Not going to Japan

I bombed out of the qualifier for the SA Closed (see last Sunday's post for more info), and that means I'm most likely never going to the WAGC. I find it strangely liberating; I've made dan, am out of the running for the WAGC, and now there's nothing left for me regarding go except to enjoy the game for the sake of the game alone. That's kind of cool (not as cool as going to the WAGC, but, hey, fuck it, right?).