Its still hard even doing it the second time....

By that I mean that the first time I "resigned from Sonic HQ". I remember that vividly. Retiring "Evil WB" except for special occasions, it marked a period of my life where I would no longer be the co-webmaster of this page and handed my position to Katrice (True Red). Those were regarded as the "old days" by a lot of you. I put a lot into Sonic HQ back then, just as Zifei did when he created it. Not all the oldbies that were here then are here now. Can you believe that I've been here since before a little bit around 1997? Isn't that crazy?

I always wondered why - of every place that I've been on the net, why I stick around here more often than any other place I visited: TSF, The GHZ...Its because of the people. Old and new, smart and stupid, intellectual and silly, argumentative and trolling, funny and hilarious - everybody that has come through here at some point has always been a a part of what makes this board what it is. TSF, GHZ and SHQ were my home away from home while growing through college and finishing high school, and now it is time to say goodbye to them all, as I embark on my first professional job.

In case you havent been to Knothole and seen the thread, starting on issue 134 I will become one of the regular pencilers of Sonic The Hedgehog. The Archie sonic comic book. Here's the link to the official preview released today. If youve never picked up a Sonic comic before, at least pick it up then to let me know what you think.

pub228.ezboard.com/fsonic...1946.topic

I think Sonic 134 comes out in Feburary. After that there will be a gap, and Sonic 137-138 is where I will be for good. I'll have to check.

I remember that I always used to go around way back when saying that one day I would draw for that book and show people just what I could really do if given the chance and help make Sonic what it used to be for me way back in the old days when I was smaller. Now I can. Dreams and all that, now I can say I finally have my foot in the door.

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Starting today, I am officially resigning as administrator of the message board. Not just here, but on TSF as well, who will get the announcement shortly after this post is up. I cannot draw for Archie Sonic and moderate/admin two of the major Sonic messageboards on the net at the same time. That would be conflict of interest, and honestly - I need the break. ^^

This is not a permanent goodbye. I will still be here, primarily on the Knothole board for obvious reasons and occasionally checking in on the main board or the chatroom to pop a little hello to everybody, but overall this is really my final goodbye so to speak. I'm not really sure, but I think that with Zifei gone, and Troophead and Tony (Asudem) not posting much anymore, I'm probably the oldest remaining "SHQ oldbie" on the board now. heh. Go fig. I've got clout!

All jokes aside I will miss adminning terribly though I wont miss the random need to strangle somebody thoroughly for getting on my nerves. XD

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Phase 1 in Dub's career plan is finally complete.

So long everybody. if youve got any questions, I'll still be around.