Somewhere along the line, I passed the 8 year mark on reddit.com.  Pre-Diggaspora, I had switched over because of the cleaner interface, better conversation, and increased quality of cat pictures that drive most of my important life decisions.  The other day, I noticed that the ‘badge’ for my account now had me at the 8+ year mark.  What.  The.  Fuck.  Where has the time gone?

The site has gone through all sorts of changes, good and bad.  There have been attacks by internet bullies, unexpected kindness, stunning art, stunningly dumb comments…  it’s a fascinating and complex microcosm of society and somehow I’ve been on this for the life of a typical US third-grader.

I’ve… seen things you people wouldn’t believe… Cody the dog off the shoals of /r/askreddit. I’ve watched SRS posts glitter in the dark near the /user/Laurelai center… All those moments.. will be lost in time, like tears… in… rain. Time… to post…