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Title: Blast from the past
Post by: Roady on April 19, 2022, 06:54:01 PM: I'm not exactly new to this forum. But I felt it better to create a fresh account.

Given how many years have passed? It would be nice to reconnect with this community in a way that's more mature and level-headed. So...Hi everyone.

Back in the day? Most of the forum veterans would know me as Tanner, but these days I prefer to be called Roady. Having grown from a lizard into a big ol' dragon.

Not as hardcore of an LBT fan as I used to be, but I'll still be around some. Chillin in the fridge probably~
Title: Re: Blast from the past
Post by: HotelValleyfornia on April 19, 2022, 06:59:31 PM: Welcome back to the GOF! It's good to see you returning! :rainbowwave I'm a new girl around here, but I've seen some of your past posts and I'm excited to see you around the forum! :Mo
Title: Re: Blast from the past
Post by: Mumbling on April 19, 2022, 08:51:01 PM: Whoaaa Tanner! You're one of the few people I tried to reach out to a year or two ago to see how things were going. I see you've kept a similar color style for Roady, very cool. Hope life has treated you well, and good to see you back here :)
Title: Re: Blast from the past
Post by: Roady on April 19, 2022, 09:23:45 PM: Quote from: Mumbling on April 19, 2022, 08:51:01 PM
Whoaaa Tanner! You're one of the few people I tried to reach out to a year or two ago to see how things were going. I see you've kept a similar color style for Roady, very cool. Hope life has treated you well, and good to see you back here :)

I'm certainly doing better than I was five or six years ago. Rough patches and bouts of drama haven't stopped, but I at least have the stability to weather the storms. So to speak.

The shift towards being a dragon happened in 2017. Symbolic of my ability to pull myself out of harrowing situations after struggling/surviving subject matters that aren't appropriate for a Land Before Time forum. Homelessness, addiction, C-PTSD, and the like.

However, I can look back now and truly appreciate how far I've come. In 2016 I was living in a van on a dirty industrial road in Seattle.

Currently? I own a small house in Springfield, Oregon, I'm an organizer for a regional furry meetup group, and I've been hustling to succeed as an independent filmmaker.

So yeah...All things considered? It seems life is treating me much, much better.

I'm no longer Tanner the lizard anymore. No longer crawling on my belly at the bottom of a pit.

I'm Roady the Wayward Dragon, and all I have to do now is spread my wings and fly.
Title: Re: Blast from the past
Post by: chomper94 on April 19, 2022, 09:27:22 PM: Nice to see you back Roady!

(I know I wasn’t here when you were known as Tanner, but still, welcome back anyway! :D)
Title: Re: Blast from the past
Post by: Rattymon on April 19, 2022, 10:16:39 PM: Welcome! :rainbowwave
Title: Re: Blast from the past
Post by: ManOfWar GT on April 19, 2022, 11:28:18 PM: heyy a new member
Title: Re: Blast from the past
Post by: Roady on April 19, 2022, 11:34:26 PM: Quote from: ManOfWar GT on April 19, 2022, 11:28:18 PM
heyy a new member

Kiiiinda?

I originally joined way back in 2006, but yeah. 14-year-old me and 30-year-old me are two completely different people. lol
Title: Re: Blast from the past
Post by: ManOfWar GT on April 19, 2022, 11:37:03 PM: heyy a newish member then.
Title: Re: Blast from the past
Post by: Flathead770 on April 20, 2022, 01:23:30 AM: Hello welcome back to the GoF Roady! :rainbowwave

I feel like I recognize the name from back in the day? Can't fully remember though. Glad to hear things are better on your end!
Title: Re: Blast from the past
Post by: Roady on April 20, 2022, 01:46:06 AM: Quote from: Flathead770 on April 20, 2022, 01:23:30 AM
Hello welcome back to the GoF Roady! :rainbowwave

I feel like I recognize the name from back in the day? Can't fully remember though. Glad to hear things are better on your end!

I joined as Cyberlizard many eons ago. Last post I made was 2015 before I fell into what I like to call my personal dark age.

I gotta admit. It's really nice to make a return as someone who has amassed more experience and stability.
Title: Re: Blast from the past
Post by: Flathead770 on April 20, 2022, 02:21:08 AM: Ok I was talking with Mumbling earlier wondering if you were Cyberlizard.
I did my rejoining the server back in 2017 when I was 27, pretty wild how the time has flown since then.
Agreed that being on the forum as an adult feels a lot better than back in the day haha
Title: Re: Blast from the past
Post by: Enchanted-Valley96 on April 20, 2022, 12:44:52 PM: Welcome back and I hope you're happier now.
Title: Re: Blast from the past
Post by: somerandomfangirl on April 20, 2022, 03:33:44 PM: Oh heey, welcome back! :rainbowwave
Glad to see things are working out better for you!
Title: Re: Blast from the past
Post by: rhombus on April 22, 2022, 09:59:30 PM: Welcome back to the forum! :rainbowwave
Title: Re: Blast from the past
Post by: Nick22 on April 27, 2022, 10:21:07 PM: welcome back cyber. glad that you are in a better place personally these days.
Title: Re: Blast from the past
Post by: The jewelstone queen on April 30, 2022, 07:14:53 PM: I'm a few days late but welcome back!
Title: Re: Blast from the past
Post by: Gentle Sharptooth on June 11, 2022, 12:04:17 AM: Welcome back. Back to the Great Valley. :)
Title: Re: Blast from the past
Post by: Petrie on December 08, 2022, 06:31:55 PM: I know its been months, not sure if this will ping you or not, but I do recall you from back in the day as Cyberlizard! Good to have a fellow furry back. Hit me up to chat sometime (I'm on telegram mostly @twodogsandamarten).
Title: Re: Blast from the past
Post by: Serris on December 10, 2022, 02:09:18 AM: Welcome back!