmas, Dave. Another one of your followers hoping for a Christmas miracle over here... just a sign that all is well with your family would be great.

 
At 2:40 PM, Blogger Blasharga said...

Still waiting?

So am i, stumbled upon this blog again from an old computers bookmark bar.

Would be awesome to get an update v0v

 
At 6:05 AM, Blogger jacoposki said...

25/3/2015
I still check from time to time.
Miss you Dave!

 
At 10:45 PM, Blogger Delerious said...

June 7, 2015.

You're not the only one checking from time to time. Miss this blog so much. I think there are gilsellers in FFXIV in need of your deluxe package.

 
At 3:19 AM, Blogger Unknown said...

I just browsed and suddenly had the url to this blog in my head again.
Ah, good times.
Dave, we miss you!

 
At 6:47 PM, Blogger Bufuman said...

I too miss Dave's updates. Also, I wish there were an option to read it in chronological order so I could reread everything more easily. I love reading this shit from time to time.

Let us know how you're doing sometime, Dave!

 
At 1:19 AM, Blogger Jenivix said...

I literally just saw the name 'DAVE' and thought of this blog!

I was an avid follower back in the day :) I tried FFXIV, but I think FFXI was THE MMO for me :).

I hope everything is okay and you're all doing great!

Take care :)

 
At 9:05 PM, Blogger Retromash said...

It's been almost 5 years. I wonder if he's trolling us.

 
At 8:29 PM, Blogger Unknown said...

I still check back every now and then... Seriously miss the posts on this blog.

 
At 10:04 PM, Blogger Anharat said...

11/20/15. - just ran the ffxiv event for ffxi... ah the memory's...

 
At 10:41 AM, Blogger Unknown said...

28/12/2015 - Merry Christmas (belated) and a happy New Year! Donation made many years after this finish in the hopes of getting some sort of e-mail reply for proof of life.

 
At 12:08 AM, Blogger Unknown said...

Hey dudes, who's up for a Haiku contest?

Dave's not coming back
Hope his daughter is alright.
Happy archive binge!

 
At 11:02 PM, Blogger Werty said...

YO TBG here, HOLLA

 
At 12:48 AM, Blogger jacoposki said...

May 27th, 2016.
Hope all's right, and about to read it all again from the start.

 
At 11:11 PM, Blogger dwarakesh said...


Ya that's great to have blog like this it may clear the many thought from this


Pega Training |
AWS Training |
Informatica MDM Training |
PlSQL Training |
Qlikview Training |
Teradata Training

 
At 7:02 AM, Blogger Hylian said...

It's a shame that they're shutting down so much of ffxi... thankfully private servers are going around.

Hmmm... there's an idea for a new entry. [GM]Dave GM's a private server.

I still wonder if Dave is still blogging, but via another outlet... That kind of creativity doesn't just disappear like that.

If not, then I can only conclude that he's dead :( I hate to be pessimistic, but as a writer myself, there's a feeling of release from writing. Sure, you get bored with ideas (Dave sure did... most of his later posts were about real life and family and not FFXI at all). But you still have this strong urge to express yourself. If he's not still doing that, the most likely reason is because he's physically unable to.

If I be wrong or blasphemous, then let-eth the Dave smite me upon where I stand!

 
At 6:41 AM, Blogger Arpz said...

Nope, still nothing :(

 
At 4:13 AM, Blogger Bastok Bismarck said...

Love you, Dave. Hope all is well. You are the inspiration for my crappy blog which I will post here bastok-bismarck.blogspot.com omg check it out looool

Ugh, I'm a horrible person. Seriously, though. I hope you're still alive and kicking, Dave. I check back every few days to see if anything has changed, but alas, the funny has ceased.

Love you, man.

 
At 11:01 PM, Blogger Jeffy said...

Thank you for sharing such a nice and interesting blog with us. I have

seen that all will say the same thing repeatedly. But in your blog, I had

a chance to get some useful and unique information. I would like to

suggest your blog in my dude circle. please keep on updates. hope it

might be much useful for us. keep on updating...
seo company in chennai
Digital Marketing company in chennai

 
At 12:09 AM, Blogger Padhma said...

This comment has been removed by the author.

 
At 1:21 AM, Blogger Padhma said...

I read a weblog, I hope that it doesn't sadden me as much as this one. I’m talking about, I know it was my selection to read, but I actually thought you'd have something interesting to say. Great work admin..

Back to original

 
At 8:16 PM, Blogger Marshall said...

I came here after many years of forgetting this existed. I'm really surprised to see the last couple of posts here. It's a shame you've stopped posting, though as a new father myself now, I understand the time commitment it takes, and how hobbies like writing can fall by the wayside.

