The Unofficial "Taking a Break from HoP" thread. (HoP Vacation)

Every now and then I've taken a break from HoP. It's been nice. And then nice to come back.

I thought it'd be nice to have a thread where folks can sign off for a period of time. Even nice if folks needed to get something done and signed off so we can all help them stay focused (from writing a paper to getting a job!) People could limit their posts (like I'm doing) or sign of completely for a set period of time.

Of course, they could tell us when they're back.

Sometimes, it's important to take a break from the internet completely. I saw an interesting thing about "internet addiction." It said the internet was just enough of an APPARENT community without actually giving the full support of a real community to keep people addicted and yet constantly craving more.

I'm certainly not addicted to the internet (thankfully) but understand the sentiment.

So I'm taking a break. I'm sure I'll go look at the video threads quite often during my coffee breaks but aside from that I'd like to keep my interaction occasional.

Perhaps others have some places they should be (or some things they should be doing) and would like to use this thread to keep them honest. I even stuck the word "vacation" in the title to make it easier to search.

My friends know how to get in touch with me. Or PM me here since I will post occasionally.

Happy New Year.

I'm taking a break, but I'm afraid
no only for single period.

love & light,

:R

Good idea

I remember a few people posting "right, im doing my phd, kick me off here" threads (dentrassi?? Ade??)

again - like the idea

i have been taking a break for a while, have loads to do around the house and life is generaly not going too well at the moment. will still be lurking and sorting out meets etc as i am not having a break from spinning. lol

huge hugs to all and a great idea for a thread

i definatly havent been on here as much as i used to, and from next week ill be on a lot less unless i can squeeze time after work.

i like the idea

I too have been taking a long break, hopefully not for much longer, but alas third year at Uni is quite pressing so got to get that sorted first!! Miss you all and will still pop by time to time

heh, i've just not been on for about 2.5 mos, the downside being i've neglected to reply to a pm I really should have!

anyway, i'm back- sort of- occasionally- maybe....

i say this a lot, and then i think last time i said that i wound up leaving for something on the order of 2.5 years. we'll see what happens in the meantime, i'm loving my hoop, i've got a few new people doing poi, and i'm trying not to do badly at my first year of uni, which you would think wopuld be easy but you're not doing/ didn't do biochem at york....

I'm never here...

your on a perminant break you mean......... hippy

time out from hop and the internet is good, however missable (lots when you have some really good friends here )

I have had 2 long year out breaks from the internet but occasionally dropping in to check PM's and emails etc.

It does you good.

cant say that i have a great deal of time these days though, yes finally have a net connection at home after a year and a half... but i read hop for a maximum 30 mins, work, baby, eat and sleep then all over again.

But I'd rather play with my son

so until he's grown up a little more and it's warm in this room where the computer is.. he can come and play in here and daddy maybe can spare an extra 15 mins for hop.

... 15 mind, i've got too much poi and juggling to catch up with.. bloody car crash and boken wrist.

i took a break from the net while i was working before xmass..................... and nobody noticed i was gone





it was good to take a short break, it helped me focus and sort through some of the stuff at the back of my mind like what i'll be doing this summer and what kind of work i would like to do in the meantime like bar work etc.

the job center is hassling me to get full time work but as i have to do lots of reserch at the moment i can only do part time work.....seems to me like the governemtn want EVERYBODY in full time work paying their taxes like good little sheeple we are (bahhhh)

sorry but i'm going to do what I want to do not what some suit tells me i should do

ah no one noticed when i was gone
actually, i think they threw a party

maybe people noticed but thought it was a good thing

(joke)

yeah, i should really figure out what i'm doing this summer too! (can't sleep).

Yeah, I've been accidentally taking a HoP break. My job hunt, writing, spinning in the dark, tattoo designing for a friend, working on layout for my brother, my snake, kitties, and my little pico-reef have been consuming a ton of my time.

And, now, I'm embarking on two side projects of starting a small scale "nature" tank / German Blue Ram breeding tank as a part of an expose on big budget looks on a small scale.

.... I am a busy person, and I drink lots of coffee.

everyone is me

I've been taking a break from HoP, for pretty much the last year, but been checking it occasionally, mainly in the events. Unfortunately, I'm unbelievably busy at the moment with, trying to learn how to be a teacher and trying to maintain a long-distance relationship at the same time.

I've also been neglecting my poi a lot recently, now I've moved, I don't have the easily accesable space (or time) that I used to have, and other excuses. I've been doing a lot of Hat instead though, which I can at least do in my room. My jugglings sort of developing too. I can pass clubs at least. But my balls are still, well, balls.

Still, I still find time to be addicted to the internet, particularly when I have important work to be doing, like now. I'm going to try to ween myself off, but its hard...

I hope to stay in touch though, and see everyone at meets and conventions when I can...

*Im still curled up on the sofa*

:zzzzzzzzz:

i've been taking unintentional breaks for the last 2.5 years. life just sometimes gets in the way of getting online much. plus this site has grown so much that it's hard to catch up. i remember when i used to go into every single new intro thread, read every single thread in the social chat (ha, even when there wasn't a social discussion area). now it's so overwhelming! it's hard though when you have so many friends online, around the world, and the easiest (and cheapest) way to keep in touch with them is online.

I think it's a great idea to occasionally take a break from online communities that you're immersed within. Sometimes, we get complacent, start taking things for granted, throw our weight around and without knowing it, annoy and alienate other members.

There's nothing like a good old Holiday in Reality to refresh your perspective. It could also provide some time for reflection; time to realise that perhaps you've not been the best you can be, time to realise that (dare I say it) your head has been firmly lodged in your posterior and that you've been cultivating less than positive personality traits.

I know my time-outs from the various online communities I play an active role within have certainly lent themselves to a much nicer flash fire. And, just quietly, I firmly believe that a number of people on HoP could do with some refreshing of their "nice".

And yes, I haven't posted for a while but I do read the boards and I do respond to the Notify Moderator stuff, so I know what is going on!

PS - this is directed at everyone, and no one in particular.

See my signature? Take a moment to read it.

I start to think twice before I post something and take the occasional holiday when I notice that things get too close to me, i.e. I am incapable of withdrawing (anger and the feeling of being insulted) while writing a reply.

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But I admit that I had to go down a long road and was taking on a lot of ing, before I learned my lesson.

to all you beautyful people

I've been on a year and a half long HoP break, and now I'm back!!!!

To everyone that remembers me, HEYLO!!!!

I never take breaks as such- I read lots, I just don't post much.

I guess that makes me a lurker.....

Even reading something with an interesting news story attached to it, which i do on occasion, seems to annoy the people around me who want attention

However, right now I am trying to analyse the results of a gel electrophoresis of (many things but at the moment) thrombin that has ... well.. nothing visible ... (in that column)...

So reading here seems at least as productive!

Hello... briefly... exams tomorrow so I'm suddenly trying to procrastinate.....

The interesting thing about this thread is I can use it to find out how long its been since I've looked at HoP ( ! ) 5 months. Nothing wrong with this except that I meant to go to a poi event this summer....

bad Kyri you have indeed been absent welcome back, how is york?

actually sethis hasn't been around much either he's from yorkish too isn't he?