Apology and Introduction - Page 4

plthijinx · 05-25-2005, 11:42 PM

now wait a minute......what if just what if you really are gwen trying to assume rock's identity?

Clodfobble · 05-26-2005, 09:07 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hot pastrami

*cough*

Oh yay, HP's really back now!!

BigV · 05-26-2005, 12:24 PM

Read the thread, followed the thread, re-read the thread...

It's clear to me that I'm still outside, not inside, new-guy, not written in the cellar's history books yet. I'm not complaining or being maudlin (shut off those damn violins!), but got a taste from this thread of the depth of the community here. Depths I have not plumbed.

I am excluded from those depths, not because I am shut out by anyone in this group, but because I have kept much about myself to myself. With respect to the start of this thread, all I have written about myself is true. But much more truth is unwritten.

I understand that there's a natural give and take in learning about one another. Give a little, get a little, etc. Not that there's anything natural about this forum. Well, not natural to my experience. An old fart like me has become accustomed to relying on inputs not present in this situation to help me form my opinion. Sight is one, voice, regularity of habits, etc. All these and more have analogues on this forum, an avatar, a way of writing, etc. But these don't map directly to my real life expectations. And, as this thread illustrates, they are easily counterfeited. Pseudonyms are not an internet phenomenon. For the record, I look very little like my avatar.

There are advantages too. In some ways this is a richer experience. I have explored the links of some member's homepages. I've seen images and read writings and tried to incorporate those pieces of the puzzle into the whole of my fellow cellar-mates. I also like the nature of the dialogue in written form. There's a certain deliberateness to it that rewards careful thought. It's not required, but it is nice to be able to savor something well written.

I don't know y'all in "real life". And except for the bounty hunters and crackerjack computer forensic pros in the group, you don't know me. *sigh* That's ok. I'm in my comfort zone, mostly. And I'm stretching it where it chafes.

garnet · 05-26-2005, 12:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rock Steady

Mostly what I did since I've been back after a 14 month hiatus is to support Brianna. So, it wasn't that shitty of me.

Yes, I too ended a brief hiatus in order to cheer Ms. Brianna on through her difficulties. She's a very cool chick, isn't she?

Anyway, you've got some seriously big cajones admitting all this to Cellar members. Very impressive!

Welcome to the Cellar!

OnyxCougar · 05-26-2005, 12:45 PM

garnet!

I was ready to quit the cellar for good and for true, until I was talked into coming back by someone very dear to me. I created another moniker so I could post relatively anonymously for awhile, but after 1 or 2 uses I felt cheap, and like a liar, and decided that if I was going to post, it was going to be as me, and fuck em if they don't like it.

Now here I am, firmly entrenched, laid bare to the world as OnyxCougar, and this is the real me. My naivete is thinking that all people are honest, even in this most anonymous of places. The truth seems to be that while some may be honest, more are not.

Live and learn.

lookout123 · 05-26-2005, 01:04 PM

hey garnet. go eat a cow, er something - yer too skinny.

cjjulie · 05-26-2005, 01:20 PM

Okay well I'm still and will probably be forever a noob. I will come clean as well....*deep breath* here goes.

Nope can't do it..........

lookout123 · 05-26-2005, 01:21 PM

chicken

garnet · 05-26-2005, 01:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lookout123

hey garnet. go eat a cow, er something - yer too skinny.

Maybe "have a cow" but not "eat a cow"...haha!

Naw, I wouldn't say I'm skinny. In my Cellar absence I've been spending some quality time at the gym. If I do say so myself, my triceps ands abs are looking quite lovely!

But don't worry, I'll try to keep the "dikey-ness" to a minimum!

kerosene · 05-26-2005, 01:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by garnet

Maybe "have a cow" but not "eat a cow"...haha!

That would be interesting, too.

Rock Steady · 05-26-2005, 01:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cjjulie

Okay well I'm still and will probably be forever a noob. I will come clean as well....*deep breath* here goes.

Nope can't do it..........

That was great.

So, with your title, are you a No Doubt fan also?

cjjulie · 05-26-2005, 01:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rock Steady

That was great.

So, with your title, are you a No Doubt fan also?

No. i like their music but I don't stalk them....... JK :| ( for some reason my smilies are not working....)

