Oh hi! I remember you. You weren't nearly as bad as a lot of the baddies, so don't feel bad.



Are you inplying the Easter Bunny isn't real? :unsure2:




Yeah I haven't seen her online on other places either. She must be super busy with her horsies and work. I miss KT!

where the hell have you been ? :stare:

Maybe he managed to unplug from this Matrix.

I had just noticed last month that it's been eight years since I registered at this forum. I've never posted here on a consistent basis, but I've read this forum almost every day for over eight years. I know more people here than people know me.
Admittedly, I've probably had more than a couple of embarassing moments here, too. I can recall at least one argument with a moderator over the closing of a thread I made. I'll never remember what it was, though. And, most likely, I was just in a very bad mood that day.
Of course, that is to be expected. I joined when I was fifteen years old! Now I'm nearly twenty-four, I'm getting married next year, and the fifth Elder Scrolls game is coming out. I remember reading previews for Morrowind as if it were yesterday. How time flies.

Really, for me to stick around anywhere for the length of time I've been here, especially on the internet, says a lot for the quality of this community. And, I should add, for the quality of Bethesda's games. I never agree with all their changes for the next Elder Scrolls game, but I end up creating fond memories playing them, nonetheless.

Here's hoping I'll still be here in ten years, looking forward to The Elder Scrolls VIII.

If I draw anything anymore it's pretty infrequent. I work at a retirement home for patients with alzheimers and dementia right now and every now and then I'll sit down and draw some flower arrangements from the dining area to give to one of them as a gift. They normally enjoy the drawings very much and it's usually pretty fun because on something as small scale as a little still life like that I can put a lot of detail into a drawing and really go to town releasing any creative sparks onto the page. Much simpler than trying for larger scale things like I used to.



Well, I think it's been something like 4 years or so since I've been really active on the forums, maybe longer, so in that time I graduated from high school, tried my hand at college--which didn't work out too well; I wasn't up to the rigor of schoolwork, not for lack of ability to complete it well but to lack of real drive and large school bills staring back at me around every corner--and moved to Austin, TX. where I live today. I've been here for 2 years now and really like the city, though I don't spend any real time in the "city" area and live on the outskirts of town, almost in Round Rock, TX. I moved here to live with my then-girlfriend and just over 10 months ago we were married here in the church that we go to. We have both been working together for about a year or so at the same retirement home and love our jobs.

We both played WoW for a few years and had some fun with it but lately we''ve backed away from gaming and focused more on free time outside of the house. Our lives are so busy with work and all of the things that we do outside of it that we just don't enjoy spending time lounging around the house like we used to. We tried playing RIFT but that lasted about a month and my interest in online gaming has fallen away. That's why I'm back here looking at pretty screenshots from Skyrim. I think I'll probably take a similar approach to Stormrider and not look into the game too terribly much just so that I don't spoil myself, but I can't help myself when it comes to looking at screenshots. I appreciate the work that the artists put into their creation and enjoy deciding how I would have done things differently or what inspires me about what they've done, even if I don't really draw these days.

I doubt I'll really become too active on the forums again unless I find something to really draw me in because I just don't have the time that I used to, but who knows?

Hah wow. You guys have been here a long time!

Probably what makes this forum so great though, the fact that we got a community that sticks around here for 10 years.

:P

Wow Ang, congrats! :celebration:

Yep, internet years.

Well hello, wall of text. :laugh:

Ahhh! Ang! It's been a long time. I haven't seen you on here in literally years. Congratz on the marriage! I remember when you two were still dating a very long time ago.
Anyone remember Angs infamous "calf avatar"? When he took a picture of his calf muscle and put it as his avatar? Ahaha..good times.

Looking back at all my old PM's, I look like a pissy noob.

I've saved virtually all of them save for the ones I deleted from members I don't even remember or were banned.

Looking at my new ones, I'm still a pissy noob. I'm another one who archives everything: just as well PMs and emails don't take up (much) physical space... :unsure:

I remember calling the Oblivion community here immature like, 5 years ago. I was the immature one.

I also remember it was Zanderat who came and :nono: 'ed, putting me in my place right there.

Nice to see you Ang. Congrats on the marriage, and having a life outside of gaming/the internet. (Sounds fun. )

Best wishes to you and yours should you disappear again. :foodndrink:

Hey Stormy. :hugs: You still looking all handsome in a uniform?


Hey Padalin.


Hey Ang, good to see you around. Great news on being married and as for your job, I can't think of anyone more fitting to care for the elderly. I'm sure you do a great job and that those patients are happy to have you.

I think all of us were pissy noobs when we joined, whenever that was :tongue:

So, am i the only one here who hasn't had multiple accounts? :huh:

I haven't. Probably should have after creating my account with a lame name years ago.

And even better out of it, my dear ^_^

You doing okay, summer? And all those old long-time-no-see members?

Any day above ground's a good day, I guess. Good to see you on the forum.

Well i hope everything is going pretty good in you're life then.

I actually do have another account. I created it so I could retrieve my password for this account by asking a mod to retrieve it for me. I didn't have the email account associated with my account. I'm assuming they could tell it was me by my IP otherwise I doubt they would've just reset a password to an account I claimed to be mine.

I have lurked here for a mere five years, occasionally breaking cover.

Even so, the original post triggered a nostalgia synapse or three. As did no small number of the replies posted.

Archie, is the chat still populated with interesting and intelligent denizens?

If you have never experienced the chat room, there is a link in Archie's signature.


This is my first and only account. I do understand how one could begin to wonder.