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The boy is in School. He has had at least one school holiday to find the time to post. We are about to hit the second.

Hi guys.

I've been trying to put off my return for as long as possible, I've got various reasons why I haven't been on but I won't bore you with them right now. Mike's right, I have been stopping by regularly to check on the place, but I've not been posting. I thought rather than just posting less I'd just take a flat out break, mainly because I know recently I haven't been the most popular of posters, and I thought by coming back when things were right again I could make a fresh start for myself. Of course, it was rude of me not to explain this in the first place, and I fully respect the comments against me made in this thread so far, and those to come no doubt.

I've got lots of news to share, especially of the delights of the Malikaster. That's something I want to do justice, so expect a video on that. Euan's right, I'm done with school on Friday and I will absolutely be able to find the time for this then. Some of those comments really bummed me out, especially Robroe saying the project was a mistake. Again, I fully understand and respect that sort of comment. I guess all I can come back with to that is I'll try my dear hardest to prove myself when I'm back in the game full time, and hopefully I can make at least a couple of you think I might've deserved the beautiful thing after all. Life's tough right now, and as Robroe said, this place is like a family, and I don't want to be that family member who works all the time and comes home and is a real pain to be around because he's so stressed out. This is my holiday, and hopefully I should be home by Christmas.

So whether I get back in the game by then or not, this is my Merry Christmas. Take care everyone, and have a good one.

Luke

If you're going through a hard time, this is the place to talk to people about it. There's no restrictions on what you can say, and you might find it helps. It's a Family. It's a unique Community, you should know that above all others.

A bunch of us have found this place invaluable when we've fallen on hard times, and the words and support from my friends here have definitely allowed me to get through some rough shit in my time.

I don't really think you have the right to lay any form of guilt-trip on anyone because of what they've posted. People have every right to be disappointed, Rob in particular, he's the Heart of these projects and he puts his sweat and blood into getting them done, the one thing he asks for is to know that it's all been for something, and that he's made someone happy - that's all any of us are asking for. You can say what you want (or just allude to it) regarding what may have been occupying you, but like Rob says - making a post takes seconds. You'd had plenty of them to at least let us know how it's going with the guitar we put together, painted and shipped to your door. I hope that you don't disappear, and that you do take some photos, make some posts and even a video. God knows it would be nice to see the thing again.