Complex Numbers

Six Years

On the urging of Artemismad , I ventured into the depths of this website on a cool September early morning, six years ago today.

As with anything, lots of things have changed - and lots of things haven't.

A bit of history is in order, I think.

The first item I posted:

Ghost Poem #1  [ASR] #887697 A short poem. by Robert Waltz

The first item of mine to receive an awardicon (from kittiara):

Ghost Poem #2  [ASR] #888558 A short poem. by Robert Waltz

The first story I posted:

Hermit  [18+] #888034 Ever wonder what the sage does when he's not being cryptic? by Robert Waltz

My first entry in "The Writer's Cramp"  [13+], where I'm now one of the judges:

Honeymoon  [13+] #897300 The honeymoon's over, but... by Robert Waltz

My first Merit Badge, for helping Davy Kraken out with a contest thing:



And my first blog:

The Waltz of Life  [XGC] #922591 Dances with weasels. by Robert Waltz

Which contains my reaction to becoming a Moderator in 2006:

"Ever have One of Those Days?" 

(A note on that blog: At the time, journals were limited to 500 entries, and when you quit using them as a "blog," comments disappeared. When SM changed that policy, the comments reappeared. So some things in my last entry in that book probably don't make much sense, now.)

And, for my final exhibit on Memory Lane, my first newsletter (oddly, Action/Adventure - I later became a regular of Comedy and Fantasy, but not A/A):

"Action/Adventure Newsletter (January 3, 2007)" 

As for the future...

Who knows? I might even get off my ass and write.

But first, another beer!