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maekyuorchaenc 08/01/24 8:29:03 AM #1: |
Greetings and salutations, I was shocked a few weeks ago, after a random shower thought inspired me to look, to discover that Board 8 is still a thing. Ive reconnected with a few folks via the discord and its been overall a positive experience. Im currently laid up post-surgery, so I thought it might be fun to post an AMA thread and see what happens. Maybe nothing! Maybe Ive been entirely forgotten (potentially for the best), maybe folks remember only my more negative moments. Who knows! ... Copied to Clipboard!
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AriaOfBolo 08/01/24 8:30:35 AM #2: |
wao --- New name, new gender, same great Bolo flavor! She is messy, but she's kind; she is lonely, most of the time ... Copied to Clipboard!
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FFDragon 08/01/24 8:32:00 AM #3: |
thanks, bison --- If you wake up at a different time, in a different place, could you wake up as a different person? #theresafreakingghostafterus ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Mega_Mana 08/01/24 8:42:27 AM #4: |
How's everything been going, Grace? --- "DiGiorno's for the oven, Totino's for the microwave... and the memories are for us." - Angela Giarratana ... Copied to Clipboard!
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maekyuorchaenc 08/01/24 9:10:01 AM #5: |
AriaOfBolo posted... waoWao indeed! FFDragon posted... thanks, bisonStill a shining moment in my storied life, that. Mega_Mana posted... How's everything been going, Grace?Its mostly pretty good these days, thanks for asking! I go by Grae now, which is a long story (that Im not adverse to telling, but that wasnt the question). Im 36 now, which is something. I live in Maine with my partner and our two weird little dogs. Ive been working as a software engineer for almost 12 years now, currently Im employed by a large tech company that most folks would have heard of but wouldnt necessarily guess from that description. (Its an interactive AMA!) Ive had a pretty unique adult life so far. I was fortunate enough to find remote employment way before COVID, and I used that as an excuse to travel and live in various other countries. I did a count once and I think Ive been to roughly 65 countries (only counting places Ive stayed over in, not counting layovers and passing through). I lived in Thailand and Vietnam for 2 years each, and I co-founded a craft beer brewery in Vietnam. Thats actually what led to me meeting my partner/wife, we matched at a speed dating event in Hanoi, Vietnam and moved back to the US together during COVID. Anyway, Im a lot more stable, happy, and comfortable in my own skin than I was for at least part of my board 8 tenure. So Id say overall, things have been going pretty good. ... Copied to Clipboard!
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pjbasis 08/01/24 9:26:43 AM #6: |
MYC sounds suspiciously close to MWC --- http://i498.photobucket.com/albums/rr345/Rakaputra/B8%20Girls%202012/pjbas.png ... Copied to Clipboard!
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YoBlazer 08/01/24 9:32:47 AM #7: |
Very happy to hear you're doing well. Thanks for all the Ariel votes! --- Burnin, Blazin ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Bitto 08/01/24 9:34:47 AM #8: |
Oh nice, I have family in Thailand. How was your experience there? --- I can't live forever With my head and my heart in the clouds ... Copied to Clipboard!
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paperwarior 08/01/24 9:40:45 AM #9: |
MYC, huh? Damn, you might be in the running for having been gone the longest. --- "God Hand is the ultimate expression of the joy of humanity, specifically the punching part of the joy of humanity."-Shigeru Miyamoto ... Copied to Clipboard!
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MZero 08/01/24 10:00:29 AM #10: |
I know of the legend that is MYC but not sure how much we overlapped. Anyway good to hear you're doing well --- MZero, to the extreme https://www.twitch.tv/kabazame ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Leonhart4 08/01/24 10:02:21 AM #11: |
Darn FFD stole my line Long time no see --- https://imgur.com/WqDcNNq https://imgur.com/89Z5jrB ... Copied to Clipboard!
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neonreaper 08/01/24 10:21:31 AM #12: |
Do you get Congdon's donuts all the time? --- Donny: Are they gonna hurt us, Walter? Walter: No, Donny. These men are cowards. ... Copied to Clipboard!
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BlueCrystalTear 08/01/24 10:27:05 AM #13: |
Wow, this is a blast from the past! Nice to see you and know that you're doing well. What have you missed the most about this place? --- Help control the pet population. Have your pets spayed or neutered! RIP Bob Barker (1923 - 2023) - and thanks for all the memories. ... Copied to Clipboard!
