I'm certainly around - the death dealing super bug that landed me in hospital and taking a trip up the river styx has been defeated. Huurah ! Seriously had a really bad mouth, eye and throat infection over Christmas which has left me quite weak but I am on the mend now so no worries. Over the last year and half I've become a home owner. What a mistake that was! I thought I got the place quite cheap but with the world's economic situation as it is I'm no longer so sure. The place was in bad need of doing up too which has now turned into a money pit after finding one problem after another. The latest being rotten joists under the dining room floor :( Still at the same job (working as a software engineer at CDL, based in sunny (joke) Stockport, North West England) which I enjoy. Got an Xbox 360 and a super 40" high def TV to play it on. Weeeeee. Men and their toys eh. Glad I got it when I did though as now I can't afford anything. Hopefully will get away for a small weekend break at some point though. Can't think of much else that has happened really as my life has been taken up with making do and trying to get this house in order. Great to hear from you Andy and apologise for not being in touch sooner. Keep meaning to comment on some of your photos on Facebook but aah.. never seem to get around to it. Hope you and everyone else is well, Best, Mark. -----Original Message----- From: ncv80221-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:ncv80221-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Andy Ho Sent: 20 January 2009 01:59 To: vanguard Subject: [USS Vanguard] OoC: Getting back in touch All, I hope you've all been well, and I know that this list saw no activity at all in 2008. It was a tough year for Star Trek, and I'm sure that "real life" interfered with our online activities. I know it did for me! I don't know how many of you still use the email accounts associated with this list, or if you do, you have any interest in replying. Suffice to say I never forgot this list, I never forgot the cliffhangers we brought our Vanguard characters to, but most importantly, I never forgot any of you! I've been curious about each of you, how you've been doing, what you've been up to, both online and off-, and whether you think about this list and bringing some resolution to the various characters we created for Vanguard. At the very least, I'd like to post the final Vanguard web page as it appeared, and post the roleplaying emails we wrote. They were all so good, each of them, that I think they deserve a wider audience. Please write back. Let us know how you're doing, how life has been treating you, what you've been up to, and whether you have any interest in participating in one more adventure for the crew of the Vanguard. I'm up for it if you are. But I need at least a few writing partners! And I promise, you have my word, that if we continue, we will at least finish this "mission" (which was our last/previous mission, I suppose). I hope this email finds you happy, healthy and well, no matter where you are. I look forward to any replies. Best, Andy (Santos) _____________________________________________________________ USS Vanguard: http://www.ncv80221.net/default.htm Vanguard Archives: //www.freelists.org/archives/ncv80221 FreeLists: //www.freelists.org Trying to contact the USS Vanguard managers? Send an email to: vanguard.staff@xxxxxxxxx _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ USS Vanguard: http://www.ncv80221.net/default.htm Vanguard Archives: //www.freelists.org/archives/ncv80221 FreeLists: //www.freelists.org Trying to contact the USS Vanguard managers? Send an email to: vanguard.staff@xxxxxxxxx _____________________________________________________________