You say it's your birthday...

[rocksthescarf.livejournal.com]

An anniversary is among us!

On Saturday, the game is turning FOUR YEARS OLD. It hasn't seemed that long at all, has it? For some of us, it means we're well and truly old and for others, it means we're just approaching our old age. For all of us that are hanging out here, it means WE ARE ADDICTED.

To commemorate this occasion, the island is going to be decorated for a party! There will be confetti, glitter, party hats, streamers, banners, blow ticklers and noisemakers far and wide! You're free to mod what you see within reason, of course. And since the traditional wedding anniversary gift for four years is flowers, the island will also be giving flowers to you. That's right, you. Open your dorm room door and find it decorated with flowers! Reach for something in the fridge and come back with flowers instead! The flowers will just be popping up as a gift for everyone!

There will also be an OOC post where people will be able to share memorable posts, things they've learned from the game, addictions they might have acquired and just memories in general!

Four years down, think we can go four more?

Comments

[decoder-rings.livejournal.com]

Goddamn, this makes me feel OLD.

[trigons_child]

I think those of us who were here at the start need to get our characters together in front of the school so we can all yell GET OFF MY LAWN to the whippersnappers. ;)

[living_endless]

... we SHOULD.

Do you still have those tweets where you listed everybody left from the very first sign-up post?

[trigons_child]

I *think* I eliminated everyone who's left the game (not as alumni) or changed hands. Sign-up order was:

#1 Bridge
#2 Bel
#3 Veronica
#4 Rory
#5 Logan
#6 Chloe
#7 Piper
#8 Zero
#9 Hamlet
#10 Stark
#11 Lindsey
#12 Phoebe
#13 Angela
#14 Alec
#15 Anakin
#16 Anders
#17 Parker
#18 Aeryn
#19 Barbossa
#20 Sam Carter


OLD SCHOOL REPRESENT.

[decoder-rings.livejournal.com]

WHOO THERE ARE PEOPLE OLDER THAN ME! Because I had another character that very first week who didn't work and then I signed up John.

*gives you all canes*

[trigons_child]

Bridge, Bel, and V are all on page one. Rory's at the start of page 2. Sam's the last one on the initial sign-up post.

*SHAKES CANE* When I was your age we RP'd IN THE SNOW. UPHILL. BOTH WAYS.

[wantstodirect]

I was almost on the first page but someone snagged Veronica before me, so I had to go and make a journal for Logan!

[wantstocheer.livejournal.com]

*looks cute at you*

[living_endless]

We are ELDERLY.

Thank you!

(And I say we have a big old-skool ball pit party Saturday. Everyone loves a ball pit!)

[wantstocheer.livejournal.com]

Mmmmmmm ball pit party! I'm in :D

[thatsamilkshake]

*pouts*

I am not quite that old; Xander came in the second week.

*eyes #14* Was that Alex Krycek maybe? (Same player) Alec didn't come in until summer 2006.

[demonbelthazor]

Ooh, right, Alex not Alec. Which means he's off the list, no? He's not active anymore?

If I go to week two then there's a bunch more to add on. Maybe I'll do that later. :)

[bitchy_smurf]

Alex Krycek is off, but Alec's an expat and is still aroundish, so the player's still in the game! (And Barbossa's gone, but obviously we still have a Bananakin!)

[tyler_gone]

Ooh, I wondered that too. Alex, Alec...

Also, if we are nitpicking, I think Sam Carter did change hands very early on.

[bitchy_smurf]

Ah, that's true. The original Sam Carter who signed up wasn't C.

[trigons_child]

OK, revised list!

#1 Bridge
#2 Bel
#3 Veronica
#4 Rory
#5 Logan
#6 Chloe
#7 Piper
#8 Zero
#9 Hamlet
#10 Stark
#11 Lindsey
#12 Phoebe
#13 Angela
#14 Anakin
#15 Anders
#16 Parker
#17 Aeryn

If I get bored tonight I'll do post two. ;)

[puppy_fair]

:) Hamlet is gone, too. She's had murmurings about wanting to come back for small events or whatever, but her job in Japan has made that difficult.

[wantstocheer.livejournal.com]

Actually, Hamlet is still technically listed as an alum/expat but on LoA according to the spreadsheet we use for tracking purposes.

[puppy_fair]

Huh. My bad. I hadn't thought she was coming back. Carry on!

[once-a-traitor.livejournal.com]

HAMLET FOREVER. No really, forever, since he's a ghost.

[oops-mbad.livejournal.com]

*flails like a flailing thing* I was applying to college when this game started. *flails some more*

[trigons_child]

Darling, you were IN HIGH SCHOOL when I first met you RPing.

[oops-mbad.livejournal.com]

*continues flailing* I'm applying to grad school. How the frack did that happen? *and the flailing goes on*

[pastmewrong.livejournal.com]

I so feel your pain. HIGH SCHOOL when I started. Now I'm all graduated university. D:

[wantstocheer.livejournal.com]

I remember enabling you :D

[bridge-carson.livejournal.com]

I... was finishing up my last year at uni. Now I'm going back to school.

I blame FH for never quite getting me out of that living-life-by-semesters mindset. *shakes fist*

[screwyoumarvel]

I finished college and grad school since I started this game.

How the hell did this happen?!

And, seriously, when this started, I was like, "Well, maybe it'll last until Zero graduates..." Now? I don't know about y'all, but I'm not planning on going anywhere anytime soon, so don't count us out for another four. Oh my God the insanity give me back my brain newbies get out while you still can no stay we need you.

[wantstocheer.livejournal.com]

I cannot remember what I did with my time before FH so, um, yeah, definitely not planning to go anywhere.

[sensethevisions]

I was in Theatrical Muse before FH and we all know how well that worked out after I started here :D

[oops-mbad.livejournal.com]

*flails at you* Do not comprehend this "time passes" idea.

[lovemykilt]

That means it's been four years since I totally and completely failed to expatriate.

*shakes fist at East Bohemia*

And three and a half since I started here the first time. Woo!

[momslilassassin]

Dude, there have been three RL Fandom High babies in that time. HOW DID THIS HAPPEN?!

[sensethevisions]

Obviously I plan to go nowhere as I just apped another Freshman since Gwynn is a Senior this year.

Four years... wow.

[ancientbschamp.livejournal.com]

I don't have nearly as many impressive milestones as some of the rest of you do, but I have moved three times since I started playing this game 3 years and 360-something days ago, upgraded my desktop computer twice and replaced it once, and acquired a laptop and later a netbook to help facilitate my gameplaying time.

Oh, and a smartphone to, uh, accomplish the same.

Ahem.