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GANON1025 08/01/24 10:31:08 AM #14: |
MZero posted... I know of the legend that is MYC but not sure how much we overlapped. Anyway good to hear you're doing well --- I find it kinda bussin, I find it kinda cap That the dreams in which I'm dying are the ones that kinda slap ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Kenri 08/01/24 12:44:39 PM #15: |
I don't think we've ever interacted but I always enjoyed reading your posts back in the day. Glad you're doing well! --- "You're childish. What are you getting? Are you getting strawberry? Ha! That's such a childish flavor, only children eat strawberry." ... Copied to Clipboard!
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agesboy 08/01/24 1:22:44 PM #16: |
you were probably way before my time (and I was mostly a PotDer) but I do remember reading the initials MYC before --- https://imgur.com/LabbRyN raytan and Kana are on opposite ends of the Awesome Spectrum. ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Grimlyn 08/01/24 1:45:29 PM #17: |
not me checking if i have aim logs then getting embarrassed - I promise I'm not 16 anymore although you were kinda/almost right about me in our last communication... --- http://gmun.moe/ffcc GuessMyUserName's account's very own account! ... Copied to Clipboard!
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transcience 08/01/24 1:51:04 PM #18: |
hey, old friend. hope things have been well with you. --- add the c and back away iphonesience ... Copied to Clipboard!
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foolm0r0n 08/01/24 1:55:56 PM #19: |
I forgot if you were one of the worst or best users --- _foolmo_ he says listen to my story this maybe are last chance ... Copied to Clipboard!
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ChaosTonyV4 08/01/24 2:06:09 PM #20: |
foolm0r0n posted... I forgot if you were one of the worst or best users same. I 100% remember the name, but the whole MWC existing is throwing me off Also hi! --- Phantom Dust. "I'll just wait for time to prove me right again." - Vlado ... Copied to Clipboard!
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maekyuorchaenc 08/01/24 2:08:56 PM #21: |
pjbasis posted... MYC sounds suspiciously close to MWCI have heard of an unpleasant person with those initials, but let me assure you: despite the similarity in acronym, and despite the fact that I have in the past been occasionally unpleasant, I was here first. YoBlazer posted... Very happy to hear you're doing well. Thanks for all the Ariel votes!Ariel is still best girl! I would always throw my vote behind her in a heartbeat. Bitto posted... Oh nice, I have family in Thailand. How was your experience there?I lived in Ching Mai for the whole time and took Thai language classes (partly for the visa, partly for fun/education). I got to a decent conversational level, not nearly fluent but enough to impress random strangers. I had a blast, made a lot of friends, drank a LOT of Chang beer. I also spent varying amounts of time in Pai, Chiang Rai, Phuket, and Bangkok. Thai food is still my favorite food, and if the long-term visas were easier Id absolutely think about living there again. My partner and I are living in the US now, but long term were trying to build a stable base so we can travel and live OUTSIDE the US. paperwarior posted... MYC, huh? Damn, you might be in the running for having been gone the longest.I had no idea this was still a community, I hadnt thought about it in a long time. But here I am! MZero posted... I know of the legend that is MYC but not sure how much we overlapped. Anyway good to hear you're doing wellLegend is a strong word. I remember your username, probably from towards the end if my time here. Thanks! ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Leonhart4 08/01/24 2:12:16 PM #22: |
MYC was generally a popular user, but it's been a while, so I guess it's understandable It's kind of wild that most of us have been here long enough to remember MYC --- https://imgur.com/WqDcNNq https://imgur.com/89Z5jrB ... Copied to Clipboard!
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maekyuorchaenc 08/01/24 2:14:35 PM #23: |
Leonhart4 posted... Darn FFD stole my lineHowdy hey! I think with that line it was just a matter of who got it first. neonreaper posted... Do you get Congdon's donuts all the time?Nah, too far from us for a regular thing, and we have a really good donut shop in town. Maine is weirdly good for food if youre willing to drive, but Congdons is like 90 miles from our house. BlueCrystalTear posted... Wow, this is a blast from the past! Nice to see you and know that you're doing well.Im not sure theres anything I missed per se, but since having joined the discord and catching up with folks I just think its cool that the community persisted while everyone seems to have grown up into more or less reasonable adult human beings. Thats kind of cool. ... Copied to Clipboard!
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maekyuorchaenc 08/01/24 2:24:41 PM #24: |
I am on pain medication and will return after a nap. ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Fiop 08/01/24 3:15:34 PM #25: |
Hello! Nice to hear you are well. I've been on this board for awhile, though in and out. I kinda remember you but the details are fuzzy and can relate to mixing MWC vs. MYC. --- "so is my word...It will not return to me empty, but will accomplish what I desire and achieve the purpose for which I sent it." - Isaiah 55:11 ... Copied to Clipboard!
