What are you thinking RIGHT NOW?

[Azdgari]

We still know who you are, Reg. You're a stand up guy with a solid head on his shoulders, sound judgement, a great sense of humor, and a huge brain. You've got a girlfriend that, even though it's tough with distance, you have something with--it took about five seconds of scrolling to see a post from this August that showed how much you care for her. You might feel like you've lost touch with friends from MLK, but we're still here, and we still think the world of you, and I don't think any one of us doubts that you're going to do great things.

It's bumpy out there. And depression is a real thing, man. It's trite advice, but be kind to yourself. Cut yourself some slack. You can't control your housing, it sounds like, at least in the short term. By the way, I don't think you're capable of ruining anyone's relationship, that sounds like it's coming from a place I don't agree with. You can stay with your passions, find other people that have them. It sounds like you're stuck in a routine where you're not meeting people--one activity one day a week, even as simple as rec sports or a club, is an incredible way to meet people, stay social, give you something to look forward to. There I go again with trite advice, but hey, it works for me.

You're a few months from a masters' in aerospace engineering, with a thesis, and the option for PhD. Those are amazing accomplishments. The job market is nasty--you know that now, but you also know that things work out eventually. And this time around, your credentials are better AND you've got some experience under your belt. Even if it's not industry, paid research work in academia still puts you light years ahead of where you were.

You have made incredible progress in the last year, and even if it feels like you're in the trenches, you're headed for a great year. That doesn't mean you have to be happy every second or even every day, but I hope you know deep down that things will be alright--better than alright.

[Stormy]

Since I haven't been here long, I don't know too much. But I really truly hope 2020 brings you some great things Reg. Best wishes from me.

[MeerkatOnTheMoon]

Sending you positive vibes for 2020, Reg. May it be a better year and that things will finally look up. Keep on going.

[Stormy]

Now that people mentioned it’s bots, doesn’t sound as cool, but either way a new ‘most users online the forum at once’ reached a new record of 2.3K yesterday. rad.

[Kiana]

It's so weird coming back to the site after so long- I feel like a completely different person. If we talked before and fell out of touch hit me up, because I miss you, old friends

Also, skipping to the very beginning of this thread and seeing everyone while they were in school, dating and are now married and have homes. Wild how time goes on. It feels like we're all eternal, but we aren't. We still age, and we move on but the memories are at a standstill. The internet it such a crazy place, sometimes.

[Chizuna]

Why? Why can’t I just go to sleep?

[DGFone]

[quote="Abyssal_S"]Now that people mentioned it’s bots, doesn’t sound as cool, but either way a new ‘most users online the forum at once’ reached a new record of 2.3K yesterday. rad.[/quote]

I remember when 200 was a highly unusually large number for visitors. It was also back when MLK was far more active, so I have no doubt that the ratio of bots:people today is far more skewed against actual visitors today than it was back then.

A shame too: back then, breaking the 'record' was a big deal. Now it updates every other month as another batch of computers hop on MLK at the same time.

[SimbasMate]

This forum is so broken. hehe ^^

[MeerkatOnTheMoon]

Online shopping at Amazon

[SimbasMate]

I didn't want him to go back to work