Board Thread:Challenge Threads/@comment-31600610-20190905020453/@comment-31600610-20191109182005

Mcguyrej wrote: I agree SLJ, and nice to see your presence again, but there is something to be said about one of the cleanest car designs of all time. It's not an E-Type, maybe the benchmark, but damn if that isn't a beautiful car.

Don't be a stranger SLJ. I completely agree, it's a gorgeous car that needs no vinyls. I think that whoever originally created the vinyls challenge wanted to see demonstrations of creativity and ingenuity, and that's certainly been the case. I almost suggested that we have a section for just photos of the various cars with no vinyls, but I think that the info page for each car already accomplishes that. Regardless, I enjoy this particular challenge just because it's interesting to see what we can do when we really put our minds to it. I'll never forget making that anime face vinyl. I don't even like anime, but I tried it. And it came out good, I think. So, for me personally, although I enjoy a car stock, I come here specifically to see something different.

Yes, I've been away for a bit. It's not for lack of interest, because I still log into RR3 every day. I finally made Elite (only took a few years) and make an effort to race 3 cars per day, until they require servicing, then do the same thing the next day, and so on. In the Event Archives, I had been patiently waiting for "No Compromise" to become available, and I'm not sure why, but I've always wanted the Ferrari FXX-K. (Is it true they named it that because "Fxxk, that's a FAST car? I saw that somewhere, and at first I thought it was funny, but now I think maybe it's a true story. Dunno.) Either way, I actually came here today just to check the upgrade tree.

There's a few reasons I'm not here nearly as much as I used to be.The first is that I have an unpopular opinion regarding, let me say, "advantageous manipulation of gold accumulation". I have stockpiled a comfortable amount of gold, and now no longer need to do so. With racing and leveling up, I think I'm ahead enough that I don't need to worry about it any longer.

The next reason, is that I decided to spend less times on things that do not contribute to my own happiness and well being, and more time on the things that do. Anyone that knows me from here knows that I can write. A lot. And quickly. It's something of a curse and a blessing...

I've always enjoyed writing, especially fiction horror, and once I became comfortable with navigating Reddit, I began to post my stories online. I couldn't have done that when I was still drinking, and getting clean has really made a difference for me. (A special thank-you to PU777 for some early encouragement.) In one month I accumulated nearly 1000 followers, I've had one story published, and several more are being considered. There's been a few narrations as well, but I'm a little on the fence about those. I've now seen (extremely small, but I am proud, nonetheless) some earnings for my writing. If I could one day do nothing more than write fiction for a living, then that would be my dream.

As usual, I've rambled. Thanks for the warm welcome, and it's good to see some familiar "faces".

To everyone posting thier vinyls: Looking good! No shortage of creativity here.

To Decade: Nice to see you stepping out of your comfort zone. Each new vinyl you post reaveals a depth of creativity that I didn't know you possessed. Keep it up!

Have a good day, y'all!