Choyrt's catching up thread...

[choyrt]

Thank you sir! I've been ... in the army, deployed, divorced, homeless for a while, worked in a jail, wrote a novel, now I teach English to middle school and have a new marriage and a four-year-old son!

How is everyone else!?

[Joseph]

I split this off from the CW101 thread it was in...

Those are some serious ups and downs in eight years.

I could never join the army (thought I thought about it when younger as a means to pay for a university degree) and I could never work in a jail in any capacity. It would wear me down.

Homeless? Actually living on the streets without a penny to your name homeless or "couch surfing" with friends?

And congrats on the new marriage and your son. Happy for you. And somewhat envious.

As for me and the past eight years...

All those eight years, including a year and half of waiting for her, were committed to one woman. Unfortunately, for many reasons, hers and mine, it didn't work out and I'm living in a tiny little room in a prof's basement.

We didn't have children but we had a puppy that I love more than anything, he was our child, and I miss him.

Beyond that... Either unemployed or under-employed and going back to school didn't help. The extra line and credentials on my resume haven't worked for me. Yet. And... Winterwind is Winterwind... good ideas and plans but stuck in limbo all too often. Right now we're waiting on a re-design of the site and it's been a few months now. Hopefully it'll be ready, as now promised, for next weekend.

[MERLANCE]

Holy its Choyrt, havent seen you in, ah, er, eight years.

Always nice to see an old timer come back to visit.

[Fluffy17]

Well in the 8 years you've been gone. I've been away, became a born again Christian, engaged twice, pretty miserable seeing everybody in my family get one success to their name while I stagnate into basement dwelling nerd territory, was almost homeless twice, became a porn addict and now I have a job reviewing old Japanese TV shows and Power Rangers.

*pulls up a seat for the old veteran*

[AngryKidJoe]

Willkommen

[Gorth]

Wohoo!

Hi Choyrt... well, the past 8 years probably have been "dull" compared to yours. Traveled a bit more of the world, seeing more parts of Asia Pacific and South East Asia, new places, new people, worked my ass off (in the same job).

Only change since last time is, besides getting older, picking up a motor cycle drivers license and the motor cycle that goes with it

As for working in a jail, I got several relatives who are/were prison wardens, relatives who are police officers (including the cloak and dagger ones, doing the hush stuff) and your average uniformed cops. You get used to the presence of uniforms in your life

(Sort of ironically that a different branch of family ended up drug users and petty criminals).

[Marcus]

This is awesome. new people.

[Fluffy17]

Choyrt's old-new

[choyrt]

I split this off from the CW101 thread it was in...

Thank you, sir! I have yet to figure out how to actually post a new thread for some reason!

Homeless? Actually living on the streets without a penny to your name homeless or "couch surfing" with friends?

A bit of both. I still had some of my gear from the army so I managed alright. I tended to sleep behind an electrical box at the diner I worked at, and eating off of other people's plates was pretty viable. Also, the four Peruvians were the only ones to catch on that I was homeless (I'd re-park my car each night and try and leave last) so they would 'accidentally' make too much of a lot of food and land it in front of me during my break... I loved those guys. Even if they gave me my breakfast shaped like a dong!

And congrats on the new marriage and your son. Happy for you. And somewhat envious.

That's the boy and here is my wife:

As for me and the past eight years...

All those eight years, including a year and half of waiting for her, were committed to one woman. Unfortunately, for many reasons, hers and mine, it didn't work out and I'm living in a tiny little room in a prof's basement.

We didn't have children but we had a puppy that I love more than anything, he was our child, and I miss him.

Beyond that... Either unemployed or under-employed and going back to school didn't help. The extra line and credentials on my resume haven't worked for me. Yet. And... Winterwind is Winterwind... good ideas and plans but stuck in limbo all too often. Right now we're waiting on a re-design of the site and it's been a few months now. Hopefully it'll be ready, as now promised, for next weekend.

I suspect, although I haven't managed it consistantly, that the secret to any success is patient tenacity. Be a kind-natured bastard about things. Was this the same girl from way back? She waffled a lot back then too, if I recall. As for plans in limbo, you have a community here. That would hardly be limbo, sir!

[choyrt]

Holy its Choyrt, havent seen you in, ah, er, eight years.

Always nice to see an old timer come back to visit.

Sir! Good to see you! Are you running the RPG forums? My wife and another friend play some pretty experimental table-top stuff. We started a Pathfinder campaign and it got crazy when the characters realized they were being filmed for an unscripted fantasy TV show on an asteriod... the last session we had they actually found their own ruleset/gm books... they are having to make all kinds of will saves to keep from going bonkers.

[choyrt]

Well in the 8 years you've been gone. I've been away, became a born again Christian, engaged twice, pretty miserable seeing everybody in my family get one success to their name while I stagnate into basement dwelling nerd territory, was almost homeless twice, became a porn addict and now I have a job reviewing old Japanese TV shows and Power Rangers.

*pulls up a seat for the old veteran*

I happen to enjoy basement dwelling nerd turf! I do my best writing there. Also, ALMOST homeless is WAY more stressful than homeless. I'm sorry to hear that!

As for porn addict... I suspect anyone can be addicted to anything, all items considered. If you are habitually doing something you do NOT want to do = addicted. I'm sorry if it ate into your dating/sex life. Some manage to make porn a healthy sexual thing. For me, it is CLOWN PORN. Nose-ball gags ftw.

How does one review old Japanese TV!? Are there specific standards? That's got to be crazy.

[choyrt]

Willkommen

Tobey Maquire! Big fan. I loved Pleasentville and I really enjoyed Spiderman 2.

[Joseph]

I honestly didn't recall you being around back when I met her but yes, the same lady that ruled my heart way back then.

And while our little community is indeed lovely and supportive... posts on a forum do not a fulfilling life make. A career instead of a succession of dead end jobs and some creative and artistic fulfillment from this site would do wonders for me. I have been sort of dating someone so that helps a bit but still... career and artistic fulfillment are what I need now.

Oh, and lovely wife and child. Congrats again.

[choyrt]

Wohoo!

Hi Choyrt... well, the past 8 years probably have been "dull" compared to yours. Traveled a bit more of the world, seeing more parts of Asia Pacific and South East Asia, new places, new people, worked my ass off (in the same job).

Only change since last time is, besides getting older, picking up a motor cycle drivers license and the motor cycle that goes with it

I would LOVE to see Asia. My wife has been multiple times, but I've only traveled in the army and I suspect that is a different experience. I spent some time in Haiti, though. The moon was so bright at night and the water was so clear you could catch an octopus with your hands.

As for working in a jail, I got several relatives who are/were prison wardens, relatives who are police officers (including the cloak and dagger ones, doing the hush stuff) and your average uniformed cops. You get used to the presence of uniforms in your life

(Sort of ironically that a different branch of family ended up drug users and petty criminals).

Sounds like your family supports itself! I am actually ending the jail job after this; the seventh year. As Joseph said it has worn me down.

[choyrt]

This is awesome. new people.

Newish!