So, I'll start.
We bought the house just 2 years ago now, have an instagram famous pug, I started a photography business that is based around pet portraits, and we are about to sell the home we bought 2 years ago and move south, because NJ is too expensive and we want to be closer to our family members that we care about.
YOUR TURN. HOWS THINGS!? Brahmin Bloodlust fucked around with this message on 12-27-2017 at 02:17 PM.
Worked an awful civilian job, and found a new one. I quit for the novelty of being able to do it, found out I love doing field work. Went from being a field service tech for medical, to being a field service tech for the power industry. Got laid off, then got hired as a field engineer for medical devices. Got a better offer to be an electrical excitation field engineer for power delivery, which is a fancy way of saying I install, maintain, and troubleshoot power plants all over the world.
Considering I still don't know what I want to do when I grow up, I think I've done alright.
Oh, and I still draw in my spare time. Writing a webcomic, now.
--Satan, quoted by John Milton
Never re-wire an Alfa Romeo from the 60's or 70's. You will regret it. The Italians have no concept of backups and everything is in sequence. Oh, your rear demister button is broken? EVERYTHING BROKE.
Under capitalism, man exploits man. Under communism, it's just the opposite. - John Kenneth Galbraith
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Azakias's unholy Backstreet Boys obsession manifested in:Considering I still don't know what I want to do when I grow up, I think I've done alright.
I think this is the understatement of life. It wasn't until I was about to turn 36 that I finally figured out, "I'm a photographer". Graphic Design, Web Development, All that bullshit... I finally was pushed by peers who I saw as world class professional photographers, and they were like, "Why aren't you doing this for money? What the hell is wrong with you"... well here I am!
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Bloodsage stumbled drunkenly to the keyboard and typed:
I'm still in the Air Force, but retire this Summer with 30 years. Not planning to work after, and not 100% sure where we'll end up, but in between retiring and settling down, we plan an epic road trip to see the country, camp, and hang out on our friends' couches. Been married almost 29 years now, and have only lived in the US 2 out of the last 15 years. Our last dog passed away in 2015 and we've been travelling too much to get another, so we can't wait to get a puppy this coming year.
It's amazing that, when I started coming here, you were, "the old dude"... now most of my friends are around your age. That is so awesome you're getting to retirement and will be roaming the states exploring. I really want to do that too, and will get to soon with my photography. Enjoy Puppy time and retirement time, well deserved!
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diadem had this to say about Captain Planet:
Took up travel and obstacle course races.
Traveling is super fun, obstacle courses... I guess are fun too! Love some of those shots.
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Mortious was listening to Cher while typing:
I restore and sell classic cars, mostly English tat and 60's/70's Alfa Romeo's.Never re-wire an Alfa Romeo from the 60's or 70's. You will regret it. The Italians have no concept of backups and everything is in sequence. Oh, your rear demister button is broken? EVERYTHING BROKE.
I love that is where life brought you Mort, you have a site/gallery of some of your work? I love Alfas, but would never ever buy one, because I'm not a mechanic of any sort, and I know that is a key component of owning an Alfa haha.
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nem-x painfully thought these words up:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KIhj6HCD-UU
This made me pine for those simpler times...
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A sleep deprived Karnaj stammered:
I'm still married (to Vorbis), have a good job that I like, live beneath my means (but by no means an ascetic lifestyle), and I have no kids and no intention of having any. Life's pretty good.
It sounds like my life with my life, we have the means, but still live like broke college kids on minimum wage, don't want kids, only pugs... ONLY PUGS ALWAYS.
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Aw, geez, I have Blindy. all over myself!
I have three kids now. Shit.
...that you know of. :giggity:
Under capitalism, man exploits man. Under communism, it's just the opposite. - John Kenneth Galbraith
So I shut down the business for a while and am re-branding it this year, mostly to take the name of the aforementioned cunt partner out of the business' name.
Lesson learned; work alone and trust no one. NO ONE.
I've got a garden I grew too much chard in this last season, fuck that vegetable.
I have a tiny black cat named Wednesday. She spends half the time sleeping on my lap and the other half of the time screaming that the heater isn't warm enough.
It's for business-class customers, so they're somewhat easier to deal with than end-user customers. Except when they want to upgrade their services; since some certified genius decided we in the tech support department should take some of the load off of sales by handling upgrades, so sales can focus on new customers...
...and also when they're not. I cherish the irony of someone who is under non-pay disconnect complaining how we (meaning, not him) run a business.
Took up a hobby of creating custom furniture with a high-tech twist. Still playing drums in a competitive bagpipe band.
Dang. Not much has changed in the last four years.
Dated a woman from Sweden for about a year and a half, but she got homesick and broke it off. 
