I still lurk here a lot; I generally take a peek at this site once a day, even if I don't post anything. I haven't been playing much, though.
When I first played doomRL, I was in my last year of high school. I'm now a college graduate, and doomRL's been a huge amount of fun I've consistently come back to. Wanted to say, thank you for the hundreds of hours of good fun. Helped me get through some rough times.
I can identify with the part about rough times; I've remarked, in the past, that DoomRL was sort of therapy for me. I don't know how constructive a coping mechanism it is, but nevertheless, my biggest DoomRL binges coincided with negative events in my life, like loss of job and loss of relationship. This doesn't mean I only play when I'm sad; it's fun during good times too, but there's definitely something comforting about the game during troubled times.
As for right now, I'm paying the bills by working at Wal-Mart. I don't really want to end up stuck working here, but I'm also finding myself afraid of change and I'm putting off looking for a job in my field. I'm trained as a massage therapist and we're coming up to the busy time of year for that profession, so I'm hoping I can get over this emotional block that's keeping me from seeking work soon.
That's probably more information than you were hoping for when you asked how we're doing. Sorry, I can get a bit wordy sometimes. :P
