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Right now I am looking at my laptop monitor typing this. I find it hard to type what I am thinking. I am at a new school now, graduated from San Jose City College with an AA in Digital Media now working on my BFA with consideration for a Minor in Radio, Television, and Film. How is this significant to anything you may ask? Simple, it's about moving on and accepting change.
When I started city college almost 5 years ago, I also became a member of Gaia Online. Like CC at first, I loved every minute of it. Essentially, every moment I wasnt on campus, I was on Gaia,having the time of my life. I never wanted it to end. I also thought that CC was the only college level education that I needed. Boy was I wrong.
A degree from a low end college wasn't going to be enough to impress anymore, I needed to get my s**t together, for I was slacking off at CC, losing interest. Also losing interest in normally what used to define me, video gaming. Especially losing interest in Gaia.
By that time it is summer of 2008. I'm nearing the age of 22, and I just got accepted to San Jose Sate University, the BIG TIMES! I took my last semester at CC very seriously, pretty much never missing a class. I virtually had no free time. My hobbies and my internet time took a massive blow but a needed one. That was just the beginning.
Here I am on spring break while attending SJSU. Quite possibly the first instance of free time I had since I started. I began the vacation by spending a very calm and relaxing weekend at my grandmother's home in Redwood City. She needed the company, she's been lonely since the death of my grandpa back in February. You may be asking now though "Why are you spending your time right now on gaia?"
Simple, posting what may be my last journal entry. This evening is quite possibly the first time in almost two years I spent more than an hour a week on Gaia, and not just lurking about. To be honest, the site is dead to me, a shell of it's former self. I want to leave it remembering the good ol' times in the Video Game Discussion. The Link is a Girl thread was quite Possibly the best time I ever had on Gaia. Fellow friends, dealing with epic trolls like Visitor were the best of times. To those who read this, You made Gaia enjoyable and I love each and every one of you for it, both good times and bad.
If you have been wondering now, I am making it official. I am quiting Gaia. I learned alot within the almost 5 years as a member. The most important thing I learned was sacrifice. Good examples of sacrifice would be:
* Free time so I can get better grades
* Something I want for something I need
* Pride for the better good
I'm doing things now that I never thought I would do. Such as actually buying computer software, a few years ago, I thought that was crazy. Hell, I even told people they were crazy for buying it. However, I learned that in order to take my education seriously, I would have to take everything else seriously. I swallowed my pride and bought a suite of software. Sure it was a lot of money, but it is for the better good, doing things by the book now. I dress more professionally now and handle my finances better.
I look at leaving Gaia as another sacrifice that has to be made if I am going to have to grow up. I need to move on. I can't be stuck here forever. It's for the best. Don't look at it as me quitting, I'm just moving out, and I'll comeback and visit while on summer break. I make the end of Gaia Official on 6/2/2009, marking my 5 year anniversary.
Keep on Rockin'
The Eternal AKA Knightfire, [Harvester] [of] [Sorrow], Eternal Knightmare
Better known as Nick cry
 The Eternal · Wed Mar 25, 2009 @ 06:38am · 0 Comments |
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