i think this might be my goodbye to ilx

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so it is for two weeks at least, maybe much longer. im off in two hours or so,

thanks for everything from everyone.
(for sustaining me, for making me write, for saving my life, for providing couches and faps and everything else)

― anthony, Monday, 3 May 2004 12:08 (twenty-one years ago)

It's been good, Anthony. Read you soon, hopefully?

― Ricardo (RickyT), Monday, 3 May 2004 12:11 (twenty-one years ago)

Why is it that whenever this is posted these days, it's never from someone I wish would leave, but from someone I wish would post more?

Take care, Anthony!

― Super-Kate (kate), Monday, 3 May 2004 12:12 (twenty-one years ago)

have a good trip and good luck anthony!

― teeny (teeny), Monday, 3 May 2004 12:15 (twenty-one years ago)

Awwwww, bye. Good luck.

― Mr Mime (Andrew Thames), Monday, 3 May 2004 12:21 (twenty-one years ago)

Best wishes, anthony.

― El Diablo Robotico (Nicole), Monday, 3 May 2004 12:23 (twenty-one years ago)

Good luck!

― Sick Nouthall (Nick Southall), Monday, 3 May 2004 13:03 (twenty-one years ago)

have a good trip.

― Julio Desouza (jdesouza), Monday, 3 May 2004 13:04 (twenty-one years ago)

Salut to the Anthong. :-)

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Monday, 3 May 2004 13:07 (twenty-one years ago)

kate otm. goodbye anth!

― mark p (Mark P), Monday, 3 May 2004 13:09 (twenty-one years ago)

I hope I get to see your next calendar spread, anthony!

― Tracer Hand (tracerhand), Monday, 3 May 2004 13:16 (twenty-one years ago)

Be strong brave and true
We all love you anthony
Stay gold ponyboy

― Begs2Differ (Begs2Differ), Monday, 3 May 2004 13:30 (twenty-one years ago)

Have fun, sweetie.

― Ask For Samantha (thatgirl), Monday, 3 May 2004 13:34 (twenty-one years ago)

Hope you do come back, your threads are always a delight! And W.C. gotta reprazent!

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Monday, 3 May 2004 13:34 (twenty-one years ago)

May the road rise n

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Monday, 3 May 2004 13:38 (twenty-one years ago)

Hurry back, anthony!

― C J (C J), Monday, 3 May 2004 13:55 (twenty-one years ago)

Good luck anthony, hope all goes well! Where are you going? Is it that monk thing?

― jel -- (jel), Monday, 3 May 2004 14:08 (twenty-one years ago)

Do your thing, young Anthony. We got your back.

― VengaDan Perry (Dan Perry), Monday, 3 May 2004 14:12 (twenty-one years ago)

Good luck, anthony!

― tokyo rosemary (rosemary), Monday, 3 May 2004 14:25 (twenty-one years ago)

why does it have to be goodbye?

― DV (dirtyvicar), Monday, 3 May 2004 14:31 (twenty-one years ago)

anthony is a great writer. i hope he will post here again.

― weasel diesel (K1l14n), Monday, 3 May 2004 14:40 (twenty-one years ago)

No one ever truly leaves ILX. Go ahead, try it.

― dave225 (Dave225), Monday, 3 May 2004 15:21 (twenty-one years ago)

I wish that were a Doomie post. Nonetheless, if the monastery works out, Anthony won't be back, and I'll miss him.

― Martin Skidmore (Martin Skidmore), Monday, 3 May 2004 15:23 (twenty-one years ago)

they should get monasteries online, since it is the future.

seriously, though, v. good luck and my best wishes, for you and your life, anthony.

― RJG (RJG), Monday, 3 May 2004 15:27 (twenty-one years ago)

Keep searching, Anthony.

― Colin Meeder (Mert), Monday, 3 May 2004 15:32 (twenty-one years ago)

Anthony and Doomie in the mon-a-ste-ry, P-R-A-Y-I-N-G? Good luck Anthony, and I hope we don't see you again if that's because you're happy.

― Markelby (Mark C), Monday, 3 May 2004 15:46 (twenty-one years ago)

I wrote this about Anthony (& myself) when I was away from the web for a while, & while it's kinda specific to a certain situation, the sentiment's sorta appropriate, so I'm linking it.

Anyway, what everyone else has said X 1000, & lotz of huggglezzz, Anthony.

― David R. (popshots75`), Monday, 3 May 2004 15:53 (twenty-one years ago)

Do they have FAPs at monastery? (maybe it's Fancy A Prayer)

― A Nairn (moretap), Monday, 3 May 2004 15:58 (twenty-one years ago)

Monks are always brewing beer! So, yeah, I reckon they have silent FAPs!

