On Tuesday morning I’ll get in a car and head to Provo Utah to begin my missionary service for my Church, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. On my mission of two years I will have access to e-mail (but not my current address), and certainly to snail-mail, but not to Hatrack, or any other portion of the web.
I’m announcing this now in case someone wants to say something or ask me a question before I leave. I’m not sure what any of those things would be, but what the heck, here’s your chance. As you would imagine, I’ll be pretty busy before I leave, but I’ll check e-mail and, to a lesser extent, be on Hatrack.
If anyone wants to write to me while I’m on my mission I’d of course love to hear from you! I’ve given my address to Kat, and I think she’ll kind of be in control of it. I don’t want it posted for obvious reasons, but if anyone wants it, an e-mail to me for the next few days, or to Kat should get it for you. My policy is I will write back anyone who writes me (meaning, I’m no initiating anything, there’s just no way I would remember to).
Have a smash without me Hatrack!
Hobbes Posted by TMedina (Member # 6649) on :
Have a good experience Hobbes.
-Trevor
Posted by Boris (Member # 6935) on :
Good luck, man. We'll miss ya!
Posted by Nitasmile (Member # 8275) on :
I just signed up here tonight and wasn't going to post anything (following the proper protocol of lurking for new forums) until I saw your post. Have a wonderful mission: you'll do great. I hope you are going to post a similar good-bye at Nauvoo (I just checked and didnn't see one yet), I know everyone over there would want to say farewell as well!
Posted by Puffy Treat (Member # 7210) on :
All the best!
My mission was one of the greatest experiences of my life. Both the highs and the lows. Treasure it all.
Posted by Noemon (Member # 1115) on :
I'm sure it's going to be a rewarding experience Hobbes. Good luck, and see you around the fora when you get back, assuming they still exist.
Posted by MidnightBlue (Member # 6146) on :
Good luck on your mission! Posted by Corwin (Member # 5705) on :
Have a good one, Hobbes! Posted by ketchupqueen (Member # 6877) on :
Hobbes, I am always so proud and awed to see a young man so thrilled to go on a mission. I'm probably going to miss you, even though I don't usually miss people who leave message boards I frequent, but I'll do my best to still be here when you get back. I will make an effort to write you, though I'm not the best about that kind of thing. E-mail is much better for me because things actually stay in my inbox until they're replied to, as opposed to being carried all over the apartment by little hands or shredded by a cat. Also, my life is going to be a bit hectic for the next few months, maybe more. But even if I don't write you much, know that I care about you, and that if there's anything you need and can't get (along the lines of spices or something), write me and ask, and I'll do my best to get it to you. (((hugs))) (You haven't been set apart yet, have you? Oops. Well, I think virtual hugs are okay, even if you have.) I'll be thinking of you and wishing you luck, and I'll pray for you now and then. It's been an honor getting to know you. You're a good man.
Annie is very lucky. Posted by Tatiana (Member # 6776) on :
Hobbes, I sent an email asking for your address (in case you miss it somehow and see this). Good luck on your mission! You'll be such an awesome missionary, and the new "Preach My Gospel" system is fantastic. The spirit I feel with the newest missionaries is stronger than ever before. Raising the bar and the change to "Preach My Gospel" has really made a powerful difference. They say that even though there are fewer missionaries, they are more effective so it more than makes up, and the rate of baptisms is even higher. I expect it will be an amazing mission experience for you. I wish it were I who were going. Maybe someday I can.
I think the change in the missionaries is being felt throughout the whole church. It's strengthening and lifting our wards and branches, as well as gathering in new converts. I feel so privileged to be a part of the work that our Heavenly Father is directing here on earth. I ordered the "Preach My Gospel" book and have been reading and studying it, and going out on team-ups. My small way of taking part. I feel sure you will love the whole experience. I'm so proud of you and happy for you!
Posted by Bob_Scopatz (Member # 1227) on :
Hobbes,
I'll look forward to getting updates via kat & the others. I hope it is a rewarding time.
Posted by mr_porteiro_head (Member # 4644) on :
Hobbes, I'm sorry that I won't be in town to see you into the MTC, but we'll be up in Yellowstone. Hopefully we'll get to hang out with Annie up there. Posted by Synesthesia (Member # 4774) on :
Good luck to you. Posted by Shigosei (Member # 3831) on :
Goodbye and good luck, Hobbes!
Posted by Elizabeth (Member # 5218) on :
I hope you have a wonderful experience, Hobbes. Safe journey.
Posted by BannaOj (Member # 3206) on :
best wishes on your mission!
AJ
Posted by advice for robots (Member # 2544) on :
Go Elder Hobbes!
My only advice: If you can't get along with your companion, you can't get much work done. Be friendly, open, and very forgiving.
Posted by A Rat Named Dog (Member # 699) on :
Good luck, Hobbes! Let us know what your new e-mail address is Posted by Papa Moose (Member # 1992) on :
All the best, Hobbes. We'll miss you.
