PILLCAT! Showed me this site sometime at the end of 1998...when it was the OLD OLD board..I posted under a few alias's, got a little bit of info, and that was that.
I didn't have my own compooter then, so it was just whenever I was at school that I could look at it.
THEN. I got my own comp, and have been an addict since. I think I started posting like crazy in about August. I haven't stopped. Honestly. BUT you all know this already.
At first visiting the board was about the info. I think that's why some people miss the old board so much. You know what I think happened? We learned so much so fast, and new research hasn't really come to light yet (well not much anyway) so alot of us have lost the passion for research. We've kind exhausted our resources right now. That's not to say I still don't have a heap to learn, and with each new member comes something to new to find out about BUT, I think this board is no longer a place where *I* would search for HARDCORE info. It's a starting place, and that's fine.
It's a good place to learn about things if you don;t have the capacity to be able to translate kilometers of scientific babble. Someone here can usually help you understand it.
I miss the inimacy of the old board too though. I miss the fact that it wasn't ALWAYS ABOUT PLUR. The fact that we could still bond, and get along and have common interests without having to shelter under the acronym we all know, and dare I say it, love, PLUR. Sure people said it sometimes...but it was more of an underlying, subtle thing.
BUT, this board has it's advantages too. I LOVE seeing the friendships that have formed. There are WAY more meetups happening on this board than ever before. I think that's the way to go!
I love the fact that every time I log onto this board, I get excited about reading new posts. I get joy out of funny posts, I feel good when I help someone out, I love providing entertainment with my posts, whether they be abusive and rude (??), stupid and dumb or sad and whingy.
I love letting you people learn a little bit more about me in every single post.
I love being totally sincere after a week full of ranting and raving and silly sexual innuendoes. I love watching to see if anyone takes me seriously after this post.
I Love Bluelight.
I Do.
I'm Pathetic.
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sunshine,smiles and stardust
mona