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Post by Tanaquil on Feb 23, 2022 10:38:31 GMT
Greetings, all!
I spent countless nights back in the Good Old Days sneaking onto the dial-up modem to RP on the original AU. So happy this place exists!
I RPed under Tanaquil / Tanaquil Seregond ... and occasionally Luthien/ elvenstar/elvenevenstar. I definitely recognize a few names already on this forum, and it makes my heart so warm.
Can't believe it's literally been 15 or so years.
How is everyone doing, and how is life treating you? LotR has been a constant comfort for me during the past two insane years.
I grew up to be no less weird and left of field than I was at 15, and now make a living running my own company as a professional mermaid in Singapore, as well as the founder of a mermaid school. It's not a regular life, but I love it all the same.
Missing you all and thinking of the old times most fondly.
- Tana
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Post by Hanasian on Feb 23, 2022 23:26:03 GMT
Welcome to the newly-resurrected Arwen Undomiel forums Tanaquil!
I was a 'late-comer' to the old AU, not showing up until January '07 so we may not have crossed paths before.
A professional mermaid founding a mermaid school? That sounds quite interesting!
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Post by Jax Nova on Feb 24, 2022 4:01:37 GMT
Hey! So glad you made your way here!! It’s great to have you. Those really were some good old days. I always think very fondly on those times.
I had to laugh on your comment about the dial up Internet! When I first started on AU that’s what we had. I’d click on the page I wanted to load, then get up and go get a drink or something, come back and hope it had loaded! Lol we’ve come so far!
And you know... a little left of center isn’t such a bad thing. (Lord knows I’m no where near normal) Honestly, that sounds like a really fun job and profession. As long as you enjoy it, that’s what really matters.
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Post by Lonannuniel on Feb 24, 2022 21:22:26 GMT
o!  I recognise some of your names from around the old A-U forum. I don't know if you know me. I had two usernames. Erin Vanya, then I changed it to Erin Lunaire. The name I use on this account is my RP name. If you don't recognise me, totally understandable. I took a lot of time off, and I did join in 2012. Life has been, well... happening. LOL. Your job sounds so exciting. |
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Post by Tanaquil on Feb 25, 2022 7:29:02 GMT
Welcome to the newly-resurrected Arwen Undomiel forums Tanaquil! I was a 'late-comer' to the old AU, not showing up until January '07 so we may not have crossed paths before. A professional mermaid founding a mermaid school? That sounds quite interesting! Still figuring out how to reply people on here (tech has never been a strong front lol), so lemme know if I'm doing it right! Is there a way to "tag" people so they get notified of the reply? Thank you for the warm welcome. Hmm, '07. I def lingered, so maybe we were on the periphery of each other! Did you RP under this name? |
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Post by Tanaquil on Feb 25, 2022 7:30:47 GMT
Hey! So glad you made your way here!! It’s great to have you. Those really were some good old days. I always think very fondly on those times. I had to laugh on your comment about the dial up Internet! When I first started on AU that’s what we had. I’d click on the page I wanted to load, then get up and go get a drink or something, come back and hope it had loaded! Lol we’ve come so far! And you know... a little left of center isn’t such a bad thing. (Lord knows I’m no where near normal) Honestly, that sounds like a really fun job and profession. As long as you enjoy it, that’s what really matters. Oh my gosh - and then the stress when manually refreshing the chat after having typed a v long and emotive paragraph - only to see that the story has moved on slightly without you XD the WORST You're a mod of an LotR site ... of course you're not normal! But then again, the best people never are. |
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Post by Tanaquil on Feb 25, 2022 7:32:08 GMT
o!  I recognise some of your names from around the old A-U forum. I don't know if you know me. I had two usernames. Erin Vanya, then I changed it to Erin Lunaire. The name I use on this account is my RP name. If you don't recognise me, totally understandable. I took a lot of time off, and I did join in 2012. Life has been, well... happening. LOL. Your job sounds so exciting. Lunaire definitely rings a bell. UGH, I wish the webbie had somehow kept a log of aaaall those RPs, from way back when. Would make this tracing a whole lot easier, and would make for some amazing memories! "life has been, well... happening" BAHA fren I relate. |
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Post by Hanasian on Feb 25, 2022 23:37:17 GMT
Welcome to the newly-resurrected Arwen Undomiel forums Tanaquil! I was a 'late-comer' to the old AU, not showing up until January '07 so we may not have crossed paths before. A professional mermaid founding a mermaid school? That sounds quite interesting! Still figuring out how to reply people on here (tech has never been a strong front lol), so lemme know if I'm doing it right! Is there a way to "tag" people so they get notified of the reply? Thank you for the warm welcome. Hmm, '07. I def lingered, so maybe we were on the periphery of each other! Did you RP under this name? I did, and I do. Didn't do any RP on AU until '09 or thereabouts, and mostly through the last decade before moving to another site that had active tech support. Before '07 I RP'd on The One Ring com, where I met my wife, and also got banned, and on Ringbearer.org which shut down around '08. I currently write RP in a private group on RP Repository these days. One good thing about the old AU forum is it is still working reasonably well. I go there to report spambots, but I'm not sure if there are any mods left to do anything about it. Trying to mine the RP stories before it eventually shuts down. |
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Post by Captain Boromir on Feb 26, 2022 0:41:44 GMT
Greetings, all! I spent countless nights back in the Good Old Days sneaking onto the dial-up modem to RP on the original AU. So happy this place exists! I RPed under Tanaquil / Tanaquil Seregond ... and occasionally Luthien/ elvenstar/elvenevenstar. I definitely recognize a few names already on this forum, and it makes my heart so warm. Can't believe it's literally been 15 or so years. How is everyone doing, and how is life treating you? LotR has been a constant comfort for me during the past two insane years. I grew up to be no less weird and left of field than I was at 15, and now make a living running my own company as a professional mermaid in Singapore, as well as the founder of a mermaid school. It's not a regular life, but I love it all the same. Missing you all and thinking of the old times most fondly. - Tana Welcome! Sounds like a cool job! Heck if I could one day I would want to work at the Shire in New Zealand so. |
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Post by Tanaquil on Feb 26, 2022 14:58:00 GMT
Greetings, all! I spent countless nights back in the Good Old Days sneaking onto the dial-up modem to RP on the original AU. So happy this place exists! I RPed under Tanaquil / Tanaquil Seregond ... and occasionally Luthien/ elvenstar/elvenevenstar. I definitely recognize a few names already on this forum, and it makes my heart so warm. Can't believe it's literally been 15 or so years. How is everyone doing, and how is life treating you? LotR has been a constant comfort for me during the past two insane years. I grew up to be no less weird and left of field than I was at 15, and now make a living running my own company as a professional mermaid in Singapore, as well as the founder of a mermaid school. It's not a regular life, but I love it all the same. Missing you all and thinking of the old times most fondly. - Tana Welcome! Sounds like a cool job! Heck if I could one day I would want to work at the Shire in New Zealand so. You win for coolest job aspiration. |
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