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Hey, uh, the reunion is in 2 days, and in the past we've always had a main thread for one? I'm a little early but I just think when old CBers begin to arrive, they ought to have somewhere to go… So, um, hi! I hope it's okay I'm making this thread if I'm a current CBer, I don't know if it's usually the old CBers that do it…
Anyways, hello, everyone! For anyone who doesn't know, every February 14th we have a reunion where old CBers pop in to say hi. It's really cool to see everyone!
For anyone who doesn't know me, I'm Periwinkle, but most people just call me Peri. I'm a current CBer, here since January 2021. I use she/her pronouns, and you'll usually catch me working on my ski-lodge, giving advice on the Confessions thread, writing about my AEs, and occasionally sharing my poetry.
And for anyone looking for old reunion threads, here's a few. Thank you to Kitten for providing all these links last year so I only had to dig up the 2022 reunion, saved me a lot of time XD
2022 - http://www.cricketmagkids.com/chatterbox/chirpatcricket/node/507452?page=1
2021http://www.cricketmagkids.com/chatterbox/chirpatcricket/node/472475
2020 - http://www.cricketmagkids.com/chatterbox/downtoearth/node/429653
2019 - http://www.cricketmagkids.com/chatterbox/downtoearth/node/401395
That's about it! Have fun, can't wait to meet everyone <3
Thank you for starting this thread, Peri! I hope the Valentine's week reunion tradition continues for many, many years!
Admin
submitted by Periwinkle, age Pi, Somewhere in the stars
(February 12, 2023 - 6:11 pm)
(February 12, 2023 - 6:11 pm)
I'm kind of late! But hi I'm honeybee and it's super cool to see everyone back here :)
(February 15, 2023 - 2:50 am)
HONEYBEE AHHH IT'S SO GOOD TO SEE YOU AGAIN HOW ARE YOU
(February 15, 2023 - 1:35 pm)
Ahhh so many familiar names!
Ruby M. you're CB royalty! I don't know if we actually overlapped on here, but it's still great to see you. Please keep coming back for as long as you want to. We will always be happy to hear from you.
Mice, your ski lodges are LEGENDARY and I need to go reread them immediately. Nice to see you!
St. Owl! Hi! I was hoping you'd show up!
Indigo! It's so good to see you!
Viola?! Moonlight! Jwyn! Starseeker! Vyolette! Alizarine! I remember you guys!
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P.S. I forgot that this is a great place to rant about the things I love, so I'm gonna take advantage of that. I am obsessed with the musical Hadestown, the show The Good Place, and the books The Starless Sea and This is How You Lose the Time War. Anyone else?
(February 15, 2023 - 9:20 am)
You wouldn't know me (I was kind of in the "era" after you; I read Mice's ski lodges so I kinda know "of" you), but hello, I also love Hadestown so much! The style, the themes, the parallelism between the characters- it's all so fantastic!
(February 15, 2023 - 12:46 pm)
Hey Dragonrider! I remember you too! How have you been? Unfortunately I don't think I've watched/read any of the books or shows you mentioned, but I have heard of them.
(February 15, 2023 - 2:03 pm)
Hi, Dragonrider! If we haven't overlapped, we've definitely talked before, because I remember you for sure. How have things been?
Also wanted to drop a line re: This is How You Lose the Time War. It's not my usual sort of thing, but some of the prose made me want to clip through the floor. You know when you want to lie down to process something...let it steep, if you will...but you're already in bed so you just kind of groan like a slightly enraged rhinoceros and ascend into a nether dimension? Yeah. Enjoyable read, glad to hear you like it.
(February 15, 2023 - 9:05 pm)
Dragon!!! hello!! Welcome back here for the moment! I am also obsessed with Hadestown. It is my favorite musical ever!!! I've been considering starting The Good Place once I have time so maybe you have convinced me...
(February 15, 2023 - 11:07 pm)
Hey guys!
I'm Tsuki, I use she/her pronouns, and I'm a new CBer; I've been on here since September 2021. It's so cool to see all of the old CBers coming back to say hello! It's so cool that a whole generation of writers and dreamers has come from here. You guys have so many insightful and beautiful things to say, and I'm so honored to be a part of this community! I'm trying to think of something meaningful to try to articulate my feelings, but it's hard, haha. I wanted to touch on what Azalea said a few pages back-- the CB doesn't feel quite like the Internet. I love that about it. When I first joined I was slightly frustrated with the time it took for something to be posted, and now I'm very grateful for it. Azalea was right, it's like writing letters. It's unlike the rest of the fast-paced digital world-- it's our own, private, safe, cozy corner of the internet always there to come back to. It's not a social media site to get likes or to stalk people or just to scroll our sorrows away; it's a place to build a community and boost each other up.