Dave I how you're still out there with a beautiful seven year old daughter now. I hope your life has bloomed and prospered in the days since this site stopped getting updates.

Godspeed, sir.

 
At 4:45 AM, Blogger Padhma said...

Hi I read your post very carefully and I think you are right that a well written post should be at least a 100 words and should capture the essence of your blog, book or article.

Car Wash services in Mumbai

 
At 2:25 AM, Blogger Unknown said...

Wonderful blog.. Thanks for sharing informative blog.. its very useful to me.. iOS App Development Company in Chennai

 
At 11:17 PM, Blogger Shalini said...

Superb. I really enjoyed very much with this article here. Really it is an amazing article I had ever read. I hope it will help a lot for all. Thank you so much for this amazing posts and please keep update like this excellent article.thank you for sharing such a great blog with us. expecting for your.
Digital Marketing Company in India
Seo Company in India

 
At 11:44 PM, Blogger Aashi siva said...

I simply couldn’t depart your site before suggesting that I really enjoyed the usual information an individual supply in your visitors? Is going to be again steadily to check out new posts.
Linux Training in Chennai
MSBI Training in Chennai
Oracle Apps Training in Chennai

 
At 2:35 PM, Blogger Bastok Bismarck said...

Love your blog, Dave. Hope all is well. You have inspired me to write. Please return safely.

bastok-bismarck.blogspot.com

 
At 8:28 PM, Blogger Freddi King said...

Thank you for taking the time and sharing this information with us. It was indeed very helpful and insightful while being straight forward and to the point.
Mcgutscheine | startlr | salud limpia

 
At 11:58 PM, Blogger anupavi said...


you are posting a good information for people and keep maintain and give more update too




SEO Company in India

 
At 2:17 AM, Blogger Aashi siva said...


Great Article… I love to read your articles because your writing style is too good, its is very very helpful for all of us

Vmware Training in Chennai

Web Designing Training in Chennai

AWS Training in Chennai

Linux Training in Chennai

Microsoft Azure Training in Chennai

 
At 2:01 AM, Blogger saran said...


Just read your website. Good one. I liked it. Keep going. you are a best writer your site is very useful and informative thanks for sharing!
Web Design Company in Chennai

 
At 11:43 PM, Blogger sivaranjani said...

These ways are very simple and very much useful, as a beginner level these helped me a lot thanks fore sharing these kinds of useful and knowledgeable information.
SEO Company in India

 
At 2:40 AM, Blogger Asharaf said...

This is a nice article here with some useful tips for those who are not used-to comment that frequently.Thanks for this helpful information I agree with all points you have given to us.I will follow all of them.

Self Employment Tax
Tax Preparation Services
Tax Accountant
Tax Consultant
Tax Advisor
Online Tax services
Tax Professional
Online Tax Preparation"

 
At 1:30 AM, Blogger Nicole Bolton said...

I must thank you for the efforts you have put in penning this site. I am hoping to check out the same high-grade content by you later on as well. In truth, your creative writing abilities has inspired me to get my own, personal blog now..
Oil and gas ERP
RFID Solutions
Human resources management software

 
At 2:53 AM, Blogger Tamil said...

I really like this blog.And i got more information's from this blog.thanks for sharing!!!!
SAP scm Training in Chennai

 
At 3:57 AM, Blogger Ancy merina said...

This comment has been removed by the author.

 
At 5:32 AM, Blogger Stanly said...

Really nice and definitely it will be useful for many people. Kindly keep update like this.

Best Dental Clinic in Alwarpet | All on 4 Dental Treatment | Sedation Dentistry in Chennai | Laser Root Canal Treatment In Chennai

 
At 2:29 PM, Blogger tyranastrasz said...

I just gave this one more read-through.

It seemed appropriate. This year I finally, FINALLY played FFXI and actually stuck with it past level 20. And I've completely fallen in love with it. The game respects your time a lot more now but still has a lot of old-school design philosophies that make it stick out among more "modern" MMOs, including FFXIV.

It's been good to look back at the various stories on this blog and understand them just that little bit better.

Also, I got the Empress Hairpin and Peacock Amulet in one try each so I guess I should be glad Dave isn't around to ban me for that.

Still thinking of you and hoping you and your family are well, chief.

 
At 7:16 AM, Blogger jako said...

19/04/2018
hi dave!

 
At 4:35 AM, Blogger Unknown said...

Good information. It was really useful. looking forward to more useful information Thank you.
Best Root Canal Treatment in Delhi
Best Dental Clinic in Delhi

 
At 10:15 PM, Blogger Goreng Ayam Marketing said...

