If I sit round and reflect a bit here...

Halo was where I formed my original circle of gaming friends. As they died off over time I leaned more onto spending time on forums until they essentially became my only social interaction. I talked sometimes about my life, but back then I made a point not to reveal much. Sometimes it broke through though. The time I spent on here back then was during the worst moments of my life, and that reflected with my instability and eventual dropping off the grid with a bullshit exit that was orchestrated in mind with getting my ass out of my internet addicted hole and maybe some legitimate help for everything I was carrying.

That wasn't the right move to make, but evidently if you're not in the right frame of mind you don't make sane decisions. All of that feels like lifetimes ago by my perception. Whoever's piloting the meatsuit that is my body now isn't the same person as back then. But there's enough of me left to find familiarity and comfort here which is why some years later I wandered back.

I don't recall causing problems for anybody or having beef with anybody here with the exception of the massive pile of shit I pulled at the end of the road. From time to time I wonder what's happened to some of the other users that went dark over time, and I hope they made it. Better or worse, you guys partially filled a hole that was eating away at me during the darkest time periods of my life.

I owe an apology that won't ever be enough to anybody I hurt with my non-permanent exit and lie, and for any possible drama I may have stirred when I was here. My memory's not all there, so I know there's gaps. But I also owe a thanks to everybody here.

Life out where I live is what I'd sum as monotone mediocrity with patches of extreme bullshit. I am mostly a loner, but without the original friend group I had in my early days and the first person I ever grew to love, everything is that much harder. You guys made it a bit easier on me back then, and even now you still do since I show up every so often. It's just nice to know some of you guys are still kicking or have actually gone and done something with your lives.

No need to be so hard on yourself, you seemed pretty reasonable individual for me, and you made it clear where you are coming from.

huh I got the email and deleted it because I thought it was fake

do I need a new one to join the new site?

No. You just need to register within 10 days of the email with that email address and you should be good.

huh I got the email and deleted it because I thought it was fake

do I need a new one to join the new site?

Wild ride, for sure