I don't normally re-post the kind of stupidity that I wind up posting on internet forums, but today a thread on one of my regulars got me thinking; it was all about how people who had registered in 2001 had been posting there for 7 years (2001 being the general agreed-upon date as being an OG on this particular site). My first comment was something to the effect that it was kind of sad that my participation on that particular forum has outlasted pretty much every other 'constant' in my life, save certain relationships with family and a couple friends.
My second post, once someone agreed with this revalation, went into more detail and merits the re-post in here:
I know, right!? Let's see, since 2001:
5 boyfriends - converted one into a husband (been with him 5 years (give a little); he's on DOA rarely but we didn't meet here)
quit drinking caffeine 3 times - drinking my second pot of earl gray today
3 universities to finish my undergraduate degree
1 university, almost done with my graduate degree
lived in 5 different residences
held 4 different jobs - currently unemployed
haven't been to a non-old-school jungle/dnb night since about 2003
switched phone companies 4 times
had 3 cars
had 1 dog die, 2 more dogs come into my life, and my first cat
started 3 different blogs; keep up with 1
quit drinking once - lasted about a year
went through 1 film camera, 3 point-and-shoot digital cameras, finally bought a dslr
went through 2 PCs, 1 dell laptop, finally bought a macbook
had two DOA usernames, many aliases, but only one loyalty
Response from other user: can safely say i'm probably the most inconsistent person on the planet ,I can't stick with anything, music ,relationships,jobs,diet,friends,all seem to come and go
:constant drifter:
apart from doa it seems? its been the longest thing ive stuck with ,even though I said to myself on many occassions maybe I should post less! its kind of crazy really.
My final thought: I guess DOA is more portable and easier to tailor to your needs than most other things in life
Ah the odd realities of being a 20-something and living life on the internet.
2 comments:
The internet is a really funny thing. Some people live and die it, some people just don't care. I know I feel, most of the time, like I need to either keep up with the blog, keep up with the crack that is facebook, or both daily... or I just don't feel whole.
Oh, and I could see Twitter being problem in the near future.
Hah yeah, it's all about those internet addictions. I used to post constantly on the board in question; now it's an occasional thing. Facebook, blog, etc. are more fun because (for the most part) they connect me to old friends and new ones.
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