[sumo] [Sumo Movies] Gomen

[Doreen Simmons]

I never needed the movies, being here on the ground and all, but I have 
always greatly appreciated your hard work, Dale. It was really nice to met 
you when you were here, too.

All good wishes for a relaxed future just enjoying sumo.

Doreen

>Hi all,
>I'm sorry, but the time has come. I've been trying to post daily sumo
>movies for six or seven years now. It may seem like it's a long time
>between basho, but there's a hon-basho 25% of the year. And they
>take place very late in my time zone. This means that 25% of the year
>it's hard for me to get enough sleep to go to work and make a living.
>
>I've tried my best. I think it's time for somebody else to take over.
>This is hard for me- half of the reason I've kept going is the selfish
>motivation that posting makunouchi movies was "my turf", you know?
>But if I ever hope to save some retirement money and have a semi-normal
>life in the mean time, I have to stop staying up late to make sumo movies.
>
>I'd like to return to being a fan of sumo- not somebody who dreads the
>burden of each upcoming basho. I hope I'll still be accepted as a poster
>here.
>
>I really hope some enthusiastic person can take over. I think daily sumo
>digests are available via bittorrent sites. You should be able to watch sumo
>every day with those.
>
>The sumo movies have been really important to me, so this is hard. Really
>hard...
>
>Thanks for everything,
Dale
Doreen Simmons
<jz8d-smmn at asahi-net.or.jp>