WOW, that post by the OP might have set a record in replying to many comments in one post.  Good job OP.

My final bit of advice for the moment is that even though social media is important, this bitcoinforum is pretty central to almost everything that goes down in the bitcoin world.  Don't stay away for too long or rumors of your demise will almost certainly pop up and damage your reputation.  It's unfortunate that sometimes these rumors are just unfounded as someone might be away for other reasons yet I've seen it many times.  Stay on top of your bitcointalk.org thread if you want to build your rep!  That's my 2 satoshis.