Chatterbox: Down to Earth

HI!

Um. Hello there! Greetings once again :))))))

It's been what feels like a really long time....I honestly don't know how long it's been, definitely over a year since I've been on the CB.

Apologies if this is a weird/confusing/too long post (owlgirl from future: yepp its long) doesn't sound like me...it's been a while, and almost feels like I'm typing through a wall, memories slowing coming back to me.

For those of you who don't know me (which many of you may not, since it's been a while, and I'm sort of an "oldie"), hello, I'm Owlgirl! I love singing, music, books, socializing, owls (duh), creative writing (mmm its kind of been a while with that tho), and musical theatre. Welcome to the CB, and I hope you've been enjoying it so far.

My first post on the CB was in Blab About Books on February 7, 2015 when I was 11 and had just read and loved Chains by Laurie Halse Anderson in 5th grade. I'm 15 now, a freshmen in highs chool, aaaaa!

My gosh, my CB friends....today, my last day of school before break I decided to open up the CB, and on Chirp at Cricket I saw a Missing CBers thread, and it brought up so many memories...at first I wanted to comment there first, but then decided to put a post here.

Oh my gosh, I miss you guys!!! I'm not sure who's still around these parts and who's not....Abi!!!, Scylla, Autumn Leaves, Ashlee, Booksy, Bluebird, September,  Leafpool, Micearenice, Joan, Saint, Cho, Leeli....wow. There are definitely more I'm forgetting, it's overwhelming to try to name everyone, my goodness.

I've had so so many fond memories from the CB, fun of all sorts, online friendships, writing and creating, discussing, writing.....and just talking to and meeting and befriending so many wonderful, talented, strong, intelligent, creative, unique, awesome individuals. There were endless kinds of threadsss...RPs, ski lodges, compliment threads, Hamilton threads, AE craziness (my two AEs: insane Grace and cheerful Mellie, my little CAPTCHA Micna), even problems and issues and having to work to fix problems, relaxing, talking about our lives and the worlds....I'm so glad I stumbled on this site. 

*****enter me talking about my life while I've been a CB ghost for a while now********

You're probably wondering, "What happened? Why did you drop off the face of the CB? Are you going to be active on the CB again?"

There wasn't any one thing that made me decide "You know what? I'm leaving the CB." If I'd done that, I probably would have made a really long thread (I'm known for long threads, tangents, and ellipses lol). I just kind of....faded from it, not because of the CB itself, but because school. Life. I'm not sure when the last time I posted was....was it the summer before 8th grade? 7th? 7th grade break? (Does someone remember?) 

Anyways, a lot of busy and great and stressful and just....life....stuff was happening as I got older, 8th grade was busy, and before I know it, I'm in high school. I didn't "forget" about the CB in the sense that I didn't remember what it was like, nor did I really choose to leave...but I did forget to go on. There was no leaving thread, although I think my acitvity had been slowing down, and I'd said stuff like "may not be able to post until winter break, etc"

I had honestly predicted that by the time I was in high school, I wouldn't be active on the CB anymore, which happened....I'm sorry if it made anyone sad, or felt like I didn't care, or if it was annoying that I just left no notice and began to disappear.

I love the CB and I've loved my time on it....I regret going without a warning ://// I would like to say though, (life update, haha) I've been living happily in my life at school :) Just got through finals, and have done pretty well on the tests, thank goodness!!!!! So ready for winter break haha. I actually go to an arts high school now that I auditioned for, so I've done a lot of choir and classical singing, which has been a blast. And it's amazing to be surrounded by people who are passionate about their different arts...but also normal teenagers of all sorts of interests, personalities, ideas, etc, Obviously, because I'm human, there's been so many stressful days, good days, bad days, lax days, busy days, so of course everything isn't 100% dandy all the time (dandy???? lol why am i using that word) but that's how that works.

I just want you all to understand that this is so much bittersweet for me, but mostly positivity because I don't want anyone feeling super sadness cuz I love you guys <3....remembering good times on the CB, feeling sad at this moment and missing CBer friends, and also recalling the general positivity I'm feeling irl.

(Am I making sense? Maybe not.....y'all know I just type out feelings.)

So, as for my CB status now....I wish I could say that I've returned, full-force, heroic music playing in the background....but with the absolute business and craziness, and the fact that I'm in high school.

Am I back? Well I'm here with this post, so one could say so.

But really, I think I'll just drop in a little over the break (I'm going out of time for a while, and there may be a gap.)

I may pop in from time to time, but I don't know if I'd ever really be CB active again, which sounds really sad typing out, but realistically that's the most I'm able. I'd love to get to talk with you guys right now, meet some new people, meet old friends :) <3

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Sooo, now it's my turn to ask you guys how it's going......HOW IS EVERYONE DOING???? My friends, how are you in life and on the CB? 

What is going on in the CB that's happening right now, and what has happened? And also, thoguh this is more negativity, have there been arguments, or "wars" as we called them (looking back, that's such an extreme word for CB fighting)? Anything new, like types of threads, really amazing roleplays? 

What CBers have officially left, and what ones have kind of been gone for a while (like me, eek)?

And also, new CBers! Or, really, not that new, because though some of you may have recently been on here, there may be some of you that have been here for a whole year or more that I've not met....I'd love to meet you, hear what you're interested in, what you like doing on the CB, etc.

I've already repeated myself so many times, but I miss you my friends so much!

(this is so incoherent, sorry! i'm excited to see yall :)))))))) also as usual im too tired to go back and spellcheck)

With lots and lots of love,

Owlgirl <3

P.S. Hi Admins! How are you doing? I miss you cool people too! 

We're fine, Owlgirl. It's good to hear from you. Some Admins have moved on to other positions and we have a new one since you've been gone, but I've been here for years now, still enjoying hearing from all of you!

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