I'm Kris, 45 from California. I recently ran into a friend from ~2001 on Reddit, which sent me into a spiral of nostalgia ever since 😂
I've been going through my old files, looking at my old artwork, reading old chat logs, searching for old bookmarks and links on archive.org,
etc. I have such an ache for the old days.
I wasn't active on very many forums back then - honestly, I was SO intimidated by them, they seemed so much cooler than me, and they often seemed
pretty cliquey 😂 But I miss the friendships I still managed to have. The late night group chats and everything. I definitely took it for
granted, big time.
My main haunt was The Dollarstore/Love Shack, and I ran my own board here and there, too (Visage, and later Cosmic). The only person I managed to stay
in touch with since the very beginning (~24 years!) passed away last year. Losing him might have something to do with all my nostalgic pain too. Haha.
Anyway, that's my origin story I guess, hahaha. These days, I'm back into Neopets and Fanlistings, hahaha. It feels good to keep those
going. Maybe a personal site is next for me, but I'm not sure. Thinking about it.
Nice to meet you all :D
(edit - almost forgot... I am so stoked this is an XMB! XMB was my preferred script for my boards. I love it haha)
[Edited on 7-16-2026 by Jupiter]
