A Fond Farewell: Simply Crispy RIP
Jul 09 '05
The Bottom Line Have a laugh and try not to break anything expensive. That's a good recommendation, no?
Anyone who knows me, and not many people will admit to that, will tell you that I don't go for drama. Que sera sera, and all that, that's my motto. Shit happens. You get the idea. So let me assure you all straight away that my intentions behind this editorial, the very last posting you'll ever read from my good (?) self is for purely informative reasons, nothing else.
I'm sure it won't shock or surprise any of you to learn that I've decided to call it a day. God knows, not even I can remember - or be bothered to check, which says it all really - when my last posting on this site occurred. Life as an adult has finally caught up to ol' Crispy, I'm sorry to say. Too much to do, too little time. The way things are going it's either give up certain aspects of my social life (such as, say, printing potty-mouthed rants on the internet) or give up my job. As much as I'd prefer the latter, I have a feeling that neither my bank manager, nor Nat,would truly appreciate it.
So, I hear you ask, what does this mean in regards to certain outstanding editorials, like say, the long overdue final instalment to the Crispy's? The short answer: never gonna happen. Trust me, it's about 75% complete but such is the hectic nature of my private life right now, I'm lucky if I get to write a sentence a week (those typo's don't write themselves, I tell ya), and that's only if I have a spare few minutes before work. Not the most ideal of circumstances, which has rendered the whole thing more of a chore than a pleasure, something I can do without. 'If at first you don't succeed, do something else instead' goes the old adage, and who am I to disobey such obvious wisdom?
If anyone really wants to find out how the whole thing ends, email me and I'll send through what I've got, but trust me you're not missing out on much. Just a few random swear words, some poxy little twists, and a finale that involves an Epinions orgy, that kind of thing.
So I'd just like to devote my final few words on the website to thanking anyone and everyone who has helped to make my near five year stay on this site such a joy. Artbyjude, the first person who believed in me; Mike, for making me feel good about myself by being an all-round inferior human being; Sue, for being the epitome of what all Soccer Mom's stand for; Jack, who has never failed to amuse me with his ironic chauvinism (whataminute... that wasn't irony?); dfienberg, or however one spells it, for being a beacon of truth and sensibility; Vormancian for being a good daddy; Sadgit for being the most enthusiastic person I have ever known in my entire life; dbcint for his unashamed lack of irony (whataminute... that was irony?)... ah hell, just read my WOT if you want the full list. I ain't here to massage no ego's.
So that's that boys and girls. It's been a truly enjoyable past five years, but all good (or bad, in the case of my writing) things must come to an end. I'll still be visiting the site from time to time to mull over a few of your reviews here and there, and I'll keep up all my postings for you to enjoy (?) for many years to come, but as far as my own contributions go, they will end round about... now.
Au revoir. It's been emotional
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Location: Peterborough, UK
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