AlbinoDragon
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Hey everyone!
I popped back in recently to take care of a couple things but as I look around I see very few faces I recognize and thought it might be good to re-introduce myself to all those new folks and to say hi again to those who I do recognize.
My short story for the new folks. Not O.G. level but definitely old-school Chiptalk member who made the migration here. Not terribly long after, life as well as other interests started to take over and I sort of slipped away (for a point of reference on the latter, see the post I made in the "most recent purchase" thread). My interest in chips hasn't necessarily subsided. I just placed an order for *another* (probably un-necessary, but why not) custom set with CPC, my collecting habit has sustained and my home-game has been steady (well, except for "the Pause" c/o COVID). I just haven't had the time to spend a lot of time here or really any of the other forums I used to frequent.
As I'm typing this, I think of what's in my "vault" and count just short of 20,000 chips spread across six sets. Four of those sets have cash *and* tournament components while two are cash only. Many of those, though in earlier versions, can be seen in the "gone but not forgotten" thread. I'll have to update photos when the last pieces finally come together. I can recall from my earliest days back in late-2006 seeing people posting pictures of their tables with every available square inch covered in barrel after barrel of chippy goodness (UW85 immediately comes to mind) and thinking at the time "there's no way *I'll* ever do that", yet fast forward over a decade and with the totals I have, I'm only missing those full-table photos!!
I was an infrequent meetup attendee, but absolutely loved the few I went to including the WCB (Jeff puts on a superb meetup) and attending the very first MTTB (Trihonda is a super humble and gracious host). For those who haven't attended a meetup, its' always a good time, despite maybe coming home with a lighter wallet but definitely with stronger friendships.
In all honesty, I'm mostly back to get a hold of Gear for labels for the final, very overdue touches on one set and a possible "repair" on another and to release back to the wild a bunch of chips that are sitting in boxes on a shelf. Some of that are leftovers from trying to complete my mixed PCA/Empress set and others are chips that just never see the felt. There's a chance I might be back a bit more, but the same interests and life situations that pulled me away might wind up taking enough of my time that I won't be able to spend a lot of time. I'm sure everyone knows how tough it is to keep juggling when there are a few too many "balls in the air" so to speak.
With that, I'll stop here with a warm hello to everyone.
A.D.
I popped back in recently to take care of a couple things but as I look around I see very few faces I recognize and thought it might be good to re-introduce myself to all those new folks and to say hi again to those who I do recognize.
My short story for the new folks. Not O.G. level but definitely old-school Chiptalk member who made the migration here. Not terribly long after, life as well as other interests started to take over and I sort of slipped away (for a point of reference on the latter, see the post I made in the "most recent purchase" thread). My interest in chips hasn't necessarily subsided. I just placed an order for *another* (probably un-necessary, but why not) custom set with CPC, my collecting habit has sustained and my home-game has been steady (well, except for "the Pause" c/o COVID). I just haven't had the time to spend a lot of time here or really any of the other forums I used to frequent.
As I'm typing this, I think of what's in my "vault" and count just short of 20,000 chips spread across six sets. Four of those sets have cash *and* tournament components while two are cash only. Many of those, though in earlier versions, can be seen in the "gone but not forgotten" thread. I'll have to update photos when the last pieces finally come together. I can recall from my earliest days back in late-2006 seeing people posting pictures of their tables with every available square inch covered in barrel after barrel of chippy goodness (UW85 immediately comes to mind) and thinking at the time "there's no way *I'll* ever do that", yet fast forward over a decade and with the totals I have, I'm only missing those full-table photos!!
I was an infrequent meetup attendee, but absolutely loved the few I went to including the WCB (Jeff puts on a superb meetup) and attending the very first MTTB (Trihonda is a super humble and gracious host). For those who haven't attended a meetup, its' always a good time, despite maybe coming home with a lighter wallet but definitely with stronger friendships.
In all honesty, I'm mostly back to get a hold of Gear for labels for the final, very overdue touches on one set and a possible "repair" on another and to release back to the wild a bunch of chips that are sitting in boxes on a shelf. Some of that are leftovers from trying to complete my mixed PCA/Empress set and others are chips that just never see the felt. There's a chance I might be back a bit more, but the same interests and life situations that pulled me away might wind up taking enough of my time that I won't be able to spend a lot of time. I'm sure everyone knows how tough it is to keep juggling when there are a few too many "balls in the air" so to speak.
With that, I'll stop here with a warm hello to everyone.
A.D.
