Gold Star Challenge!! Man, that was pretty fun.Quote:
Originally Posted by qwertysaur
I thought that was from the threads of fate site content contribution. :pQuote:
Originally Posted by Azar
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Gold Star Challenge!! Man, that was pretty fun.Quote:
Originally Posted by qwertysaurI thought that was from the threads of fate site content contribution. :pQuote:
Originally Posted by Azar
Wow, I wish I'd realized there were so many EoFFers in the northwest before I left Seattle!
I still play VI and VII pretty regularly, but I never really got into anything after IX.Quote:
Originally Posted by Cz
Teek! :D How could we forget you?Quote:
Originally Posted by Teek
But where the hell is BOU?
Jesus, you guys spammed this thread up quick. xD I've only read the first page so far, but I'll have to go through the rest; any thread with Sean, RSL, Asoria, and Teek coming back has to be worthwhile.
Good to hear from you guys again. :)
Whew, just had a quick skim through the thread. Reading some of the first few pages made me feel like it was 2003 all over again. Nostalgia overload. But where is BOU? That ugly ogre needs to post here.
I know, you love me so much that to you I am well beyond "decent." :love:Quote:
Originally Posted by Dr Unne
"Near mint condition"? Please. You're so old even your account has one foot in the grave.Quote:
EOFF USER ACCOUNT #2 FOR SALE VERY RARE NEAR MINT CONDITION HARDLY USED BIDDING STARTS $100 SERIOUS OFFERS ONLY PLEASE
Leeza! EoFF has gone all to hell since you left. Why, they even left me on staff!Quote:
Originally Posted by Leeza
You should post in EoEO just so I can EoEO ban you. :D
This is all lies. Jojo is my adopted daughter, and I do my best to keep her out of trouble. Which is very difficult, since little mentally-deficient, hyperactive monkeys never stay still.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jojee
Pffft, I bet half the people in this thread remember you!Quote:
Originally Posted by Teek
I'll get on him coming on here! I hope things are going well, Asorie.Quote:
Originally Posted by Asorie
And hi Raist. :)
Oh Jess. I won't judge you for that.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jessweeee♪
To your face, anyways.
Oh, and hi, all. :p
Eeeee I've missed you :c)
Quote:
Originally Posted by Agent Proto
Cram it, Proto.
edit: but some seriously wise words incoming. It's very cool to see many of the niggas in this very same topic. :jess: Almost feels like no time has passed, but this whole baby frenzy seriously ruined it for me.
And this is for Kalenisis, something I never would of thought admitting: cheesecake is absolutely delicious!
*Blushes slightly*
How goes it?
It's ok, she's used to the rest of the sane portion of EoFF judging her FF tastes relentlessly.Quote:
Originally Posted by Giga GuessOh Jess. I won't judge you for that.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jessweeee♪
To your face, anyways.
I'm alive and well! What about you? I haven't seen you in aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaagggggggggggggeeeeeeeeeeessssssssssssss
On second thought, I don't want Coach to leave.
TOSHIHARU IS IN JAIL FOR DRUG DEALING AND NEEDS BAIL
MikkyPikkyWikky: I intend to have my son post here when he gets a little older. I'm trying to get him interested in games but at almost 2 years old his attention span isn't great enough for Final Fantasy games.
I don't game nearly as much as I used to. I still try to play FFVI once a year on my DS. XIII kinda disappointed me. I haven't even tried the sequel. I'm playing Ni No Kuni right now and it's the first time I've logged 50+ hours in a game in a long time.
I will try to stick around and post more often for Danny. I miss RSL and Danny and Proto and Ally and Halan and Shlup and Sephex (Alan?) and eest and Shorty and man I probably forgot a bunch of people but I'm getting old now.
And bleys! Holy crap.
And kellyyyyyyyyyyyy and Evan and Nicky and Jules and alixsar and Ed and BOU and probably more.
The av/sig combo came back when I 'returned' last year... sadly it hasn't been all old-school all the time.Quote:
Originally Posted by MikztsuQuote:
Originally Posted by Big D
No name change, no avatar change - I approve dis.
Holy crap, in addition to the fabled ones who'd already posted by the time I got here, this thread now has eest, Leeza, Mik, Burtsplurt, Neel, Spiffing Cheese, Rubah, foa, cl_out, Void, Joy and countless others besides... This thread is really taking me back. Even though I'm still in touch with plenty of you guys in the Facebooks, it's not quite the same as the beloved old format this place offers.
When I joined this place I'd just started my second year of university, and I still sorely lacking in life experience and really did not 'get' people to a large extent. Being reminded of where this all started is reminding me of how much I've grown and learned over the last decade. This place and its people have been with me during some truly remarkable times, and that's something I remain grateful for.
Also:
QFTQuote:
Originally Posted by The Man
Agreed, I don't think spending time here discussing didn't harm us ( to say the least) in growing process, I believe. It feels really good to see most are all well and happy ( and I'm not just saying this). :)
Mattyyyyyyyyyyyyyy! I was just thinking about you today! So awesome to see ya back in here too :) I gotta get Jewels to post!Quote:
Originally Posted by m4tt
Oh and I played FFXIII but NOTHING can beat FFVII!!! :D
So many wonderful people showed up. Good job LB.
I've got
Mikart
somewhere, damn I wanted to post it, where is it!?
Wish a lot of you were still around. Mind, not all of you, but a lot. Maybe even the majority.
Do I get any points for having already having Where's My Water? My son loves it.
I'm particularly susceptible to the nostalgia bug, so this thread roxor'd me in all the right places.
Hah hah. :D I don't know why this made me laugh so hard. Haven't heard "roxor" in a really long time.Quote:
Originally Posted by chionos
I just saw this. Congrats!! So crazy how people have grown up. I was a kid when I first started posting and now there's people having babies. NUTS!Quote:
Originally Posted by m4ttHe got you too huh? Well I told him I'd post when I got home but I'm in a boring meeting all day so why not just post now?Quote:
Originally Posted by Halan
Hi everyone. Cid you wrote my name in fries.
I'm married with a kid too! But she's not from EoFF so I'm not as cool. I haven't been gone all that long either, I still lurk from time to time.
Teek, I hope you have better luck with Mikey than I did because he hasn't replied to my messages but he's definitely seen 'em. Hope he at least pops in, his OP's are (for me) the best EoFF has ever had. He's so DEEP and MANLY.
The member known as Del Snizz has been contacted although I'm unsure if he'll respond. I do nudge him from time to time, though, so yeah... fingers crossed.
Hi everyone,
I'm currently in Egypt and have to go to airport now but wanted to say hi, I'll post properly when I'm in Australia.
SITA! :D 101 different people have now posted in this thread...
(SPOILER)Acmlm
Agent Proto
Alixsar
Asorie
Awrini
Azar
BatChao
Behold the Void
Bert
Big D
Bombshell
Breine
Bubba
Burtsplurt
Calliope
Chickencha
chionos
Chris
Cid
Cim
Citizen Bleys
Cloudane
Coach
Collector
crono_logical
Cz
Del Murder
demondude
Denmark
Dr Unne
edczxcvbnm
eestlinc
Endless
erikramza
Faris
fire_of_avalon
Freya
G13
Giga Guess
Goldenboko
Halan
Happy Noodle Boy
I'm my own MILF
Jessweeee♪
Jojee
Jowy
Kalen
Kawaii Ryűkishi
krissy
Leeza
Linus
Lockharted
Lone Wolf Leonhart
Loony BoB
m4tt
Mikztsu
Mindflare
Mirage
Miriel
Momiji
-N-
NeoCracker
Nic
NorthernChaosGod
Old Manus
Orestes
Pantz
Parker
Peegee
Pike
Psychotic
Quinter Wonderland
qwertysaur
Raistlin
Renmiri
Resha
Rinoabella
RSL
rubah
Rye
SammieBabe
Samuraid
Sephex
Shauna
Shiny
Shlup
Shoeberto
Shorty
Sita Atis
smittenkitten
Spiffing Cheese
Takkun
Teek
The Man
The Summoner of Leviathan
theundeadhero
Tifa's Boobs
Tigmafuzz
TrollHunter
Vivi22
Wolf Kanno
I think I'll post just to make up numbers. :D
This does not surprise me.Quote:
Originally Posted by Citizen Bleys
Regarding the question on whether us old timers still play FF, I made it all the way through was X. I bought X-II and it was the worst thing of all time. Dabbled with XI and never really figured it out. Fumbled my way through XII and beat it. Got XIII and just never had time to dedicate to it.
However, being back here makes me want to dedicate a night of apple pie moonshine to the game and pick it back up until I pass out in a slobbering mes.
Who are all these weirdos posting here? Is this like a reunion? :tongue:
A super-reunion. Heya Rocky :D
Thanks Daniel for inviting me back here to see how everyone is doing. It really has been that long! My avatar is so outdated...lol
A little update on me. I've been living in Korea now for the past 5 years teaching English to Elementary School kids. I really adapted to life well, and I might be here for a while. I've also turned vegetarian and I'm a full time animal rights activist.
