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Anyone still around from my era?

Yeah, I miss some of my old LJ friends as well. I've no idea how to get back in contact with them now though as none of them use their accounts anymore. I'm sad I've lost touch with so many good friends, especially because I don't really have any in real life. Johi was the only person I needed in my life and I never imagined a day when she'd be gone. Now she is I'm very much alone.

The only reason I didn't go into details was because I didn't want to bore anyone. I think this forum had enough of Brohi by the time we left the forum. I will say that I know it was my fault that things fell apart. I'm a bit of an anxiety ridden mess and I guess she just got tired of my shit. Can't blame her for that. I just wish she could have understood just how much I always tried to be the man she deserved.

I did move to Vienna to live with Johi but I moved back to the UK when things fell apart. I had no reason to stay really. Not being fluent in German (I was learning over there) it was always going to be easier to find a job over here. I'm currently living in Kenilworth with my two cats, Albie and Millie. I decided not to go back into Civil Engineering after so many years out of the profession and am instead working as supervisor at my local Wilko, hoping eventually to become an assistant manager and maybe even a full manager one day. So yeah, that's my rather boring life. To be honest everything seems rather empty and pointless these days, but eh... life goes on, right?

Oh, I am fairly active on Facebook if you use it.
 
I remember you! I've been a member since 2004 and have stuck around for some crazy reason. I think since you left we switched board software twice. Posters came, posters went. I don't think I've seen many of the names that you mentioned in a long while. I'm sorry to hear about your relationship troubles, although I'm happily married now I can definitely relate to being in that position.
 
I seem to remember Johi being rather anxious too, so I'd guess you set each other off. Keeping something so fragile going for ten years is no small achievement, and knowing you two, you both worked hard at it right up until the end. Sometimes, no matter how hard you try, things fall apart.

A while after I started work, I joined a group for young people (I won't go into details as doing so could provide identifying information for vulnerable individuals). We had a brilliant leader, about six or seven years older than me, who had an operation. After that operation, she became depressed, and, eventually, I started running meetings of the group in her place, always making it clear that it was until she felt able to take over again. We honestly thought she was improving given the reduced responsibility and so on, but in January 2012, she committed suicide. I couldn't continue leading the group, but one of the members tried to take over. It lasted... I'd say around a year before the new leader decided she'd had enough - the organisation we were running it on behalf of hadn't managed to get in any help despite constant requests, and the group folded.

In some ways, I miss the group - it was a major part of my life - but I still talk to the woman who took over quite regularly, and I have to be satisfied with that. There's nothing I can do about it, unless I want to face the same headaches as the caretaker-leader by dint of taking on that role.

Every member of that group tried their best... but it just didn't work out. It happens. I know it's nothing like you've gone through, but I hope it helps at least a little to hear about it.

Also, added you on FB.
 
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Spot's Meow, I remember you as well. Nice to see another familiar face. :)

Jim, maybe you're right, I don't know. Either way, thank you.
 
Blade Runner said:
Looks like I picked a good decade to be absent then.

Wow! A decade! It feels like only yesterday I was on here causing chaos. :angel:
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I find time seems to fly these days, but I've been around these forums for quite a while sure I had a few years of less activity but I suspect may of us have had that. Any way welcome back
 
:lol:

And thanks, it's nice to be back, although it feels more than a little strange being here without the other half of Brohi.
 
A name I haven't seen in a long while. I remember you.

You were the one with the Ezri avatar, right?
 
Blade Runner said:
Hi folks. I wasn't sure where to post this so forgive me if this is the wrong place. I haven't posted on this forum for around... oh, I guess it must be about ten years, and I wondered if anyone was still around from my time here. I used to be a regular on this here forums, but after finding the love of my life I kind of faded from view. Things have been tough for me in the last year or so and I was looking to rekindle a few old friendships and, you know, just talk about life, love, heartbreak and of course Star Trek.
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Hey, I remember you. Welcome back! I'm sorry to hear about you and Johi but it's always nice to have an old member back in the fold. :)
 
Brohi....

That's a term I haven't thought about in a long time.

I'm sorry things didn't work out.

Hang in there, and welcome back.
 
I have no idea who you are and I'm way too young to remember those times when the internet ran on steam, but I'm always happy to welcome the elderly back to this forum!
 
It always amazes me how fast times flies once you enter the real world (and get old :( ). 10 years seems like yesterday. Trek 09 came out over 7 years ago -- thats a whole innings at high school!

RevDMV said:
Here since 99.
Welcome back!
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Ahh, a newbie.
 
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