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ivysnow 08/01/24 3:38:14 PM #26: |
hey, it's you! you probably don't remember me from back in the day but i was around (old s/n was snowcampsoldier) always cool to see an old regular pull back around ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Raka_Putra 08/01/24 4:54:55 PM #27: |
Other than Vietnam and Thailand, what were some of your favorite countries to visit? --- God has heard my soul. ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Cupcake2006 08/01/24 5:25:10 PM #28: |
maekyuorchaenc posted... I co-founded a craft beer brewery in Vietnam. Thats actually what led to me meeting my partner/wife, we matched at a speed dating event in Hanoi, Vietnam and moved back to the US together during COVID.Did you post on CE and/or go by any other usernames perchance? I swear to god this story sounds insanely familiar to me, but I don't recognize the name. --- Cupcake ... Copied to Clipboard!
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GTM 08/01/24 7:22:24 PM #29: |
Hello myc I'm sure we spoke like once --- GTM - Boko United survivor and dillos and nintendo and you are awesome ... Copied to Clipboard!
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TsunamiXXVIII 08/01/24 8:43:09 PM #30: |
MZero posted... I know of the legend that is MYC but not sure how much we overlapped. Anyway good to hear you're doing wellHmm...yeah, same. I definitely remembered the name, but upon seeing others' reactions, realized that might have been second-hand knowledge from the wiki. pjbasis posted... MYC sounds suspiciously close to MWC This, on the other hand, I can confidently say is not the case. I remember MWC quite well, I know they're not the same person. --- Also known as Cyberchao X. Now let us all sing the praises of azuarc, Guru champion. ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Grimlyn 08/01/24 8:47:45 PM #31: |
MWC comes back way too often also I don't think most people actually remember MWC's initialism stands for as opposed to MYC that's more memorable --- http://gmun.moe/ffcc GuessMyUserName's account's very own account! ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Leonhart4 08/01/24 8:48:57 PM #32: |
MichaelWClark --- https://imgur.com/WqDcNNq https://imgur.com/89Z5jrB ... Copied to Clipboard!
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PerfectChaosZ 08/01/24 8:54:01 PM #33: |
Heh. I remember you. I wonder if you remember me. I started to transition a few years ago well after I knew you. ... Copied to Clipboard!
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xenosaga 08/01/24 9:07:09 PM #34: |
Definitely a name I remember but not sure we ever interacted all that much. Sounds like you've had an exciting few decades, welcome back. --- thcam ruz elliw red ... Copied to Clipboard!
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INCEPTlON 08/01/24 9:25:38 PM #35: |
MYC, its Stripey. Good to hear from you. We used to frequent the board together as well. --- FC: SW-8288-8096-1115 ... Copied to Clipboard!
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_Blur_ 08/01/24 9:28:33 PM #36: |
MYC! I was going through e-mails just a couple of months ago and found some super old ones from you. They made me smile. Hope all is well :) --- Welcome to your Divinity. ... Copied to Clipboard!
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BlueCrystalTear 08/01/24 9:43:42 PM #38: |
maekyuorchaenc posted... Im not sure theres anything I missed per se, but since having joined the discord and catching up with folks I just think its cool that the community persisted while everyone seems to have grown up into more or less reasonable adult human beings. Thats kind of cool.Yeah, it's WAY different now than it was back in 2006, when I first came here. And for some reason... I'm still posting. Go figure. The site has been pretty stagnant for over a decade. Like we're still here, doing ranking topics, having random contests, and saving our favorite Final Fantasy characters. (The purge rate being much slower is nice, though the discontinuation of site contests is not.) Also, where are my manners? You might remember me as Andyman from way back when! (Trust me, I'm not the disaster I was back then, lol) --- Help control the pet population. Have your pets spayed or neutered! RIP Bob Barker (1923 - 2023) - and thanks for all the memories. ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Aecioo 08/01/24 10:21:18 PM #39: |
omg it's MWC You're the guy who said Boston should be nuked because of sports! --- http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lcb35gGx0t1qailr4o1_500.gif http://www.megavideo.com/?v=57N0YAEJ ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Wanglicious 08/01/24 10:21:35 PM #40: |
welcome back. --- "Maybe it's a tentacle, molesting the planet itself. - Aschen Brodel. ... Copied to Clipboard!