Anyways, great to see some old faces. Hope everyone is well!
Matt! You have no idea how much I've missed you too. <3Quote:
Originally Posted by m4tt
Anyone know what happened to Rusty?
CACTUAR2K? Was that his name?
Nah, the user Rusty. I think her name was Chloe or something. I remember cause I'm pretty sure we lived in the exact same town. I should ask WildRaubtier, he knew her better.
I'm playing Fire Emblem on 3DS right now, but I liked XIII a lot and will probably play Lightning Returns.
I got married because of EoFF and an EoFF person officiated the ceremony so I think I win?
I want to just go down the thread and write individual replies to everyone here, but I don't want to hurt the feelings of anyone who I don't remember that well. YOU CHANGED YOUR NAME. HOW CAN I KEEP TRACK OF WHO YOU ARE IF YOU'RE GOING TO CHANGE YOUR NAME LIKE THAT? I AM SAYING THIS WITH NO HINT OF IRONY OR SELF-AWARENESS!
If I ever wronged you: I'm sorry. I didn't know any better.
If I ever made you laugh or think or grow: It was probably unintentional.
If you found what you were looking for in life: I'm super proud of you and I know that you couldn't have done it without me.
If you're still looking: I'm right there with you.
I have a bunch of EoFF guys on my twitter feed but I can always use more!! add @mikegon
I don't know what else to say. You all look great
I swear I fixed that name for you! Anyway, fixed (again?) now.
EDIT: Who officiated? =o
Been doing well, Cim, chipping at Diablo 3 when the mood strikes, been playing MtG...yerself?
CODY! Sup? :DQuote:
Originally Posted by Mr Rocko
That's Simon the Pieman!Quote:
Originally Posted by Agent Proto
Sup BOU
:mad2:Quote:
Originally Posted by JowyKnox won't ever post here again. He still makes fun of me for it. :aimsad:Quote:
Originally Posted by Calliope
I'm just scared. A lot of people here remember a very different and much stupider young me. I've changed now, but that memory would be hard to shake, and I don't know if it's worth opening old wounds to show anyone, some of whom had very legitimate reasons to dislike me.
For what it's worth, I miss many of you, and this was the first place I felt a legitimate sense of community. I'm sorry I messed that up, and hope you can find a way to forgive me, because I still haven't fully forgiven myself.
(I live in Portland now and am doing well. On October 2nd, I will have lived here for 2 consecutive years, making it the longest I have ever lived anywhere as an adult.)
Dude. You need to hang out here more. This is the kind of game industry talk that I wish we had more of here :(Quote:
Originally Posted by Azar
I was going to respond to this saying I tweeted BOU before I saw his post. But then I remembered Bleys's original audio introduction to the staff when I looked at your name and laughed and laughed and laughed.Quote:
Originally Posted by AsorieWow, I wish I'd realized there were so many EoFFers in the northwest before I left Seattle!
I still play VI and VII pretty regularly, but I never really got into anything after IX.Quote:
Originally Posted by Cz
Teek! :D How could we forget you?Quote:
Originally Posted by Teek
But where the hell is BOU?
I know you say this jokingly but you're really responsible for me growing a lot when I was younger. I was thinking recently about the big influences on my life and a lot of it points back to you. I probably wouldn't be in to game design and programming if it wasn't for Sick Irony, or into film if it wasn't for your ASC articles, or listen to as much soul-enriching music if you didn't go on about Radiohead and Pink Floyd and Elliot Smith back in the day. I don't think I ever intentionally tried to imitate you back then, but I just thought you were one of the coolest mothersmurfers online and liked your taste in things a lot. I literally don't think I'd be where I am or who I am if it wasn't for you.Quote:
Originally Posted by Big Ogre Umaro
Thanks.
Hey. I very much doubt anyone will remember me as I've not logged in here in about 6 years buuuut BoB made me do it (hardly a unique occurance from reading this thread). He probably remembers me because I threw up in his toilet once. :D
I had some good times spending my teenage years on here. Made a few friends that I stay in sporadic touch with.
I started out posting god-awful fanart in the fanart forum and bizarrely now I actually get paid to draw, so thanks for helping me get a career EoFF.
So, hello everyone. :)
EDIT: Oh and I've just seen my signature. Awful. Please don't judge me. Apparently I wasn't as cool once a I am now...:/
New goal in life.Quote:
Originally Posted by Chaos
I believe you have what it takes in you to do that.Quote:
Originally Posted by Goldenboko
Literally.
Yo.
BoB's email went straight into my spam folder. So it took me a few days to find this thing. Cid sure didn't work too hard letting me know about it, though.
Glad to see all these oldbies and hear that they're all doing well. Things ain't so bad for me either. I'm a hotshot lawyer now, getting married in August. Still haven't talked my lady into playing FF, but she wants to use a song from Portal at the wedding, so I'll count that as a win.
I can't believe people get to have gifs in their sigs. That would not fly back in the 56k days.
Even more people now...this is awesome.
Ahhh the dailup connection, my ears are bleeding!Quote:
Originally Posted by IGN64skanker
I never even touched Diablo III to be honest, and I've been playing MtG as well. The Return to Ravinca set is awesome, but I haven't picked up any of Gate Crash yet. I'm a lame panda.Quote:
Originally Posted by Giga Guess
Great to see you, Giga Guess. You, Kirobaito, and SomethingBig--who I'd love to see in this thread as well--were the first people to welcome me here when I joined. You helped make the forum and #eoff inviting, so thanks for that.Quote:
Originally Posted by Giga Guess
I'll give it a shot. :smash:Quote:
Originally Posted by Shoeberto
What I have gathered from this thread:
Everyone else my age is getting married, having kids, getting careers, and buying houses
Meanwhile I'm in my dad's basement playing Euro Truck Simulator and being a mod on an internet forum
it's a hard life
Hey oldster of EoFF. I'm what's wrong with modern EoFF. :monster:
SomethingBig's email bounced, sadly. :(
Chaos! :DQuote:
Originally Posted by Chaos
If you're on Staff then I guess the place really has gone to hell. :) :cat:Quote:
Originally Posted by RaistlinLeeza! EoFF has gone all to hell since you left. Why, they even left me on staff!Quote:
Originally Posted by Leeza
You should post in EoEO just so I can EoEO ban you. :D
:ezpimp:
*note to self - stay out of EoEO*
It's Leeza!
I feel compelled to inform you that my wife and I just adopted two cats about two weeks ago when we moved. They're absolute sweethearts.
Who says it flies now? :shifty:Quote:
Originally Posted by IGN64skanker
Also 56k?! Dear Jebus that's awful. When I first joined we at least had 250k I believe.
Speaking of Jebus...where he be at?
Still hoping he'll read his messages and get involved. xD
Hi Void. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Behold the Void
It does make me happy that two more cats now have a good home. Pics? :)
Congrats on marriage. :)
oh my god knox
This is the most amazing thread we've ever had.
Good to see some Knox & Skanker input here as well. :)
I miss 56k, avg dl rate 5kb/s. 4 minutes for 1 Mb.
But didn't ADSL feel like something amazing after that?
So far disappointed with the lack of eestlinc and Yams.
Thank you!Quote:
Originally Posted by LeezaHi Void. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Behold the Void
It does make me happy that two more cats now have a good home. Pics? :)
Congrats on marriage. :)
Here is Scout:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4...Void/Scout.jpg
And here is Eve:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4...e_Void/Eve.jpg
They're both five and a half, a bonded pair. Scout is a slug, she loves to jump on one of us or in between both of us and receive attention. Eve is a bit more aloof, she makes you come to her instead of coming to us, but is also generally more wild and adventurous.
So this is now a thread about cats. *meow*
After 13 years you only now apologize for all the pain you've caused me??? smurf YOU UMY!Quote:
Originally Posted by Big Ogre Umaro
You misspelled Big Ugly Ogre.Quote:
Originally Posted by Loony BoB
I wouldn't worry about it. 10+ years ago, all of us were much stupider. Even the people who were already old farts at the time (see: Bleys).Quote:
Originally Posted by Knox
How can oldbies say in the oldbie thread that no one will remember them? :p I remember you, and I'm sure many in this thread do as well.Quote:
Originally Posted by Chaos
skanker! Good to hear from you, and congrats about the wedding. And I'm a lawyer now too! Where are you living, and what kind of law do you practice?Quote:
Originally Posted by IGN64skanker
eestlinc has posted in this thread, old man. Do you not remember your shifts to your alter-ego anymore?Quote:
Originally Posted by Del Murder
Though I am also disappointed with the lack of Yams. :(
Simon/C2K shows up occasionally on msn, if I see him the next few days, I'll forward him BoB's message. I'm pretty sure he was on FB, but it seems he closed his account or changed the name or something.
I can ask Danni and Phoenix as well, but I'm almost certain I know their answer already.
Beautiful Tortiseshells, Void. Thank you for sharing. :) :cat:
I feel like a lot of folks I still see on Facebook or even on AIM. BUT, whoa, Shoeberto/Stu! How have you been doing? I miss seeing you abouts!
I'm also curious just to pose a general question to everyone: do you find time to attend other forums, or is EoFF just about your last stop of forum-going in an age that's really social media focused? Just wonderin'
Rye: I visit this forum far more than any other, but on very rare occasions you'll find me elsewhere. If DeviantArt counts, I try to keep up with that place, too.
Do all of these things! I live in hope.Quote:
Originally Posted by Endless
didn't the fora used to have a threaded mode until vb updates broke it too much for anyone to care to fix? I vaguely remember something like that.Quote:
Originally Posted by CidFor real. I almost think the old forum format makes discussion and reply quite difficult. Or maybe I've just been on reddit too long and I'm used to being able to respond to specific posts within a main thread.Quote:
Originally Posted by Kalen
[edit- more cats
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-e...0/IMAG3633.jpg https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-3...0/IMAG3635.jpg https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-l...9/IMAG3638.jpg]
Apparently too long to even notice your post. Hello Other Me.Quote:
Originally Posted by eestlinc
Just need to dig up Yams now.
So... where Rirse? [sic]
Oh hi! I was wondering about you not long ago too. It's weird how much random EoFFers pop into my head. I'm mostly on here since deleting my Facebook but I've made an effort to tweet some too. I don't remember if I have you on there or not, I'm @shoeberto, so poke me if we're not following one another.Quote:
Originally Posted by Rye
We need to find his sprite. It's the only way to summon him.Quote:
Originally Posted by Burtsplurt
Speaking of cats, these are my adoptive daughters from my girlfriend moving in with me. Not pictured: the chunky monkey that is our dog.
http://t.co/Z7vedVQx
Oh hey Cid, good to see you posting back here, the forum isn't the same without you. I was going to drop you a text the other day - I was thinking back to that time with those appletinis and those tiger costumes we had, hilarious stuff right?
Anyway, let's get together again sometime dude, and call Mitch back up too, that guy was a legend. Next time it'll be beers - and this time we gotta make sure we don't lose those costumes to the circus folk again! :lol:
Man. Reading through this thread makes me realize how I never really got to know any of you, and nobody really knew me.
Guess 12 years later is a good enough time to change that!
Nice! I actually am probably the worst person at using Twitter, it just don't grasp my interest. Shame, because a lot of you guys are active on it! I should keep track more.Quote:
Originally Posted by ShoebertoOh hi! I was wondering about you not long ago too. It's weird how much random EoFFers pop into my head. I'm mostly on here since deleting my Facebook but I've made an effort to tweet some too. I don't remember if I have you on there or not, I'm @shoeberto, so poke me if we're not following one another.Quote:
Originally Posted by Rye
We need to find his sprite. It's the only way to summon him.Quote:
Originally Posted by Burtsplurt
I visit others, although I definitely visit EoFF the most. Most of the other forums I've been to don't have the sense of community that we have here; it's really unique.Quote:
Originally Posted by Rye
Yeah, what Pike said. I've bounced around a few forums over the years and none of them really grabbed me or made me feel quite as welcome as this place did, and still does. Dunno what it is, tbh.
EoFF only for me.
EoFF 4 lyfe
BoB : done (except C2K, haven't seen him).
Re: forums and all that. I don't do forums much if at all nowadays, I usually hang out on FB, check twitter a bit, and if I feel like interacting online with people, I play a bit of wow and chat with my guildmates. Even there I don't use the forums much at all. Dunno why though.
Teek 8)Quote:
Originally Posted by Loony BoB
Luv u too babyQuote:
Originally Posted by Shoeberto
"That guy had the bromance version of what I had with you, but we actually ended up having sex and getting married." -My Wife to Shoe
Yeah, I'm pretty similar, EoFF is the only place I visit, and it's pretty seldom at that. :( I lurk reddit a bit, but I can't really adjust to what is - at least to me - a really confusing and almost anonymous way of talking to people, unless you get down to the super subreddit level. Interestingly enough, though, I've attended reddit pub meet-ups in NYC and I've met a few really cool folks that way! I like the people I meet through reddit, but I can't seem to actually post on it.
Lies, there are no cool people on reddit, because it is literally the worst place on the Internet.
Edit: Oh yeah there's a question. I'm mostly active here at Something Awful, though the latter is a bit too big for me to keep track of more than a handful of threads. There's plenty of places I go to look at stuff or get stuff - 4chan, the Paradox forums, the Dorf Fort wiki and forums - but only the two I'm really active at anymore, especially since /v/ was overrun with people born in the 1990s.
You get out of Reddit what you put into it. I'm pretty active on it, but avoid the mind numbing parts for obvious reasons.
I keep active there, as well as Twitter. And now, EoFF again.
God, I missed you guys. I spent so much time here, learned so much. Grew pretty much into who I am today thanks to you all. I love what you helped me be! All the good memories. I'm so happy to see everyone here.
This pretty much sums up my position as well.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mindflare
This place is definitely a different thing than it was for me 10-15 years ago, but it doesn't change the fact that I needed it and it was a huge part of my life at one point. It was also probably a hindrance on me, as instead of going to high school football games or playing basketball, I was eager to get home and log on to EoFF. Probably not the most healthy priorities.
:cry:Quote:
Originally Posted by CidThis pretty much sums up my position as well.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mindflare
This place is definitely a different thing than it was for me 10-15 years ago, but it doesn't change the fact that I needed it and it was a huge part of my life at one point. It was also probably a hindrance on me, as instead of going to high school football games or playing basketball, I was eager to get home and log on to EoFF. Probably not the most healthy priorities.
Blasphemy! Obviously EoFF was the best priority to have. EDIT: In response to Cid.
EoFF has been the only forum I visit for a few years now, ever since the end of GHF (:(). I don't have nearly the time or energy to spend on forums like I did 12-13 years ago, when I posted heavily at multiple forums. This and Facebook is really the limit of my e-social life nowadays.
I don't really go to other forums much anymore. I've tried a bunch, but none of them has grabbed me like EoFF has. Though, nowadays, I've been tweeting and tumbling like a mofo. Oh and a bunch of other things too. Like Drawception! :D
I'm also responsible for maintaining #EyesonFF and the Final Fantasy Fan Art Showcase of the Week.
As the great philosopher J. Bieber once wrote, "Never Say Never."Quote:
Originally Posted by Big Ogre Umaro
Agreed on the Reddit thing but the derp is really starting to bleed even into some of my favorite subs. It's into Eternal September mode now.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mindflare
I only go to the GW2 forums and my server forums besides here.
Other forums don't have you guys. So not much point. :)
Seriously, folks here are what got me through some really bad years. I don't know where I'd be without BOU, Teek, Scottie, Britt, Cid, Unne, Bleys, and others I am probably forgetting. It was damned good luck that I ended up here 14 years ago. There's just something special about this place.
This.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mindflare
As for forums, I go to several other forums, mostly lurking. It's an odd mix of forums though; craft forums, math/statistics forums, saltwater reef tank forums, etc.
Wow.. This thread has made me all sentimental. Thanks BoBBo.. :)
Oh, any my EoFF baby is 6 years old now. :D
Okay, Bob. Seriously. How many people have married or had children due to EoFF?
On another note, what terrible things have happened due to EoFF?
I got a bunch of Gatecrach cards, looking at making a WUG deck with Master Biomancer, and blink effects.Quote:
Originally Posted by Cim
I...am happy to know I left such a positive impression. You kinda just made my day. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Azar
I have really slipped off the radar here at EoFF. I guess it's something to do with my interest shifting from Final Fantasy. I'm likely gonna buy Lightning Returns, but frankly...I'm doing it less because I *WANT* to, and more because the ending of FFXIII-2 left a REAL sour taste in my mouth, and I do hope to get a somewhat positive ending off of it.Quote:
Originally Posted by Rye
To some, that might be the same question. ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Cid
Not to me of course. :shifty:
This thread reminds me of being 13-years old and for some inexplicable reason being terribly intimidated by General Chat and instead opting to hide in the Final Fantasy XI forum and Writer's Corner.
I usually only buy one booster box of each set when it comes out and then two or three of the prebuilt decks for lands and a base. I missed a prerelease sale at my local shop where they sell the boxes for $80 vice the $100 or so they usually go for. Kind of had me bummed, but I'm sure I'll pick one up eventually.Quote:
Originally Posted by Giga GuessI got a bunch of Gatecrach cards, looking at making a WUG deck with Master Biomancer, and blink effects.Quote:
Originally Posted by Cim
I just went looking for Misfit and I hope she posts here because I miss her and also cause god damn, she's had some major life events!
Hey, man. Thanks! And, congrats on the lawyering. I'm a Work Comp attorney in LA (Los Angeles, that is), and not actually a hotshot. Ideally I would be a tax attorney at some point, but we'll see how that goes. How about yourself? For some reason I always thought you were way younger than me, which would mean you couldn't possibly be a lawyer (although at the time you were probably 14 and I was 15, which is a humungous difference at that age).Quote:
Originally Posted by Raistlin
On a side note, I see why I had to get away from forums. I have only looked at this thread and I lost track of it in the course of half a day. I comment over on deadspin, but that's about it for me as far as my e-interactions with folks.
Crap PAUL KNOX posted? And I missed it? Why did I have to leave the house on my only day off?
In response to people getting married because of EoFF, I broke up with a girl because of EoFF... it only took me 4 years to listen to the people who told me she was not good for me before I disappeared from the internet almost entirely for those 4 years. But then because I broke up with her I met my wife. So I guess I got married because of EoFF in a weird way? (If you didn't see my livejournal post from a few years ago, then I'm sorry for acting like a total douche all those years ago)
I kinda miss being Gau.
You're not alone.Quote:
Originally Posted by m4tt
Yay, Cody! I have a really cute picture of you in my scrapbook. Your life sounds fun!Quote:
Originally Posted by Mr Rocko
Chillax, you talk like you went around mutilating people's dogs or something.Quote:
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Originally Posted by JowyKnox won't ever post here again. He still makes fun of me for it. :aimsad:Quote:
Originally Posted by Calliope
I'm just scared. A lot of people here remember a very different and much stupider young me. I've changed now, but that memory would be hard to shake, and I don't know if it's worth opening old wounds to show anyone, some of whom had very legitimate reasons to dislike me.
For what it's worth, I miss many of you, and this was the first place I felt a legitimate sense of community. I'm sorry I messed that up, and hope you can find a way to forgive me, because I still haven't fully forgiven myself.
(I live in Portland now and am doing well. On October 2nd, I will have lived here for 2 consecutive years, making it the longest I have ever lived anywhere as an adult.)
I was trying to keep track but I lost count. What are we at, seven? If you count BoB, that is. Just one kid though, I think. You gonna brag to Kim what a matchmaker you are? HaQuote:
Originally Posted by Cid
Ahaha, that girl was crazy.Quote:
Originally Posted by m4tt
EoFF's the only forum for me anymore, and it'd be a real stretch to say I 'frequent' this place. Aside from that, I try to give LiveJournal some lovin' from time to time, but in the end it's Facebook that gets most of the attention. And that's only 'cause basically everyone uses it, so it's handy for social organisation, and keeping track of friends who've gone far and wide.Quote:
Originally Posted by Rye
When it comes to actual forums, though, this place is still on top, and it's all because of the good mix of good people.
I seriously lack the spoons to stay active on a regular basis though. Having an actual home life and a reasonably stressful office job combine to leave relatively little energy or inclination... that might need to change though.
I'm 25 now. I think I'm a couple years younger than you, which yes, was a much bigger difference 13 years ago. :p I'm a criminal attorney, working at a public defender's office in Maryland, and I just applied for a position in the appellate division. I am having a lot of fun.Quote:
Originally Posted by IGN64skankerHey, man. Thanks! And, congrats on the lawyering. I'm a Work Comp attorney in LA (Los Angeles, that is), and not actually a hotshot. Ideally I would be a tax attorney at some point, but we'll see how that goes. How about yourself? For some reason I always thought you were way younger than me, which would mean you couldn't possibly be a lawyer (although at the time you were probably 14 and I was 15, which is a humungous difference at that age).Quote:
Originally Posted by Raistlin
I took Federal Income Tax in law school, and it about made me want to blow my brains out. Good luck with that, though.
You know, I went through a bout of this a few years back. Through total happenstance, I ended up meeting Azar in SF once. I didn't recognize him from my EoFF days and it made start thinking about this. While there certainly were some people I knew really REALLY well back in the day, the overwhelming majority of people didn't know me at all. I mean, Dr Unne (what, you've never heard of him?), edczxcvbnm, Coach, Halan, Cid, RSL etc. ...these are all names I can clearly recognize. I remember all of these names, but I don't know anything about the people behind them, you know?Quote:
Originally Posted by Mindflare
I mean, I was friggin' 14 when I signed up for this place. In a few months, I'll have been a member here for half of my life. That's absurd. Despite a brief return in...2006ish, I haven't really been an active member of EoFF in a long, long time. The me you all knew is dead and gone, and has been for some time. I'm older, maturer, wiser, less of dick (still kind of a dick though)...I mean, A LOT has gone down since I was some chubby insecure high school kid on the internet, you know?
It's kind of embarrassing, actually! I look back on some of the stuff I said back in the EoFF days and it's just like...ugh. Who was that guy? But hey; that was high school. My ten year high school reunion is coming up this year, but in a weird way, it wouldn't be complete if there wasn't an EoFF reunion. And now there is! This thread is a time portal to a very specific time.
It's nice to see everyone is doing well for the most part. And it's amazing to see how many babies/marriages etc. came out of this place. That's crazy! Earlier in the thread someone mentioned that EoFF came along at a time when the internet was still in it's infancy, and I don't think you can have a community like what we had back in the day. I miss that.
Yeah, pretty much!Quote:
Originally Posted by Azar
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Originally Posted by Jowy
Oh man, yes! Most people just dismiss me outright when I suggest naming their kid after me. Plus, if you name your kid Alexander, then that means that he'd be pretty...great. :cool:Quote:
Originally Posted by Rinoabella
Tell Evan I say hi! Wait he can see this. Hey dude!
- Am I the only one who's freaking out that Jojo is a LAWYER? All I remember of Jojo is basically a nonstop blitz of sugar, caps lock, and pink. And now she's a lawyer. wtfdfhjkhaksjla
Then again, I'm going to be a nurse, and I "hate everything". So I guess that's kind of crazy too. Life: It's F-ing Crazy, Yo™. Also, hey Jojo! Dude, you're a lawyer! Whattttttttt
Matt! Matt. This is important. I owe you five dollars. WAY back, Livejournal had a thing where you had to pay 5 dollars to register or whatever, and you gave me some...like, you paid the five dollars I guess? I don't know, but somehow I was able to get a LJ because you did something that otherwise would've required me to pay five dollars. So I owe you a fiver, I think? I never forgot. I told you I wouldn't and I didn't.Quote:
Originally Posted by m4tt
Also hey dude, what's up?!
Yes you do!Quote:
Originally Posted by Rinoabella
BOU! BOU! First of all, you're right. FE Awakening is the first JRPG I've truly cared about in, like, ten years. It's amazing.Quote:
Originally Posted by Big Ogre Umaro
Second, okay...so...do you remember these mp3s you made? They were, like, sketches? There was one where you "reviewed" Jin-Roh: The Wolf Brigade, and another where a guy was giving an audio book report and then "part of his head came off"? Because I showed them to a friend at the time, and we STILL to this day (as in, two days when I last saw him) make jokes about how God damn hilarious those were. But that was several computers ago so I lost the actual files. I just want you to know, that those random internet sketches you made live on...in our hearts.
- Also, SITAAAAAA Omgggggg get back to Australia and update us, yo.
- As far as other forums go, there is one I post on now...and I like it for the most part. In a lot of ways, it's EoFF v2.0 It's essentially what EoFF was but with an older crowd. At the same time, a lot of the people there I just flat out don't like and have to hold my tongue at times. It's still cool and all (and there's actually a surprising number of EoFF expatriates there), but it's just not...I mean, it's great, but it's not what EoFF was back in the day. But I don't know if anything can ever be that again, you know?
EoFF has created too many lawyers.
Fun Fact™: I was almost a lawyer too.
Thank goodness you didn't become one! You'd be like raistlin and who wants to be like him, ick!
Hey! No promises either way about that Alex thing. ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Alixsar
Oh, I guess I'd better say something besides "Hey". I wouldn't consider myself to be a part of any forum these days. I read a few subreddits and Hacker News and occasionally comment. I get involved in open source software here and there, but that's a very different sort of community.
Like others have said, EoFF helped me get through my awkward teenage years. I didn't really need it anymore as I got settled into college. That's not to say I don't miss some of you, but I've never been very good at keeping in touch with people.
Ahoy hoy :) Nice to see so many old faces. I'm a bit late to the party but, another EoFF marriage over here. Primus Inter Pares and I got married last year after dating for 6 years. We're living in Norway and we have a daughter. I'm currently doing the stay-at-home parent thing until she's a bit older.
Might as well stop by as well. Man it been 13 years since I joined this message board...and probably haven't really posted here in about a decade. Got a message the other day that Cid came back and I had to drop by since I honestly enjoyed this message board and didn't now I joined this early. Go figure, I don't even like Final Fantasy that much anymore. I tried playing Final Fantasy XIII-2 and preceed to sell it after watching KFJ's LP of it show how dumb it got.
Anyway, not much really happen with me since leaving other then joining Something Awful and being part of the Let's Play community there since the humble beginning. That and probably the largest Steam game collection you would ever know. Feel free to add me as Rirse
Oh no it Rirse
I too have a serious case of "Look at all the names here that I recognize, yet I have no idea who these people are". Maybe partly due to my failing memory in my old age, partly due to not having been that close to begin with. That's OK. Think of all the people you grew up with, perhaps spent 5 days a week with in school from the age of 6 to 18. Then you lose touch with them for a few years and meet up again and they're strangers to you. It's no surprise that it happens so easily with people on a message board. People change fast.
But we all have a shared history of being EoFFers. That's one more thing than we all have in common with all of the other strangers in the world. It can be a springboard to form new relationships now, for anyone who wants one. Those new relationships might last, or not, but that's OK too.
Enjoy the brief time you have with people while you have it. Move on if it's time to move on. What else is there? It can still be meaningful even if it's only temporary.
(The fact that everyone seems to have turned out so well after all this time is probably because of selection bias. The people who didn't turn out well aren't going to post here, because they don't have internet, or they're passed out in a ditch somewhere or in prison or dead.)
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All of my hats are off to you, good sir.
I hope you're making progress, but I am worried that you need to dig him up.Quote:
Originally Posted by Del Murder
Damn straight! And I knew a lot of you to very varying degrees. It all came down to little things sometimes - a phonecall when I'd just split from a girlfriend from someone I didn't know on a really personal level, for example. These kind of things would and probably still do happen at EoFF. We were there for each other, even if we weren't best of friends, we had that trust and intimacy amongst each other which would go a very long way to building our character. EoFF helped us become who we are, so it may not be a case of needing to know someone as a best friend, but knowing the community of good, quality people at your age that could help you pull through maturing times which can be tricky at best and traumatising at worst.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mindflare
Yeah, Twitter isn't nearly as personal as Facebook. Because of Facebook, this thread is what it is. Gotta give credit where it's deserved!Quote:
Originally Posted by Rye
That is awesome. Also, from the comment to Hsuhu, it sounds like your wife is awesome. Good job, man. :DQuote:
Originally Posted by Big Ogre UmaroTeek 8)Quote:
Originally Posted by Loony BoB
I dunno - EoFF might seem like a bad way to spend time when you think of it as wasting away the days on the internet, but during that time you probably gained a huge amount of social skills, learning about things from around the world, meeting people from all corners of the globe, educating yourself in other's cultures, even simply mingling with like-minded people and learning about bands you wouldn't have listened to otherwise... stuff like this can develop someone to a massive degree at such an age and just because you didn't play basketball doesn't mean you haven't gained in other ways. In the long run, everything that you did in life lead to where you are today, and in your case, you can say not only did it lead to changes in your own life but also changes in others, which is a pretty wonderful thing when you look at this thread.Quote:
Originally Posted by CidThis pretty much sums up my position as well.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mindflare
This place is definitely a different thing than it was for me 10-15 years ago, but it doesn't change the fact that I needed it and it was a huge part of my life at one point. It was also probably a hindrance on me, as instead of going to high school football games or playing basketball, I was eager to get home and log on to EoFF. Probably not the most healthy priorities.
Chickencha & Rinoabella - with a baby on the way!Quote:
Originally Posted by Cid
Calliope & Spuuky
RSL & Sapphiresea
Dr Unne & Skye-chan
Little Miss Awesome & Primus Inter Pares - with a daughter!
Del Murder & Miriel
Loony BoB & smittenkitten... soon.
Forgive me if I've missed anyone. I'm certain I've forgotten a couple in this list. Some of them I'm not 100% certain (in that I don't know if they met at EoFF or before EoFF on another site) on so I've left them off this list... eg. Lynx & Kali.
Breakups, probably. But not so much because of EoFF, so much as the people not being right for each other... I've yet to hear about a breakup that came about purely because of EoFF (eg. "You spend too much time on that bloody site!").Quote:
On another note, what terrible things have happened due to EoFF?
Haha, I know what you mean. But I really liked FFXIII-2 up until the ending, at least, if only because the gameplay was fantastic.Quote:
Originally Posted by Giga Guess
So, basically it's what EoFF is now, since we're all older. xD The average age of EoFFers has definitely gone up considerably since ten years ago. I'd say it's in the mid 20's now, at a guess.Quote:
Originally Posted by Alixsar
Amy! I wasn't 100% certain if you two got married or not, so I'm really glad you stopped by to clear that up. Also, massive congrats on your daughter. How old?Quote:
Originally Posted by Little Miss Awesome
[img]http://home.eyesonff.com/images/smilies/heart.gif[/img] You are one of the best, man. This post is all kinds of wonderful.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dr Unne
I'm pretty sure Lynx and Kalilung did not meet through EoFF.
I own this same awful trait. And also, I'm always where ever I am needed most. All hail Bruckner.Quote:
Originally Posted by Chickencha
Just started reading this thread and couldn't get past this post without laughing out loud :PQuote:
Originally Posted by Psychotic
I will read more and respond as I go along. At times I really do just sit and reminisce about the good times I've spent here and the memorable people I've gotten to know along the way!
Also to answer BoB's question, EoFF was really my first and last really active Fora I been active to. Excluded FFXI days Linkshell forum or something, but they never were anything alike anyhow.
That soup thread was already linked, right?Quote:
Originally Posted by Cid
*Hi fives the fellow northerner*Quote:
Originally Posted by Little Miss Awesome
The soup thread is glorious and everything that is right about EoFF. Well, aside from people disagreeing with me, of course. Of course.
Kath! <3
EDIT: I have nudged Locky to posting in this thread. The other Locky. Just to confuse myself.
There's another Locky?
This is the only Forum I frequent anymore. Before this I used to be active on a couple of writing/RP boards but I just don't have the drive/time to do that anymore. As others have said, EoFF is special.
When did you change your name? xDQuote:
Originally Posted by Locky
Yesterday ^.^Quote:
Originally Posted by ShaunaWhen did you change your name? xDQuote:
Originally Posted by Locky
Cool. I was concerned it'd been a while, and my expert ability to not notice anything was surfacing again. xD
Soup??????!?!Quote:
Originally Posted by PantzThat soup thread was already linked, right?Quote:
Originally Posted by Cid
Don't do it to yourself...Quote:
Originally Posted by AshiSoup??????!?!Quote:
Originally Posted by PantzThat soup thread was already linked, right?Quote:
Originally Posted by Cid
Soup. It is a horrible thread.
LOL! It reminds me of a previous thread but judging by some of the responses, this is more of a debate!Quote:
Originally Posted by Shauna
A long, long time ago. I think I may have been the only person who called him Locky, though.Quote:
Originally Posted by Locky
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Oh no, it Rirse!
Edit: zomfg hi Kathy *__*Quote:
Originally Posted by AshiLOL! It reminds me of a previous thread but judging by some of the responses, this is more of a debate!Quote:
Originally Posted by Shauna
I actually only looked at the first and most recent posts so far.
Holy shiet, it's Mik.
Has Naitsirk posted yet?
Green little shiet =PppPPpPpPpPp
But seriously *huggles*
We can still say that right?
Hahahah J what are you doing posting that is terrible. I thought you were better than that. :(
also Father I am so happy to see you I love you. :heart:
Still have that sig OWA. :D Son, I am glad to see you're not dead! <3
I think the Locky Daniel is talking about is Silverlocke?
You are correct, Sir. :D
Joe Keen <3
No luck with Nait, I've definitely tried. :(
I remember Nait started to create his own language, with new alphabet and all. Maybe the nutter still busy with that?:love:Quote:
Originally Posted by Loony BoB
Hehe hi mikztsu!Quote:
Originally Posted by MikztsuEdit: zomfg hi Kathy *__*Quote:
Originally Posted by AshiLOL! It reminds me of a previous thread but judging by some of the responses, this is more of a debate!Quote:
Originally Posted by Shauna
What sort of open source stuff do you do? We may hover around some of the same circles.Quote:
Originally Posted by Chickencha
But yeah I think that's how it happened for me. Once I left Fayetteville for Dayton I went through a lot of stuff and came into a very different life. This thread's been a big ol' nostalgia punch-in-the-gut. It makes me feel a little guilty for being so reclusive, but at the same time it's been a good reminder of the place that I spent so much time at while growing up.
(I wonder if EoFF is almost 1:1 in putting out lawyers and programmers)
Ask nicely and ye shall receive! ;) Also, I feel like I'm one of the very few people who didn't come here because you badgered me in to it. Rather, Raf is the one on whom I am placing all of the blame for this.Quote:
Originally Posted by Loony BoBDo all of these things! I live in hope.Quote:
Originally Posted by Endless
I second this! This thread requires more mad scientist.Quote:
Originally Posted by CalliopeA hot mess!Quote:
Originally Posted by Kalen
WHERE IS WYLLIUS?
This is the most ridiculous attack of nostalgia I can ever remember experiencing, good gods. It's nice to see this place is still kicking and that it retains the ability to suck me in like a black hole and cause me to read 30+ page threads.
