I thought I should rewrite this post about my current inactivity to be more descriptive.
On Tuesday, September 24 I visited the doctor on an early morning appointment in order to get a swelling underneath my right armpit checked. This had been growing for several days before but had only recently became painful and red. It turned out to be an infection that was worse than expected and minor surgery would be required to treat it. This lead to me booking into the local hospital shortly before noon; the surgery was performed at 8pm and was finished by 9:15pm. However I was kept overnight so that the after-care could be completed in the morning and I could be told the follow-up steps, even though I felt the lengthened stay was unnecessary.
Upon leaving the hospital I was confronted with so many texts from business and family contacts asking about my well-being that it essentially made me feel smothered and though I responded to each, I eventually turned off my phone to get away from it all. This is the main reason I've decided to take a break from PWO for an undefined period: I feel I need space. While it's not a serious medical issue, the way it's been dealt with has given me some stress and I just feel I need time to relax and be left alone until I'm ready to get back into the flow.
To combine with this, this week constitutes the main bulk of Eurogamer 2013. My business, WPS Interactive, is on the show floor; and our main website,
Sanitarium.FM Gamer Radio, is providing full coverage of the expo, but this requires people who aren't at the show like me are watching the stream, writing the articles for the site and checking those of the other authors; and publishing them. So the bulk of my time until the end of Sunday is already taken up. The last thing I need right now is to be overworked; so this is another reason I'm taking a break.
I may not read PMs about PWO matters that are sent directly to me for the rest of the week; and I reserve the right to refuse to forward them to other Staff if I don't have the time or don't feel it's worth the bother. Therefore, if you need a matter dealt with promptly, please contact other members of Staff. Thank you for your cooperation.