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Since we first met a few things have happened. Avendesora Send a noteboard - 17/03/2011 02:06:40 AM
I got married, got pregnant, quit smoking, had the scare of my life with baby, had a kid and gained 15 pounds, my job is getting more stressful by the day, my sons disorder has its share of challenges( but it's not terrible), and I now think I have a thyroid condition. Issues that were once not important have become increasingly so. Amazingly enough my marriage is still doing well. But forgive me if I am not as light-hearted as i once was, life in general has gotten more serious. We've grown up a little, Larry.

And apparently according to Druid, everyone else got the tummytuck and boob job except me, so excuse me if I'm a little bitter about that. :cries:



Amazing what's changed since February 2000 (when I first visited, although I didn't post until the following October) to March 2011. When I first visited, a few months shy of my 26th birthday, I was still in my first year of teaching. I talked a lot more about myself those days - what jobs I was taking, how this would be "it." Other people shared a lot more back then as well. There was more humor involved, even if some of it was silly.

When I was younger, I used to care more what people thought of me, even though most had never seen my face nor heard my voice. I think I even let myself be hurt and frustrated a couple of times by that. Now, it's hard to envision any sort of people behind their e-text. Not much personality emerges from anyone these days. So serious, so morose, so focused on issues and much less on getting to know other people. I think of even those who've been here/at wotmania 7+ years as near-total strangers. All I know is that instead of chit-chat, it's more a gruff nod and then some just plunge into that morass of "issues" as if those things are of paramount interest.

After 11 years, I don't know if I have it in me to make any new friends at this successor site. I just don't share all that much anymore; I'm all about the zany squirrel and wordplay humor and much less about talking about my current job (any of you know anything beyond the vague "he teaches somewhere" thought?) or other interests. I suspect others are much the same.

Yet despite this, do situations ever really repeat themselves when our perspectives change? Or is it that what we've learned and noticed over time is how to forget so much in order not to remember certain details? It sure would be nice for there to be more levity in people's lives these days. I can only say that it was nice to see a student smile less than two weeks after learning that his girlfriend may bear a stillborn baby in less than three months. Small victories are still victories, no?
*MySmiley*

