SpringChick wrote:Birty wrote:It never ceases to amaze me how topics like this bring back members who haven't posted in the forum for a good 15-20 years!
At least! Something ties us to this place. No matter how long it's been, I can never forget the dojo.
Indeed. I've got a full time job now, am married, have a house and bills, so my life is insanely different than it was back then, but this community (SD and Ryo's Place/HD) was such a huge part of my life in 2003-2006 when I was 19-22 that it'll be with me forever. It's hard to get involved in the community again after such a long time has passed, which I think is why people that have been gone so long come back whenever there's a topic like this.