WFWF General Discussion 2015: Now 95% More Mannly

Fellatio works.

And the tag line for my local council election campaign is.........

"Modesty"

I'll take synonyms for "soft" for $1,000 Alex.

Shredder le Plucha

You know who I'm bummed on the up and disappearance of? Cam Nitta. I remember when he signed up, just being really, really excited about his debut. Truth be told, if he wasn't involved, I'd have never written the Abe Vigoda Cup match, let alone the ending that I did, but when it became pretty clear that he was going to be the winner, I wanted to put him over with this finish that would stick out. I like to think I accomplished that. Who among is can say that we debuted and had Abe Vigoda count the three and raise our hands in victory.

Return to form, Cam. You were one of the good ones.

I come today bearing a heavy heart. Last night, I was doing some school work and reading some rp's when I got a text that no one ever wants to recieve. It was my friend's father, and it simply said Scotty is gone. Immediately I was floored, I had just talked to him the day before, laughing the whole time and I asked him how he was feeling (he had just got released from the hospital a week prior, but I'll get to that in a second). He told me he was fine, that this wasn't the first time he faced down death and came out ahead.

That was just his outlook on life, one of the things I grew to really respect about him in the seven years that I've had the privilege of knowing him and his family. If he was in pain, he never let you know it. And if anyone had a right to, it was him due to the condition he lived with. And beyond that, his outlook on life and his fighters menality allowed him to become a national champion martial artist in spite of his condition. Truly inspiring.

www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK1462/

This is a link to the condition that he lived his entire life with. As you can see, rapid degeneration of muscles and arteries is a common characteristic, and a ruptured aorta is what took him from us at 25. What I found prophetic is that about six months ago, we had a conversation on the way to practice, and when we talked it was about more than just karate, but life and philosophy. Somehow, and I'm not entirely sure how the conversation came up about his condition and he said to me, Josh, Charlie Sheen don't have sh*t on me when it comes to winning. I've already won at life because people with my condition don't live as long as I have or do what I've managed to do. I laughed at the reference and even mentioning now it puts a smile on my face, but in hindsight I think he knew he was living on borrowed time. No one close to him realized it. 

In my life, I've had to put friends and family into the ground but most of them got there based on their own decisions. Scotty didn't have a choice in the matter, and that's what is hard to come to grips with, but the comfort I have is due to the knowledge that he's not in pain anymore. It still doesn't make the pain any easier, and my one wish is that he could be here one more day and that he and I could strap the pads on and go one more round. If no other reason than just to grab him by the neck, hug him and tell him how much I love him. 

Being a father now has given me perspective. That's why I don't want to imagine what his dad is going through, and I almost feel guilty that I can hug my kids and give them life advice to make them into good men and he can't anymore. But I am grateful to his dad for giving him to the world, because I know that I'm a better martial artist and person having known him. Because of that selflessness, I gained a training partner, coach, friend, brother. A bond forged through combat. And I will take that with me for the rest of my life.

Guys, we get at each other and sometimes arguments happen. One thing we can all agree on is that we have a common interest that we all share and we are a brotherhood in of ourselves, that's why I came here to make my first public statement about this because of the bonds that are created here through this outlet. As writers, we write about life and death because it is something real to us, and in celebration of his life, keep this thought in your mind and heart. Scotty always believed in making whatever endeavor better than the shape you found it in. In closing, keep Scotty's family in your prayers today. 

Thank you for letting me share.

Heart goes out to you mate. Losing a friend is never easy but I'm sure he'd be happy that you've taken so many positive things from the way he conducted himself.

On a completely different topic, I was looking over the most recent card and I just don't get why people can't walk away from this. If you know you don't have the creative energy to dedicate to this and perform at a level that you're comfortable with.. If you don't have enough time to put forth week after week roleplays.. If you just don't want to do it any more, then for everyone's sake walk away. I don't think anyone will argue that I was at "the top of my game" when I left a little over a year ago and was the feature of the federation. But the fact is, I was burnt out creatively and had nothing left in the tank. Since then, my real life has changed a lot and I have very little free time, so while I have some creative energy and can dedicate some of it to the federation, I have so little time to actually apply it that I still can't say "yes, I am an active roleplayer, book me every show". I know a show is only once a month and I know what's expected of me as a roleplayer. I know the time it takes for me to write a quality roleplay and all these things considered, I know shouldn't be an active roleplayer right now.

From the top of the card to the bottom of the card, why isn't this a common ideology and separation between person and character?

I think I've struck a decent balance of come back a few months, leave a while, and return refreshed, and to me, it shows in the quality of my wriitng. I've perfected the Lesnar