AWESOME THE PROMOTION OF GIRL BEAUTIFUL SALES KLIK HERE

GOOD PRICE AND CHEAP
http://www.gorengayam.com 


PLEASE PRICE DIRECTLY

https://gorengayammarketing.wordpress.com/2018/06/30/teknik-memandang-mutu-ayam-bangkok/

 
At 9:06 PM, Blogger Valstor said...

It's 2018 and I still come here now and the n to re-read this.

 
At 6:22 PM, Blogger Unknown said...

Hey Dave was playing the new god of war and saw the name Jormungandr and remembered hearing that somewhere before and got back here sadly your not here anymore for more story, I miss those they were great or just maybe hear from how life treats you and your family. Any place were I can follow you? Take care! 22/08/2018

 
At 12:31 AM, Blogger sofianan said...

Believe there are many more pleasurable opportunities ahead for individuals that looked at your site.
erp in chennai

Education erp software in chennai

 
At 2:44 AM, Blogger Unknown said...

Travel visa provider in Delhi

 
At 5:44 AM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

Thanks a lot very much for the high quality and results-oriented help. I won’t think twice to endorse your blog post to anybody who wants and needs support about this area.
digital marketing training in tambaram

digital marketing training in annanagar

digital marketing training in marathahalli

digital marketing training in rajajinagar

Digital Marketing online training

full stack developer training in pune

 
At 6:20 PM, Blogger Unknown said...

Eventually we all cave to XI:)

 
At 6:23 PM, Blogger Unknown said...

Don't we all. A memory of a different time. Thanks Dave. Nothing but the greatest memories here. Hope you and your family are doing well. Deggers

 
At 1:53 AM, Blogger Antony Jack said...

The information you have deliver here is really useful to make my knowledge good. Thanks for your heavenly post. It is truly supportive for us and I have accumulated some essential data from this blog.
Best ERP Software
ERP Software In India
ERP Companies In Chennai
ERP Software In Chennai

 
At 5:14 AM, Blogger Unknown said...

ielts coaching in gurgaon

 
At 12:48 AM, Blogger sachin.ogeninfo said...

fridge repair in gurgaon

 
At 12:33 AM, Blogger Swethagauri said...

You rock particularly for the high caliber and results-arranged offer assistance. I won't reconsider to embrace your blog entry to anyone who needs and needs bolster about this region.nebosh course in chennai

 
At 10:11 PM, Blogger svr said...

Great Article… I love to read your articles because your writing style is too good, its is very very helpful for all of us and I never get bored while reading your article because, they are becomes a more and more interesting from the starting lines until the end.

datapower interview questions

 
At 1:05 AM, Blogger Unknown said...

Thank you a lot for providing individuals with a very spectacular possibility to read critical reviews from this site.
Data Science training in chennai | Best Data Science training in chennai
Data Science training in OMR | Data science training in chennai
Data Science training in chennai | Best Data science Training in Chennai
Data science training in velachery | Data Science Training in Chennai
Data science training in tambaram | Data Science training in Chennai
Data Science training in anna nagar | Data science training in Chennai

 
At 9:15 PM, Blogger ganga pragya said...

Thank you so much for a well written, easy to understand article on this. It can get really confusing when trying to explain it – but you did a great job. Thank you!
angularjs-Training in velachery

angularjs Training in chennai

angularjs-Training in pune

angularjs-Training in chennai

angularjs Training in chennai

angularjs Training in chennai

 
At 12:27 PM, Blogger Hylian said...

"Yes your blog is very nice! Nice article of insightfulness yes, come see what link I've put for more intelligent poor-english jubliant write ok.

Find this and more in my web hole."

FFS the spammers on here are ridiculous. Nobody's clicking your crap.

That was for you, Dave. Let this notification show that a real person wrote it and not a bot with bad english :P

 
At 2:01 AM, Blogger priya said...

Great post! I am actually getting ready to across this information, It’s very helpful for this blog.Also great with all of the valuable information you have Keep up the good work you are doing well.
Data Science training in Chennai
Data science training in Bangalore
Data science training in pune
Data science online training

 
At 9:39 PM, Blogger Unknown said...

I just gave this one more read-through.

Dental Clinic Near Me | Hose Manufacturer in Chennai | Demand Forecasting Solutions | Electric Pole Manufacturer in Chennai

 
At 2:50 AM, Blogger SRI said...

