Older cBers / Nostalgia Options

[*Kathleen*]

I recently took a look at my own member profile to notice that I've actually submitted about eighteen layouts (I was shocked, trust me). It's hilarious because I look back at my earliest ones (which were made pre-PhotoShop/Paint) and wow.. I'm certainly not a fabulous designer now, but it's interesting to see how far I've come. It's also fun to look back at ancient posts now and then to see how your ideas have changed and how you've grown as a person. I mean, it's been over two years for me, but people change even in a year.

Edit // I want this to be strictly about cB, and how you've noticed a change in yourself through the forums, whether it's with graphics/layouts or posts.

[crazeegirl411]

I think the weird thing is, I didn't change THAT much. I have really changed outside the forums, but not the way I type or generally view life. The one thing that changed a lot was, I was sooo much more helpful and nice. Incidentally, I was viewing the first two pages of my posts and then I saw this thread. Most of the posts were in xanga help, back when I was the "expert" in xanga. I was so much nicer...to the point where it did seem kind of fake, but I was (and still am) still just being what I normally was.

And I was in eighth grade too O_o. That strikes me as surprising because I'm about to be a junior.

Oh and I was into the whole Blogring vs. Xangans thing, and I didn't really ever bash on blogring. I was trying to be neutral. And I kept on posting in February Xanga of the Month but I couldn't decide so I kept on just complimenting xanga sites. I think if it was the cB now, there would be a thread for discussion and a thread for voting.

Also I loved going to forum games. The idea of sandbox isn't so appealing to me anymore though. But that's how Jordan (Inc) and Ashley (azn kyootie) met and then...I met ashley so I knew Jordan and they were both cool and I loved talking to them.

And for layouts, I have only submitted two and only one got accepted. It's funny because the one that got denied was actually the one I liked more. That's why I never submitted the xanga layout I have now, which has been there for over a year. If anyone remembers that cool cool cool blend I made (really it's a cool blend), that's the one I made into a layout. Anyway, that xanga layout was called "transportation" and that was when I was kind of cool with everyone. So I posted my accepted layout in chat and everyone was like "sharie it's so cool I love it so much!" and blahblahblah.

Geez this makes me think of a lot of things I have had here. Which was a lot. It's about 3 months and it's my three year anniversary here. Pretty cool. Sometimes I wonder why and how I still come back here after three years.