There’s a scene in the Tim Burton film Ed Wood in which the low-budget filmmaker meets his idol, Orson Welles. The two briefly discuss their strikingly similar problems, and then the legendary director imparts the young Wood with this little bit of wisdom: “Visions are worth fighting for. Why spend your life making someone else’s dreams?”
It’s been a pleasure to write for LVLs. these last five (!) years. It’s helped me develop my writing skills, and I’ve done my best to try to provide worthy content for Wildcat’s blog. And at the end of the day, that’s what LVLs. is: Wildcat’s personal project. I’ve only been a contributor in that regard, and don’t get me wrong, it’s been my pleasure.
But as a developing writer, it was inevitable that I would begin to outgrow my position and feel the need to come into my own. That’s why I started up my own blog back in 2011. I figured that if I was going to put that much effort into something, I would like it to be my own project. As a result, I’ve drifted away from LVLs. these past several months, and focused more on my blog.
But I never meant for it to be an abandonment of LVLs. It’s been an online home to me for five years, and I’d be glad to continue involvement with it in some capacity. (After all, my writing still gets far more exposure here.) It’s simply the case that our visions are naturally diverging.
As I forge ahead in my own direction, I wish Wildcat the best of luck in his. I’m looking forward to seeing what new ideas and articles he and Jason come up with this year, and I hope to still make an occasional contribution. So, perhaps this isn’t as much a farewell as it is a “see ya around.”
With that, I take my leave. Thanks to all who have read my stuff on LVLs. I have officially gained experience and leveled up!
It’s been a while, but TheSpeedGamers are back, and about to kick off their 72-hour Mario Marathon later today (December 14) at 7 pm EST/4 pm PST. As you can imagine, they’ll be playing tons of Mario games from past and present, including the recently released New Super Mario Bros U.
Last year, the owner of Nintendo fan site 
