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So Long, and Thanks for all the…Comments| | Well friends, this is it. 1000 days ago (or at least, that's what Xanga says), I joined Xanga and started something I never thought I would. I told myself before then that I wouldn’t have an interesting-enough life to write a whole blog about, that I would just post an entry, and completely forget about it. Of course, like many things I eventually caved and made my first post. God, I was so…peppy back then.
Still, something urged me on, and most of that, I think, were you guys. Martha, Ang, Melissa, Tony, Graeme, my cousin Eva…even Rajesh, Guan, and Jamie sometimes commented and shared your thoughts with me; thoughts that would otherwise not reach me since I never see you guys anymore. I think it was this quest for communication that drove me to continue the blog. As the days went by, however, I realized that there was more here than just a simple online diary. Well, ok that’s exactly what it was, but it was valuable nonetheless; it gave a window into my past feelings and thought-processes, my past moments of joy, anger, and sadness. Most of all, I think it gave all of you that as well. Now, as I explore my myriad of posts within those thousand days, I come upon some very interesting entries. Since this is my last post on Xanga, let’s make it like the last episode of a TV show. Or, to be more specific, let’s make it like the last episode of Seinfeld. That’s right, this is a clipshow, or…in this case, a Linkshow!
For the first few days of the blog, I tried to update daily. Of course, I eventually stopped because my life was indeed not that interesting at all. It became weekly, and then even monthly, until I finally settled down into a pattern: random.
Here’s an interesting entry from near the beginning: September 28, 2004, where I tried my hand at writing prose, sort of. Reading back on it now makes that night as clear as ever.
As the blog started in 2004, a lot of IB stuff was mentioned. Talks of badminton classes (for CAS) and of my stomach problems at the time filled most of the entries, but none of it really had the “flare” of my recent posts. You know, the dry wit, the self-congratulations, and all that good stuff. This was probably because of the fact that I’ve only been online (as in, posting on forums) for 2 years when I started the blog, which meant that my experience in dealing with people online and in the written word hadquite a ways to go still. Also, as I mentioned, the first few days were spent just spouting off “here’s what happened today” stuff, which I quickly learned I wasn’t good at. I needed something big to happen to cause me to write down my experiences, and write them good…er…well.
Ah…nostalgia. Anyway, nothing really happened for the first few months of the blog. I just blabbed on and on about IB stuff…except in this entry: October 16, 2004. Hmm…looks like it was Martha’s original blog that caused me to start mine. Well, there’s some history for ya.
And then there were a pair of entries right afterwards where I started getting a tad angsty about the stomach: October 29, 2004, October 31, 2004, which, actually gave me a lot of comments. I think 8 is the highest I’ve ever gotten. It’s all you guys, guys!
This post is long, isn’t it? Well, think of it as the 2-hour series finale or something. Yes, I know Seinfeld only had an hour’s worth, give me a break.
And then, there was that day when I felt brave enough to post some of my Star Trek fanfiction online. I don’t know why I did it…no, I do: it was for attention: November 7, 2004.
And then, there was the shortest post ever, although that could change as I continue to explore my past, and of course (I have to stop using that…that and brackets), my first rant about relationships and how I’m not getting any: November 28, 2004.
Needless to say, this went on for some time. I won’t bore you with the tiny details, because that would be boring, and certainly I haven’t done that already in this post. Let’s just look at some of the more interesting bits of the past with a montage of links to the music of Koyaanisqatsi (right click, save target as...):
World Music Festival
Previous order-10 Milestone
The Great Physics-Medicine Debate
First Visit to UBC
South Park Me
IB Family
The REAL Shortest Post (IB Exams Cometh)
Pink Love
IB Ends
First Photo Post: Camp out at Saltspring Island
High School Ends
Summer Rut
Aborted Trip
The Worst Day of My Life
UBC: Day 1
Bamfield
Some Randomness with Coldplay
Titles!
IB Reunion 1
Some Randomness with Ulysses
My First Election!…I said ELECTION! It’s an L!
Camp Elphinstone
Yeah, this makes sense
Year 1 Finished
China
Decision Made: Physics
Carving, and the New Problem
Views from the Balcony
300 Days Ago
UBC: Day 1…of Year 2
Stargate!!
Second Source of Angst
Snow Day
Another Girl?
Hooked on Avatar
The Poem
First Flu in Memorized Memory
Seriously, WTF?!
Area 51
Stargate SG1 Ends
When I was a kid…
Blow. Your. Mind.
IB Reunion 2
Reaaaalllly Angsty
Awesome Music
Shaky
Driving me Crazy!
The Girl I Left Behind
And finally, my crown achievement: The Great Trip Report:
Part 1
Part 2
Part 3
Part 4
Part 5
^I still have that in a big Word file; photos and all.
Admittedly, I included a lot more stuff from recent memory than from when I first started. I already explained why: I’m just a better writer these days, maybe, I think…whatever.
So, there you have it folks. 1000 days of Xanga, and not even with a single entry in my Guestbook! I went from an insensitive bastard with a stomach problem who always wanted to get laughs, good marks, and had many crushes on girls…to a somewhat sensitive bastard with a dizziness problem who always wants to get laughs, good marks, and still have many crushes on girls. Somethings never change I suppose, but one thing for sure changes today: this blog.
You see, I have no intention of stopping my blogging; I just think that Xanga is the blog most people frown upon because it’s not hip anymore, or something. Either way, say goodbye to “UB(C) A Loser, formerly “IB A Loser”, and say hello to:
The Gorn-Dee-Kerd Chronicles
Why the name? Go to that link and find out!
In the meantime: goodbye Xanga, you were pretty cool, but now it’s time to move on. Gosh, I hope I made a good impression with the Internet Gods.
(Now THAT’s a bookend!)
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