| Subject: ooooh man!! does anyone even remember me? hey, well, id like it if everyone [yes, even you] would read this. its quite important and has lots of important stuff in it. mucho thanks. |
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Date Posted: 11:43:48 12/31/01 Mon
Ok, all right, I know, I'm horrible, I haven't been here at all, I didn't even wish all my beloved members happy holidays. But I hope everyone had great holidays and I hope you guys have a wonderful new year. Wow, this is the last day of 2001... It's a bit depressing to think about, but hey, that's all right. Making room for a new year, and more new chances for my dad to get a job and buy his new computer already so I can have the old one! Already he's supposed to get a new monitor, and I'm trying to talk him into new speakers and keyboard for me... All my equipment is old and junky. Out with the old, in with the new, that's my motto... sometimes...
Anyways, in light of the holiday spirit [and since I'm in an unusually good mood} I want to write a big ol' long post to try and cheer everyone up. First of all I want to say that I really want to see this place come together. I know you've heard shallow, empty promises from me before, and this one might dissipate too, but I really want this place to buck up and get active as well as exciting. Inactivity is driving me a bit bonkers, and while this place has improved a lot lately, there's still plenty of improvement just waiting for us. Now, if anyone's got any serious suggestions, let me know. Please don't tell me something I already know though. I know we need more members, I know we need more active players, I know all that, and there's not much I can do about that. My main goal here is to make the players we have now as happy as possible. Also keep in mind that I cannot always make your suggestion come true. I have to think in the best interests for the most number of players. I want to make everyone happy, but sometimes I have to go with the majority. But please, I really want to give myself a better name. I want to be known around here as an active, helpful owner[co-owner]. So please don't hesitate and don't think I won't listen to you. I really want to make friends with everyone here, even though I don't always seem like it. You guys are my great online family, and I know I can always leave my real life behind and fall into this dream land and have my spirits lifted. I want this place to be like that for other people as well. I made this OOC board in hopes that we could all just come together, drop off our luggage here so we don't have to carry it into our horse's lives, and just enjoy ourselves more when we RP. Do you have any other suggestions that would make this place more comforting and calm? Sheesh, I sound like some counselor or something. But I'm serious, I want this place to be nice, so help me out here.
Anyways, with that behind me, I want to bring up a subject that I know I've been complimented upon here at JBTH and at plenty of other RPGs I've played. That subject is RPing skills. I've noticed that everyone wants to be a great role player, and I'm no different. I'm constantly striving to improve, though many would say I don't need to. I'll stop being modist and say it: I'm a good RPer. Why? Because I've had -practice- and plenty of it. Because my characters are active! [Well, they were...] I read other posts and act like an ediort in my mind. If I can point out mistakes either in my own writing or in someone else's, that helps insure that I won't make that same mistake, and the more mistakes I don't make, the better my writing sounds. Big words, while they do look nice, are not always important. I'd rather see a varity of words rather than the same big ones reused. If anyone ever reads my posts, you'll know I try extremly hard to not use the same word twice in a sentance, paragraph, or even in my entire post. There are many, many, many different ways to say things, and if you play around with the words long enough, you'll find poetry. [I sound like such a dork...] Anyways, that's my big tip of the day. Id really like to help people RP better if I can, so don't hesitate to ask me questions or ask for advice or something. But please don't ask for advice unless you can handle constructive critasism. I won't say your writing sucks, but I might say it could be better. That doesn't mean it sucks, that just means there's room for improvement, and we can all always improve a little.
Well, with that said, I'll move on once again. I've come to realize that I've got quite a few friends here. But I've also realized that I don't know a lot of the players there. I want to be friends with everyone, but I'm not always around when new people join, and I don't RP enough to be in planty of different herds and expand my horizons [pun not intended]. So, I'm stuck hoping that someone will see one of my pathetic posts [this one included] here in this board and will talk to me. Please? I want to be your friend. [Why does that make me think of Telletubbies or something equally mind-mushing...] I'm really a nice person once you get to know me. I snap sometimes, I know it, but just ask people here. I can be nice if someone hasn't annoyed me. And you know, I've mellowed out a -ton- lately. Even people in my school have noticed, Ive gotten a lot calmer. I haven't yelled at anyone in a long time. I'm not sure what the reason is for this, but it's nice. So talk to me people, and be my friend. I'm greedy, and I wanna have lots of friends [after Christmas, so I don't have to buy them anything *snicker*].
