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it’s my cbversary!
i honestly can’t believe it’s been four years. that’s pretty wild. i actually had to go back and check, because i thought i might’ve gotten confused and it was only three years but, nope, december 9th, 2020 was indeed the date of my first post.
i was one of the many new cbers who joined during the pandemic—it was such a fun, vibrant, hopeful, and welcoming community, and i honestly don’t know how i would’ve gotten through the pandemic without it. i’m so grateful for all of those people who chatted with me, rped with me, supported my writing, and taught me about aes and ski lodges and topping (i thought “top” was an annoying spammer who would post long strings of comments but wouldn’t write anything XD) when i first joined, even though many of those people are no longer active (though quite a few still are, ofc :D).
nowadays, the cb may be a little…quieter, sure. but it’s still the same place i fell in love with four years ago. we’ve got tons of ski lodges and solo writes and text adventures. we’ve got last to post and ae shipping and written picturings. but above all of that, it’s still, at its heart, a place of kindness and acceptance and creativity.
i was talking to someone the other day about the importance third places—basically a place to socialize other than work/school or home—and how they’ve been sort of eliminated in our society. it made me think of the cb; even though it’s not a literal place place, i still think of it as one, because—and i might sound a bit sappy here, so be warned—it’s not just a website, it’s a community we’ve built together over the years, filled with aes and ski lodges and zoodles and all sorts of other stuff that exists nowhere else. it’s a place where i can be myself, it’s a place where i know i’ll always be listened to and respected, it’s a place i can always count on for a laugh or a (metaphorical because y’know) shoulder to cry on.
so thank you all—cbers of the past who built the culture of this place and welcomed me when i first joined, and the cbers of the present for keeping that culture alive and evolving and for being your awesome selves, and the cbers of the future, who i know will continue to uphold the traditions of this place and add their own, and, of course, the admins, for working so hard to make sure the cb is the incredible safe place it is.
i’m not sure what i’ll do to celebrate my cbversary—i already have the cb holiday party going on, so how about i just do a q&a on this thread? that's always fun - so yeah, ask me anything!! :D
well, i don’t know what else to say besides thank you all for a wonderful four years, and i look forward to many, many more :)
love,
pangolin
Happy CBversary! - Admin
submitted by pangolin, age she/they, the moon
(December 9, 2024 - 1:11 pm)
(December 9, 2024 - 1:11 pm)
what the what? four years? Time goes by so fast... Anyway, I totally agree with everything you said - this is just such a wonderful place. And you've contributed so much to it, with your writing and poetry and personality and AEs and the egg hunt last year and so much else - and I kind of consider you one of my closest friends on here? I really am so glad I've gotten to know you. I hope you stay on for many more years! (I kind of think everyone should stay on here for life lol)
umm for q and a... do you have a favorite memory (CB-related or otherwise)?
(December 10, 2024 - 10:15 pm)
(December 13, 2024 - 6:06 pm)
Of course! Thank you! It's so nice to have a friend like you <33
I looked up "need your love" and you're so right!! it sounds exactly like them! they're so adorable together :) i kinda wanna make a playlist for them...
oh gosh, I remember the zoodle wars, that was so much fun :D
(December 15, 2024 - 10:20 am)
oh no way! four years is crazy, happy CBversary! I'm really glad I got to get to know you a little on our chat thread. I also think you're the person who got me into boygenius? and Lor, to a lesser extent. that might be wrong but if so, thank you :D your music taste is pretty awesome regardless!
for q&a, favorite food/cuisine?
(December 11, 2024 - 12:17 am)
hex!! thank you so much!! yeah, our chat thread was so awesome, i'm so glad i got to get to know you there as well ("got to get to" is some questionable phrasing but oh well) - you're so funny and clever and your pOETRY is awesome :D i'm not sure if i was the one who got you into boygenius? it's possible, and if so, i'm really glad i was able to introduce you to some new music! :)
i'm so indecisive when it comes to this question lol, but at the moment, maybe indian, greek, or colombian cuisine?
(December 13, 2024 - 6:31 pm)
PANGOLIN happy CBversary!!! Four years, woah :00 you're such an amazingly kind person---you're so welcoming and comforting and kind, and you have such a warm presence on here. I say this every time, but you were the first CBer to welcome me here, and I'm sure that's true for a lot of people (I mean, I know that's true for a lot of people!). You always have something good to say about somebody or a word of comfort, and your wit always makes me laugh. Your poetry is seriously astounding, and I love your writing in general so, so much---it's so descriptive (and also Lockaria House is one of my favorite ski lodges ever and it's amazing how long you've been keeping up with it!) and just, wow; I am very much in awe of you :DD Thank you so much for being the amazing person you are, and I hope you can stay on here for many years to come. Love you (/p) and sending so much good luck with school and everything!! <33 For q&a, how did you find out about pangolins (if you remember)? <33
(December 13, 2024 - 10:37 am)
cELINE!! thank you so much :D thank you for being the amazing person you are - you're so enthusiastic and creative and upbeat and funny, but you're also so genuine and kind and passionate, which i really admire. and i literally can't thank you enough for following along and commenting on my ski lodge - lockaria house definitely wouldn't have come this far without your (and everyone else who reads along ofc) support, so yeah, it means a lot <33 and thank you - i hope school and everything else is going well for you too :D i'm so glad i know you!! love you too (/p)
i actually don't quite remember how i first found out about pangolins - i think i might've read an article or something on them in some magazine during the pandemic, and just thought they were really cool and definitely worth protecting?? but i honestly don't know :P but yeah, save the pangolins and vaquitas and all the other endangered animals!! :D <3
(December 13, 2024 - 6:40 pm)
Thank you!! :) this made my day.
(December 15, 2024 - 10:54 am)
Heeeeeey!
You're such an awesomely awesome person! (More awesome than an entire jar of peanut butter)
You're so creative and sweet, and I'm so happy I got to interact with you!
HAPPY CBVERSARY!
To many more years! (hopefully)
Now for the Q or the Q & A.
Is there an old thread on CB that you really want to come back ?
(December 13, 2024 - 9:31 pm)
Oops I'm a little late to this but happy CBversary pangolin!!! You're such an awesome person :) for q and a... well I know you're a swiftie so what's your favourite Taylor song?
(December 17, 2024 - 10:24 pm)
I'm terribly late due to being crushed to dust by senior year but AHH PANGOLIN CBVERSARY!!! I can't believe it's been four years for us already! I mean, it kind of feels like a lot longer. I completely agree about the importance of third places, and the CB is one of those places that I value so, so much because of amazing people like you! Not only are you ridiciously talented, you're incredibly kind and warm and I'm just so unbelievably glad that we happened to stumble onto the same corner of the internet at the same time. Thank you <33
(December 19, 2024 - 10:18 am)