obtuse Posted October 6, 2016 (edited) Today marks 10 years since i joined SAB, and i just want to say a very big thank you to the SAB community. Not only has it served as a great source of information, of community, but also of friendship, and love. There are a couple of people i miss, and i only wish i could i could tell them how much. i joined as I was entering a change in my life, and this community has over the years provided inspiration and support and also on occasion a respectful place to air my dissatisfaction with life during various transitions. It served as part of the inspiration to drop my career and begin again with something i feel passionate about. life continues to have its ups and downs. particularly lately. and without the support and love of the people i have met and become close with over the years through this community i suspect thing would be much more challenging than they are. This is a community to be proud of, and id especially like to thank Torsten, for the perseverance and dedication in keeping it going and also covering costs, i am personally aware of the challenges it poses. Thank you SAB. you are an amazing community, and i am grateful for meeting so many amazing like-minded individuals. And grateful for letting me know i'm not so unusual, kooky, or alone in this world out of control. much love <3 Edited October 6, 2016 by obtuse 25 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
niggles Posted October 6, 2016 Happy anniversary! I can relate to your sentiments. Without SAB I don't know where I would be. I imagine I would be working a job Ihate chainsmoking my way to an early grave. All the best I hope I see you somewhere soon! 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Micromegas Posted October 8, 2016 Nice one! I passed the decade mark a few months ago myself. I didn't realise the forum kept a history of every post ever made. It's really remarkable to look back over the years. Also definitely a repository of some fairly esoteric knowledge. In fact apparently I sent you some cactus seeds in Feb 2009: " All I ask is that in a few years you send a couple of the seedlings back to me" How'd they turn out! Haha. All the best for the next 10! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
etherealdrifter Posted October 8, 2016 On 10/6/2016 at 11:00 AM, obtuse said: Thank you SAB. you are an amazing community, and i am grateful for meeting so many amazing like-minded individuals. And grateful for letting me know i'm not so unusual, kooky, or alone in this world out of control. hehe orb, you are a pretty amazing and intelligent individual. 1st we met in the rbg you were still in Tas.....Then ages later we were meeting you again at that outdoor ega ...... you came up to our camp very casualike . maz and i were all like " Dude, who's this fella wearing a Van Gogh straw hat." Van Gogh man It was the height of our day in the strathbogie and you were very comforting because i felt particularly harsh and bothered yet you were calm and matter of fact. Pleasure knowing you man .......you sabber you 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
obtuse Posted October 8, 2016 3 hours ago, Micromegas said: " All I ask is that in a few years you send a couple of the seedlings back to me" How'd they turn out! Haha. All the best for the next 10! haha nice. i could send you a couple when i get back to the collection. i'll find pic ;) cheers mate. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
obtuse Posted October 8, 2016 2 hours ago, etherealdrifter said: Van Gogh man It was the height of our day in the strathbogie and you were very comforting because i felt particularly harsh and bothered yet you were calm and matter of fact. Pleasure knowing you man .......you sabber you haha that be me. i love that hat ey! mate, that was a great ega, and great to hang out with you guys. looking forward to more next year ;) yep im a sabber, and infact i should hunt up my sab number - if i was ever going to get a tattoo that would be one. a pleasure knowing you as well, and more years yet. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Darklight Posted October 11, 2016 On 06/10/2016 at 11:00 AM, obtuse said: Today marks 10 years since i joined SAB, and i just want to say a very big thank you to the SAB community. Love you Ob, know how you feel. Was a gamechanger for me too, and I suspect for a few others as well. When T first spoke about starting it I gave it six months til SAB was shut down. I love being wrong sometimes :D As a result of serious drug education and discussion I find I take a startlingly large amount of less actual drugs- like about 99.9%, and have furthered my education and professional development. Back in the early days not a few of us went on to study science or continue other studies inspired by what we learned here. A side effect I had not considered at all. Whoda thunk? 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SayN Posted October 12, 2016 I couldn't agree more with your sentiments Obtuse. And happy anniversary too. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites