Good grief, I can't believe I'm posting another one of these welcome threads.
Anyways, from what I remember, I posted another thread about 2 years ago. Then I disappeared. I'm posting another one now because if I could begin to tell you guys how many things have changed since that welcome post, I'd need to write a novel. But I'm back, hopefully I'll be able to stick around more.
Last year was, to put it lightly, probably the worst year I've had in my life. This year has only been marginally better. Unfortunately, my stubbornness to fix my mental health problems in the past came around last year and bit me HARD in the rear end. Honestly, it sucks. I'm coming back because I need ways to keep myself busy and honestly I miss interacting with this place. Also, since I'm working from home indefinitely now, it's a good way to pass free time.
It seems so foreign to me that I've been a member of this site for 8 years now. I'm glad to see many familiar names are still active as ever on this forum.
But anyways, I'm just glad to be back here. I have lots of catching up to do, that's for sure!
Quote from: Zeffy on March 25, 2021, 09:29:27 AM
Good grief, I can't believe I'm posting another one of these welcome threads.
Anyways, from what I remember, I posted another thread about 2 years ago. Then I disappeared. I'm posting another one now because if I could begin to tell you guys how many things have changed since that welcome post, I'd need to write a novel. But I'm back, hopefully I'll be able to stick around more.
Last year was, to put it lightly, probably the worst year I've had in my life. This year has only been marginally better. Unfortunately, my stubbornness to fix my mental health problems in the past came around last year and bit me HARD in the rear end. Honestly, it sucks. I'm coming back because I need ways to keep myself busy and honestly I miss interacting with this place. Also, since I'm working from home indefinitely now, it's a good way to pass free time.
It seems so foreign to me that I've been a member of this site for 8 years now. I'm glad to see many familiar names are still active as ever on this forum.
But anyways, I'm just glad to be back here. I have lots of catching up to do, that's for sure!
Welcome back!
The legend has returned! Welcome back once more. You gotta hit up the Redesign this thread and get that going again. ;-)
And I hope this year does turn around for you. Hopefully we here can help give you something to take your mind off of whatever's troubling you.
Welcome back! I don't think we've been around at the same time much (I joined in 2017), but I'm always glad to see long-time members that have "disappeared" re-surface in some capacity.
Quote from: JoePCool14 on March 25, 2021, 09:34:09 AM
The legend has returned! Welcome back once more. You gotta hit up the Redesign this thread and get that going again. ;-)
And I hope this year does turn around for you. Hopefully we here can help give you something to take your mind off of whatever's troubling you.
I haven't made a sign in a hot minute to be honest. That being said, I still have all the tools to do so - I just probably need to re-orient myself a bit!
Quote from: webny99 on March 25, 2021, 09:48:34 AM
Welcome back! I don't think we've been around at the same time much (I joined in 2017), but I'm always glad to see long-time members that have "disappeared" re-surface in some capacity.
Your name looks familiar, so I think we interacted somewhat before!
QuoteLast year was, to put it lightly, probably the worst year I've had in my life. This year has only been marginally better. Unfortunately, my stubbornness to fix my mental health problems in the past came around last year and bit me HARD in the rear end. Honestly, it sucks. I'm coming back because I need ways to keep myself busy and honestly I miss interacting with this place. Also, since I'm working from home indefinitely now, it's a good way to pass free time.
You are not alone on that. However, I am glad to be working from home and not having to hear all of the office gossip all day.
Quote from: 74/171FAN on March 25, 2021, 10:22:22 AM
QuoteLast year was, to put it lightly, probably the worst year I've had in my life. This year has only been marginally better. Unfortunately, my stubbornness to fix my mental health problems in the past came around last year and bit me HARD in the rear end. Honestly, it sucks. I'm coming back because I need ways to keep myself busy and honestly I miss interacting with this place. Also, since I'm working from home indefinitely now, it's a good way to pass free time.
You are not alone on that. However, I am glad to be working from home and not having to hear all of the office gossip all day.
We actually do have a Worst Year/Best Year thread that got going after 2020:
https://www.aaroads.com/forum/index.php?topic=28243.msg2562248#msg2562248
Quote from: 74/171FAN on March 25, 2021, 10:22:22 AM
QuoteLast year was, to put it lightly, probably the worst year I've had in my life. This year has only been marginally better. Unfortunately, my stubbornness to fix my mental health problems in the past came around last year and bit me HARD in the rear end. Honestly, it sucks. I'm coming back because I need ways to keep myself busy and honestly I miss interacting with this place. Also, since I'm working from home indefinitely now, it's a good way to pass free time.