Working for a software company based out of San Francisco and lead a team of around 15 support specialists based in various offices around the globe. I get to go to Dublin Ireland 2-3 times a year, and San Francisco 2-3 times a year as a result.
Overall, I'm pretty happy. Got to a point in life I never quite expected I'd get to but hey! Falaanla Marr fucked around with this message on 02-14-2018 at 11:21 PM.
Disclaimer: I'm just kidding, I love all living things.
The fastest draw in the Crest.
"The Internet is MY critical thinking course." -Maradon
"Gambling for the husband, an abortion for the wife and fireworks for the kids they chose to keep? Fuck you, Disneyland. The Pine Ridge Indian Reservation is the happiest place on Earth." -JooJooFlop
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Gunslinger Moogle said:
My life has been a largely unmitigated series of disasters and I have accomplished virtually nothing except barely surviving them.
Sounds like me, only add "spending someone else's money like it's going out of fashion". 
Oh, and I'm going bald, but like in a "haha we can joke about this" way, not in a "Why does Manticore not seem to notice he looks like Friar Tuck" kind of way.
Got remarried to a hot latina
I drive a big truck and put stuff on roofs.
I write a bit too.
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Quoth Manticore:
I posted about it in another thread but yeah I work in Vietnam now doing game economy / monetization for a mobile gaming company. No wife. Sorta have a girlfriend.Oh, and I'm going bald, but like in a "haha we can joke about this" way, not in a "Why does Manticore not seem to notice he looks like Friar Tuck" kind of way.
What city? Did a tour of the country a few years back and really enjoyed most of it. Hanoi, not so much, but Hue and Saigon, rock and roll.
--Satan, quoted by John Milton
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Bloodsage said:
Did a tour of the country a few years back
Mortious fucked around with this message on 03-11-2018 at 02:22 PM.
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Karnaj had this to say about Knight Rider:
I'm still married (to Vorbis), have a good job that I like, live beneath my means (but by no means an ascetic lifestyle), and I have no kids and no intention of having any. Life's pretty good.
It's been a wonderful {{ years_married }}, hasn't it? Though strangely, I now have kids who are closer to the age I was when I joined these fora than I am to the age I last posted regularly. Guess that's the odd consequence of an open relationship...
...but I still tell the story of how my Geo Metro broke down on the way to [college] visit Karnaj.
Under capitalism, man exploits man. Under communism, it's just the opposite. - John Kenneth Galbraith
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Karnaj had this to say about Cuba:
Ah yes, what could've been. Also, in retrospect, I'm amazed a Geo Metro made it as far as it did. Didn't you break down in some hellish place like Fargo?
Between Bismarck and Fargo. Had to get towed back to Bismarck. #1 question people had was "so why're you in Bismarck?"
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Aw, geez, I have Vorbis all over myself!
Between Bismarck and Fargo. Had to get towed back to Bismarck. #1 question people had was "so why're you in Bismarck?"
To which I hope you answered, in an exasperated tone, "Because I just had to have heterosexual sodomy with some dude in New Jersey I've never met before! But now that's out the window!"
Under capitalism, man exploits man. Under communism, it's just the opposite. - John Kenneth Galbraith
Still mostly a loser, now farting between a number of bad jobs. I've never got married and no children occurred. This sounds a lot bleaker than it actually is - I can pick up at any time, find a similar bad job, and be Canadian in another place. This kind of juvenile freedom is appealing to me. I need to buy a camper van.
No longer dating Leopold, but we're still pinky-promise best buds. He's dating a girl with pink hair and I'm dating a man who is 98% beard.
My bad fanfiction has matured into acceptable general fiction, and I'm currently figuring out how to be creative and fed in this ridiculous world.
Told the job out at the base to /gofuk. Did the self-employed thing for a while. I am starting a new job as a casino surveillance operator at New York New York Hotel & Casino where my shift supervisor will be.....Josh! He helped out with getting me an interview and what to study up on. To Josh!
Life amirite?
Every once in a great while I do a search on my old Characters names to see if anyone I knew back from EQ is still mentioning the game, things we did and of course when I do I'm reminded of the good old Evercrest forums its nice to see you all are doing well. I simply can't stress enough how chagrined my past posts make me.
With great regret
Somthor Zomthor fucked around with this message on 05-06-2018 at 10:03 PM.
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Quoth Mortious:
I get a small panic attack any time this site doesn't load right away.
--Satan, quoted by John Milton
Under capitalism, man exploits man. Under communism, it's just the opposite. - John Kenneth Galbraith
I do most of my socializing on Facebook these days, regrettably. As in, I hate Facebook, but that's where all my worldwide friends are, so. facebook.com/bajah (gasp, surprise I know) if anyone wants to add (though I have several of you already). If you've grown up into a MAGA alt-right douche, though, don't bother
