Poll: GBCN burning questions

[hannamaren]

Sept 24, 2012 9:56:36 GMT -5 carfar said:

Sept 24, 2012 9:42:09 GMT -5 v said:

I always picture blessed as the roller coaster woman (sorry!) and sillygoosegirl as one of the people in her siggy pic (even though she's said repeatedly that she isn't in the picture)

Me too!

Sillygoosegirl was in the picture (i think) she just wasnt the Asian woman at the back. (the more focal point of the pic) she was the tiny person at the front.

[Kore]

Sept 24, 2012 10:34:55 GMT -5 zombiemuse said:

I also wonder about what others lie about.

I'm always amazed at what people remember on here. I can't remember what I did last Tuesday let alone what a poster posted about in 2009. It's incredible the information that people retain from a message board.

And like others I'm curious about EVERYONE's marriage. I often wonder what this board will be like in 5-10 years from now. Who will still be married and who got divorced.

What's especially sad is that when my doctor was going over the results of my ADD testing, he was like, "You have a really poor memory." HA. I can't remember what I wore yesterday, but I remember something someone said on here 7 years ago :-(

[rex]

I always wonder who's lying. I'm sure most people don't but some people have to!

I remain vague here because someone I know mentioned the Nest once to me and I don't want to be found.

[Deleted]

<3 SL <3

[zombiemuse]

Sept 24, 2012 10:43:28 GMT -5 Kore said:

Sept 24, 2012 10:34:55 GMT -5 zombiemuse said:

I also wonder about what others lie about.

I'm always amazed at what people remember on here. I can't remember what I did last Tuesday let alone what a poster posted about in 2009. It's incredible the information that people retain from a message board.

And like others I'm curious about EVERYONE's marriage. I often wonder what this board will be like in 5-10 years from now. Who will still be married and who got divorced.

What's especially sad is that when my doctor was going over the results of my ADD testing, he was like, "You have a really poor memory." HA. I can't remember what I wore yesterday, but I remember something someone said on here 7 years ago

LMAO.

[Deleted]

Sept 24, 2012 7:49:01 GMT -5 hesitantbride said:

My burning question is how I've managed to consistently be on this message board (The Knot/The Nest/GBCN) for nearly a DECADE now. That is nuts. I was asking myself the other day, am I still going to be reading GBCN at the age of 45?

My recent questions: How is AnKa doing? Is she still working PT? And where in the world did SarahLindsay go? Did she decide to have kid #2?

Anka's at home full-time now.

SL still only has 1 kiddo

[aurora]

Sept 24, 2012 9:44:56 GMT -5 80sjunkie said:

Sept 24, 2012 9:28:37 GMT -5 aurora said:

I wonder whether anybody (lurker, most likely) will ever figure out who I am in IRL. I mean, some people have been figured out or have posted about figuring others out (not in a long time so I'm not thinking of anyone in particular). I try not to post the most identifying aspects.

Yeah I think about this too. I think you and I are both profs and for whatever reason I think it would be easy enough so I'm purposefully vague at times.

I keep telling myself there are a lot of universities in the world! (Though to be fair I didn't realize you were a prof until this post, so you've done a better job of flying under the radar than I have.)

[sarahlindsay]

Sept 24, 2012 11:37:02 GMT -5 jenny1980 said:

Doesn't SL post periodically? I feel like she was on not too long ago.

I wonder about Lalalisa. If she still just has the one daughter. I know she felt strongly about not having an only child, so I am guessing no.

It has been at least a couple of months, but I'm here now! Holler!

[ESF]

Sept 24, 2012 11:37:02 GMT -5 jenny1980 said:

Doesn't SL post periodically? I feel like she was on not too long ago.

I wonder about Lalalisa. If she still just has the one daughter. I know she felt strongly about not having an only child, so I am guessing no.

I am connected to her on FB. She still has just the one daughter. She seems to be doing well.

I can't think of any real burning questions, other than wondering what many of you are like IRL.

[ejpint]

Sept 24, 2012 10:13:08 GMT -5 sarahlindsay said:

Sept 24, 2012 7:49:01 GMT -5 hesitantbride said:

My burning question is how I've managed to consistently be on this message board (The Knot/The Nest/GBCN) for nearly a DECADE now. That is nuts. I was asking myself the other day, am I still going to be reading GBCN at the age of 45?

My recent questions: How is AnKa doing? Is she still working PT? And where in the world did SarahLindsay go? Did she decide to have kid #2?

