Chris Eats the Bomb

Posted by Chris K on Sunday, October 9, 2005

Game Over

It’s with a sad heart that I hang up my hat here tonight at Eat My Bomb. Unfortunately, I’ve been a casualty in the war between competing obligations and the battle to fit everything that needs doing in a brief twenty-four hour time period every day. While Eat My Bomb continues to grow and become a top-notch place to read the skinny on video gaming, I’ve been pulled slowly away from gaming and writing about gaming. Things like work, preparing for graduate school, and other personal obligations have kept me from gaming in earnest and posting content here regularly for those who actually give a hoot about bargain-bin gaming. I don’t think it’s fair to the editors or the readers if I stick around like piece of dead weight.

In addition to hanging up my hat as a writer for Eat My Bomb, I’m also retiring from the awesome Eat My Bomb guild on the Eldre’thalas World of Warcraft server. While I’ll no longer be around to quest with the likes of Feodra, Hariseedz, and Brixtone, I’d be very appreciative if my Night Elf druid didn’t die an anonymous death because of my lack of time and energy to keep going. Adenadar is presently a level 46 druid, with maxed-out herbalism and he is less than fifty points away from reaching full mastery of alchemy and first aid. He comes equipped with a helluva clue stick for knocking sense into murlocs, trolls, and the occasional giant. If anyone is interested in taking over this character and continuing in the adventures of the Eat My Bomb guild, post a comment below or send a note to adenadar@aetherial.net.

So, while my contributions to EMB are at an end, I’ll wrap this up by saying that I’m still eagerly awaiting some reviews down the road. In no particular order, I’m interested in seeing the posts about “The Call of Cthulhu”, the EMB guild hitting level 60, and finding out which next generation consoles are THE shit and which ones are just shit.

So, goodbye all, and may you never forget the original Konami Contra code.

7 Comments »

Comment by Tim F

10/9/2005 @ 11:33 pm

Sorry to hear it Chris. I’ve been there myself and sometimes abstinence is the only way…

http://www.eatmybomb.com/archives/126

I look forward to some surprise posts and comments though. Enjoy life in the world of productivity.

EMB - Should I take over his day so we at least keep the weekday posts going?

Comment by Chris K

10/9/2005 @ 11:53 pm

I didn’t have a regular day to begin with. I’ve only been posting sporadically on Sundays.

Comment by Chris L

10/10/2005 @ 12:31 pm

Wow, cold turkey?! That’s bold. I hate to see someone fall off the wagon, but I can appreciate the situation you’re in. Not that I know all the details, but my time in grad school wasn’t exactly what you’d call “obligation free”. Of course, my time in graduate school was also filled with I’m-going-to-shoot-someone-in-the-face-with-a-shotgun-should-it-be-you-or-an-imp moments, so keep those titles around.

Comment by A J

10/10/2005 @ 2:52 pm

Chris,

Sorry to hear you’re leaving, but I trust your time will be well spent with other things.

Just make sure to glance at Gamespot or Pc Gamer now and again so you can throw around terms like “SLI” and “Real time-Dynamic Content” in conversation - I find it completely impresses the intellectuals & ladies.

I personally will try to raise the level of my contributions to keep up the level of quality information people could expect from EMB - info provided by people like you (and Tim, Jeff…etc).

If you dont find takers for your character maybe we could raffle it off as a prize and donate the proceeds to your favorite charity

Comment by Steve D

10/11/2005 @ 10:33 am

Hey Chris, good luck with all of those other things you’ve got going on–it definitely makes sense to prioritize when you’re strapped for time. We’ll miss your posts here, though!

If you find yourself with some extra time later on, feel free to sneak a post or a comment in here and there; I certainly hope this exit isn’t permanent.

Comment by Jeff S

10/11/2005 @ 3:41 pm

Chris, I’m glad you’re taking time to get things sorted out especially preparation for grad school. We’ll keep the Sunday slot warm for you if and when you have some time to provide us with an article or review. Best of luck and thanks for all your contributions to the site!

Comment by Dan M

10/11/2005 @ 6:17 pm

Chris,

Perhaps you could be persuaded to throw us one last hurrah when Stubbs releases in the coming days. I think it’s safe to say that between you and Steve, we’ve been able to publish some exceptional coverage of this game, and it wouldn’t feel right to have someone else pick up your football and run with it.

However, we all understand that we all have other priorities and it’s good to see that you have your head in the right place. Remember to keep us in your Favorites list and stay tuned for more rantings and ravings.

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