Hey ya'll. I've had a sketchy start thus far on my attendance as most of you know. I've written and spoke with several of you but I thought it best to let everyone know where I stand and what's going on. I haven't had the opputunity to play much with ya's to really get to know anyone, so I'm just gonna throw it out to everybody.

Im a full time gamer from around Sept-April averaging around 6-8 hours a day of playing time (10+ on the weekends I dont have my daughter). The summer months though are rather hectic for me. Right now as you've noticed my attendance has been shotty at best, and while you may see potential and that the tools are there for me to be a top end raider, I haven't had the time to research some of the latter Ulduar fights and bring an A game. Which isn't cool for the guild, and to be honest, rather embarassing for me.

As of today, my daughter was asked to play on an allstar state softball team and OMG is it gonna hit my wallet. Six out of the next nine weekends we will be out of town playing tournaments (Fri-Sun) around the state of Ohio and then heading to Florida for a tournament in Orlando. When I'm not out of town or sleeping, I'm gonna have to work every bit of overtime I can get to pay for all of the travel exspenses and lodging.

Needless to say, I wont be playing much. I may be able to get on a night here or there for an extended amount of time, but for the most part I'll probrally only be on every few days for an hour or two at a time, maybe even daily for short stints.

In closing, I just want to thank you all for allowing me the chance to become a member of Vanquish. It's been an honor just wearing the Vanquish guild tag,  I only wish I could contribute more to deserve it. I would be happy to take a backseat with a "reserve" or "inactive" title until my gaming schedual better meets the needs of the guild if that is an option. If we need to break ties now, that's totally understandable, and I wish you all the best of luck.

Thanks again,

Buckthorn