Okay, now I will do this properly. 10 years ago. I was 23. I was at the very tail end of a serious relationship. Actually, we were broken up for a couple of days, but I kept it to myself for the time being because today is my sister's birthday, and I knew news of us breaking up would upset her, so I didn't tell her until a couple of days later.

I was living in an apartment that my Grandma had, but she died about a year prior. One of the reasons why I moved in is because she left behind two cats, one of which lives with me to this day (the other was older and passed away in 2011). My parents were still paying most of the rent and bills on the place because at the time I was working two part time jobs. UPS loader and I worked at a proshop at a local ice arena.

I actually owned a car that was fully paid off because I found a car (that actually lasted me 9 years with only one major repair done to it) that was relatively cheap and I had enough inheritance money to pay for it.

Music wise for the past year or so around then, I was really getting back into prog music, which is something I have always loved since my father listens to a lot of prog, but I started to branch out to more modern prog at the time, like The Mars Volta.

This was actually a major turning point in my life and I didn't realize it. Like I said, the girl I was with broke up with me and basically immediately jumped ship to someone else, who she would marry six months later and have a kid with (they are divorced as of now, but seem to peacefully share custody of their child from what I have heard). That sort of left me bitter for awhile until I realized that it had nothing to do with me. She was one of those people who just wanted to play house and rush into starting a family and having a kid as soon as possible. Her parents married and had her in under a year, so she perceived that as normal. My parent's sort of had a quick start too, but I am way more methodical and am about doing things when I feel 100% comfortable with it. She more or less found someone that was willing to rush into things head first with her. I wasn't that guy. And I'm glad. There was no way I was ready for a kid in my 20s. Plus, and I know this sort of thing happens and I am not judging anyone who has done this, but if I were to have a kid with someone, I would be really bummed if I got divorced. I wouldn't want to put a kid through that even if me and the mother could get along and there was no custody nonsense or whatever. Again, it's a personal preference for me, and I don't think poorly of other people who are in a situation like that.

As for stuff relating to here, I wasn't all that active. I did post here and there, but I was only active constantly for the first year or so when I joined and finally stuck around from 2012 and on. Most of my post count is from that year forward. I would never think I would be a mod 10 years ago. That to me is still a bit crazy!