User blog:Ireithien/My Retirement - Please Read

I would like to preface this blog by just saying that normally, I would just follow Sherman's ideal model of "retirement" (kind of an odd term for leaving a site, right?) by just slipping away, notifying a few users quietly in chat, and then slowly phasing out of activity. But I have enough to say before I go that I would like to make it public in a blog post that I hope a lot of you read. Continuing onwards...

Retiring
So, yes, hence the title, I am retiring. Probably (hopefully?) permanently. It's likely I will "visit" from time to time, see what's happening, but I don't expect that these will occur more than once every month, at best. The goal here is not to just take a back seat, focus on school or w/e, then become active again. The plan is to leave, simply put.

Why I'm Retiring
In short, I feel like I'm just moving on in life. I don't edit, and for the most part the community doesn't even approve of me as an administrator (or I'm mistaken; likely the former), so I am really here to hang out with friends. But my friends here are, let's be honest, complete strangers. I will never meet them in real life. (I hope not, anyhow.) It's fine to have online friends, but I just feel as if I don't have much incentive to be here.

Further, my parents don't really approve of the site, despite the fact they don't know the extent of the interaction level between users.

Lastly, (and you can skip this if you don't like to read Christian speeches) I feel that God has really been convicting me of how I spend my time, and who I spend it with. Not that all of you are awful people, or that none of you are Christians: I just feel like I could be doing so much more to build His kingdom with my friends in real life. I don't even see most of my close friends here, anymore.

A Few Notes
My time on this site has been one heck of a ride. It's really been a blast, and I am sad to see it go; at the same time, I am also anticipating what's in store for me in real life.

So, just a few things I want to say to some of my friends:

Riolu777: You're like, the coolest dude, bro. I can't truly express how much your friendship has meant to me. You're a major encouragement to me.

Obi the LEGO Fan: The lovable dwarf-logician-detective, you're pretty cool too. I used to not like you much, and then I liked you, and then I liked you a lot, despite the fact that you got on my nerves a lot :P, but you've been a good friend. Thanks for all the large vocabulary words. ^.^

Drew1200: You're awesome. I really don't know what to put here, I just want to state that you're a massive encouragement to me and a huge role model.

Alemas: Honestly, we were never the best of friends or anything, but you deserve a mention for being so iconic. :P But that aside, you were always nice to me. :P

LegoSuperBowser: Randomly sticking this one in here. Just wanted to say that while sometimes you really bug me, you are an encourager in the faith and you're cool, too. :P Keep shining your light, my friend.

Vonness11: Never got along with you wonderfully, but I don't hate you or anything. Just wanted to let you know that. xD While on that note... Agent Spy: We used to have a rivalry something fierce. xD but we're good now. :P I hope. :P

ToneTyphoon: Random note. I don't even know you super well, we're just Elder Scrolls fanboys together and you're funny and stuff. Good luck in life, br0ski.

All of you: Love ya! :P

Last Words
I'll miss this wiki, but I'm ready to move on in life. Good luck in life everyone, and be sure to live long and prosper. May the Force be with you... Always.

''Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come.'' - 2 Corinthians 5:17

In Christ,