I found your blog while searching for the updates, I am happy to be here. Very useful content and also easily understandable providing.. Believe me I did wrote an post about tutorials for beginners with reference of your blog. 
best rpa training in bangalore
rpa training in pune | rpa course in bangalore
RPA training in bangalore
rpa training in chennai

 
At 1:32 AM, Blogger JP said...


This is very informative blog.this is very nice article interesting thanks for this articles...

best dental hospital in Chennai
best dental implant in Chennai
best rhinoplasty surgeon in India
best dental hospital in mylapore

 
At 3:12 AM, Blogger sasitamil said...


This is quite educational arrange. It has famous breeding about what I rarity to vouch. Colossal proverb.
This trumpet is a famous tone to nab to troths. Congratulations on a career well achieved. This arrange is synchronous s informative impolites festivity to pity. I appreciated what you ok extremely here 


Selenium training in bangalore
Selenium training in Chennai
Selenium training in Bangalore
Selenium training in Pune
Selenium Online training

 
At 9:44 PM, Blogger deepak ogen said...

Thank you so much for sharing this post .
Jeans Manufacturers in Delhi

 
At 10:52 PM, Blogger sakthi said...

Very nice post here and thanks for it .I always like and such a super contents of these post.Excellent and very cool idea and great content of different kinds of the valuable information's.
microsoft azure training in bangalore
rpa training in bangalore
best rpa training in bangalore
rpa online training

 
At 11:02 PM, Blogger tamilsasi said...


Inspiring writings and I greatly admired what you have to say , I hope you continue to provide new ideas for us all and greetings success always for you.
Keep update more information..


Selenium training in bangalore
Selenium training in Chennai
Selenium training in Bangalore
Selenium training in Pune
Selenium Online training
Selenium interview questions and answers

 
At 4:37 AM, Blogger cdcdcdcd said...



I enjoyed over read your blog post. Your blog have nice information, I got good ideas from this amazing blog. I am always searching like this type blog post. I hope I will see again.
Slowly Breaking Wolves Warm Spring Night

 
At 4:37 AM, Blogger cdcdcdcd said...


Thanks for sharing the information. It is very useful for my future. keep sharing
WallFlowereds AnF

 
At 4:37 AM, Blogger cdcdcdcd said...


Thanks for sharing the information. It is very useful for my future. keep sharing
PenDragonX Athen Blog

 
At 8:33 PM, Blogger Retromash said...

19 March, 2019. Still watching, Dave.

 
At 10:52 PM, Blogger senthildentalcare said...

Thanks for one marvelous posting! I enjoyed reading it; you are a great author. I will make sure to bookmark your blog and may come back someday. I want to encourage that you continue your great posts

Invisible Teeth Braces
Laser Gum Treatment
Book An Appointment

 
At 5:01 AM, Blogger iBrandox Pvt Ltd said...

Cosmodent is a top dental clinic in India leading by Dr. Aman Ahuja, one of the best dentist in India. region with highest standards in both clinical hygiene and dental technology. Our trained dentists and specialist staff will make your treatment much easier and comfortable.

 
At 1:01 AM, Blogger iBrandox Pvt Ltd said...

Cosmodent is one of the best dental clinic in Gurgaon. Cosmodent highly experienced Dentist team and modern technologies used make the treatment more perfect and safe.


 
At 6:37 AM, Blogger Nepherael said...

06/22/2019

Hey bub. Hope life is good. I read this religiously back when I played FFXI. That was 3 1/2 years if awesomeness that I've never been able to duplicate.

Good job. The blog survives!

 
At 8:22 AM, Blogger Gclubpok9 said...

The content of your blog is exactly what I needed, I like your blog, I sincerely hope that your blog a rapid increase in traffic density, which help promote your blog and we hope that your blog is being updated.

สล็อตออนไลน์
slots
สล็อต
slot online

 
At 1:03 PM, Blogger Best Interview Question said...

Good information. It was really useful. looking forward for more useful information Thank you.
Mysql Interview Questions
Angular 2 Interview Questions
Php Interview Questions
Best Interview Questions

 
At 9:24 PM, Blogger chopradentalcare said...

really superb you had posted one nice information through this. It will be useful for many people. So please keep update like this. Keep Going on... Teeth Whitening Treatment in chennai |
Dental Clinic in Chennai |
best root canal treatment in chennai |
best dental implant centre in chennai

 
At 1:08 AM, Blogger EODev said...

I found your post whilst searching for blogs related to endless online. After reading your post from 2009 and chuckling along the way I just have to ask - how is the little one doing now? She'd be nearly 10 at this point no? Is she spherical yet? XD

Hope you're living life to the fullest, it seemed like you were 10 years ago.

All the best,

A random stranger that came across your blog.

 

Post a Comment

<< Home