Psychedelic Paul, where is he?

someone_else wrote: Logan wrote: He has said that he doesn't use psychedelics and that's just based on music that he likes. I remember that, but I just meant "on holiday".

I got that, but I wanted to mention it in case there was any confusion. I doubt he would be tripping in any way at this time, and hope he is okay. While I can't easily imagine he's traveled on holiday (given his age and the pandemic), hopefully he is just taking a holiday from the site, or doesn't have access to the internet.

I was referring to this, as well:

siLLy puPPy wrote: He's probably just having a good lysergic trip somewhere :)

Paul is someone I really liked and appreciated at this site, and despite whatever differences we ever seemed to have, he was kind enough to share his appreciation for me. I'm very worried about him, and if he see this, I hope he reports back immediately. I care about him very much.

Edited by Logan - April 20 2020 at 10:47

^ Agree. I lost a close family friend to COVID 19 very recently.

I wish we had a better system for staying in touch with each other, and checking up on each other. Partially as a support group, cause we all go through hard times and face and deal with tragedy.

On a related note: This site might go down, if then, how hard would it be for the community to re-connect? At a forum I was on before joining this one, we had a really close-knit community, the site went down and we all mostly lost touch. Its sad to think how many members we must have lost during my time here, not because they lost interest, but because they died. of course that's inevitable, and these are particularly worrying times. Losing Anotoine (Febus) was the worst thing that happened to many of us. It hit me really hard, I had been PMing with him shortly before his operation, and everybody that knew him here loved him. but I'm glad that we had the chance to pay our respects and that he is remembered. He told me, life is too short, make the most of it. He was scared, but he kept such a positive attitude, and was always warm and considerate of others, and there to listen. He cared about others, and others cared about him.

Edited by Logan - April 20 2020 at 11:42

^ Thank you. I think a lot of us are trying our best to stay positive, and distract ourselves because dwelling on it would make one crazy. We all need to do our best, and try to be extra responsible in these troubling times. It does make one think more about what's really important in life.

EDIT: The added stress people are under is something to consider as we forum together (a lot of people are suffering and going through dark days). Keep as safe as possible and try to keep as sane as possible.

Edited by Logan - April 20 2020 at 11:53

Yes to the last few posts above on this page.  And sorry to hear of the loss of your friend, Logan.  

^ Thanks Nickie and Simon, as well as Steve before. I wasn't upset by your levity, we need levity in troubling times. We need humour to keep the spirits up, can help us to stay a little more sane, and your comment didn't strike me as insensitive, and it was witty. I wouldn't like this forum nearly so much without your wit. Because it came up earlier with Mike's comment, but I decided not to follow-up on it at the time, I wanted to point out, for any who might not know, that Paul has specified that he doesn't do such stuff, and it just has something to do with his music tastes. I love psychedelic music, but it's been a very long time since I last tripped the light fantastic.

Edited by Logan - April 20 2020 at 12:47

Sorry for your loss Logan/Greg...

Logan wrote: ^ Thanks Nickie and Simon, as well as Steve before. I wasn't upset by your levity, we need levity in troubling times. We need humour to keep the spirits up, can help us to stay a little more sane, and your comment didn't strike me as insensitive, and it was witty. I wouldn't like this forum nearly so much without your wit. Because it came up earlier with Mike's comment, but I decided not to follow-up on it at the time, I wanted to point out, for any who might not know, that Paul has specified that he doesn't do such stuff, and it just has something to do with his music tastes. I love psychedelic music, but it's been a very long time since I last tripped the light fantastic.

I'm glad no harm was done; you're one of the kindest of souls, and I certainly wouldn't want to cause you any hurt. Or anyone else either, for that matter.

Edited by Mascodagama - April 20 2020 at 14:17

Let's not catastrophize (looks like that's not an actual word but it is certainly something I tend to do!).  I'm not saying it isn't of note that he has been absent after being so involved, but there could be more reasons why he's ok than not ok.  

I wouldn't say that anybody in this topic, let alone everybody here, needs to calm down. Various people are, I think, understandably concerned, but people appear rational to me -- well, as rational as usual. (j/k). I sometimes think "Expect the worst; hope for the best", but that has to do with not being disappointed, and this is a different sort of case for me.

Edited by Logan - April 22 2020 at 09:38