So how is everyone doing?

[Loony BoB]

Just need to dig up Yams now.

I hope you're making progress, but I am worried that you need to dig him up.

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!

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.

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.

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!

EDIT: Who officiated? =o

Teek 8)

That is awesome. Also, from the comment to Hsuhu, it sounds like your wife is awesome. Good job, man.

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.

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.

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.

Okay, Bob. Seriously. How many people have married or had children due to EoFF?

Chickencha & Rinoabella - with a baby on the way!
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.

On another note, what terrible things have happened due to EoFF?

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!").

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.

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.

- 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.

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.

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.

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?

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.

[img]http://home.eyesonff.com/images/smilies/heart.gif[/img] You are one of the best, man. This post is all kinds of wonderful.