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Post by 8bitbluemage on Jan 30, 2011 0:34:41 GMT -5
Wow, what memories... I can't believe how long it was... five years, was it? I may have been a latecomer, but this was still my very first online community. I was a total idiot, to the point that I cringe just looking back at my stupidity.
But you know? The way you guys treated me kind of helped in the end. When I do something stupid, I'm at least prepared for whatever concequences that may come, and even then, I try to keep that to a minimum.
I still remember the old RPs. Back when we had villains to be played by Gen... Back when I wasn't very good at RPing in general. Funny thing is, I still have those characters... they've grown, forged new relationships, and got expanded a lot. Although quite a bit of their backstories regarding this forum got retconned, I'll still remember this place as their origin.
Although his time with them was short, Jason never forgot about Panda, her friend (Saerie was it?), and their chinchilla.
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Post by Christi on Jan 30, 2011 13:38:48 GMT -5
There are definitely a lot of memories tied to this place, both good and bad in their ways. But then that's all part of growing up and learning as well. I know I've had my own fair share of stupidity and regrets.
I always kind of hope that more people would pop back in every now and then, even if to just say hi, but I realize life can keep people busy and when you have colleges and jobs those come first.
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Post by 8bitbluemage on Jan 30, 2011 18:12:00 GMT -5
Indeed. I'd prefer I could visit this site under better circumstances, but until then, I'm stuck on a Wii. Not very good for RPing, huh?
Regardless, I'm intrigued that you two still use this site. Maybe I'll try to do something, but it won't have very frequent responds. I'm sure Dameon would like another interesting day in his life.
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Post by Zaku on Jan 31, 2011 11:39:16 GMT -5
I'm on a break though. Rping constantly for like half a year wore me out.
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Post by Christi on Feb 1, 2011 12:15:06 GMT -5
It's been a bit rough for me here as well. Most of the time I just feel like sleeping, though I try to get on daily just to see if there's anything new.
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Post by 8bitbluemage on Feb 3, 2011 21:25:31 GMT -5
Understandable. I've been growing busier recently, so I too can only check in once a day or so.
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Post by Christi on Feb 4, 2011 16:57:50 GMT -5
Seems things just took a nose dive here... my granddad has been in the hospital because of a fractured hip (...tripping over my cat), and has cancer on top of that. I just found out that he took a turn for the worst last night and has his lungs filled with fluid... the fact that he's been having fluid retention in various parts of his body as well as a highly irregular pulse makes me think that it's congestive heart failure. I doubt he'll be around much longer. My mother is taking time off work and is going to be staying here with me, so I'll be having to keep her company and hopefully help her mentally prepare for the inevitable.
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Post by Kyle20 on Feb 6, 2011 22:14:52 GMT -5
Good to hear from you, Mage. We definitely treated you like a piece of shit since you were on the bottom of the gang's social ladder, but it's good to see that there's no hard feelings. Stuff like that is usually really good to learn from. I cringe looking back at my own stupidity pretty much every year.
That sucks, Christi. Just hang in there, and hopefully you'll be alright.
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Post by Christi on Feb 8, 2011 15:56:38 GMT -5
I'm alright as I can be... kind of had a bit of a breakdown a couple of days ago, but that's mainly the stress. My aunt was only a phone all away, so I spent a couple of days there recuperating.
Unfortunately my granddad passed away early Saturday morning, so things are going to be rather hectic and busy for the next little while. I'm staying here to take care of the house myself, and I'm sure I won't have to worry too much about it but I'm also here to make sure no one tries to take off with anything.
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Post by 8bitbluemage on Feb 8, 2011 23:55:54 GMT -5
I wish I could feel for you Christie, but I've never been in any real emotional distress before. In fact, my sister brought it to my attention that I have no emotions at all when it comes to departed family. I've already lost both grandfathers, but... I never really reacted much. It makes me curious about myself... will I be the same way when my mom dies? It's always hearing about those recently passed that makes me really think about the world...
So while I can honestly offer no sincere sympathies, please understand I bear no disrespect either. I'm just... really not good with these things.
Nice to hear from you too, Kyle. It's been a while, but I've seen enough faces of the internet to get by. I'm still not all that great with people myself, but I'm certainly not as bad as... my Mage days...
Curiously enough, this is the only place where my nickname was Mage. Everywhere else, it's 8bit. I've almost come to consider the two to be alter egos or something even. ^_^ Silly as that may sound...
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Post by Christi on Feb 9, 2011 11:17:26 GMT -5
No worries about it Mage. It was more the finally getting a chance to relax after taking care of him for a year and practically waiting on him hand and foot while he battled cancer. It was extremely difficult to deal with, and I definitely know that I'll never get into nursing.
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Post by Kyle20 on Feb 9, 2011 20:34:05 GMT -5
I can relate to you there about the lack of emotion after death, Mage. I haven't shed a tear about anything non-fictional in like 10 years, but that will probably end soon. For me it has mostly had to do with the fact that I stay pretty emotionally detached from my family members that don't live in my house, especially the older ones. That said, I'm sure this trend will stop with the next passing.
In regards to nicknames I had it pretty basic, but for some reason I'll never forget this one time where Gen called me Mr. Twenty. It was one time, and I still remember.
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