Well, I’m quickly approaching the Big 4-0-0-0. What should my 4000th post contain? Pearls of wisdom? Something queer-related? A flirt with matt_mcl? I’m taking suggestions, but no guarantees - knowing me, I’ll completely miss it anyways…
Perhaps it’s time to change my .sig line, too… Hmmm…
All of the above, silly! A pearly, queer-related flirt with matt_mcl. You could give him and all us non-hets advice on . . . well, hell, you’re The Gay Guy, you can figure it out:) And, in your special Esprix way, you’d have side-shots with matt, or have us all look the other way for a bit or something;)
I dunno, pun - after some of the threads you’ve been posting lately (like the one about your roommate), I think I might end up flirting with you… (Just to make matt insanely jealous, of course - after all, catfighting would make a substantial 4000th post! )
What? You tell me this 6 posts away from my big 4-0-0-0? How can you do this to me? All this time - what has the past year and three months meant to you? To us? What do I mean to you? You… you… you heartbreaker! You brute! You cad! <boo hoo hoo!>
I’ve been registered here since June 6 of last year. Today is April 10 of . . . well, this year. Ten months and four days. Where are you getting that extra five or so months?
You’re getting close to 4000 posts . . . I thought a big, strong man like you could handle it. I mean, you ARE The Gay Guy. Sorta comes with the territory, doesn’t it?
Oh dear. Now I’ve gone and broken poor Esprix’s heart. matt, I do hope you’ll be able to repair some of the emotional damage I’ve done.
::goes off, wondering if his SDMB reputation is ruined::
Well, here it is - post #4000. I feel rather like the certain sect of Buddhist monks who, on their deathbed, would ostensibly write a short, spontaneous passage that would effectively summarize their journey in this life on earth; however, some monks fretted so much that their last words would be less than eloquent (or, worse, they wouldn’t be able to come up with anything at all) that they secretly practiced what they would write for months or years so they would know exactly what to say when the moment came. (And if any of you little mongers ask for a cite, I’ll bop you squarely on the nose. ) So I’ll take the easy way out and give you some of my favorite words from other people…
My favorite poem:
My favorite song:
Just to be sure this doesn’t get too serious:
And, of course, my favorite SDMB thread is in my .sig.
I’d break out into a chorus of “My Way,” but I’d probably get pummelled. Suffice it to say that I’ve enjoyed my year plus here, enjoyed my 4000 posts (even when people have disagreed with me - sometimes quite vehemently), and enjoyed meeting, both online and in real life, the folks I’ve interacted with here. Good debate and discussion is its own reward, and I hope I’ve given back a little of what y’all have given me (take that as you will ). I’m looking forward to my next 4000!
And now, as the music plays off, allow me to molest matt in a dark corner… YOINK!