Retrospectives
Posted: Fri Jun 05, 2020 8:37 pm
Mired in the inescapable boredom of plague-induced lockdown, I've been reflecting here and there on my personal history and growth over the years and happened to realize that its been about a decade since I've been active here (2009 was the last time I had more than three posts in a single year), which got me thinking about the ways that I've changed in the time since.
I first got into Giants not too long after its release in 2001, which... is little weird to think about. I was such a fu**ing child, lol. It was pretty much my first substantial experience with online gaming and I was kind of a mess of unresolved personal issues and insecurities... which is pretty much the norm for being a teenager I suppose, but still.
These days I'm less... well, to be blunt less of an idiotic, arrogant, edgy, assh***. I had a few phases in which I was a completely insufferable jackass in one way or another over my time in and around the Giants community, with more than a few things that I very deeply regret having said or done. I'm also less of an irrepressible tryhard, which is a good thing. :V
In the time since I've been part of the Giants community I've done such exciting things as pulling my head out of my metaphorical ass, gotten married, quitting my job to take up cooking, helped work on a (really fu**ing good if I don't say so myself) homemade forum package, moving to Seattle only to fu**ing hate it and return back to Portland after five years, nearly gotten murdered by a skinhead, made a few shocking personal realizations, helped pull a few folks out of horrifically abusive environments, briefly been an admin on a my little pony forum (I have regrets), among other things. I'm also going to be having my 35th birthday this month, which... gives me mixed emotions :VVVV
I'm still big on games, though these days I mostly play roguelikes, indies, and random Nintendo sh**, and am recovering to a brief stint with a downright awful MMORPG. I play a lot of Star Citizen every few months as well, and have enjoyed watching things come together in it. Beyond all of that, I'm looking forward to the upcoming Vampire the Masquerade game, as well as Cyberpunk.
But yeah, mildly curious to see if anyone else (not even necessarily just crusty old people, to be clear)happens upon this thread at some point and wants to add any of their own experiences. The fact that this site is still alive and kicking at this point (big props to King tbh) is nothing short of incredible imo.
I first got into Giants not too long after its release in 2001, which... is little weird to think about. I was such a fu**ing child, lol. It was pretty much my first substantial experience with online gaming and I was kind of a mess of unresolved personal issues and insecurities... which is pretty much the norm for being a teenager I suppose, but still.
These days I'm less... well, to be blunt less of an idiotic, arrogant, edgy, assh***. I had a few phases in which I was a completely insufferable jackass in one way or another over my time in and around the Giants community, with more than a few things that I very deeply regret having said or done. I'm also less of an irrepressible tryhard, which is a good thing. :V
In the time since I've been part of the Giants community I've done such exciting things as pulling my head out of my metaphorical ass, gotten married, quitting my job to take up cooking, helped work on a (really fu**ing good if I don't say so myself) homemade forum package, moving to Seattle only to fu**ing hate it and return back to Portland after five years, nearly gotten murdered by a skinhead, made a few shocking personal realizations, helped pull a few folks out of horrifically abusive environments, briefly been an admin on a my little pony forum (I have regrets), among other things. I'm also going to be having my 35th birthday this month, which... gives me mixed emotions :VVVV
I'm still big on games, though these days I mostly play roguelikes, indies, and random Nintendo sh**, and am recovering to a brief stint with a downright awful MMORPG. I play a lot of Star Citizen every few months as well, and have enjoyed watching things come together in it. Beyond all of that, I'm looking forward to the upcoming Vampire the Masquerade game, as well as Cyberpunk.
But yeah, mildly curious to see if anyone else (not even necessarily just crusty old people, to be clear)happens upon this thread at some point and wants to add any of their own experiences. The fact that this site is still alive and kicking at this point (big props to King tbh) is nothing short of incredible imo.