Ok, now for the interesting part. I just want to take some time out to talk to all my friends here at JBTH, since I don't always say stuff. If I leave you out, please don't think that I hate you or something. It either means that A) I don't know you well enough to write an entire paragraph dedicated to you, or B) I forgot about you/thought you were gone/something equally stupid on my behalf. So, without further ado... [these are in no particular order other than the one my illogical brain put them in]
Yam - First off, how ya been? I haven't talked to you in forever. I won't lie and I'll tell you I'm worried, because I haven't heard from you/about you in a while. How are things going for you? I hope everything's ok. My best friend is finally 100% over her online girlfriend, and she's kinda been flirting with me again lately. I'm not sure what to think. As much as I adore her, I don't want to play games again. But I'm happy regardless. I hope your whole burning thing isn't getting too out of hand. I can't say/ask you not to do it, since I know how wonderful and almost theraputic self mutilation can be, but just be careful. I've said it a thousand times, and I mean it. You mean a lot to me and the entire JBTH community, and I'd hate to think something happened. *huge bag of hugs* You're the best RPer we've got at this game, and we can't afford to loose such a precious gem.
Renee - How much can I say here that I can't say on AIM? I can just remind everyone that you're a wonderful RPer and that anyone who doesn't know you really needs to think about making a new friend. *hugs* My foxy ReReeses.
Julia - Oh maaaan, has it ever been a long time since I've seen ya. I miss you, where are you? Come home, Julius! I promise lots of chocolate if you do! You're one of our greatest RPers too, J-J, and everyone loves you. I think you're the glue that holds this place together. I really do. You're so silly and easy to talk to, how can anyone not love that? Stick around with us, J-J. *hugs and chocolate* My maid. *smirk*
Ali - Hmm, what to say, what to say... Well, I'll just say you're a great friend, even though I don't know you all too well. You're nice to talk to, and from what I've seen your a great RPer. My wonderful cook. *grin*
Kalie - I debated long and hard about adding you to this list. I thought a lot about what happened, about what you did, about what I did. Then I realized that all that is in the past. I'm a very firm believer about not living in the past, nor the future, but living in the now. What do I feel now? I feel that you're a great, great RPer and you're usually nice and easy to talk to. Sometimes you get on my nerves, but I know I get on people's nerves all the time myself, so I can't hold that against you. I think if we could start over we could probably be friends again. It seems to me that most everyone at this game likes you, so why should I be biased? If friendship is an impossibility, then a mutual understanding should be in order. When we got in that huge fight, I remember you saying that you wouldn't come into chat if I were there. Since then, I don't think I've seen you in chat when I was there more than once or twice. That's stupid, we shouldn't have to dance around each other like wild animals sharing the same territory. We're human beings and we can behave like mature adults, can't we? I think we can, and I hope we can. You're a great person, Kalie, and I think I was a fool to get in such a pointless fight with you.
Flashy Flash Flash - Boy, it's been ages since I've talked to you! How ya been? Do you still play around here? I hope so. You, too, are one of the greatest RPers we've got here. I'll be honest when I say you weren't always so wonderful, but you've really done great, and improved tons. *sniffles* I'm so proud of my Flashy! Heh, anyways... I hope you're still around here, and I hope you're still my friend even though we hardly talk, heh.
Lauren - My wonderful co-worker! How are ya? I haven't heard much from you either. You still around? I hope so, considering you still own this place, ya know. You're a great person. You should RP more around here, ya know. *hugs*
Cassie, Jordan, Erin, Sourcy, Andy, Danni, Jazz, Kristen, Desi, Dall, Dra, Ash - How many of you guys even play here anymore? Sheesh, I didn't realize I knew so many people, but as I was writing names, I realized that half of you guys have probably quit by now. Well, in case any of you are around and reading this, I still remember you. ;) Hugs for all of you guys. I hope you are all still around, you're all great people.
Well now, that was a hell of a long post, ne? But I think I got everything covered. Anyways, I was thinking of starting over here at JBTH. Cleaning out all my unwanted horses and starting all over again. If you want me to keep any of my horses, let me know, or I'll probably get rid of them. I can even ressurect horses that I haven't played in forever and a day. Anything as far back as Midnight Wind, cause he was my first horse here. Some day I'll have to write up a list of all my old horses, and see if I can't bring any back from the grave. But anyways, I think I've written enough now. I'm starting to make typos and I hate hitting the backspace button, heh. Love ya all tons and tons and tons, etc.
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