My batsignal senses must be strong!

I am still the mother to only one human child and one high maintenance dog . B was actually a flower girl in my bet friend's wedding on Saturday! No imminent plans for #2.

I miss all of you - I was having trouble keeping up on the boards and finding chunks of time to read and check in, but I'd like to come back if you'll have me - lol. It was feeling like I didn't have much to contribute by the time I read something.

Come in, come in!

[Deleted]

Sept 24, 2012 12:23:08 GMT -5 mishy said:

Sept 24, 2012 7:56:12 GMT -5 pugz said:

WHY THE BEER AE? WHY??

Did it ever come out who she was?

What was beer ae's issue again? I missed that day (I think) and remember reading it later and enjoying it, but I'm totally blanking!!!

[mbcdefg]

Sept 24, 2012 12:24:41 GMT -5 v said:

Sept 24, 2012 12:23:08 GMT -5 mishy said:

Did it ever come out who she was?

What was beer ae's issue again? I missed that day (I think) and remember reading it later and enjoying it, but I'm totally blanking!!!

She went to buy beer, later told the owner that the beer tasted skunky, and the owner flipped out on her.

[dr.girlfriend]

I was just thinking the other day -- about the person who had the guy who was at her Metro stop, even when she changed stops, and then was looking at videos of her on his phone when she walked by him. That was the creepiest damn thing I've heard in awhile.

I'd also like a real update on Peggy's strangle-soliciting professor, but I understand if she doesn't know the outcome.

[Deleted]

Sept 24, 2012 12:25:47 GMT -5 mbcdefg said:

Sept 24, 2012 12:24:41 GMT -5 v said:

What was beer ae's issue again? I missed that day (I think) and remember reading it later and enjoying it, but I'm totally blanking!!!

She went to buy beer, later told the owner that the beer tasted skunky, and the owner flipped out on her.

DUH! And I totally posted in that thread.

Thanks!

[Kore]

Sept 24, 2012 12:25:47 GMT -5 mbcdefg said:

Sept 24, 2012 12:24:41 GMT -5 v said:

What was beer ae's issue again? I missed that day (I think) and remember reading it later and enjoying it, but I'm totally blanking!!!

She went to buy beer, later told the owner that the beer tasted skunky, and the owner flipped out on her.

Ha! I'd forgotten about that one. She felt the need for an AE because she didn't want us to form an opinion based on previous posts. Which leads me to believe she regularly flips out on/is misunderstood by people on here or IRL.

[hesitantbride]

Sept 24, 2012 11:39:32 GMT -5 sarahlindsay said:

Sept 24, 2012 11:37:02 GMT -5 jenny1980 said:

Doesn't SL post periodically? I feel like she was on not too long ago.

I wonder about Lalalisa. If she still just has the one daughter. I know she felt strongly about not having an only child, so I am guessing no.

It has been at least a couple of months, but I'm here now! Holler!

SL, PLEASE keep going with your blog! I miss it. In fact, just yesterday I made Martha Stewart's beef stew, I recipe I learned about on your blog

[greekypie]

I also wonder how/why people are brave enough to actually post from a work computer, from their IP address and everything. I would nevah evah dare do that, I know big brother is watching me. Im not paranoid, it is just a fact. I always post from my iPad (3G).

Also, I wonder about AnKa and if she misses us

I am glad SL popped up! Hi!

[hesitantbride]

And on grrly (or whatever), I confess I still check her blog (www.mizmoney.blogspot.com), but she hasn't updated since Jan. 1. I wonder if they did end up having kid #2.

I never understood that big blow up that led to her to leave the nest.

[Deleted]

Sept 24, 2012 12:40:59 GMT -5 greekypie said:

I also wonder how/why people are brave enough to actually post from a work computer, from their IP address and everything. I would nevah evah dare do that, I know big brother is watching me. Im not paranoid, it is just a fact. I always post from my iPad (3G).

Why though? I don't see it as any different than using gmail or gchat from work, and everyone here does that.

[childofhiphop]

Long, long ago (I'm another that's been on her almost a decade-dang!), there was a poster who came on and was saying how her DH decided that the stock market was going down and was no longer a good choice and they were completely getting out. She was FLAMED terribly.

Then a year or so (maybe not even that long) later the economy did go bad and the stock market tanked.

I've always wondered about her and how forward thinking her DH was and how it turned out for them.

[womet]

Swizzle, has your DH done anything about the TSA agent taking and wiping his phone?