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maekyuorchaenc 08/02/24 2:01:16 PM #41: |
Skipping some folks who didnt ask a question just so I actually do this, is not a slight. Grimlyn posted... not me checking if i have aim logs then getting embarrassed - I promise I'm not 16 anymoreI think we can all collectively agree that its great not being 16 anymore. I was cuckoo bananas for a period of that time! Also, I am very wise and pretty sure I remember what youre saying I was almost right about and it tracks. :3 transcience posted... hey, old friend. hope things have been well with you.I think as far as things could have turned out for me, theyve turned out towards the upper percentile of good. I had a number of rough years and a lot of finding myself type shit, but these days things are pretty snazzy. foolm0r0n posted... I forgot if you were one of the worst or best usersProbably both at one point or another. Or neither! ChaosTonyV4 posted... same. I 100% remember the name, but the whole MWC existing is throwing me offJesus, well at least I seem to be remembered more fondly than this other person. ... Copied to Clipboard!
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FFDragon 08/02/24 2:39:50 PM #42: |
mwc was a huge racist and general asshole with severe anger issues --- If you wake up at a different time, in a different place, could you wake up as a different person? #theresafreakingghostafterus ... Copied to Clipboard!
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AriaOfBolo 08/02/24 2:57:54 PM #43: |
mwc was one of the first people I ever blocked on anything, iirc --- New name, new gender, same great Bolo flavor! She is messy, but she's kind; she is lonely, most of the time ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Wanglicious 08/02/24 3:01:46 PM #44: |
mwc was clearly john cena's biggest fan thought boston was the bomb. myc was... well, from an interesting era of B8. if anything kind of our OG person of "finding oneself," especially when it came to identity. board's a lot different from those times. --- "Maybe it's a tentacle, molesting the planet itself. - Aschen Brodel. ... Copied to Clipboard!
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GTM 08/02/24 3:11:15 PM #45: |
Less mwc talk, more myc talk --- GTM - Boko United survivor and dillos and nintendo and you are awesome ... Copied to Clipboard!
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maekyuorchaenc 08/03/24 10:12:22 AM #46: |
MYC has been riding the oxy train the last couple days but trying to ween off today so I plan to return to this thread! ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Raka_Putra 08/03/24 10:54:31 AM #47: |
Raka_Putra posted... Other than Vietnam and Thailand, what were some of your favorite countries to visit?You missed my question! --- God has heard my soul. ... Copied to Clipboard!
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XIII_Rocks 08/03/24 11:00:33 AM #48: |
What's your opinion on egg coffee? Everyone else I know sounds disgusted when I explain what it is but I love it https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/forum/e/e7322c16.jpg So beautiful --- Not to be confused with XIII_Minerals. ... Copied to Clipboard!
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NFUN 08/03/24 11:19:33 AM #49: |
Raka_Putra posted... You missed my question!whatever countries sell over the counter oxy --- No mule can match wits with me. Oh yes, many have tried, and almost all have failed! ... Copied to Clipboard!
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maekyuorchaenc 08/03/24 12:57:25 PM #50: |
Leonhart4 posted... MYC was generally a popular user, but it's been a while, so I guess it's understandableSeriously, it is very surreal to find out after so many years that this board still exists and that folks are still around from the old days. Community is a powerful thing and the world is a funny place. Raka_Putra posted... Other than Vietnam and Thailand, what were some of your favorite countries to visit?Ooh, great question. I would never live there, but Japan is amazing to visit. I've only been to Tokyo, but I've been three times. I'm fortunate enough to have a close friend there who introduced me to his local drinking group, so long story short I have a bunch of random Japanese friends now who I've met a few times during each visit and we keep in touch via Facebook. They're some of the loveliest people I've ever met. And Tokyo is a magical place for food and people watching, I love taking trains and exploring and you can do that for days on end in Tokyo. My wife and I are hoping to take a trip to Japan next year, and I'm looking forward to exploring more of the country. I also had really positive experiences in South Korea and Taiwan, both of which I'd visit again in a heartbeat. We've floated the possibility of moving to Taiwan at some point depending on other circumstances. I liked Hong Kong for the food and the city is great to visit but I wouldn't live there. I had magical experiences in Myanmar, but I was fortunate to visit twice during a stable political climate and I'm not sure what that's like now. Laos was awesome, some of the best food I've ever had, and if you speak some Thai you can mostly get by on it (the writing system is almost the same, too). Outside of Asia, I am in love with Croatia, had a few good visits there. Moving to Europe is also a potential possible future, we're very undecided right now but know we want to move back out of the US at some point. But for traveling, Croatia is just such a beautiful country and has such great food. I went to Split once in the summer and it was like being in a fantasy novel. Cupcake2006 posted... Did you post on CE and/or go by any other usernames perchance? I swear to god this story sounds insanely familiar to me, but I don't recognize the name.Nope. ... Copied to Clipboard!
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