I believe all news and research that supports my opinion, and dismiss the rest as conspiracy and lies.
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Things that I have learned and noticed over 11 years Larry - 16/03/2011 11:07:50 PM 1502 Views
Most of the personal sharing you describe I've shifted over to my Facebook activity. TaskmasterJack - 17/03/2011 12:12:34 AM 766 Views
There is that, yes Larry - 17/03/2011 12:24:14 AM 810 Views
I only use it to keep up with family and share pictures random thoughts - 17/03/2011 04:22:54 AM 704 Views
Facebook; that's that one app for Farmville, right? Joel - 17/03/2011 01:05:58 AM 812 Views
You are getting older, that's all Druid - 17/03/2011 01:12:14 AM 887 Views
Netscape turns 18 next year.... Joel - 17/03/2011 01:21:40 AM 750 Views
It will never catch on! Druid - 17/03/2011 01:32:00 AM 770 Views
Re: It will never catch on! TaskmasterJack - 17/03/2011 01:52:12 AM 722 Views
It's not that I don't still love the Illuminati BBS, a man just needs a little variety sometimes. Joel - 17/03/2011 03:30:55 AM 819 Views
joel, you're about to get married, no leering at other browsers for you! *NM* moondog - 17/03/2011 04:34:35 AM 369 Views
It's cool; we have an open source marriage. Joel - 17/03/2011 05:29:37 PM 758 Views
Re: You are getting older, that's all TaskmasterJack - 17/03/2011 01:53:28 AM 751 Views
Agreed...but Druid - 17/03/2011 03:15:42 AM 941 Views
Re: Agreed...but TaskmasterJack - 17/03/2011 11:30:42 PM 779 Views
What's odd is that I've become happier and more content in recent years Larry - 17/03/2011 02:28:14 AM 955 Views
Familiarity breeds contempt. Joel - 17/03/2011 01:14:03 AM 918 Views
Thanks Larry - 18/03/2011 09:48:49 PM 868 Views
Books: Always finding new ways to enrich peoples lives. Joel - 22/03/2011 10:51:53 PM 888 Views
Since we first met a few things have happened. Avendesora - 17/03/2011 02:06:40 AM 957 Views
Nah, you're not alone. Michael - 17/03/2011 08:47:43 AM 715 Views
Yeah, but you started out with boobs. TaskmasterJack - 17/03/2011 11:32:00 PM 774 Views
There is that, yes Larry - 18/03/2011 09:46:44 PM 875 Views
remember all that time we spent on the phone? sometimes i miss stuff like that temeraire - 17/03/2011 05:34:08 AM 731 Views
There are nights where I crash by 7 PM these days Larry - 18/03/2011 09:38:39 PM 885 Views
Even I have gotten tired of the politics. Ghavrel - 17/03/2011 06:17:23 AM 788 Views
My view on politics has changed quite a bit in the past few years Larry - 18/03/2011 09:40:31 PM 888 Views
Mine hasn't, really, but my opinion of repeating my positions endlessly has. Ghavrel - 18/03/2011 11:14:39 PM 762 Views
There is that, yes Larry - 19/03/2011 01:48:39 PM 847 Views
Things I've learned.. @my - 17/03/2011 02:17:46 PM 706 Views
There is wisdom in that Larry - 18/03/2011 09:54:10 PM 781 Views
Or. I could be that that some people (coughmecough) @my - 22/03/2011 05:55:50 PM 760 Views
I stopped trying to be funny when I realized I wasn't, and that I can't take a joke. Macharius - 17/03/2011 03:19:56 PM 732 Views
nUUUUUUUUUUUd *NM* TaskmasterJack - 17/03/2011 11:32:57 PM 350 Views
Well, you could just be silly instead Larry - 18/03/2011 09:52:46 PM 735 Views
Alas, I am not a resident of Camelot. *NM* Macharius - 19/03/2011 08:16:59 PM 357 Views
'Tis a silly place. Larry - 21/03/2011 10:26:49 PM 651 Views
Don't feel to bad alliandrina - 17/03/2011 04:27:15 PM 783 Views
Ha! Larry - 18/03/2011 09:51:19 PM 698 Views
I think part of the problem is people are simply not posting fun stuff any more random thoughts - 17/03/2011 05:03:52 PM 691 Views
Chat was definitely better than the MB for building personal relationships. TaskmasterJack - 17/03/2011 11:34:49 PM 665 Views
Some of the conversations I have on FB are like chat with really bad lag. *NM* Avendesora - 18/03/2011 01:03:21 AM 366 Views
"FB" and "chat with really bad lag" just naturally go together. Joel - 18/03/2011 04:36:23 PM 786 Views
I think that's near, if not at, the heart of all this Larry - 18/03/2011 09:50:37 PM 724 Views
My problem is I just like to argue random thoughts - 18/03/2011 10:12:03 PM 754 Views
I don't think you like me. rebelaessedai - 18/03/2011 06:27:45 AM 845 Views
So ignore him. I like you. Ghavrel - 18/03/2011 07:32:47 AM 799 Views
rebelaessedai - 19/03/2011 04:43:55 AM 745 Views
Yeah, if you've been avoiding me over an internet fight, you really do. Ghavrel - 19/03/2011 08:56:03 AM 652 Views
What can I say, I have issues. rebelaessedai - 20/03/2011 04:21:12 AM 802 Views
I like you. Lady Mystery - 18/03/2011 01:10:16 PM 786 Views
*splutters* rebelaessedai - 19/03/2011 04:45:03 AM 685 Views
*giggles* Lady Mystery - 21/03/2011 01:10:21 AM 1138 Views
random thoughts is yours? Talk about your unlikely pairings.... Joel - 18/03/2011 04:32:17 PM 812 Views
Re: random thoughts is yours? Talk about your unlikely pairings.... rebelaessedai - 19/03/2011 04:46:59 AM 762 Views
Skype is your friend. Joel - 22/03/2011 10:47:41 PM 861 Views
Really? Larry - 18/03/2011 08:41:35 PM 975 Views
Really. rebelaessedai - 19/03/2011 04:41:46 AM 832 Views
Larry - 19/03/2011 01:49:30 PM 747 Views
It doesn't help that you don't tend to post things that make you likeable. Helene - 18/03/2011 06:55:04 AM 901 Views
I always took those posts as attempts to include people. Joel - 18/03/2011 05:33:55 PM 815 Views
That's a very positive outlook, which perhaps is shared by others *NM* Helene - 18/03/2011 09:13:43 PM 271 Views
Hope so; try thinking in terms of what fantasy used to be like. Joel - 22/03/2011 11:19:36 PM 871 Views
10-11 years ago, I might have thought I was a major part of this site. Uncertain of that now, Larry - 18/03/2011 09:36:26 PM 809 Views
Offering a perspective. Helene - 18/03/2011 10:03:58 PM 742 Views
Re: Offering a perspective. Larry - 19/03/2011 01:46:06 PM 877 Views
The answer my friend, is blowin' in the wind Bad Ash - 19/03/2011 04:19:10 AM 793 Views
Tangled up in blues Larry - 19/03/2011 01:50:52 PM 1055 Views
I haven't changed at all. Jacob - 22/03/2011 01:44:12 PM 828 Views
Re: I haven't changed at all. TaskmasterJack - 22/03/2011 11:37:47 PM 703 Views
You just only propagated, that's all Larry - 23/03/2011 12:33:20 AM 684 Views
Lady Mystery - 23/03/2011 01:15:01 AM 751 Views
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