BigV · 05-26-2005, 02:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cjjulie

No. i like their music but I don't stalk them....... JK ; ) ( for some reason my smilies are not working....)

is not the same as ; )

try removing the space between the semicolon and the parenthesis.

Rock Steady · 05-26-2005, 02:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cjjulie

No. i like their music but I don't stalk them....... JK ; ) ( for some reason my smilies are not working....)

I look but don't touch, and don't flirt at work. But...

There are several beautiful young women at work that are No Doubt fans, and I get to talk with them a lot more because of this. It's not such a bad deal.

And I briefly met a new hire that was stunning. Recently, she closed an email reply to me saying that she heard I *loved* gwen stefani like she did. I wouldn't mind speaking with her the next time I'm in the office (about once a month).

05-25-2005, 11:42 PM	#46
plthijinx Master Dwellar Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 4,197	now wait a minute......what if just what if you really are gwen trying to assume rock's identity? __________________ For your dreams to come true, you must first have a dream.

05-26-2005, 12:24 PM	#48
BigV Goon Squad Leader Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Seattle Posts: 27,063	Read the thread, followed the thread, re-read the thread... It's clear to me that I'm still outside, not inside, new-guy, not written in the cellar's history books yet. I'm not complaining or being maudlin (shut off those damn violins!), but got a taste from this thread of the depth of the community here. Depths I have not plumbed. I am excluded from those depths, not because I am shut out by anyone in this group, but because I have kept much about myself to myself. With respect to the start of this thread, all I have written about myself is true. But much more truth is unwritten. I understand that there's a natural give and take in learning about one another. Give a little, get a little, etc. Not that there's anything natural about this forum. Well, not natural to my experience. An old fart like me has become accustomed to relying on inputs not present in this situation to help me form my opinion. Sight is one, voice, regularity of habits, etc. All these and more have analogues on this forum, an avatar, a way of writing, etc. But these don't map directly to my real life expectations. And, as this thread illustrates, they are easily counterfeited. Pseudonyms are not an internet phenomenon. For the record, I look very little like my avatar. There are advantages too. In some ways this is a richer experience. I have explored the links of some member's homepages. I've seen images and read writings and tried to incorporate those pieces of the puzzle into the whole of my fellow cellar-mates. I also like the nature of the dialogue in written form. There's a certain deliberateness to it that rewards careful thought. It's not required, but it is nice to be able to savor something well written. I don't know y'all in "real life". And except for the bounty hunters and crackerjack computer forensic pros in the group, you don't know me. sigh That's ok. I'm in my comfort zone, mostly. And I'm stretching it where it chafes. __________________ Be Just and Fear Not.

05-26-2005, 12:45 PM	#50
OnyxCougar Junior Master Dwellar Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Kingdom of Atlantia Posts: 2,979	garnet! I was ready to quit the cellar for good and for true, until I was talked into coming back by someone very dear to me. I created another moniker so I could post relatively anonymously for awhile, but after 1 or 2 uses I felt cheap, and like a liar, and decided that if I was going to post, it was going to be as me, and fuck em if they don't like it. Now here I am, firmly entrenched, laid bare to the world as OnyxCougar, and this is the real me. My naivete is thinking that all people are honest, even in this most anonymous of places. The truth seems to be that while some may be honest, more are not. Live and learn. __________________ Impotentes defendere libertatem non possunt. "Repetition does not transform a lie into a truth." ~Franklin D. Roosevelt

05-26-2005, 01:04 PM	#51
lookout123 changed his status to single Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Right behind you. No, the other side. Posts: 10,308	hey garnet. go eat a cow, er something - yer too skinny. __________________ Getting knocked down is no sin, it's not getting back up that's the sin

05-26-2005, 01:20 PM	#52
cjjulie Colonist Extraordinaire Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: CT Posts: 201	Okay well I'm still and will probably be forever a noob. I will come clean as well....deep breath here goes. Nope can't do it.......... __________________ Fun,Fearless,Female

05-26-2005, 01:21 PM	#53
lookout123 changed his status to single Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Right behind you. No, the other side. Posts: 10,308	chicken __________________ Getting knocked down is no sin, it's not getting back up that's the sin

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