So many epic people are coming back to say hello and that's just so inspiring to me. All of you were CBers at one point, and now you guys are in college, and you're working on your careers, and you're dreaming, and you're figuring out where you belong in this vast expanse we call the universe. I love to see you guys here, and you have no idea how much your words warm my heart.
I never knew any of you returning CBers, but I appreciate all of you so much and how you built up this community. (Wow, Ruby M., you invented Ski Lodges? That's so fantastic! They're one of my absolute favorite parts of being here!) Thank you for just stopping by to say a few words and tell us how you've been. I know I'm a day late-- I don't know if anyone will even see this-- but you guys are great.
*awkward salute*
Tsuki
Thank you for your kind words about Chatterbox, Tsuki, and for this beautiful message to CB alums.
Admin
(February 15, 2023 - 7:49 pm)
Hi! This totally slipped my mind yesterday but I figured I'd stop by anyway even if a little late. I'm Corina. I think I might be the oldest who's checked in except Ruby. I was active probably 2013-2015ish but this forum was one of the first places I discovered a lot of the things I still love today and it's super nostalgic for me. Can't believe it's been 10 years!
I'm graduating college in a few months and moving on to a real adult life working in interior design. Although I didn't pursue writing as my focus, it is my minor and I still write almost every day. When I was here, I was 11 and a lot was going wrong in my life. Now I'm 21 and living on my own and honestly, nothing's perfect still, but I survived and life does get better. :) In a lot of ways I'm embracing my inner 13-yeear old now more than ever (even if that just means I still listen to MCR almost every day...).
I hope all the returners are doing well and those who use this placee now are having as much fun here as I once did!
Oh, Corina! We're so pleased to hear from you. Thank you for this update on your life!
Best wishes,
Admin
(February 15, 2023 - 7:50 pm)
Corina, it's so good to see you! I think we last talked on Valentine's Day 2021...? How have you been since then?
Congratulations on your upcoming major and your flourishing writing hobby. I'm glad to hear things are turning out for the better, even if they aren't perfect. That's been my experience with adulthood too so far, so I imagine you'll have even better times ahead of you.
Do you already have work lined up? Are you excited to head out into the world?
(February 15, 2023 - 8:58 pm)
Oops, a little late on the reply here but maybe you'll see it at some point. Hey Ruby! I think that's pretty accurate- it's always lovely to come back here and see you still doing well. Honestly, I think I'm in a very different and much better place than 2021. Growing up & all.
Thank you so much! On your own post, I saw that you're doing work in admin & translating, which is so cool! That's awesome to see develop out of the passion I know you have for that sort of thing. I wish you all the best with all of that.
I have an internship right now through my last semester of school, and have some job prospects lined up from previous internships and connections, so hopefully one of them pans out. Not terribly exciting work, but I'm looking for financial stability and comfort more than passion, honestly. I have a lot of ideas about where I want to go next that are more exciting, but I'm focused on surviving school for now.
(February 20, 2023 - 7:55 pm)
aww look at me
i was so busy spending yesterday w my s/o that i missed it ):
but still hello!! i'm th3mysticw0lf, older cber, u can call me hana (short for hanahaki) or mystic lol whichever u prefer! i've gone under a lot of names lol
BUT YEAH IM TAKEN WOO!!!! (mine. MINEEE)
they/she pronounse & i'm bi <33
but yeah nice to see u!! (also lumi if ur here HII)
(February 15, 2023 - 9:16 pm)
WOAH HELLO AHHH
i don't even remember what i used to call you so hello hana!! it's really good to see you again! how are you??
(February 16, 2023 - 12:02 am)
omg lumi!! Hi <333
yeah idk what you used to call me either (look at me being SOO good at memorization. smh)
but anyways! i'm doing pretty well lol, wbu?
[also omg i idolize you sm you're so responsible and mature like?? yess???]
- th3mysticw0lf
(February 16, 2023 - 8:14 pm)
AHH TYSM THAT'S SO NICE
anyways i'm honestly pretty great! i'm glad you're doing good :D remember that ski lodge we never finished? it would have been epic but alas
(February 16, 2023 - 10:57 pm)