# Goodbye, Cool Dope ... (just for a while) **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [September 29, 2007, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goodbye-cool-dope-just-for-a-while/420970 "2007-09-29T19:07:38Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![CairoCarol](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cairocarol/32/3825_2.png) [@CairoCarol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CairoCarol)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2007, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goodbye-cool-dope-just-for-a-while/420970/1 "2007-09-29T19:07:38Z")
I just got some very good news … we are moving back to Indonesia. I’ve already spent 7 years there, and I love it. However, we have just one month of warning. This is pretty intimidating given that we have a son in school, two cats who may have to be put in quarantine, WAAYYY too many physical possessions to unload … well, you get the idea. An international move is usually a pretty big deal. So I must keep myself off the SDMB for a while. This is going to be tough. I want to know how\*\* Tokyo Player\*\* is feeling. I want to know how the world of dating is going as seen through **twickster’s** eyes. I want to hear how **phouka’s** job is going. I want to read amazingly insightful parenting comments from **Why Not** and **dangermom**. I want to read sensible, eloquent commentary by **Diogenes the Cynic**. I want **lobstermobster** to give me a different point of view. (And there are many Dopers I haven’t mentioned by name that I am thinking of right now.) I want to read more comical references to lolcatz and ladles. And I’d like to get back to a few people I have unfinished PM conversations going on with. But no, I shall be very very very very busy over the next few weeks and I really have to go cold turkey on the SDMB and buckle down. So I’ll see you all in a couple of months, hopefully all settled in to Jakarta. Take care of yourselves, everyone. ---
**Author:** ![susan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/susan/32/17537_2.png) [@susan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/susan)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2007, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goodbye-cool-dope-just-for-a-while/420970/2 "2007-09-29T19:11:31Z")
Best of luck! Does this mean you’ll be “JakartaCarol” when you return? ---
**Author:** ![Inner\_Stickler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/inner_stickler/32/318_2.png) [@Inner\_Stickler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inner_Stickler)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2007, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goodbye-cool-dope-just-for-a-while/420970/3 "2007-09-29T19:33:57Z")
Have fun! (I’m so jealous, you jetsetter. ) And if the Dope’s pull is too strong, you can always email TubaDiva to put you on a posting sabbatical! ---
**Author:** ![lobstermobster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobstermobster/32/10033_2.png) [@lobstermobster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lobstermobster)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2007, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goodbye-cool-dope-just-for-a-while/420970/4 "2007-10-04T17:13:13Z")
oh bitch you’ll be back and i’m sure my POV will still be fucked. Good luck! ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2007, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goodbye-cool-dope-just-for-a-while/420970/5 "2007-10-04T17:16:55Z")
[QUOTE=CairoCarol] I want to know how the world of dating is going as seen through **twickster’s** eyes. [/QUOTE] Pfft. You won’t miss much – I’m about to resume my policy of not discussing my lovelife (or lack thereof) hereabouts. ---
**Author:** ![Nava](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/da6949/32.png) [@Nava](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nava)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2007, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goodbye-cool-dope-just-for-a-while/420970/6 "2007-10-04T17:33:59Z")
Congratulations! May your packing go well, your unpacking not include any broken or missing objects, your pets (husband, child, cats) travel well and Indonesia be as great as you remember it. When come back bring pictures? ---
**Author:** ![OneCentStamp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/13edae/32.png) [@OneCentStamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OneCentStamp)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2007, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goodbye-cool-dope-just-for-a-while/420970/7 "2007-10-04T17:40:48Z")
[QUOTE=CairoCarol] I want **lobstermobster** to give me a different point of view. [/QUOTE] You know, if you just can’t live without that profane, hostile snark that only **lobstermobster** can provide, she may have home delivery options available. 😛 We’ll miss you. Try to drop in once in a while if you can - I enjoy your posts. ---
**Author:** ![Scuba\_Ben](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/278dde/32.png) [@Scuba\_Ben](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scuba_Ben)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2007, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goodbye-cool-dope-just-for-a-while/420970/8 "2007-10-04T17:43:16Z")
When come back bring chai. ---
**Author:** ![Khadaji](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2007, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goodbye-cool-dope-just-for-a-while/420970/9 "2007-10-04T17:53:08Z")
Wishing you luck in your new home! 🙂