Life at GA
Entry posted by vlista20
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I've never really been been an active member in a forum/online community before. I don't know how they all work but I know I sure love how it works here at GA. When I was writing my stories, I never had any intention of posting any of them. They were for me, and I didn't know if they were worth it or would even be of any interest to anyone. As I wrote I wasn't sitting there thinking 'hmmm if I do this I'll get a good reaction out of people' I just wrote what came out of my head and never would have thought of sharing them with anyone but Sam. About two years ago I met my best friend online and within a few conversations I sent him one of my stories. The first person ever to read one that wasn't Sam. After sending him one I sent him a few others and he loved them all, which resulted in him telling me over and over I needed to post them online. Well after 18 months I finally broke down last summer and put Shane up. As of all you know who've read it Shane is very badly edited, it was the first one I put up and I did it totally spur of the moment, like before I could chicken out. The response was incredible. I had people calling themselves my biggest fan!! ME having fans. Well I was hooked. I liked having fans dammit! Seeing an inbox full of emails complimenting you on your story is just somewhere near the top of the list of great things in my life.
Anyways I'll get more to my point now, I discovered GA because a friend of mine said that Shane was mentioned in a forum here. So ofcourse I hurried over here to check it out. I made myself a member and read lots of great stories but never posted very much since I'm kinda shy even online! I never went into chat until probly mid February and the first night I did, I felt a little like a celebrity. I think it was David who said "HEY aren't you the author of Shane and Tyler!" and I was like WOW cool! Since that night I've managed to get myself hosted here and go into chat a lot more often, slowly getting to know everyone.
Again I think I strayed from my point again but I'm getting there. I guess I'm just in a rambling mood. Anyways I have never met such a group of wonderful people before. It's such an amazing feeling to be welcomed and accepted and too see through posts and chats just how much you all care and know about each other. Through happy times and bad times it's just so amazing how strong a community this is.
Like in chat last night I just had to sit there and smile, it's a like a little family. And I laugh everytime there's a full blown convo going on and there's Patrick breaking out into song. I just picture family get together's and everyone sitting around the livingroom talking and there's patrick dancing through the room singing. And I can't remember if it's Luc or Lugh sitting in the corner hissing at everyone. It's just so funny. It's a 'little family' I love being a part of.
I guess my point here is that I LOVE IT here! I'm so glad my best friend talked me into posting a story way back when and I'm so glad I got hosted here, and so glad that I've gotten to know you all. You're all a great bunch of people I see that more and more everyday and I'm honored to be a member of this community.
I guess that's it. My point is made I think and I tried not to go over board with the exclamation points, hehehe. I hope I wasn't too sappy, but I just really wanted you all to know how I feel about you.
*HUGS*
Vance
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