[ssmjlm]

Sept 24, 2012 12:40:59 GMT -5 greekypie said:

I also wonder how/why people are brave enough to actually post from a work computer, from their IP address and everything. I would nevah evah dare do that, I know big brother is watching me. Im not paranoid, it is just a fact. I always post from my iPad (3G).

My work has facebook, youtube and other social sites available, in the large scheme of things I find that this would be relatively lame.

And like pp I have dual screens and pretty much everything we do is online, so I just pop back and forth between everything.

[fbf2006]

Sept 24, 2012 12:44:00 GMT -5 v said:

Sept 24, 2012 12:40:59 GMT -5 greekypie said:

I also wonder how/why people are brave enough to actually post from a work computer, from their IP address and everything. I would nevah evah dare do that, I know big brother is watching me. Im not paranoid, it is just a fact. I always post from my iPad (3G).

Why though? I don't see it as any different than using gmail or gchat from work, and everyone here does that.

Yea, I don't get this. My firm even sent out an email recently about their social media policy, opening up our ability to use facebook and twitter at work. Everyone I know at least checks their personal email, goes to espn or other sports related website and so on. Unless personal use of the internet was specifically banned, I don't get the issue.

[LauraMoser]

Sept 24, 2012 9:35:36 GMT -5 Awkward said:

Sept 24, 2012 9:28:37 GMT -5 aurora said:

I wonder whether anybody (lurker, most likely) will ever figure out who I am in IRL. I mean, some people have been figured out or have posted about figuring others out (not in a long time so I'm not thinking of anyone in particular). I try not to post the most identifying aspects.

This crosses my mind too. There's someone who is an occasional poster here that I knew her H and met her once or twice a few years ago. I'd feel weird about her knowing who I am, even though chances are she doesn't remember me.

And this kind of post makes me wonder who I may know or vice versa off of GBCN, lol.

[cjeanette]

Sept 24, 2012 12:42:48 GMT -5 hesitantbride said:

And on grrly (or whatever), I confess I still check her blog (www.mizmoney.blogspot.com), but she hasn't updated since Jan. 1. I wonder if they did end up having kid #2.

I never understood that big blow up that led to her to leave the nest.

There was a blow up that made her leave? I missed that.

[Kore]

Sept 24, 2012 13:07:17 GMT -5 farmvillelover said:

I can't be the only one who wonders what V looks like!

I've seen pics!

[countthestars]

Sept 24, 2012 13:07:17 GMT -5 farmvillelover said:

I can't be the only one who wonders what V looks like!

I do too!

[UnderProtest]

I'm just nosy in general so I always want to know the full story on stuff. Like:

What happened with gypsy's marriage? She is pretty private so I'm clueless (well, I'm clueless anyway).
What does miso's whole house look like? I've seen pieces, but I have a crappy memory so I can't put it all together in my head.
What ever happened with various posters' marriages? I can never remember the bits and pieces so I end up confused. Like Peggy, RR, etc.
Will we ever "see" volenti again?
And often I just want to see how some crappy situations end up. I want to know that rikki will be okay and that nqb and all the others struggling with infertility will have their babies.

[ondaflipside]

Sept 24, 2012 12:45:02 GMT -5 childofhiphop said:

Long, long ago (I'm another that's been on her almost a decade-dang!), there was a poster who came on and was saying how her DH decided that the stock market was going down and was no longer a good choice and they were completely getting out. She was FLAMED terribly.

Then a year or so (maybe not even that long) later the economy did go bad and the stock market tanked.

I've always wondered about her and how forward thinking her DH was and how it turned out for them.

This. It was August last year.

[SJ]

Sept 24, 2012 12:26:25 GMT -5 dr.girlfriend said:

I was just thinking the other day -- about the person who had the guy who was at her Metro stop, even when she changed stops, and then was looking at videos of her on his phone when she walked by him. That was the creepiest damn thing I've heard in awhile.

Ugh. I hadn't seen him in a long, long time. Shortly after I posted, called the cops, and switched spots I seemed to have avoided him.

But just last week I ended up sitting directly across from him on the way home. I panicked. Like I cannot describe the fear that ran through me. From what I could tell he wasn't taping or paying attention to me. I texted DH and he told me not to get off at my new normal spot so the guy doesn't know where I go now.

DH met me at another stop with his friend and got a picture of the guy. I feel better now that DH knows who he is so he can be on alert, but I am still scared and annoyed that the cops were so useless.