Hey there Mik, Dan, Proto, Kath, Matt, Halan, Kalen, Caliope, Alex and everyone else I'm too lazy to list. And hello to those of you who I sort of, kind of remember but not entirely because you've all changed your names and icons and it has nothing at all to do with the fact that I haven't been here in years. I've been sitting here like someone's grandmother squinting at your names and icons like that's going to help job my memory. I'm very obviously suffering from caffeine deprivation right now. :mad:
Oh, hi!Quote:
Originally Posted by Miriel
Okay, bye! :love:
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Originally Posted by MisfitOh, hi!Quote:
Originally Posted by Miriel
Okay, bye! :love:
What was that ridiculous bird smiley, you remember Misfit? And so good to hear from you Danni. :)
Hey Danni, Kath, and everyone I missed! Great to see you all back! :D Hopefully you will stick around long enough to get reacquainted!
One day 10 years from now I'll Facebook all my EoFF friends to come back and visit for 3 days and have all the e-popularity like BoB.
OMG, I haven't heard that in so long. Hi!Quote:
Originally Posted by James Latimer Cockney Rebel
Hi Danni! I like your paintings. You're one of the people I considered pestering on FaceBook, but I'm too shy because I feel like people will just say "Wtf, I have a life now, go away"Quote:
Originally Posted by Danni
Is anyone going to get Logan to post?
I have carpal tunnel halp D:Quote:
Originally Posted by Cid
How's the digging going? Sometimes I wonder what Greg is up to.Quote:
Originally Posted by Del Murder
I'm not likely to attend any high school reunion, so this is just as good, and the food is better.
I haven't felt close to anybody on this website in years. There's still some people who I enjoy reading their posts but I don't really talk to anyone on Facebook or MSN or anything anymore. That's mostly why I drifted away when I did and only check this place every now and then. Too young for the super-oldbies in here - way too old for the current generation. Aw hell, I'm in the EOFF middle-child group. xD There's no other forums I visit but I used to check out GHF and posted three or four times at Psy's old forum when it was open.
Except for the soup.Quote:
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I am extremely interested :heart:
Holy trout, the smiling bird. :>) And damn you Shalyn tell me about your important life events now! :colbert:Quote:
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Originally Posted by MisfitOh, hi!Quote:
Originally Posted by Miriel
Okay, bye! :love:
What was that ridiculous bird smiley, you remember Misfit? And so good to hear from you Danni. :)
And as for you, Alive-Man... :doublecolbert:
ALIVE-MAN WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN ALL MY LIFE
You too! It's really been way too long. I can't believe people put you in charge of things - don't they know better?Quote:
Originally Posted by Mikztsu
I think I still have that video you, wyl and pieman made for my birthday like 10 years ago kicking around on a cd someplace. Ha ha.
I thought we were already friends on that evil time-suck contraption. :-P Pester me any old time, if I'm busy I just don't go online. Because if I do, nothing gets done!Quote:
Originally Posted by Calliope
Oh ho ho the smiling bird, yes! :>) I'm so glad dammy and you remembered it! I'm so happy now... :')Quote:
Originally Posted by PsychoticHoly trout, the smiling bird. :>) And damn you Shalyn tell me about your important life events now! :colbert:Quote:
Originally Posted by MikztsuQuote:
Originally Posted by MisfitOh, hi!Quote:
Originally Posted by Miriel
Okay, bye! :love:
What was that ridiculous bird smiley, you remember Misfit? And so good to hear from you Danni. :)
And as for you, Alive-Man...:doublecolbert:
I got married 2 1/2 years ago, I met Alice (agrias) and she gave me her seed, I bore her daughter Alice JR February 9th of this year...
Alice doesn't call me anymore... :'(
hiii Shaybear :love:
The four languages he was already fluent in weren't enough? I miss that guy. You and Nait would always teach us awful/amazing things in Finnish. Things I still remember and giggle about.Quote:
Originally Posted by MikztsuI remember Nait started to create his own language, with new alphabet and all. Maybe the nutter still busy with that?:love:Quote:
Originally Posted by Loony BoB
It was Shorty who reminded me of some sort of weird bird smiley yesterday. Still couldn't remember what the smurf it was. Not untill Psycho reminded me of it. Hahah really lolled here. How the trout I could forget the smurfing smiling bird. :>)Quote:
Originally Posted by MisfitOh ho ho the smiling bird, yes! :>) I'm so glad dammy and you remembered it! I'm so happy now... :')Quote:
Originally Posted by PsychoticHoly trout, the smiling bird. :>) And damn you Shalyn tell me about your important life events now! :colbert:Quote:
Originally Posted by MikztsuQuote:
Originally Posted by MisfitOh, hi!Quote:
Originally Posted by Miriel
Okay, bye! :love:
What was that ridiculous bird smiley, you remember Misfit? And so good to hear from you Danni. :)
And as for you, Alive-Man...:doublecolbert:
I got married 2 1/2 years ago, I met Alice (agrias) and she gave me her seed, I bore her daughter Alice JR February 9th of this year...
Alice doesn't call me anymore... :'(
Yeah Nait spoke four back then, now he's likely doing double digits. :) plus the language of his own so he can teach awful things to everyone.Quote:
Originally Posted by MindflareThe four languages he was already fluent in weren't enough? I miss that guy. You and Nait would always teach us awful/amazing things in Finnish. Things I still remember and giggle about.Quote:
Originally Posted by MikztsuI remember Nait started to create his own language, with new alphabet and all. Maybe the nutter still busy with that?:love:Quote:
Originally Posted by Loony BoB
Um, i email you hundreds of times AT WORK, and i whatsapp you when i'm not at work which is never.Quote:
Originally Posted by MisfitOh ho ho the smiling bird, yes! :>) I'm so glad dammy and you remembered it! I'm so happy now... :')Quote:
Originally Posted by PsychoticHoly trout, the smiling bird. :>) And damn you Shalyn tell me about your important life events now! :colbert:Quote:
Originally Posted by MikztsuQuote:
Originally Posted by MisfitOh, hi!Quote:
Originally Posted by Miriel
Okay, bye! :love:
What was that ridiculous bird smiley, you remember Misfit? And so good to hear from you Danni. :)
And as for you, Alive-Man...:doublecolbert:
I got married 2 1/2 years ago, I met Alice (agrias) and she gave me her seed, I bore her daughter Alice JR February 9th of this year...
Alice doesn't call me anymore... :'(
I STILL LOVE YOU WHY WONT YOU MARRY ME!?
For some of the older members in this thread who never really left and changed their names, can you post what you used to go by? I'm already confused by Big Umaro on Steam to the point I can't remember what he going by , and it even tougher to determine whom some of the old members are.
the smiling bird, I hate him so much xDQuote:
Originally Posted by MikztsuIt was Shorty who reminded me of some sort of weird bird smiley yesterday. Still couldn't remember what the smurf it was. Not untill Psycho reminded me of it. Hahah really lolled here. How the trout I could forget the smurfing smiling bird. :>)Quote:
Originally Posted by MisfitOh ho ho the smiling bird, yes! :>) I'm so glad dammy and you remembered it! I'm so happy now... :')Quote:
Originally Posted by PsychoticHoly trout, the smiling bird. :>) And damn you Shalyn tell me about your important life events now! :colbert:Quote:
Originally Posted by MikztsuQuote:
Originally Posted by MisfitOh, hi!Quote:
Originally Posted by Miriel
Okay, bye! :love:
What was that ridiculous bird smiley, you remember Misfit? And so good to hear from you Danni. :)
And as for you, Alive-Man...:doublecolbert:
I got married 2 1/2 years ago, I met Alice (agrias) and she gave me her seed, I bore her daughter Alice JR February 9th of this year...
Alice doesn't call me anymore... :'(
It's Rirse! :D Hey there!Quote:
Originally Posted by Rirse
I have to say that I am very proud of everyone here. EoFF is made up of some of the best human beings in the world. Over the years, and especially after being made a CK and then later an Admin, I got to think of all of you as my 'EoFF internet kids'. Of course some of you are before even my time here and don't know who I am. However, it is now awesome to see how you've all ended up 12 years later. Still some of the best human beings in the world with kids of your own, contributing to society, etc., etc. Love you all. I had a great time here. You're all good people. :) :cat:
Judging by how many lawyers and nurses and other professionals we have here now, it seems like the members of EoFF are in a better position than ever before to ruin lives. I like it.Quote:
Originally Posted by Freya
If you look at someone's profile, the "about me" tab shows former usernames. I'm not sure they're there for everyone.Quote:
Originally Posted by Rirse
I'd kind of like a forum skin to include that information under the avatar, just so I could keep track of it, myself. Half the posts I look at I wonder "do I know this person?"