You are not alone on that. However, I am glad to be working from home and not having to hear all of the office gossip all day.
I enjoy working from home cause it's super comfortable to not have to get out of sweatpants and shorts, but I also feel like I don't have separation from my work and play/sleep space anymore. My office is my room, because that's the only space I have for it. Can't lie, the social interaction from the office gave me the minimum amount of social interaction I needed with people that aren't my family!
Welcome back!
Quote from: Zeffy on March 25, 2021, 10:46:16 AM
I also feel like I don't have separation from my work and play/sleep space anymore. My office is my room, because that's the only space I have for it. Can't lie, the social interaction from the office gave me the minimum amount of social interaction I needed with people that aren't my family!
Well, now maybe that can be us. You know, for better or worse... :)
Quote from: kphoger on March 25, 2021, 10:55:33 AM
Welcome back!
Quote from: Zeffy on March 25, 2021, 10:46:16 AM
I also feel like I don't have separation from my work and play/sleep space anymore. My office is my room, because that's the only space I have for it. Can't lie, the social interaction from the office gave me the minimum amount of social interaction I needed with people that aren't my family!
Well, now maybe that can be us. You know, for better or worse... :)
This place has good vibes so I think it'd definitely be the former. One can hope at least! :sombrero:
Welcome back!
I haven't been posting on the forum for that long, unlike most upthread, but welcome back!
I presume this means we can look forward to more sign mockups? (this isn't a bad thing)
Been awhile since you've added to that category.
Quote from: froggie on March 25, 2021, 12:25:31 PM
I presume this means we can look forward to more sign mockups? (this isn't a bad thing)
Been awhile since you've added to that category.
It has been a long while - I'm definitely up for it though. Got everything right where I left it!
Welcome back! Do you still remember me (you were most active before I joined)? I also come and go from the forum too.
Welcome back! I joined this forum about one and a half years ago, sometime between this welcome and your previous one. I have found your sign making tools to be very helpful, I've finally started to make (decent) one of my own recently.
Quote from: Roadgeekteen on March 25, 2021, 05:43:16 PM
Welcome back! Do you still remember me (you were most active before I joined)? I also come and go from the forum too.
Your name looks to ring a bell at least from my memories.
Quote from: ozarkman417 on March 25, 2021, 06:30:01 PM
Welcome back! I joined this forum about one and a half years ago, sometime between this welcome and your previous one. I have found your sign making tools to be very helpful, I've finally started to make (decent) one of my own recently.
Glad to hear! I know those are super outdated, but I find they still get the job done for most things.
Welcome back bro! It's a shame that I didn't know you then cause I wasn't on this forum back then so it's nice to meet you!
Hello again. I came to this forum from UD on Roblox, via you, hahaha
Quote from: andrepoiy on March 26, 2021, 07:10:57 PM
Hello again. I came to this forum from UD on Roblox, via you, hahaha
Gotta wonder how many Robloxians still visit this forum lol
I have a question. I'm thinking you used to be a moderator before. Was that right?
Quote from: tolbs17 on March 26, 2021, 08:14:39 PM
I have a question. I'm thinking you used to be a moderator before. Was that right?
Site contributor, but not a moderator.
Quote from: 1 on March 26, 2021, 08:16:14 PM
Quote from: tolbs17 on March 26, 2021, 08:14:39 PM
I have a question. I'm thinking you used to be a moderator before. Was that right?
Site contributor, but not a moderator.
But he did lock and move threads.
I can't remember what my position was a few years back. That's how bad my memory has gotten. It was global mod-ish I think.
Quote from: Zeffy on March 27, 2021, 12:31:24 PM
I can't remember what my position was a few years back. That's how bad my memory has gotten. It was global mod-ish I think.
Yes- You were Global Mod. Maybe your memory isn't as bad as you thought. I joined here in 2019, so I wouldn't have known that if it were not for the wayback machine, from 2015:
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51076424946_823e3d9fbb_m.jpg)
Quote from: ozarkman417 on March 27, 2021, 01:19:10 PM
Quote from: Zeffy on March 27, 2021, 12:31:24 PM
I can't remember what my position was a few years back. That's how bad my memory has gotten. It was global mod-ish I think.
