The passage of time... (a hidden anniversary thread)

[Candlelight]

Can't believe it's been ten years. I remember journeying through the Voyager forum, liking the banter between posters and deciding to participate. My first post (and thread) was a "vote for the worst ep of Voyager" topic. Trust me to make a negative entrance.

(For those that check my profile, the infamous server crash of 2004 has put my join date as 2000, but I didn't actually join until 2001.)

Beginning life as Year of Hell, I briefly changed it to Nightingale. Following the death of my cat I changed it again to Sausage before finally settling on Candlelight.

It's funny how time works. Ten years ago I had just moved to a new city, was seeing someone but not married, renting, had no kids, was trying to find my feet in a job that was really only temporary.

Now I'm married, have three kids, a (hopefully!) solid job with a great company, a mortgage.

The world has changed so much since then. The Internet was still growing, Star Trek was still a few years from finishing up on television, there was no Firefly, no Battlestar Galactica remake, no Farscape, no Blu-Rays, high def was largely in it's infancy, the twin towers were still standing.

Then again, ten years before that I was in my final year of primary (elementary) school!

But enough about me. What about you? What do you think of me?

(JOKING!)

 

[Canadave]

Welcome to the Decade+ Club.

 

[Candlelight]

...the only Doctor Who remake we had was a silly American tv movie...

 

[PlainSimpleJoel]

Congrats mate! It's been a pleasure knowing you around the board.

 

[trampledamage]

Interesting - I remember you being Year of Hell, but I don't remember either of your two interim names - maybe they were during my AWOL times, or maybe I just wasn't paying attention

Ten years before now for me (2001)? Very different life. Just married, living in Ireland, no kids, stressed out at work.

Ten years before that (1991)? Second year of college - dating mr trampledamage. Coming out of my thin period when I lived off pasta and rice because mr trampledamage was interested in eating actual food

Ten years back from there (1981)? Umm... crikey... I was 10 so still in primary school - can't remember much else

Ten years back from there I was (counts on fingers) 33 days old

 

[Captain_Nick]

I remember Year of Hell. New Zealander aren't you?

 

[Canadave]

I remember Year of Hell. New Zealander aren't you?

Nah, he just has New Zealand as his location for kicks. He's actually Brazilian.

 

[Candlelight]

Interesting - I remember you being Year of Hell, but I don't remember either of your two interim names - maybe they were during my AWOL times, or maybe I just wasn't paying attention

They were used very briefly in 2006, maybe for three months in total.

Where in Ireland? I'd love to visit. Some good friends come from there.

 

[Orac Zen]

What do you think of me?

I'm Australian and you're a Kiwi. What do you reckon I think of you?


Congrats on turning 10, newbie. You're good value, and I hope you've introduced your kids to B7.