Best summary of an Internet social life I've ever seen, I think. It is a wonderful common ground to have, I think, and one that works much like having come from the same town as someone else or whatever it is we use to form bonds.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dr Unne
The flip side of your first example, though, is when you have intense, close relationships with people--in person or online--and let them fade for one reason or another. But then you see them again and it's just like old times, like that time didn't pass and you're still good friends and relate to each other the way you did when you were kids. That doesn't always happen, obviously, and no one's going to relate to this place exactly the same way they did when they were 16.
But some of those bonds are for life.
Rirse, let me know of some names from the old times that you can remember, and I'll do what I can to let you know if they are still posting and under what name. :D
Cool. And also hey there Loony Bob and Agent Proto. Also wow my signature until a few minutes ago was OLD since all the images and the site it linked to are long dead.Quote:
Originally Posted by Loony BoB
Rirse, you are needed in this topic. :) http://home.eyesonff.com/general-gam...ml#post3227981Quote:
Originally Posted by RirseCool. And also hey there Loony Bob and Agent Proto. Also wow my signature until a few minutes ago was OLD since all the images and the site it linked to are long dead.Quote:
Originally Posted by Loony BoB
I just remembered...Atrast! Everyone hide!
I may need a bigger shovel to find that guy.Quote:
Originally Posted by Calliope
Nothing that severe, and I know it reads melodramatic. But I did hurt a lot of people due to overwhelming self absorption and a callous disregard for anyone that was not me, or couldn't benefit me in some way. And I get that a lot of things like this are already in the past for people - it's just hard for me personally knowing that I was that way, and knowing that even if they're over it or have forgiven me, there's still that lingering memory in people's minds of this old me who did these bad things and was this bad person, who I put down in 07 but still can't fully get rid of.Quote:
Originally Posted by Shlup
I wish I could make more sense - it's been a long day - but that is why I haven't tried to reconnect for the most part. And when I have, I have generally been met with polite but cold responses, which I must accept, because I understand - basically, a "I forgive you for who you were, but I don't want to know who you have become" - and if Daniel hadn't told me my name had been brought up I probably would have stayed away.
tl;dr of all this is if you and I used to be friends and you want to reconnect, I am absolutely receptive, but for the most part I can't initiate while I've still got this cloud of guilt. It will feel like an imposition and I have imposed enough for one life.
<3 I actually go by Gene now, since 07 or 08 actually! Paul has some baggage with it that I'm kinda trying to leave behind. :) I miss you and hope you're well! My AIM is the same as ever, I can't stop using the thing.Quote:
Originally Posted by m4tt
I know that things are a little bit slow around here right now and that EoFF isn't to it's former glory, and it never will be. A lot has changed since many of you have been here but it's still the same EoFF, just with different faces.
We all get busy and stuff, and lord knows we all have personal lives (what's that) but I would love to see some of the older faces around here more often. This was a nice surprise (thanks towns even though you didn't include me you giant steamroller) and you guys are missed and you are definitely loved.
Hey guy, I'm trying to remember that, but my memory is horrible on certain things. I could tell you anything about the electric system or where to find almost anything in WoW, but I dunno. Let's just say don't worry about it. ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Alixsar
But reading your post reminded me of stuff that I wanted to say. I sometimes look back on my old LiveJournal entries and think, what was wrong with me? Man I was a spazz sometimes. (or all the time) I also feel like I took my Cid's Knight "job" way too seriously sometimes which cause me to miss out on a lot of fun at this place. I like to think that I've always been a pretty nice person, but man was I a dick sometimes.
So anyway, I've grown up a ton (even though I was already an adult practically when I started here) over the last few years. Having a kid did that for me. I'm still pretty immature for my age, but I'd say I'm doing a few things right now. I'd still say that one of my biggest regrets in my life was how I "left" this community the first time back in 2005, and how I just blew off all the people who I had gotten to know over the course of 5 years. All for a stupid girl. How dumb.
And Gene, I'm doing well. I hope you are as well. I don't have AIM anymore but you can hit me up on email if you wanna catch up. I think it's in my profile, if not I'll put it there. :p
And also, Hi Leeza! I forgot to say hi, so hi. And T-money and Miriel too! I remember playing FFIX with you guys, those were the days.
Currently I live in Toronto and I'm a professional left-winger. Also, I'm 28 years old. Coming back here feels like when I tried playing FF7 again a couple of years ago. Their hands are squares! How did I ever focus on anything other than their stupid square hands?
Now that the great internet reformation is underway, it's easy to see that this place was way ahead of its time. Since I was going to be an internet person for my teen years, I'm glad that I landed in the place that wasn't a haven for angry misogynistic scummery. Made for a soft landing when high school was over and it was time to move on. Also, nowadays a good 1/3 of my friends' relationships started on OKCupid, so all you couples that started because of EoFF were ahead of your time too.
Once a year or so a couple of my high school friends and I subway uptown to the area I grew up to wander around and reminisce. This thread is like seeing a whole lot of people doing that all at once. So, thanks for the message, Daniel. This is nice.
Also, what's with you people and having children? I hope I never understand the appeal of those things.
I suppose since the rest of you oldbies are giving status updates, I might as well. As I said previously, I've been married since 2005. I found the perfect husband (he thinks leveling up is "the fun part" of RPGs), and after a desperate bid to flee the Midwest for a while and drink lots of really excellent beer in Seattle, we have returned to Minnesota, where my husband's from, to drink excellent beer in Minneapolis instead.
As some of you will no doubt be much relieved to hear, I am neither a lawyer nor a nurse, nor will I be spawning any rugrats. *shudder* So by day I work in corporate grocery merchandising (job hunting in a new city in the midst of a recession = TOTALLY AWESOME) and by night I am the local food preservation expert, kind of DIY-crazy, and am heavily involved in the urban agriculture movement. I'm working on my Braille transcription certification, a book on pressure canning, and improving my aim a tad more to qualify for rifleman, at the moment, because apparently I wasn't scary enough before.
I'm a complete video game luddite -- I don't play many of these newfangled 3D-looking talking games you kids are all into now, where you have to interact with actual people to play, but I do still hook up the SNES every so often to give the older games a play-through.
I think it's hard for a lot of us to reconnect with people we used to be really close to, even when the parting was on good terms, for some of the same reasons you go by a different name now -- we're all different people than we were five or ten or fifteen years ago, to a greater or lesser extent. Time goes by, some joys and heartaches fade into the past or are dwarfed by greater concerns, and life whacks you over the head another ten or twenty times with change or loss or unexpected developments...all of a sudden you look back and realize you don't really understand that person you used to be, anymore. And you realize you've grown in a lot of ways, but in doing so, to move forward, you have had to give up a lot of the once-familiar common ground you shared with people as who you used to be.Quote:
Originally Posted by Knox
This is how I think of it sometimes -- some of these people, here, and some who aren't here now, but with whom I have reconnected in other ways, saw me as the least likable version of myself I can thus far recall having been. And even before I had had a chance to learn equanimity, or tact, or break out of the tiny little backwards world I had grown up in, even at my most mercurial, insecure, and least stable, they were still my friends. I could come here and have silly, carefree fun, and also have real conversations about things that actually mattered, and no one would bounce me out the door for being the pathetic teenager I was.
So think about all that and consider that this many years later, some of that still exists -- there are still people who, no matter how much you may cringe thinking of your past self, remember you fondly enough to say, "Hey, where's ____?" and notice if you're missing.
Sup.
Del is going to be so happy. :bigsmile:Quote:
Originally Posted by Yamaneko
I think this was something I really needed to hear... Thanks, Angela.Quote:
Originally Posted by Asorie
I'm sorry I have been vague about my updates; I don't really know where I left off. After California I moved to about 10 states and did various things, and I know that's also vague, but there's details better left unsaid. Then I joined the Army because I wanted stability and guidance, was impulsive, and didn't think the decision through; I spent a couple years miserable, got sent to Iraq and met my former, and favorite boss, who hired me to be a contractor as soon as I was released from the Army. So basically as soon as I got back from Iraq (they stop loss-ed me to keep me in for that tour) I was right back in it, although this time I was there doing reconnaissance and IED disarmament.
The first time I ever found a bomb and prevented someone from getting hurt or dying was the first time I truly felt like a useful human being. The Army was one of the worst experiences of my life, but it was a conduit to something I felt was great - it wasn't a moral issue and I never felt bad about what I was doing - if I found a bomb, nobody got blown up, no matter what side they were on.
It's hard to go from that to anything else, but eventually Iraq ended, and Afghanistan isn't a realistic option for me. A week after I got back from Iraq, my girlfriend at the time left me, and I'd been living in Canada, so I had free choice to go anywhere in the country. I narrowed it down to either the northwest or the southeast - two places in the country I hadn't lived yet - and decided I could do Florida when I retired. I came to Portland to get a completely fresh start, where I knew nobody. It was rocky at first but I feel I've settled in nicely - I do office work right now, nothing major, nothing exciting, but it's necessary work, and I like my coworkers and my bosses. I'm not finding bombs but I also knew I couldn't do that forever - this is calm, and balanced, and for the most part, I'm happy.
