Bye bye, Newbie, good-bye!
frank
June 18, 2008 at 03:50 AM posted in General DiscussionHello everyone! I see a lot of new faces around here these days. That's just awesome!
I'm Frank Fradella (for those who haven't already had the misfortune) and for a long time I was the guy writing the official Newbie blog for ChinesePod. As of today, that time is at an end (thought it may have seemed I went the way of the dodo some months back).
It's been coming for a good long time, I think. We've gone around the block with changes to the site and changes to my schedule and I finally decided to throw in the towel and call it a day. It's been an extraordinary honor to share my journey with so many creative and dedicated people, and I'll never forget the trust the folks at ChinesePod placed in me to make me their Newbie blogger.
I'm not leaving the site entirely. I've had to put my studies on a maddening hiatus due to the film I'm shooting right now, but expect to see more of me in the coming weeks and months. I'm like a bad penny. I just keep turning up. :-)
Anyway, I just really felt like I ought to say something. Not a good-bye, exactly, but a little tip of the hat to the Powers That Be and the handful of folks who made it over to the blog on a regular basis. You made the experience fun and I thank you a thousand times for it.
Peace, people.
wei1xiao4
June 19, 2008 at 07:40 AM
Frank, you can run but you can't hide from us. Somewhere out there is a poddie still thinking about you. Colleen, Aric, Aggie may all think that they have left us, but they never really did. You are part of C-pod history. We look foward to the next chapter. Good luck!
henning
June 19, 2008 at 04:51 AM
Frank,
I for sure do hope you stay with us here, though...
And like executer I am hoping for your UI blog to pop up some day.
chillosk
June 19, 2008 at 03:07 AM
Good luck Frank! Don't forget us when you're strutting the red carpets of Cannes and the Oscars!
excuter
June 18, 2008 at 11:54 AM
ohohoh...where will this lead us to...anyways, Frank I hope one day after your movie you start your upper intermediate blog ^_^
lunetta
June 18, 2008 at 06:15 AM
Well, Frank, it's never been a misfortune having you around. Just don't forget to turn up once in a while as promised.
P.S. Maybe you should consider making screwball comedy with Clay and Amber. They seem made for it, don't they?
clay
June 18, 2008 at 05:43 AM
i meant a role where we are antagonist and protaganist. i want to be the one to try and make your life a living hell.
clay
June 18, 2008 at 05:40 AM
If you need a leading man and women for your movie, amber and i are currently available for negotiation.
azerdocmom
June 18, 2008 at 05:30 AM
Ah, the tides of change has even swept up Franklicious. Good luck on your movie, and please keep us updated, alright?
sebire
June 21, 2008 at 05:34 AMGood luck Frank!