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Hello.
My name is Nihopaloha and I kinda dropped off the face of the virtual world around three years ago. Before that, I was a happy member of the Hive and an avid participant of the internet. But then, well, not so much any more. Long story short, I got fed up with everything and quit the internet from one day to the next. Sadly, that also included Darebee. Sorry for that. But, I'm back now. Maybe some of you still remember me. I certainly recognise some familiar faces (well, names, more likely) again and am very happy to see that you are all still alive and kicking. There are some missing, too, and I hope they either changed names, did the same as I did, or at least are happy and well wherever they are. I, at least, decided to come back, because I missed you guys. Well, and because I desperately need some fitness and positivity again in my life.
So, what happened since I disappeared? I pretty much got my sh*t together. I started and finished schooling in Technical Writing, followed by an eight week long internship at a very small firm (only three(!!!!) employees, boss included!) that told me up front that they couldn't hire me. After six weeks had passed and I was nearly done with my assignment (renewing an old manual) I got hired anyway. So, not only did I finish that schooling part, but I also have a well-paying and very great job since February last year. I love my job, although I turned more into a jack-of-all-trades instead of just a technical writer, but it's awesome, nonetheless. Twenty-five hours per week, great people, dart tournaments I always lose...
But... despite that, I somehow failed at doing other things I liked doing in life. Working out, writing, trying (and failing) to learn the bass and guitar, and other hobbies. Not because of lack of time, gods, no, but because of me. I suck at staying organised in my fun time when I have something to do in my not fun time. Yes, I worked out now and then, but not enough. I got my weight back I lost in my cut 2020, and despite still looking pretty lean, my butt and thighs look lumpier than ever. I also don't knock out 5,000 words in one night writing any more. At best, I manage 500 every couple days. Haven't played guitar in forever, and practised the bass only now and then. In short, I slacked off.
So, here I am. Trying to get back on track. Training daily. Hoping to write more. Whatever it takes. There's Always Tomorrow, Baby isn't my motto for this (heh) but the title of a Space Dandy episode in which the crew of the Aloha Oe gets stuck on Meow's homeplanet (one member of the crew) and also stuck in one day, Groundhog Day style. Meow hates his home planet, every day feels the same (because it is) and I kinda feel like that, too. I came to hate this world we live in over the past years. But Meow and his friends managed to make it into the next day, and during the time he had spent in his time loop, he found that he liked his home planet, after all. I want to get into the next day, too, and hope that I can grow to re-like this world again, as well.
Well, I've written a lot now, but I felt like I had to. With my next post, I'll get back into the usual routine, so no worries. Maybe you've read until here, if so, many thanks. I hope I can become as active as I have been years ago.
I still hate high knees, I'll let you know. Some things don't change.
Good to be back, thanks for having me
My name is Nihopaloha and I kinda dropped off the face of the virtual world around three years ago. Before that, I was a happy member of the Hive and an avid participant of the internet. But then, well, not so much any more. Long story short, I got fed up with everything and quit the internet from one day to the next. Sadly, that also included Darebee. Sorry for that. But, I'm back now. Maybe some of you still remember me. I certainly recognise some familiar faces (well, names, more likely) again and am very happy to see that you are all still alive and kicking. There are some missing, too, and I hope they either changed names, did the same as I did, or at least are happy and well wherever they are. I, at least, decided to come back, because I missed you guys. Well, and because I desperately need some fitness and positivity again in my life.
So, what happened since I disappeared? I pretty much got my sh*t together. I started and finished schooling in Technical Writing, followed by an eight week long internship at a very small firm (only three(!!!!) employees, boss included!) that told me up front that they couldn't hire me. After six weeks had passed and I was nearly done with my assignment (renewing an old manual) I got hired anyway. So, not only did I finish that schooling part, but I also have a well-paying and very great job since February last year. I love my job, although I turned more into a jack-of-all-trades instead of just a technical writer, but it's awesome, nonetheless. Twenty-five hours per week, great people, dart tournaments I always lose...
But... despite that, I somehow failed at doing other things I liked doing in life. Working out, writing, trying (and failing) to learn the bass and guitar, and other hobbies. Not because of lack of time, gods, no, but because of me. I suck at staying organised in my fun time when I have something to do in my not fun time. Yes, I worked out now and then, but not enough. I got my weight back I lost in my cut 2020, and despite still looking pretty lean, my butt and thighs look lumpier than ever. I also don't knock out 5,000 words in one night writing any more. At best, I manage 500 every couple days. Haven't played guitar in forever, and practised the bass only now and then. In short, I slacked off.
So, here I am. Trying to get back on track. Training daily. Hoping to write more. Whatever it takes. There's Always Tomorrow, Baby isn't my motto for this (heh) but the title of a Space Dandy episode in which the crew of the Aloha Oe gets stuck on Meow's homeplanet (one member of the crew) and also stuck in one day, Groundhog Day style. Meow hates his home planet, every day feels the same (because it is) and I kinda feel like that, too. I came to hate this world we live in over the past years. But Meow and his friends managed to make it into the next day, and during the time he had spent in his time loop, he found that he liked his home planet, after all. I want to get into the next day, too, and hope that I can grow to re-like this world again, as well.
Well, I've written a lot now, but I felt like I had to. With my next post, I'll get back into the usual routine, so no worries. Maybe you've read until here, if so, many thanks. I hope I can become as active as I have been years ago.
I still hate high knees, I'll let you know. Some things don't change.
Good to be back, thanks for having me
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Welcome Back 
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Changed my username (BoeserEngel->AnZi). Have a nice weekend
Hope you and your partner are well, I missed you, too.
On the other hand, I was wondering about all of you a lot over the past years, too.
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(<--- is it just me or is that one kinda lewd?)
yes that was fun!
How's it going? I hope everything's all right on your end, or at least as much as possible. I've been thinking of you over the past years whenever I read something about your country. Which is surprisingly green, judging from the photos from your hikes.
I hope you'll have much fun with your piano-playing, too. It's a great instrument.
Thankfully, I'm not an impulsive buyer, but I like to look through used guitars and basses and sometimes through shops for cool basses/guitars. My last bass I bought as a reward for finding the internship. Currently, I have four basses and two electric guitars. When last I was on Darebee, I tried to learn the guitar, and just like the bass, I started, and stopped, and started again... At least I can play scales at 200bpm on the guitar. I think that's what I practised the most. Playing scales with a metronome, as fast and precisely as I could... Thanks for your advice, stay strong, too. Btw, want to buy some guitars/basses? 
(<--- that's another weird one. Looks like a gigolo or something)
indeed it looks like one, but he is falling asleep every second
I think I could get off my butt and snap a few photos of the instruments we have standing around and post them now and then. We need to photograph a lot of them, anyway, and it would be a nice start, I suppose. Snap one here, one there, and at one point we'll have a collection 
you finished that fast!
Happy Badge Day 
