Post by Thundy on Aug 28, 2012 6:25:16 GMT -5
It's that time of year again, on this day in 2005 I signed up to this forum. This place has been with me throughout my secondary school years, into sixth form, then university, and well, out of university in the present. I've come a long way since being an excitable 13 year old with a dialup internet connection, now I'm 20, some landlord is trusting me with an entire house and I have bills and taxes to pay.
And I've been through a lot as well, the past 2 years have been increasingly tough on me, I've seen myself have to quit out of uni, seen all my friends get serious and move on with their lives, this forum has always been there, even though if all I do is complain these days about this and that.
Over the years I've met many fine people here; Tracy, Leoness, Strife, Lulu, Huntress, Madz, Celestial, Fraze, Ginz, Spot, Fj0rd, Crystal, among others. My parents became so used to NTWFers being at my house they didn't even question it after the second or third time. I've spoken to countless others over telephone and Skype.
And here's where the celebration stops, this isn't a rant as much as a footnote, or rather an observation. As time goes on, I find myself with less and less in common with both myself when I joined, and the forum itself. There are some things I don't agree with and there are some things that tick me off about the NTWF, but I try my best not to air out any dirty laundry. What I will say is that we have drifted apart, I hardly post anymore, and one by one all the people I had regular day-to-day contact with disappeared or just fell out of contact. The more this happens, the more out of touch I feel.
So I'd like to end with the hope that this next year isn't just more of the same. I'm aware it takes two [or more] to tango in conversation, and that people become busier as they move through life, but I'm going to try my part to keep in touch with everyone, and it would be great if we could talk more, NTWF, because it's something that I miss about this place above all else.
Thank you for your time, NTWF, and I hope I'm around for my 8th year in 2013.
And I've been through a lot as well, the past 2 years have been increasingly tough on me, I've seen myself have to quit out of uni, seen all my friends get serious and move on with their lives, this forum has always been there, even though if all I do is complain these days about this and that.
Over the years I've met many fine people here; Tracy, Leoness, Strife, Lulu, Huntress, Madz, Celestial, Fraze, Ginz, Spot, Fj0rd, Crystal, among others. My parents became so used to NTWFers being at my house they didn't even question it after the second or third time. I've spoken to countless others over telephone and Skype.
And here's where the celebration stops, this isn't a rant as much as a footnote, or rather an observation. As time goes on, I find myself with less and less in common with both myself when I joined, and the forum itself. There are some things I don't agree with and there are some things that tick me off about the NTWF, but I try my best not to air out any dirty laundry. What I will say is that we have drifted apart, I hardly post anymore, and one by one all the people I had regular day-to-day contact with disappeared or just fell out of contact. The more this happens, the more out of touch I feel.
So I'd like to end with the hope that this next year isn't just more of the same. I'm aware it takes two [or more] to tango in conversation, and that people become busier as they move through life, but I'm going to try my part to keep in touch with everyone, and it would be great if we could talk more, NTWF, because it's something that I miss about this place above all else.
Thank you for your time, NTWF, and I hope I'm around for my 8th year in 2013.
