Sounds pretty cool that we're going to merge with another forum. After all, it will introduce a lot of new members to communicate with and help.
As for what I've been up to; I've recently moved and didn't have the internet hooked up for over a month, and overall, I just got burnt out for a bit on the whole PC/Tech scene. I was so very active in many different places (forums, games, youtube, etc.) that I just wanted to switch it up a bit. But I must say, it's good to be back!