COUNTDOWN to NOVEMBER: I'm Sorry I've been Out of Touch, You Guys --

[Leopolds Ghost]

I've been almost off the Internet completely for the last three months
due to the activist projects I've been working on. Only on e-mail for
that period and in touch with only one DUer who I'm working with IRL.

It's been a long slow grinding haul and I've been unable to tell
anypony about it because of what's going on with occupy and the
election and all that. :cry:

If you want more information, ask away.

Are the graphix buttons missing because of high traffic or is it
just kinda quiet in here now because me and Koko and others haven't
been around? I feel depressed...

I wanted to do so much stuff this year and I will
never really get the chance.

Okay, Some positive to cheer you up:

COUNTDOWN TO:

October 31 -- Halloween



November 5 -- National Day of Action in DC



November 6 -- ELECTION DAY!



November 10 -- PONIES (gangnam style?)

[No Elephants]

1. Both. When DU3 is adjusted for high traffic, so is DU2.

And it is quiet because most people have moved on, either to other boards or DU3 or both.

But, no apologies or depression necessary. Posting at DU2 is not anyone's obligation.

I am happy to see you.

[Leopolds Ghost]

2. Well that is sad that people just move on from things.

In America these days, there's no sense of community or continuity.

I know that this board is technically obsolete but you'd think that
long-time posters would find it fun to come back and post here
from time to time.

There seems to be a herd mentality, it's always a rush to the next new thing

And massive depression IS necessary, both because I'm terribly behind
on everything I wanted to do this year (including the election season);

-- because the only sane friends I have are (almost) all on DU;

correction WERE almost all here, because I stopped posting in July
and I'm sure nopony remembers me over on DU3 these days;

-- and also because the delays are all because I'm involved in
(extremely positive and productive) community efforts that
nobody in my community or online knows about. (IRL I can't
get anyone interested; online I can't discuss it with my
friends on DU unless I decide to post under my real name,

because I'd be referring to newspaper articles and everything.

And even then about half of the community activist stuff (read: Occuetc.)
is really inside baseball. Which is a fancy way of saying there's not
a lot of activists left in my area these days... to tell you what the
current status is I'd have to name names... and my area is a VERY
political town (hell I might run into Skinner on any given day) and
the ones who are, are committed activists who are under continual
harassment by the community and city hall.

To give you an example of what I'm talking about,
I'm currently trying to find housing for the person
who helped keep one of the very first occu. afloat.

You can see why I can't say more much as I want to tell my friends
on DU all about it.

Basically I'm wasting my life since nobody will ever know what I
was working on in my community and nothing will probably come of it.

[No Elephants]

3. I am interested, but I won't ask questions. Just share whatever you feel

you can share, if anything.

I try never to ask posters anything about RL because I don't like prying or putting people on the spot (whatever that means), but that does not mean I am not interested in everything they choose to say.

I do think they will remember you on DU3, especially if Koko is there.

As far as continuity, the only thing that keeps a message board going is posting on it. Some days, it's been only Enthusiast and me. (It's a good thing I like him so much!)

And, I imagine some folks at DU3 think we're the ones who are not continuing. So, it's all in the point of view.

I am so glad to know you are all right. (I a compulsive worrier.)

Have you seen your tribute thread yet?

[Leopolds Ghost]

4. No, I haven't seen it yet

For me?

[Leopolds Ghost]

5. I will try to answer what I can.

When the office for a certain public project got
shut down, I actually tried to post about things
and stuff, but it wasn't public knowledge yet.







Here's what I swear I haven't been doing, honest. It is legendary and hilarious, though.

That's not me in the photo up above, either..but one could be forgiven for assuming that.

Trust me, I'm not one of those crazy people.

[Divine Discontent]

6. "all kinda people runnin' in and out of that house!" "like a 24 hr party!" --- ha!

pretty creative way to stay occupied! :)

[Leopolds Ghost]

7. I ventured into the bowels of that house once when I was visiting...

It was like that scene at the beginning of Gangs of New York... cave-like.

The first rule of occuhouse is you do not talk about occuhouse, I guess...

That guy Anthony shall go down as a legend, though.

Did you see the grainy footage of a mysterious human-like figure (him)
plugging in their electricity with the sparks flying?!?

[No Elephants]

8. So....you did not have sex on that lawn?

[Leopolds Ghost]

11. Your honor, I did not have sex with that lawn.

I should probably make a transcript of that occupy video :-)

"He says that the Occupiers have left... where did they go?
He's not sure, but he could not guarantee if, or when, they
might come back."

[No Elephants]

9. Good thing you are not

one of the three guys in that photo.

We'd have to chip in to get you bodyguards to keep away all the men and ladies and that would totally eat up my presents fund so close to Christmas.

Kidding aside, I appreciate your work and am so sorry that you are having so many problems.

[Leopolds Ghost]

10. I can check in as needed. I will post here and on DU3 at some point soon.

I need to post something I was working on for political artwork but never got finished. It took me two days.

In the meantime check out this flyer I saw on a website



Note: Posted for reference and amusement only and does not necessarily reflect my beliefs. I plan to vote, so I guess that puts me in the Occupy the Vote camp... However there is a supposed convergence happening between now and election day (really more of a party, I suspect, at least the one I went to for Halloween was, and it was damn awesome) around the same theme, so somebody must've ponified it.

Did you see the other video I linked? /)^3^

It was a joke, no drugs were consumed. (I did say I didn't live in that house, right? ;-) Both videos made me LOL though...