I think the second thing I posted was a spoiler that burned Dana's eyes.

I think in one of my first posts I spelled Betsy name wrong. And I think I spoiled someone in another.

I delurked in early 2001 I think, on TT. I think Tom W. delurked on the same day. And I would swear most of you were already there.

libkitty, stay tuned, and thanks!

That's some nice archive there, DX. I didn't see my name in WX at all but now I can't remember if I used the same name or not and I'm not going to read them all to figure it out. 'Twas #18 on Natter #1. (4 years sure go by fast!) Discovering the board was like, I don't know, finding fairies dancing in the moonlight. Like Beej, I kind of just plunged in and was entranced that such a cool thing existed.

I have a friend who's registered, but no longer reads here. If there are any other Alaskans on the board, I don't think they've delurked.

There's another Alaskan actually named, "AnotherAlaskan", but s/he's been scarce.

I used to constantly check merriam webster to make sure I was spelling and using my words appropriately

Hee. So did I. Well, sometimes I still do... but not so often anymore. Especially since Firefox checks my spelling for me now. Though I'm not using Firefox at the moment.

I can't remember how I found this place, but it was already the Phoenix by the time I found it. It was an article somewhere that eventually clicked through to b.org. I think it was around January of BtVS's final season (I don't know what year that is). Didn't delurk until probably the week of the final episode. I hate most of my posts from about the first year. Maybe more. I sounded hyper, overly-eager, and weird(er). I still hate some of my posts. I'd never been part of an online community until the b.org.

I delurked during "The Great Get Nilly to the States" drive back in 2004, which was also right before the DC F2F. Luckily, I only walked by the guac and managed not to make an ass of myself at the F2F. I'm so very glad I did, considering I haven't been able to make it to one since. I've met some very wonderful people who have been a terrific support system when whinging seems to be on infinite loop. There are a bunch more of you I hope to meet soonish.

I'm not in the right headspace to deconstruct 2006 at the moment. The end has sucked giant monkey balls, and coloured my view of the whole year. Suffice it to say, I shall be very, very glad when it's over (for me and a lot of other people.)

I'm horrified that my gift will be so late...given that part of it is Xmas themed, dangit. But is should arrive tomorrow, Monday at the latest. Last time I trust holiday shipping promises! I'm going to shoot for the Black Friday post next time.

Pshaw! It got here today! I think it was Stephanie who mentioned Epiphany on January 6th -- Italians consider it the real holiday as well. Therefore, it is not late. And it came with extra exclamation points! I opened a box full of goodies and drooled over: beautiful capiz shell earrings, a gorgeous bronze metallic ball candle, a Lush Best Wishes gift set, a Tea & Sympathy bath bomb (so perfect), and 2 packets of Moss Rose seeds. I can't wait to plant them this spring! Thank you so much, Beej. It's all lovely and perfect.

On the more procrastinaty side of things, my SS gift has yet to go out. The plan is to hit the post office this weekend. I hope my giftee won't be too upset.

There's another Alaskan actually named, "AnotherAlaskan", but s/he's been scarce.

Actully, I think that's libkitty's friend.

Huh, apparently I delurked in Jan 2002. That's a long lurkage (starting with TT in March 2000), but I still sounded like a twit when I did the deed.

Actually, I probo-mostly sound like a twit, so that's OK.

I dallied with other online communities in that lurkage phase (most notably Imladris, from the time the LOTR movies were leveraged), but all that did was convince me this one was a different breed.

Tea & Sympathy bath bomb (so perfect)

I was sooo thinking of you when I found it.

Glad the box arrived safely and finally. More than anything, I'm hoping you can get some relaxation and comfort from it. (And a little Springtime hope thrown in.)

Blessings to you as the year turns.

Luckily, I only walked by the guac and managed not to make an ass of myself at the F2F.

P'shaw! More than that! You stuffed us in your big car and drove us all over the town! Thanks to my fishnets and a pen in MtbF's pocket he wound up experiencing a world entirely new to him!

Hey, Vortex, yay on the package getting there and being good and all! I slackered you a couple of years ago and I've always felt bad that the first slackage wasn't all it could be, so it was great fun to get a do-over and give you a proper wow.