3 posts tagged “anniversary”

I just happened
to stumble on this:  http://www.sixapart.com/celebrating-2-years-of-vox.html

Of course there
is yours truly about half way down the page - with a post about my first anniversary in Oct 2007. I'm figuring this was put up last summer/fall...  I'm surprised - this must have been automated because I've not been very active for a year or so now.  I became sober and my posting slowed way down.  I swear all of my pre-sobriety posts weren't when I was drunk.  Most of those I deleted out of embarrassment.

I'm trying
to reconnect with my Vox Neighborhood but the funk just keeps me away.  I'm trying.  I know one thing that slowed me down was when I traded my LG camera phone in for a BlackBerry without a camera.  Verizon didn't have a BB with a camera at the time and had to have a BB for work so ...  anyway.

So, a year ago today

I joined Vox.  My first post was: http://indy.vox.com/library/post/ok-newbie-to-vox.html.  Jenny left my first ever comment.

I confess to thinking

that I would bail in less than 30 days but here we are a year later.  The past year has been a 'fun' year to say the least.  With the old ex trying to scam me, the new ex taking me for everything, losing my home, bankruptcy, the reposession of both vehicles, and general loneliness and unhappyiness I'm happy to say that each day looks better.  Of course when I look back at how terrible this year has been I get all emotional but I'm hoping the next 365 days bring resolution to a lot of crap.

My year hasn't been

all bad though.  My relationship with my children is stronger than ever.  My oldest son turned 18 and is miraculously starting to see the importance of college.  My oldest daughter (16) broke up with her way to old for her boyfriend!  My youngest son (17) finally got to start on the varsity squad this year at center.  Then of course circle face - she is my best friend.  She does more for me than I could ever do for her!  She is my angel.

There is one thing

that I am certain of ...  having this outlet has made the hell a little less hellish and the good times a little bit better.  Thank you Vox.

Well here I am, two
weeks and 56 posts later.  I have tried to blog on a couple of occasions before but that never lasted past 3 or 4 posts or a few days.  Vox must have done something right because I seem to pop-a-post a few times each day.

I enjoy Vox and the
semi-social interaction with my virtual neighborhood.  Perhaps, I'm getting something here that I should be seeking from the real world?  I don't know.  I do know that I plan to continue posting for awhile.  My goal is to make it through November while staying active.  No matter how further dysfunctional Vox enables me to become, if I walk away from my Vox experience with a couple friends then it will have been worth it.

I haven't really exposed
myself yet - maybe that is next.  Maybe not.  The Wife casts a weary eye from her end of the sofa at my MacBook...  questions such as "what are you doing now", "what do you write about", and "can I read it" are now a daily occurrence.  I want this to stay private - although each day that goes by I post more identifiable info about myself...  maybe I want her to read this?  Maybe I want her to see a side of me (albeit virtual) that I am unable to communicate in the flesh?

Just maybe I'm a huge dork?

Oh, and one more
thing.  I hate the word 'blogger' - I am not a blogger, rather I am a voxer.  What's the difference?  I don't know but when I do I'll be sure to let my Vox neighborhood know.

Cheers to my Vox neighborhood!