Every year around September 12th (sometimes later) I make a blog about my previous year, both here on The Temp and in my life. Last year's blog didn't end up being too long since I wrote it using my phone. Yeah within the 3 years of me being active on this site I have gone through, 4 laptops, 1 cellphone, and 2 desktops, all were rather beat up and old, only used just for some basic everyday use. It's funny that I have yet to actually buy a new computer since joining the site, but that should come as no shock since I still lack a job. Yeah 3 years active on this site and I even moved half way across the country, and I am still having a hard time finding a job. Turns out times are hard no matter where you live.
Since joining this site in 2009, I have done so much in my life, ranging from graduating from high school to moving to Indiana with my boyfriend. Not to mention here on GBAtemp I have pretty much embedded myself into the site, I now run the KYT as well I am the admin of Filetrip. I have watched the site grow and change over these 3 years, from the rise of shoptemp to paypal killing flashcard sites. It's amazing to think that so much could happen in such a short period time. I have watched and been part of this scene through so much of it's high points and even watched it through it's lowest. I am shocked to find myself actually immersed so deeply into this community, that it has actually dominated 85% of the time I spend online. That's really saying something since as I have established before, I was never a big fan of forums. Yet here I am, with over 8000+ posts and one of the most active members of the site, at this point I have pretty much established myself into the common foundation that is GBATemp. I have changed from a noob who was spoiled, only here to get the game fixes he thought he deserved. Now I am The Catboy, a helpful, kind heart'd member, who can also be a real self-centered, self-destructive jerk. I'm not perfect, but what can I say? I am still young and have way more maturing to do in my life.
As for my personal life, really not much has changed too drastically. I mean by now everyone knows that I live with my boyfriend and he works at WalMart again. I am still having a hard time finding a job, which does tend to weigh me down a bit. I am not too shocked though, I do live 15 miles away from any of the nearest cities and despite there being jobs in the cities, no one is ever hiring. Well to be correct, the ones who are often hiring only use paper applications and not online applications, which means I have to go in and get an application. Which 90% of the time I can never make it there on time to get/return my applications. I don't have a car nor that many friends down here. Not that many people live that far out in the country and the ones that do aren't that big a fan of me. Still there really isn't a need gripe on this, as long as I keep trying, things will eventually change. I can't expect everything in my life to work out instantly, I have to work for things to change.
And finally my relationship, I hope to spend a long life with Mike. We have been together since 2008 and honestly I think I love him more now than the day we met. Interestingly enough, we really didn't even meet on that great of terms. Back then I was still in the closet to most of my friends and all of my family, so the only relationships I was able to find was online. I met one guy named Zack, who turned out to be jerk and was actually in relationship with several guys online and in real life. One of the guys turned out to be Mike, who hated for fact. I wanted nothing to do with him after I left Zack, but he kept trying to get in contact with me. One day I finally listened to him and that moment changed my life. I didn't care where he lived or really anything, I just knew from then on that I wanted to be with him. After about a year of talking online we met in real life right before senor year, then went back to just being online. Finally after we graduated we moved in together and have been inseparable ever since.
It's amazing to think how much can change in one's life in such a short period of time, which only just shows how fast life goes. Life is short and at the same time so very long.
Since joining this site in 2009, I have done so much in my life, ranging from graduating from high school to moving to Indiana with my boyfriend. Not to mention here on GBAtemp I have pretty much embedded myself into the site, I now run the KYT as well I am the admin of Filetrip. I have watched the site grow and change over these 3 years, from the rise of shoptemp to paypal killing flashcard sites. It's amazing to think that so much could happen in such a short period time. I have watched and been part of this scene through so much of it's high points and even watched it through it's lowest. I am shocked to find myself actually immersed so deeply into this community, that it has actually dominated 85% of the time I spend online. That's really saying something since as I have established before, I was never a big fan of forums. Yet here I am, with over 8000+ posts and one of the most active members of the site, at this point I have pretty much established myself into the common foundation that is GBATemp. I have changed from a noob who was spoiled, only here to get the game fixes he thought he deserved. Now I am The Catboy, a helpful, kind heart'd member, who can also be a real self-centered, self-destructive jerk. I'm not perfect, but what can I say? I am still young and have way more maturing to do in my life.
As for my personal life, really not much has changed too drastically. I mean by now everyone knows that I live with my boyfriend and he works at WalMart again. I am still having a hard time finding a job, which does tend to weigh me down a bit. I am not too shocked though, I do live 15 miles away from any of the nearest cities and despite there being jobs in the cities, no one is ever hiring. Well to be correct, the ones who are often hiring only use paper applications and not online applications, which means I have to go in and get an application. Which 90% of the time I can never make it there on time to get/return my applications. I don't have a car nor that many friends down here. Not that many people live that far out in the country and the ones that do aren't that big a fan of me. Still there really isn't a need gripe on this, as long as I keep trying, things will eventually change. I can't expect everything in my life to work out instantly, I have to work for things to change.
And finally my relationship, I hope to spend a long life with Mike. We have been together since 2008 and honestly I think I love him more now than the day we met. Interestingly enough, we really didn't even meet on that great of terms. Back then I was still in the closet to most of my friends and all of my family, so the only relationships I was able to find was online. I met one guy named Zack, who turned out to be jerk and was actually in relationship with several guys online and in real life. One of the guys turned out to be Mike, who hated for fact. I wanted nothing to do with him after I left Zack, but he kept trying to get in contact with me. One day I finally listened to him and that moment changed my life. I didn't care where he lived or really anything, I just knew from then on that I wanted to be with him. After about a year of talking online we met in real life right before senor year, then went back to just being online. Finally after we graduated we moved in together and have been inseparable ever since.
It's amazing to think how much can change in one's life in such a short period of time, which only just shows how fast life goes. Life is short and at the same time so very long.