Yes- You were Global Mod. Maybe your memory isn't as bad as you thought. I joined here in 2019, so I wouldn't have known that if it were not for the wayback machine, from 2015:
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51076424946_823e3d9fbb_m.jpg)
Glad to know my memory hasn't totally imploded upon itself! Now I remember it a bit. I think that's why I still have my custom title as well.
Glad to see you're back. And just in time- the 206 bypass is finally going to open! :)
Quote from: Mr. Matté on March 27, 2021, 04:42:11 PM
Glad to see you're back. And just in time- the 206 bypass is finally going to open! :)
Haha, I was up there about a few months ago and was like "wow this is different" - except the bypass wasn't fully opened.
Quote from: ozarkman417 on March 27, 2021, 01:19:10 PM
Quote from: Zeffy on March 27, 2021, 12:31:24 PM
I can't remember what my position was a few years back. That's how bad my memory has gotten. It was global mod-ish I think.
Yes- You were Global Mod. Maybe your memory isn't as bad as you thought. I joined here in 2019, so I wouldn't have known that if it were not for the wayback machine, from 2015:
You were a Global Mod in 2015, and were a site contributor before and after that.
Quote from: Zeffy on March 25, 2021, 09:29:27 AM
Good grief, I can't believe I'm posting another one of these welcome threads.
Anyways, from what I remember, I posted another thread about 2 years ago. Then I disappeared. I'm posting another one now because if I could begin to tell you guys how many things have changed since that welcome post, I'd need to write a novel. But I'm back, hopefully I'll be able to stick around more.
Last year was, to put it lightly, probably the worst year I've had in my life. This year has only been marginally better. Unfortunately, my stubbornness to fix my mental health problems in the past came around last year and bit me HARD in the rear end. Honestly, it sucks. I'm coming back because I need ways to keep myself busy and honestly I miss interacting with this place. Also, since I'm working from home indefinitely now, it's a good way to pass free time.
It seems so foreign to me that I've been a member of this site for 8 years now. I'm glad to see many familiar names are still active as ever on this forum.
But anyways, I'm just glad to be back here. I have lots of catching up to do, that's for sure!
Welcome back! :wave:
I, too, have been largely inactive for a while now, but I hope to become more active again soon. 2020 was a difficult year for me as well, although I am fortunate that it was not worse (in comparison to previous years in my life). I got a little too comfortable in my shoes and took remission for granted, as my psychosis has now relapsed. I wasn't diligent enough with my medication back in the Fall in an effort to be more productive with school (with which I am very bad at procrastinating), and I was constantly pulling 36-40 hour days, but that proved to be a mistake. I'm slowly on the way to recovery, but it's been a long few months. But even with that said, I have high hopes for 2021. Starting off merely as a continuation of 2020, I have faith that perhaps as the year progresses it can get much better. Only time will tell, and as these past couple of years have shown, history is wildly unpredictable, but I still think we can see a light at the end of the tunnel.
Keeping yourself busy is definitely key, that is what I have learned more than ever in recent months. I try not to let myself sit idle for too long so my mind doesn't start chipping away. Paradoxically, I often find it hard to motivate myself to tend to the more pressing responsibilities such as school, but at the very least I have kept myself immensely busy recreation-wise. Lately I have also been taking a ton of road-trips on Google Maps Street View, and listening to lots of good music. I definitely hope to become more active on the forum again, but I have waited until a computer situation that would make it easier to post more often, and now I have a new laptop which should help (although technically I can still post on my phone, which is where I type this right now).
But it is great to see you again, and I hope that the coming weeks and months are much better for you. I'll see you around on the forum, and I have certainly got a lot of catching up to do as well. :biggrin:
Welcome back!
Quote from: ET21 on May 10, 2021, 04:47:37 PM
Welcome back!
Hate to break it to you but I think he quit again.
Quote from: Roadgeekteen on May 10, 2021, 04:50:36 PM
Quote from: ET21 on May 10, 2021, 04:47:37 PM
Welcome back!
Hate to break it to you but I think he quit again.
Nonetheless, hopefully he'll be back again.