I just made my 1,000th post. I had reached 999 a few days ago, and then got a little self-conscious. I don’t know that anyone else really cares, for for whatever reason it felt like I was at a milestone – kind of like when you roll over the odometer in the car. I actually started 4 or 5 posts and then decided against them, feeling (in retrospect) that they weren’t worthy of being my milestone.
Then, tonight, I forgot about the milestone and just posted away. I feel free, free I tell you!
So, anyway… anyone else ever experienced the same kind of thing, or am I alone in this particular messageboard-related disfunction?
I usually want an (x) thousandth post to be something significant. But with the number of posts I’ve made here and elsewhere, it’s not as big a deal for me as it used to be.
A week or two ago I noticed I was at 980 or so posts. I was thinking, oh boy, the big one thousand is almost here! Then I forgot about it. The other day I looked and I was at 1,020 or so posts. I was disappointed at having missed it but there’s always the big two thousand to look forward to.
My angst stems from feeling as if I haven’t said anything significant in any of those posts.
No, I don’t care about X amount of posts. What bothers me lately is why do I have 2500+ posts? Do I run my mouth off? Maybe I need to shut up and quit sharing every other thought I have.
The thing is, you’ll never know, looking back in a year or more, which specific post was your 1,000th or 2,000th or whichever. Things just aren’t set up that way.