― jel -- (jel), Monday, 3 May 2004 16:36 (twenty-one years ago)

I must have missed this. Damn, Anthony, good luck w/this, and I hope it works out well for you.

― Pashmina (Pashmina), Monday, 3 May 2004 16:42 (twenty-one years ago)

ill miss you friend..

― Pablo Cruise (chaki), Monday, 3 May 2004 16:43 (twenty-one years ago)

i'll miss you pinkmoose.

(but not if my brother and i end up taking a canadian trip.)

― michael bott, Monday, 3 May 2004 17:56 (twenty-one years ago)

You'll be missed, Ant. Take care, and hurry on back! ILX will be too quiet without you.

― Nichole Graham (Nichole Graham), Monday, 3 May 2004 18:04 (twenty-one years ago)

Be happt Anthony!
Hugs.

― Gale (gale2g2004@gosympatico.ca), Monday, 3 May 2004 18:46 (twenty-one years ago)

Happy !

― Gale (gale2g2004@gosympatico.ca), Monday, 3 May 2004 18:47 (twenty-one years ago)

Good luck, Anthony. you are one of the best ones.

― Cathy (Cathy), Monday, 3 May 2004 18:49 (twenty-one years ago)

I am going to miss anthony a lot.

― El Diablo Robotico (Nicole), Monday, 3 May 2004 18:50 (twenty-one years ago)

I feel lucky to have meet Anthony the two times I did (in Vancouver and Seattle, respectively). Please don't hesitate to give us a ring here whenever you feel like it, Anthong, and tell us what's going on in your life. (and does this mean you will no longer be on AIM?)

And for good ol' times sake (pronounced as in the Japanese wine), here's the thread with the Anthony Easton 2003 Calendar. Sadly, none were ever made, but I hope all of you kept him in mind all of last year, this year, and future years.

― donut bitch (donut), Monday, 3 May 2004 19:01 (twenty-one years ago)

Crap, you're probably gone by now. Good luck, Anthony, if you're not!

― Tep (ktepi), Monday, 3 May 2004 19:03 (twenty-one years ago)

The May photo needs to be suppressed. If the monks ever find out that A. has a belly-button, he'll get kicked out.

― Skottie, Monday, 3 May 2004 19:03 (twenty-one years ago)

July alone---in twisted glory----is worth the ejection

― Nichole Graham (Nichole Graham), Monday, 3 May 2004 19:05 (twenty-one years ago)

when come back bring pious

― m. (mitchlnw), Monday, 3 May 2004 19:33 (twenty-one years ago)

― mark p (Mark P), Monday, 3 May 2004 19:41 (twenty-one years ago)

an aesthete of burly dimension
easton sat in his pew in suspension
for disciples seemed neater
their story much sweeter
when he imagined the sexual tension

-- mark p (m*****...), March 1st, 2003.

― mark p (Mark P), Monday, 3 May 2004 19:42 (twenty-one years ago)

Take care of yourself. Best wishes for the future.

― isadora (isadora), Monday, 3 May 2004 19:48 (twenty-one years ago)

He's not going to be online at all as long as he is there, which could be forever, if it works out as he hopes.

― Martin Skidmore (Martin Skidmore), Monday, 3 May 2004 20:02 (twenty-one years ago)

:-(

― strongo hulkington (dubplatestyle), Monday, 3 May 2004 20:03 (twenty-one years ago)

do they not have the internet in monasteries? mad.

Anyway, best of luck Anthony.

― DV (dirtyvicar), Monday, 3 May 2004 20:09 (twenty-one years ago)

Good luck and may the grace of God be with you.

― Mr Noodles (Mr Noodles), Monday, 3 May 2004 20:37 (twenty-one years ago)

good luck, sugar. xxx

― luna (luna.c), Monday, 3 May 2004 20:38 (twenty-one years ago)

take care anthony.

― cozen (Cozen), Monday, 3 May 2004 21:33 (twenty-one years ago)

I hope that you'll happy and I'll miss reading your stuff. Take care, man.

― Andrew Farrell (afarrell), Monday, 3 May 2004 22:39 (twenty-one years ago)

much love to anthong

― bnw (bnw), Monday, 3 May 2004 22:43 (twenty-one years ago)

he will be just fine, as evidenced by march, anthony has an angel's smile.

― teeny (teeny), Monday, 3 May 2004 22:44 (twenty-one years ago)

Definitely going to be missed. ILX is a far poorer place without Anthony.

