Dear Pweb (a landmark of sorts)
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Dear Pweb (a landmark of sorts)
Yesterday I taught my Latin class the ablative absolute construction. Ten years ago, almost exactly (wayback won't cooperate in my pinning down the date), I asked pweb for help understanding that very construct. Ten years. A whole decade. That's a lot of Latin, and a heck of a lot of life.
So here are some other numbers that reflect my decade on pweb.
3 relationships, 2 engagements, 1 marriage.
1 child.
16 addresses, or 14 depending on how you count them.
2 degrees, 1 in process.
4 International Congresses of Medieval Studies, 1 International Medieval Congress, 2 minor conferences.
3 (minor) publications.
4 papers delivered.
11 jobs.
15 flights.
5 countries visited, including 4 states and 3 provinces.
14 funerals and 7 weddings.
7 children of people who I knew before they even got married.
4 911 calls.
5 pairs of running shoes, 4 bathing suits, 2 bikes.
1 mini-triathlon and 1 swimathon.
3 lifeguarding certifications and 5 first-aid certifications.
9 pwebbers met, 4 more talked to on the phone, mail exchanged with 4 more.
Way more weddings and kids if you count pwebbers!
2 crashes and 3 faces of pweb.
12-16 usernames (I'm not actually sure anymore, to be honest).
... and probably a couple thousand ablative absolutes. No way am I going to try to count those.
Thanks for a good decade, Pweb.
So here are some other numbers that reflect my decade on pweb.
3 relationships, 2 engagements, 1 marriage.
1 child.
16 addresses, or 14 depending on how you count them.
2 degrees, 1 in process.
4 International Congresses of Medieval Studies, 1 International Medieval Congress, 2 minor conferences.
3 (minor) publications.
4 papers delivered.
11 jobs.
15 flights.
5 countries visited, including 4 states and 3 provinces.
14 funerals and 7 weddings.
7 children of people who I knew before they even got married.
4 911 calls.
5 pairs of running shoes, 4 bathing suits, 2 bikes.
1 mini-triathlon and 1 swimathon.
3 lifeguarding certifications and 5 first-aid certifications.
9 pwebbers met, 4 more talked to on the phone, mail exchanged with 4 more.
Way more weddings and kids if you count pwebbers!
2 crashes and 3 faces of pweb.
12-16 usernames (I'm not actually sure anymore, to be honest).
... and probably a couple thousand ablative absolutes. No way am I going to try to count those.
Thanks for a good decade, Pweb.
"Only for today, I will devote 10 minutes of my time to some good reading, remembering that just as food is necessary to the life of the body, so good reading is necessary to the life of the soul." -- Pope John XXIII
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Re: Dear Pweb (a landmark of sorts)
*Toasts (with sparkling cider) to Ali*
Happy 10 years, my friend!
Happy 10 years, my friend!
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I see so much magic, though I missed it at the time." - Jamie Cullum
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Woo! 10 years sounds crazy!
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Re: Dear Pweb (a landmark of sorts)
Happy 10 years! PWEB is so lucky
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The best kind of toast!*Toasts (with sparkling cider) to Ali*
Happy 10 years, my friend!
EL, congrats on the life achievements under your belt, like you said, that's a whole lot of life to go by! And since you're in the field of medieval studies, I wonder if you've heard of, or met, Jonathan Evans?
Also, I think 10 years is about how long I've been lurking on pweb trying to glean updates about the movie (even though I've only been a member for about 3.5 years at this point)!
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That sounds like a really intense and awesome 10 years. I'm pretty sure my 10-year anniversary won't be nearly as exciting.
*joins steph's cider toast*
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Happy 10 years! PWEB is so lucky
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*adds in toast*
happy 10 years. Been a long time since i've popped in to say hi and i hear ya on some of those numbers! =P
Still im back and glade to a part of PWEB. Lol i got some milestones to add as well:
1 Fiance' (lol this is newer, like last 3 months)
3 people i've introduced the Ender universe to
Countless Calvinball post back when Cavinball was the most popular topic
And several emails to OSC with his personal responses that i cant find anymore ;(
happy 10 years. Been a long time since i've popped in to say hi and i hear ya on some of those numbers! =P
Still im back and glade to a part of PWEB. Lol i got some milestones to add as well:
1 Fiance' (lol this is newer, like last 3 months)
3 people i've introduced the Ender universe to
Countless Calvinball post back when Cavinball was the most popular topic
And several emails to OSC with his personal responses that i cant find anymore ;(
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*returns the toast*
I totally missed my anniversary, but for some reason teaching ablative absolutes really made me think of the time passed.
Elfprince, nope, haven't heard of a Jonathan Evans, but it's a very diverse field.
I totally missed my anniversary, but for some reason teaching ablative absolutes really made me think of the time passed.
Elfprince, nope, haven't heard of a Jonathan Evans, but it's a very diverse field.
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Holy crap, this means I'm coming up on my 10 year.
You make me feel old, EL. Ten years is a long time. Congratulations on being here this long! We're a crazy bunch.
You make me feel old, EL. Ten years is a long time. Congratulations on being here this long! We're a crazy bunch.
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Re: Dear Pweb (a landmark of sorts)
*hugs Ali*
I'm so glad you're here!
I'm so glad you're here!
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Thanks for a good decade, Pweb.
Yay!
you snooze, you lose
well I have snozzed and lost
I'm pushing through
I'll disregard the cost
I hear the bells
so fascinating and
I'll slug it out
I'm sick of waiting
and I can
hear the bells are
ringing joyful and triumphant
well I have snozzed and lost
I'm pushing through
I'll disregard the cost
I hear the bells
so fascinating and
I'll slug it out
I'm sick of waiting
and I can
hear the bells are
ringing joyful and triumphant
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Oh well! Just thought I'd ask What are your specialties within it? Something Latin related?Elfprince, nope, haven't heard of a Jonathan Evans, but it's a very diverse field.
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Hahaha, more or less. I use Latin, but I'm not a philologist. I work with mental impairment and community responses. Specifically, for my thesis, in England c. 1350-1450. My interests are broader, but my thesis is necessarily narrowed down to that.
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I'm feeling older all the time now lol and i just remembered i joined some time in 04...man only 2 ears off of 10. Yep im old
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Congratulations, Ali!
My 10 years is in a couple months. I can't believe I've been a part of this community for nearly 10 years!
My 10 years is in a couple months. I can't believe I've been a part of this community for nearly 10 years!
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Whoa, hey! My ten year was just before Ali's. I totally missed it!
Congrats Ali!
I can't believe I've been on pweb for 10 years.
Congrats Ali!
I can't believe I've been on pweb for 10 years.
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You guys are all old. You can give Mich a shot at redemption by allowing him to help you all across the philotic street.
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If they are old, then I'm ancient. Almost 12 years now. Sheesh. No wonder I'm getting all these grey hairs!
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In three and a half years, I will have been a pwebber for a majority of my life :D
(assuming I'm still around, pweb is still around, etc)
(assuming I'm still around, pweb is still around, etc)
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Always we got movie sequels to make happen!!In three and a half years, I will have been a pwebber for a majority of my life
(assuming I'm still around, pweb is still around, etc)
Lol
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Oh my gosh, I just realized my 10 year anniversary of P-Web was on Monday.
Phew.
Phew.
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Whoa, I never realised you were that much of an oldbie! Congrats!
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Congrats, Boss! I can't imagine this place without you. :)
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Did some diggig and turns out it was 2001 that I first joined....so first im wrong then im old, then im wrong twice (just realized my math in the wedding thread was wrong), now I'm on my 12th year here on Pweb...man can time fly
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