Apewty - You will definitely be missed. Even for only two sessions, you were a good friend and player and you will always remain a good friend. You're always welcome here even if we can't play face to face...
Vince - I am very enthused about the game. I was having a blast! I spent hours and hours working on Marah and I was really enjoying playing her. I've missed the last two sessions (the previous one and the one that was slated for this weekend). Both, I have missed due to long-standing plans that I had long before we restarted gaming. One was GenCon and the other is Labor Day weekend with my friends in St. Louis. Unfortunately for the game, both happened to be two weeks apart on game weeks. I do not have any other pre-planned events until October. I will endeavor to make the rest of the games short of emergencies or unforseen circumstances. Scrapping December (family get-togethers, work parties, etc.) would seem suitable to me since everyone has so much trouble that month.
Here's a schedule to 2009 (and personal conflicts I can forsee as of tonite)
August 30 (I'll be in St. Louis)
September 13 (I'm not sure about this day - It's my parents 30th Anniversary and I'll either need to play late or early depending on if we have a lunch-time party or a dinner-time party - probably dinner-time and I'd have to be out of gaming round 4pm)
September 27 (Hope Heritage Days - I'll be available around 2pm or 3pm)
October 11
October 25 (I have to be done by 7pm)
November 8
November 22
December 6
December 20
January 3
Anyways, I know the game fell apart before and we just got started and have hit some speedbumps... But, if we threw in the towel at every little hiccup, we'd never get anything accomplished...
As for the others attending. I know of at least three who really want to and have been legitimately tied up for all the sessions up to now.