― Kim (Kim), Tuesday, 4 May 2004 00:05 (twenty-one years ago)

Brother Anthony did not choose God over his friends. It was God that chose him.

― TOMBOT, Tuesday, 4 May 2004 00:23 (twenty-one years ago)

...over his friends!

― Skottie, Tuesday, 4 May 2004 00:29 (twenty-one years ago)

saddest thread ever, Anthony you are one of the good ones. Say hi to God for me though :)

― J0hn Darn1elle (J0hn Darn1elle), Tuesday, 4 May 2004 01:23 (twenty-one years ago)

Happy-sad. Good luck to the pinkest moose, drop us some snail mail if they allow!

― suzy (suzy), Tuesday, 4 May 2004 03:51 (twenty-one years ago)

Oh my God. Saddest and happiest combination moment ever.

Anthony, if you still have the chance to read this (which I seriously doubt), I know you were really wanting this to happen, and I felt like this was the dream you should be chasing, but hon, things aren't going to be the same here without you, and I am seriously going to miss you. I know that our parish priests have e-mail addresses, so hopefully your religious life will include continued Internet access so that you're never too far away from us.

― Many Coloured Halo (Dee the Lurker), Tuesday, 4 May 2004 05:08 (twenty-one years ago)

i'll miss you anthony. best of luck to ya.

― J.D. (Justyn Dillingham), Tuesday, 4 May 2004 06:25 (twenty-one years ago)

Anthony, I'd like to keep in touch, drop me an e-mail, tell me how monastic life is treating ya!

― Mike Stuchbery, Tuesday, 4 May 2004 06:27 (twenty-one years ago)

Anthony Easton, attendin' mass, kickin' ass, 2004. Word.

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Tuesday, 4 May 2004 07:24 (twenty-one years ago)

All the best. (although I guess you wont get to read this now anyway.) :-(

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Tuesday, 4 May 2004 07:37 (twenty-one years ago)

oh anthony, i am gonna miss you so bad. take care, best wishes. *HuGgLeZ*. if there is some way you can keep in touch with me, and if have the time, i would love to hear from you.

― The Lady Ms Lurex (lucylurex), Tuesday, 4 May 2004 08:58 (twenty-one years ago)

Anthony's new life will not include any internet access, sadly.

― Martin Skidmore (Martin Skidmore), Tuesday, 4 May 2004 11:27 (twenty-one years ago)

pen and paper?

― jel -- (jel), Tuesday, 4 May 2004 16:08 (twenty-one years ago)

If he does have postal contact -- if not now, sometime, I have no idea how these things work -- someone could print him out and mail him a copy of this thread? I hope?

― Tep (ktepi), Tuesday, 4 May 2004 16:11 (twenty-one years ago)

What possible good would that do?

― Andrew Farrell (afarrell), Tuesday, 4 May 2004 16:20 (twenty-one years ago)

He could use the paper to make a cute monk hat.

― VengaDan Perry (Dan Perry), Tuesday, 4 May 2004 16:21 (twenty-one years ago)

Well, he'd be able to read the nice things people are saying about him, after all, rather than them being said in an empty room.

― Tep (ktepi), Tuesday, 4 May 2004 16:24 (twenty-one years ago)

And then it's hat time!

― VengaDan Perry (Dan Perry), Tuesday, 4 May 2004 16:25 (twenty-one years ago)

Or boat time, don't forget the boats.

― Tep (ktepi), Tuesday, 4 May 2004 16:26 (twenty-one years ago)

Anthony, you should totally start a monk-themed garage rock band. Assuming it hasn't been done yet. It has? Fuck. Sorry. Never mind. Good luck nonetheless.

― Nate in ST.P (natedetritus), Tuesday, 4 May 2004 16:27 (twenty-one years ago)

Anthony has promised to write if he stays, so I will pass things on to him.

― Martin Skidmore (Martin Skidmore), Tuesday, 4 May 2004 16:39 (twenty-one years ago)

ok i am in the vocation directors office, and i am reading this, and i love you guys. (supposed to be in and out, checking mail, i feel naughty)

a couple of things:mpls airport internet kiosks censor ilx
the trappists arent for me, i dont think, but maybe they are, i dont know.

i will be home by the 18th though...
and then maybe back to ky, maybe the catholic workers, maybe the bendectines, maybe something else.

ive taken a journal, and will post it on my blog.

― anthony, Thursday, 6 May 2004 17:46 (twenty-one years ago)

:-) Rah! Hope things continue to go well.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Thursday, 6 May 2004 17:48 (twenty-one years ago)

best wishes, anthony!