I've also been seeing a mother of two for a while. Funny thing is... She grew up in the place 3 houses down from mine in southern California. We both moved to Oregon 20 years apart and reconnected recently... And I'm better with kids than I suspected I would be. I used to be afraid of any kid looking up to me, because I would hate for any kid to want to emulate me and be like I was - that's all the world needs - but Heather says I'm a positive influence on them, so I'll take her word.
I think I have the balance I need now. I'm just not used to stability. The two year landmark will be an odd one to pass - I've got bits and pieces of myself strewn about the world, but no roots anywhere, and I can feel myself settling in, and it's not that bad.
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Originally Posted by Primus Inter Pares
Locky and Yams and PiP. :D Hello, hello, hello. And congrats on your daughter, PiP. :)
I miss characters with square hands. That was a one-of-a-kind weird graphical time. It certainly worked better than Final Fantasy "PixelJunk" VIII & IX (for me, anyway).
And yeah, I'm with Angela, you just gotta move on sometimes and focus on the positive. As for being an ideal role model, psh, you'll do just fine. The number one thing you've learned from your past, it seems, is that you shouldn't be something you view as 'bad', and that means you're going to be one of the best role models a kid could hope for. Anyone who makes the effort to be the best they can be will go far. Also, you've been a useful human being more often than the moment you disarmed a bomb, but I'm glad it gave you that feeling. I can't say I've done anything like that!
Oh man I cant believe I finally get to post right after Loony BoB! He's barely around anymore!
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Originally Posted by DK*humps yvnges leg furiously*Quote:
Originally Posted by Primus Inter Pares
Cheers BoB.
Anyways this thread is horrendously tl;dr. Currently I'm working 1st/2nd Line IT support in Norway for a big oil services company, so it's the classic corporate sellout. I'm looking for new jobs but it has to come with a lot better wages since it's so cushy here getting to just surf reddit and youtube and post on stuff (at work now waiting for java to load for a user).
Hey!!! I am glad to see that you're here :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Danni
Gosh it's been such a long time. I'm so nostalgic to my early days here...some...12 years ago. I'm still not a day over 18 though! :P
Ah no problem, thanks for the invite :) She's six months and she's amazing :heart: Did anybody count how many EoFF babies there are?Quote:
Originally Posted by Loony BoB
*High fives* :D Although truth be told I'm a bit of a fraud, I'm from the UK.Quote:
Originally Posted by Locky
No that's what I meant, your location says Teesside! :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Little Miss Awesome
*High fives* :D Although truth be told I'm a bit of a fraud, I'm from the UK.Quote:
Originally Posted by Locky
Think of it this way, oldbies, most the current regulars don't know how you were in your teenage years so you can start fresh!... Again! We know non-the-wiser.
Wow the nostalgia on this thread keeps growing and growing!
It's always nice to hear that people are doing pretty well, even if I don't know them.
gj eoff, spawning semi-reasonable human beings! :3
It's just that you feel nostalgic. I've browsed around and there seems to be nice and great people here, with similar topics and such! It still feels like EoFF, it still is EoFF. But still not the same in sense, because people in this topic really made the EoFF my EoFF, not the Fora itself of course. I think I've overstayed my visit already, but can't help but coming back check general chat and this topic at least past few days. :) Really enjoyed random #EoFF chatting. Something I can do when I'm on nightshift ( and I usually do at least two of them per week)Quote:
Originally Posted by Shorty
Been positively surprised so many "old" peeps has taken time from their lives and come post here, at least that one post showing that you still care.
Whoa! Hey, Leeza, how's it going, babe? :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Leeza
There are so many people here that I was so close to 13 years ago when I joined and was really active and a great many of us have fallen out of touch for various reasons throughout the years; some the typical growing apart and others in a more heart rending fashion. But, the important thing to me, especially now that I've looked back at some of my old posts and had a serious case of "Wow, who let me type like that?" and "Man, I was one annoying teenager.", is that when I WAS that annoying, depressed kid who I barely remember being - they liked me anyway.Quote:
Originally Posted by Asorie
This place really helped me get through some of the hardest points in my admittedly short life this far. The people I met and was close to (and those I still am) really cared about that insecure, whiny kid with the horrendous habit of Internet speaking and gave me a place to come throw that weight off, make friends and have a laugh. This was (and still seems to be) a pretty tight knit community and that's just not something I think you find on the Internet these days.
For my part, I've been married for nearly 5 years with no rugrats to speak of *phew*. Still making art and blogging, still gaming though admittedly not as often as I used to. Moved to the South and am enjoying the seemingly subtropical weather they refer to as "Winter" down here.
Glad to see you too! We really fell out of touch huh? Good thing we both haven't aged at all... Disregard everything I said above! :-PQuote:
Originally Posted by Ashi
How on earth have you been??
That sums up exactly how I feel too. It's really the people more than the place. I stopped by partly out of nostalgia and partly because Raf asked so nicely! I definitely did and do care about this place and the folks here and think I always will. This really was such an important part of my formative adult years, which I doubt anyone outside of EoFF would understand, that it will always have a place in my heart.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mikztsu
And I keep coming back to keep reading too, because it's really and truly awesome to see how everyone's doing all these years later. And to reconnect with some long lost friends. :)
I'm happy to see that for the most part, we all turned out ok!
Oh, oops, that hasn't been updated for a long time :p
Man, seeing all these names brings back memories eh?
Actually...I'm pretty sure I was talking about a bunch of you in chat not long ago. Bringing up the "lol i miss these people" conversations with Proto.
It's weird that thirteen years ago, this site and a lot of people were such a big part of my life. I was a 14 year old kid, addicted to the internet and video games. And now, as those thirteen years have passed, everyone has grown up and apart it seems. People are moving, getting married, having lives, etc. It's awesome to see.
TL;DR:
Hi everyone!
oh my god ROCKO WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN FOR THE PAST MILLION YEARSQuote:
Originally Posted by Mr Rocko
Somebody find Dingo Jellybean. Get on it. Track him down.
Ever since I stopped coming here I've been a mod/admin at a Touhou forum. I'm not so active there as I used to be, but I do spend most of my time on IRC with my friends there. It's all good.Quote:
Originally Posted by Rye
Other than that, I'm on tumblr a lot. Good times.
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Hah! The only other forum I'm really active on other than EoFF just so happens to also be a Touhou forum. :greenie:
Anyway, this thread sure has a lot of returning oldbies. It's like a nostalgia invasion! =O
Edit: ...this thread need more Trumpet Thief and Tasty Pies! (unless I somehow missed them)
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There are few things like MtG drafts with friends. And Gatecrash is just as awesome as RtR. Obzedat, Ghost Council = totally boss and one of my new fav cards ever. It can dominate so many controll matchups. :greenie:Quote:
Originally Posted by CimI never even touched Diablo III to be honest, and I've been playing MtG as well. The Return to Ravinca set is awesome, but I haven't picked up any of Gate Crash yet. I'm a lame panda.Quote:
Originally Posted by Giga Guess
yes pleaseQuote:
Originally Posted by Shorty
too bad this is literally impossible
It's weird for me. I've never been away from EoFF. I've been an active, regular member for over 10 years. And I look back at EoFF in say, 2003, and all my best friends from then (EXCEPT DENMARK :love: who only recently came back!) are gone. Then I look at the little crews and cliques I was part of in 2005, or 2007, or whatever, and there's only a handful of us left from then too. Yet despite losing all those wonderful people and drifting apart from them, there's still people here I have so much time and respect for. 2013 EoFF is totally different from 2003 EoFF but I couldn't tell you when the change happened. It's still home.
This place does mean more to me than I can say, and the connections and memories I've made through it will last forever. Thank you to anyone who was a part of it. Even if we weren't friends friends, you still see someone's posts every day and you feel close to them to some extent, even if you've not properly talked to them.Other side of the coin, sorry for being a no good troublemaking punk. I think I once had a moan about you telling me off for something. Having done the moderator job for almost seven years now (time. smurfing. flies) I know what it's like from the other side and how frustrating having someone do that can be, so sorry. :shobon:Quote:
Originally Posted by m4tt
It's going well, Giga. Good to see you again. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Giga Guess
I'm frickin' thrilled to see you both! :DQuote:
Originally Posted by LeezaIt's going well, Giga. Good to see you again. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Giga Guess
I wonder if any returning members have noticed the lack of wiki yet. :erm:
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Originally Posted by Tigmafuzz
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Originally Posted by Azar
Ditto...although I do keep up with you on FB sometimes. I just don't do much posting there. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by SammieBabeI'm frickin' thrilled to see you both! :DQuote:
Originally Posted by LeezaIt's going well, Giga. Good to see you again. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Giga Guess
No I haven't! I was thinking of going through it, but I guess now that's moot. :(Quote:
Originally Posted by Tigmafuzz
It's still there, just... dead. :(Quote:
Originally Posted by LeezaNo I haven't! I was thinking of going through it, but I guess now that's moot. :(Quote:
Originally Posted by Tigmafuzz