Posted by TheDisgruntledPostman (Member # 7200) on :
Even tho i didn't really know you, i hope that your mission inspires you to do greatness.
Posted by Eruve Nandiriel (Member # 5677) on :
Good luck on your mission Hobbes! We'll miss you. (You better come back to Hatrack when you get back from the trip!)
Posted by Raia (Member # 4700) on :
Good luck Hobbes. Come back quickly! And have a fabulous time!
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Posted by Megan (Member # 5290) on :
Good luck, Hobbes!
Be prepared to tell tales when you return. Posted by mothertree (Member # 4999) on :
Am I the only one who doesn't know where you are assigned? Or is secret due to there being a Hatrack conclave there?
Keep smiling Hobbesy. I love you, man.
Posted by Belle (Member # 2314) on :
Hobbes, I wish you well on your journey, you will be missed.
Belle Posted by Teshi (Member # 5024) on :
Good bye and good luck! Posted by Minerva (Member # 2991) on :
Good luck. I'm just a lurker but I really enjoy and value your posts.
Posted by Sid Meier (Member # 6965) on :
wooot! Now we can PAR-TIE!
Posted by ketchupqueen (Member # 6877) on :
quote: Am I the only one who doesn't know where you are assigned? Or is secret due to there being a Hatrack conclave there?
Guess you missed it, mothertree. Here's the thread. Posted by Hobbes (Member # 433) on :
Or more directly: Spokane Washington Mission, which is Eastern Washington, Northern Idaho, a small bit of Western Montana, and tiny, tiny, tiny portion of Canada.
Thanks everyone for the kind words. I'm sure I'll have fun and I'm sure it'll be good for me.
AK, I e-mailed you back, hope you got it!
Hobbes Posted by Ela (Member # 1365) on :
Good luck, Hobbes. I guess we'll see you when you get back. Posted by romanylass (Member # 6306) on :
Good luck...I know it will be rewarding. If you decide to visit the Western side o' the state, drop me an e-mail. Posted by sarcasticmuppet (Member # 5035) on :
Happy mission Hobbes!!! How long are you gonna be at the MTC?
Posted by Dagonee (Member # 5818) on :
Good luck, Hobbes. I hope you find the experience rewarding.
Posted by Tatiana (Member # 6776) on :
Hobbes, yep, thanks! I got the email! Good luck and be SURE to keep in touch.
Posted by hansenj (Member # 4034) on :
Congratulations, Elder Hobbes! (I never got the chance when you announced your call...must have been during the few weeks I didn't come to Hatrack...those were dark days. )
I know you will make an awesome missionary. Good luck! Along with everyone else, I'm looking forward to your stories when you come home. Posted by Boon (Member # 4646) on :
Goodbye and glad tidings! (I sent you an email, too.)
Posted by larisse (Member # 2221) on :
Good luck, Hobbes. Hope things go well. Safe journey the next two years. We'll "see" you in about two years. Posted by accio (Member # 3040) on :
Good luck, Hobbes. Best wishes on your mission!
Posted by The Rabbit (Member # 671) on :
Good Luck Hobbes,
Although luck has nothing to do with it.
Posted by Telperion the Silver (Member # 6074) on :
Take care Hobbes! Best of luck and have fun! We'll miss you. Take care of that red head of yours. Peace.
Posted by punwit (Member # 6388) on :
Wishing you an enriching and exciting experience. Be well and have fun, Hobbes!
Posted by Bob_Scopatz (Member # 1227) on :
Hobbes' last day on Hatrack for 2 years!
We'll miss you!
Posted by Katarain (Member # 6659) on :
Hobbes,
I just want to wish you the best on your mission. May it bring you and others even closer to God. You will be missed here.
-Katarain
Posted by Farmgirl (Member # 5567) on :
Best of luck, Hobbes!
Posted by Haloed Silhouette (Member # 8062) on :
*Cry.*
NO HOBBES?! I'M LEAVING TOO!
Posted by Rakeesh (Member # 2001) on :
It's been a pleasure talking with and sharing a forum with you, Hobbes Best of luck to you on your mission Posted by Wendybird (Member # 84) on :
Hobbes you will be an awesome missionary. I was very touched by the testimony you shared with your friend and posted in the other thread. Your testimony will see you through the challenges you will face. Thanks for making Hatrack a nicer place to be. Best wishes!! Posted by Jim-Me (Member # 6426) on :
Didja get my e-mail?
Regardless... be well, big guy... life will be nasty, brutish, and (hopefully very) short without ya' here Posted by Mrs.M (Member # 2943) on :
Best of luck on your mission, Hobbes. I will really miss you.
Posted by Haloed Silhouette (Member # 8062) on :
I'm still going to suicide. I stopped myself until now just so I can hear the one and only concert that ever mattered to me, but now that I've heard it, I have no reason to live besides Hobbes.
Posted by advice for robots (Member # 2544) on :
Are you serious?
Posted by Haloed Silhouette (Member # 8062) on :
No. I can't kill myself when I still have the chance of converting to LDS and preaching with Hobbes.