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Thursday, 6 May 2004 17:49 (twenty-one years ago)

Good luck, Anthony!

― Sarah McLusky (coco), Thursday, 6 May 2004 17:57 (twenty-one years ago)

Anthony, you should totally start a monk-themed garage rock band. Assuming it hasn't been done yet. It has? Fuck. Sorry. Never mind. Good luck nonetheless.

Yeah, but The Monks were just poseur monks. These will be REAL monks (though dressed up as U.S. G.I.'s in Germany, granted)

― donut bitch (donut), Thursday, 6 May 2004 18:14 (twenty-one years ago)

Not surprised the Trappists aren't for you. Don't feel pressured, you'll find a home soon enough.

― Casuistry (Chris P), Friday, 7 May 2004 04:35 (twenty-one years ago)

you were in mpls??

seriously, best of luck and much love

― g--ff (gcannon), Friday, 7 May 2004 04:45 (twenty-one years ago)

Oh my God! Anthony posted here! :)

Hopefully Casuistry will be proven OTM, BTW. (Also, just to let you know, I totally thought of you when I was at Mass last Sunday, because the theme of that Mass was vocations and being called to serve the Lord.)

― Those Beautiful Lines (Dee the Lurker), Friday, 7 May 2004 05:00 (twenty-one years ago)

ive lost my faith in god.
completely.

im not catholic and im not xian
im back home.

maybe ill explain it when i sort it.

― anthony, Thursday, 13 May 2004 07:46 (twenty-one years ago)

goodbye hello then

― t\'\'t (t\'\'t), Thursday, 13 May 2004 07:50 (twenty-one years ago)

xxxx

― RJG (RJG), Thursday, 13 May 2004 12:32 (twenty-one years ago)

Hello anthony - I hope things are okay for you :)

― C J (C J), Thursday, 13 May 2004 17:38 (twenty-one years ago)

ant, just b/c you aren't xian or catholic doesn't mean you have lost yr faith and spiritually. you are the same good person and will find a better cradle for your beliefs

― Ask For Samantha (thatgirl), Thursday, 13 May 2004 17:42 (twenty-one years ago)

*good thoughts* Wot Sam said.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Thursday, 13 May 2004 17:45 (twenty-one years ago)

Sam, you really could not have put that any better.

― suzy (suzy), Thursday, 13 May 2004 17:47 (twenty-one years ago)

Anthony, I am pretty sure that whatever prompted you to lose your belief in god and xianity, it was probably painful. But if you ask your heart, it will tell you that you are still alive and not to despair. Pain is an inarticulate truth and it requires very careful listening to understand it.

― Aimless (Aimless), Thursday, 13 May 2004 18:06 (twenty-one years ago)

yay youre back!!!!!!!!!

― Pablo Cruise (chaki), Thursday, 13 May 2004 18:06 (twenty-one years ago)

it wasnt painful, its hopeful and joyful.

― anthony, Thursday, 13 May 2004 19:23 (twenty-one years ago)

whoa!

― J0hn Darn1elle (J0hn Darn1elle), Thursday, 13 May 2004 19:38 (twenty-one years ago)

darlin, I adore you, and I'm glad that you're happy.

― luna (luna.c), Thursday, 13 May 2004 19:42 (twenty-one years ago)

Glad to hear it. So, you rejoin us with a lightsome heart, I take it.

― Aimless (Aimless), Thursday, 13 May 2004 19:44 (twenty-one years ago)

I'm glad that you're happy about your decision, Anthony. From a selfish standpoint it is nice to see you posting here again.

― El Diablo Robotico (Nicole), Thursday, 13 May 2004 19:49 (twenty-one years ago)

Hurrah for happiness! :-) It is never to be denied.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Thursday, 13 May 2004 19:50 (twenty-one years ago)

Yay for Anthony finding happiness!

― roxymuzak (roxymuzak), Thursday, 13 May 2004 19:54 (twenty-one years ago)

WTF??

― Debito (Debito), Friday, 14 May 2004 03:20 (twenty-one years ago)

Lost my Christian faith hardcore about ten years ago -- didn't stop the journey, and have felt somehow closer to God at points since. Good luck.

― Colin Meeder (Mert), Friday, 14 May 2004 06:22 (twenty-one years ago)

Wow. You turn your back for a couple of weeks...

― Matt (Matt), Friday, 14 May 2004 21:11 (twenty-one years ago)

all my best wishes as ever, Anthony.

― Matt (Matt), Friday, 14 May 2004 21:14 (twenty-one years ago)

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