-How long could you see yourself at the site, months, years, a lifetime?
A couple years at best. I don't expect to become the active poster I once was. The feeling of belonging is no longer present. My real life has also 180'd on me; though the family unit is still not there, I've made friends that I believe will last me a lifetime, and personally, I've enjoyed real life 10x more than I have ever enjoyed the internet. That being said, it doesn't mean I might not keep contact with a couple users.
-Where can you see yourself in 10 years time?
Living in Cali, having the time of my life with my closest friends. Possibly marrying (I'd be 27 in 10 years) and having 2 or 3 children. Working as a video game programmer for some company, making a decent enough wage to keep my wife from working. Having enough money to do a bit of vacationing, and living the life I want to basically. That's my life's dream, anyway.
-Tell me about one of your most prized possessions and why does it mean so much to you?
I have 2 that I just have to mention. The first would be my school yearbook from 2009-2010 school year. Looking through the pages just reminds me how much of a life-changing experience this year has been for me. I've also had a close friend of mine sign it that I've begun to like as more than a friend, and she now goes to college out of state. Reading what she said just gives me hope, and it reminds me of the last time I saw her, and that means so much to me. Everyone who signed it completes me; I care about my friend a thousand times more than I care about myself. Without them I'd be nothing. And now whenever I feel alone, I just need to open the cover, and we're all together again.
A second item I treasure is a stuffed animal I've had since I was about 2. I call him Peek-A-Boo, because when I was first introduced to the stuffed animal, my mom used to play Peek-A-Boo with me using the stuffed animal, whose arms were long and flexible enough to cover its eyes. I battled through depression as a child, and whenever I felt the need to let emotions run, I'd speak to him as if he were the only person in the world who wouldn't judge me. To this day, it still means a lot to me. It's pretty much the only stuffed animal I've kept over the years, and sometimes, he still finds himself tucked between my arms in the middle of the night.
-Is there anything you regret doing during your time at CHU and if you could do it differently, would you?
Running the competitions I did. That's essentially what lead to my inactivity. It's quite a disheartening thing to look back at, but I'm glad it happened, wouldn't have preferred it any other way. I'd rather have known the truth than lived in a lie.
-Got any favourite songs/artists/Genres?
I like all forms of rock, Nu-Metal/Metal, and trance/techno.
Just to name 3 songs from each genre,
Rock: Hotel California - Eagles
Nu-Metal: Chop Suey - System of a Down
Metal: Souls of Black - Testament
Trance/Techno: Witchcraft - Pendulum
I like a lot of artists. Several of my favorites are System of a Down, Alice in Chains, Pendulum, Metallica, Paramore, and Infected Mushroom, among others.
-Do you play an instrument? If so, which or how many?
I can play the drums quite well. Learned how from the 4th grade and I've worked my way up since then. I intend to learn how to play the piano, and possibly the guitar, for an academic-related purpose in the next year or so.
-Tell me what you miss about being an active CHUer.
Apart from talking with friends, the thing I miss most about it is feeling like part of the community. I no longer feel the same connections I did before, and I don't consider the community as a second family anymore. I guess that's what I miss most about it, but everything happens for a reason. You carry on, you know?
-If you could marry one celebrity, who would it be and why?
I don't feel very connected to any celebrities, so if I had the choice to, I'd opt out of it. But based purely on looks, Elin Grindemyr.
-Tell us something about the area you live in.
It's a nice neighborhood located within a canyon. It's a friendly community; unfortunately I don't have any neighborhood friends, and wireless signals suck, so internet cuts off every now and then and the cell phone reception couldn't be worse, but it's manageable. Outside of the neighborhood is a nice city. It's very conscious of nature and most of the area around us still has the nice natural hillsides and there's a wilderness park about a 3 minute drive from where I live. There's a good marketplace not far from us that has a lot of nice stuff around there. Around my school there's great places to hang out, most notably restaurants >_>. The school itself is also a good place to hang out.
-And finally, can you see yourself being an active member of CH if you had more contact with various members on site?
On CHU itself, I believe so. I could see myself being MORE active with more contact with users, but I doubt I'll ever be at the point I was once at. The times and my opinions have simply shifted too much to go back to those days. On top of that, most of my friends from the past are less active than they were before, or are no longer active, and the users who are currently active, I don't have the same drive to get acquainted with, nor do I feel they have any desire to speak with me. A couple new users here and there ask about me or send me messages, and that's pretty much it. I don't have any long-lasting relationships with anyone here, but if I contacted them more, then yes, I would become more active. It'd take some time though, since I'm way behind as far as the community goes.
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