Posted by Haloed Silhouette (Member # 8062) on :
But thanks for your concern. I must've phrased it too seriously...
Posted by Jon Boy (Member # 4284) on :
Don't forget that you still have a chance of converting to the light side of linguistics.
Posted by advice for robots (Member # 2544) on :
Yeah. That's not something to joke about. I was about to blow the whistle on your post.
Posted by Haloed Silhouette (Member # 8062) on :
quote: Don't forget that you still have a chance of converting to the light side of linguistics.
And you have a chance of converting to the bright side of perception.
Posted by katharina (Member # 827) on :
Suicide is, I think, one of the topics that it's not okay to joke about on Hatrack. There's a story behind that someone more involved might be willing to hash out for you, but it's good to know that it's generally not an amusing topic for people.
Posted by Haloed Silhouette (Member # 8062) on :
And death generally is? *Thinks back to Tom's ridiculous joke in the "Danzig is Dead" thread.*
Posted by Jon Boy (Member # 4284) on :
quote:Originally posted by Haloed Silhouette: And you have a chance of converting to the bright side of perception.
You know, I wouldn't be bothered by your cheap jabs if they were at least somewhat realistic.
And you do realize that I'm only teasing you, right? Just checking.
Posted by Haloed Silhouette (Member # 8062) on :
So am I.
Posted by Narnia (Member # 1071) on :
Ahem. Anyway....
I'll miss you too Hobbes. You're going to LOVE your mission, best of luck!!
Posted by Tammy (Member # 4119) on :
(((((Hobbes ))))))
Posted by Hobbes (Member # 433) on :
Well I'm off; after I post this to Nauvoo as well, I'm going to shut-down my computer and wont start it again for two years. I've had a wonderful time here, and am sure I will again. I've learned a lot and got a lot, and I thank-you all.
Hobbes Posted by Noemon (Member # 1115) on :
Posted by Haloed Silhouette (Member # 8062) on :
*Cry.*
Posted by The Rabbit (Member # 671) on :
I am really going to miss Hobbes. I've pretty much watch for the past 6 years as he's literal grown up at Hatrack.
Posted by Telperion the Silver (Member # 6074) on :
Posted by Kama (Member # 3022) on :
okay now we can talk about him.
Posted by quidscribis (Member # 5124) on :
By Hobbesey! Be a great missionary!!!!
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Okay, he's gone now. Whaddya want to talk about?
Posted by Kama (Member # 3022) on :
on second thought, let's wait until Annie goes away, too.
Posted by katharina (Member # 827) on :
*waves* Bye, Hobbesy.
Posted by Dragon (Member # 3670) on :
(((((Hobbes)))))
Good luck and have fun! I'm sorry I missed responding before you left, and I'll miss you but I'm sure you'll have some great stories to tell us when you come back.
Dragon
Posted by Goody Scrivener (Member # 6742) on :
quote:Well I'm off; after I post this to Nauvoo as well, I'm going to shut-down my computer and wont start it again for two years
whoa.... imagine the system updates that are going to be piled up waiting for him...
Seriously though, I know I'm saying this after you've already logged out and are en route, but I wish you all the best and hope to "see" you when you get back home!
Posted by advice for robots (Member # 2544) on :
Man, I could actually leave work right now and drive over to the MTC where I might even find Hobbes getting ready to officially start his mission. Don't really know what he looks like, and he would have no idea who I am, but hey...
Posted by ketchupqueen (Member # 6877) on :
There are pictures, you know.
Posted by Dragon (Member # 3670) on :
ooh DO it AFR!
Posted by advice for robots (Member # 2544) on :
I'm not dressed for it.
I DO know what he looks like from pictures, but I don't think I could pick him out from the enormous crowd that always congregates in front of the MTC.
That, and finding parking.
Actually, wait--MTC day is Wednesday, isn't it? So maybe I can plan a bit better and greet him there tomorrow.
Does anyone know what time he's going in?
Posted by katharina (Member # 827) on :
His last name is towards the end of the alphabet, so I'll bet he goes in around 4:00.
6'2", bright-red hair, halo - he couldn't be that hard to find!
Posted by advice for robots (Member # 2544) on :
Well, yeah, there's the halo and the little ray of sunshine that will be following him around.
4:00? You think? It seems so late.
Posted by katharina (Member # 827) on :
I'm a "P", and I think I went in at 2:30. Doesn't the last go in at 4:00? Maybe 3:30?
Posted by Tatiana (Member # 6776) on :
Lots of halos there, I bet. <will miss Hobbsey> Wow, he was 14 when he first started posting! <sniffs and wipes a tear> Our little tiger is all grown up now.
Posted by Ryuko (Member # 5125) on :
Well, I missed him. I shouldn't leave for so long at a stretch. I hope Hobbesy has a wonderful time. Where's he going? Does anyone know?
Posted by Tatiana (Member # 6776) on :
Spokane, WA
Posted by quidscribis (Member # 5124) on :
What I want to know is what teeny weeny part of Canada is in that mission?
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wooot! Now we can PAR-TIE!
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