GSB and how it changed me.
So, a few weeks ago I thought, "hmm, maybe I should write a blog about my time on GSB". It's not for a special occasion or anything - my 3rd anniversary isn't until 4th September, to be precise. This is just for the fun of it, so here goes nothing:
My story begins in late 2005. I was a angsty, gullible, rock-loving 11 year old. It was actually my sister who discovered GSB, because she's a massive Green Day fan and while I love them, she loves them more. She just never thought about joining up.
A friend recommended it to her and we got hooked on the stories part of the site.
In about January or so I discovered the journals and started reading them. I began to remember usernames (stalker much?) and this is where people's opinions really began to influence me. I guess you could say GSB made me more open-minded, but more on that later.
After about 9 or so months of being a guest/lurker/stalker, I finally signed up on the 4th September, 2006. My first username was Get Bored [I remember somebody saying on the tagboard "Get Bored, what are you talking about? I'm already bored"].
Now I was a angsty, gullible, rock-loving 12 year old. The gullible part comes into play when I posted my second journal about Steve Irwin's death, cause he died around the time I joined. There was a joke going around, something about he should have been wearing sunscreen because it would have protected him from the rays. And I believed it.
My single most embarrassing moment on here.
But hey, we've all been n00bs and we've all had our embarrassing moments. Let's move on.
It was only a few months after I joined that old GSB morphed into new GSB. I kind of went dead for a while after this. Then I came back. I miss the old GSB, but there have been entertaining moments on here too. Eg. the fakes and the swearing censor. Pretty interesting.
Now to the main point of this blog. I think the reason GSB made me the person I am today was because I was confronted with all these different opinions, different from my parents or primary school peers. I guess you could say that GSB made me more cultured.
Sometimes I wonder if my parents have ever looked at me, say when I've challenged one of their opinions and thought, "where on earth did she learn that from?"
I'll tell you now, it's all GSB.
My story begins in late 2005. I was a angsty, gullible, rock-loving 11 year old. It was actually my sister who discovered GSB, because she's a massive Green Day fan and while I love them, she loves them more. She just never thought about joining up.
A friend recommended it to her and we got hooked on the stories part of the site.
In about January or so I discovered the journals and started reading them. I began to remember usernames (stalker much?) and this is where people's opinions really began to influence me. I guess you could say GSB made me more open-minded, but more on that later.
After about 9 or so months of being a guest/lurker/stalker, I finally signed up on the 4th September, 2006. My first username was Get Bored [I remember somebody saying on the tagboard "Get Bored, what are you talking about? I'm already bored"].
Now I was a angsty, gullible, rock-loving 12 year old. The gullible part comes into play when I posted my second journal about Steve Irwin's death, cause he died around the time I joined. There was a joke going around, something about he should have been wearing sunscreen because it would have protected him from the rays. And I believed it.
My single most embarrassing moment on here.But hey, we've all been n00bs and we've all had our embarrassing moments. Let's move on.
It was only a few months after I joined that old GSB morphed into new GSB. I kind of went dead for a while after this. Then I came back. I miss the old GSB, but there have been entertaining moments on here too. Eg. the fakes and the swearing censor. Pretty interesting.
Now to the main point of this blog. I think the reason GSB made me the person I am today was because I was confronted with all these different opinions, different from my parents or primary school peers. I guess you could say that GSB made me more cultured.
Sometimes I wonder if my parents have ever looked at me, say when I've challenged one of their opinions and thought, "where on earth did she learn that from?"
I'll tell you now, it's all GSB.
I think the reason GSB made me the person I am today was because I was confronted with all these different opinions, different from my parents or primary school peers.
I feel the same way.
I think way differently than I used to, and better too.
nimrodidiot, June 9th, 2009 at 11:42:15am
2 months until my 3rd anniversary on GSB :]
and omg I agree with this so much. Honestly if it weren't for GSB I would still be really ignorant, and well...intolerant of everyone's opinions but my own. I think it helped me mature a lot, in a way.
asthenia., May 5th, 2009 at 03:17:35pm
14 days until my 4th year on GSB :)
I'm not exactly *on* here anymore, but I do enjoy reading the stuff that's being said, and I do post over on the boards.
I'm sad that I have a hard time remembering what the old GSB was like, what with the journals and everything.
It's a very nice website anyway. :)
stilinski, May 3rd, 2009 at 09:33:38pm
I've learned so much here, I don't think I would even near how I am today if I have never had joined. :)
freshavocado, May 3rd, 2009 at 04:00:39pm
This is cool.
I just had my three year a while ago. While GSB has its ups and downs, it is kind of addicting.
Shorty of Suburbia, May 3rd, 2009 at 10:36:53am
wow, i started to comment this, but it was like, as long as your blog.
i might write a blog of my own
this is written really cool-ly or whatever...i like it :D
lishaaaaa, May 3rd, 2009 at 09:39:55am
Two more months until my three year birthday on here. :D
Lmfao, poor Steve, I've never heard that joke. But I did hear about the one after Brock died too..
If it weren't for GSB, I'd still be listening to Britney Spears right now.
Skippy., May 3rd, 2009 at 04:36:19am
GSB rulz :) and ive only been here about seven months!
u r a smeghead, May 3rd, 2009 at 04:31:49am
I will have been here for a year in about 3 months xD I'm a noob D:
I joined when I was 11 too !
I've made some good friends on GSB.
icegirl., May 3rd, 2009 at 03:32:53am