Happy Birthday, Short-media :)

primesuspectprimesuspect Beepin n' BoopinDetroit, MI Icrontian
edited May 2005 in Community
Well folks, here we are.. We made it to the one year mark. This has been a phenomenal trip and I have made a ton of friends. Thanks so much to all of you.
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  • LINLIN Tri_State Area
    edited June 2004
    i can't believe it's been a year :thumbsup:

    wonderful job, all of you :cheers:


    LIN
  • ketoketo Occupied. Or is it preoccupied? Icrontian
    edited June 2004
    Happy birthday to you...
    Happy birthday to you...
    Happy biRRRRTTHHHHHDAYYYY short-media...
    Happy birthday to you. :birthday: :cheers:
  • QCHQCH Ancient Guru Chicago Area - USA Icrontian
    edited June 2004
    WOW... a year already. I............ :bawling: ............. :bawling: ....... I love you guys :bawling:


    It's been real fun seeing us grow. Can't wait to see us a year from now...
  • muddocktormuddocktor
    edited June 2004
    It's hard to believe it's been a year already. It has been so much fun watching this site coalesce into what it has become in that year; a very friendly place with a bunch of good folks that come here and help and have a great time. :celebrate
  • ThraxThrax 🐌 Austin, TX Icrontian
    edited June 2004
    Having been here from the beginning like so many of the members here, I want to say it's been an honour and a privilege to see it all come together like it has.

    Many members spend more time here than they probably should, and I think that speaks volumes for how good S-M is, and how much faith they invested in it becoming the best damn place on the internet like it is now.

    To countless future years! Thank you Dan, Brian and Doug for shepherding all of us lost eSouls at Icrontic's end.
  • primesuspectprimesuspect Beepin n' Boopin Detroit, MI Icrontian
    edited June 2004
    Just some retrospective:

    Some screen shots of IM sessions from a year ago. What a crazy time that was. We were scrambling like absolute madmen... Insanity.
  • primesuspectprimesuspect Beepin n' Boopin Detroit, MI Icrontian
    edited June 2004
    A chat log from June 3, 2003 between me and shorty:

    Session Start (AIM - sarcnetbrian:ShortyMediaUK): Tue Jun 03 21:47:30 2003
    ShortyMediaUK: SQL is crashin
    SarcnetBrian: i just noticed that
    ShortyMediaUK: This is bad
    SarcnetBrian: welcome bacl
    SarcnetBrian: *back
    SarcnetBrian: well, consider it a stress-test :)
    ShortyMediaUK: Im not gonna make an announcement
    ShortyMediaUK: Will look ****e
    SarcnetBrian: yeah, let's keep the member count low, I'm glad there's only 36 right now
    ShortyMediaUK: People are reporting problems
    SarcnetBrian: We'll consider this a "beta" launch
    ShortyMediaUK: they dont like the layout.. dont like this.. dont like this
    SarcnetBrian: How was your trip?
    SarcnetBrian: It's 3AM mate! go to sleep!
  • primesuspectprimesuspect Beepin n' Boopin Detroit, MI Icrontian
    edited June 2004
    Hahaha.. Priceless stuff... June 07, 2003:

    ShortyMediaUK: I was a bit.. err..
    ShortyMediaUK: about a comment u did make
    SarcnetBrian: err... what?
    ShortyMediaUK: The fact that MediaMan and Shorty honored me deeply by asking me to come on board is almost more than I can fathom.
    ShortyMediaUK: Honoured?
    ShortyMediaUK: Make us sound like gods or kings
    ShortyMediaUK: Far from that my friend
    SarcnetBrian: oh I know! I spelled it wrong! I should have put honoured!
    ShortyMediaUK: no
    ShortyMediaUK: not quite what i meant
    ShortyMediaUK: lol
    SarcnetBrian: I am honored, tho, really
    ShortyMediaUK: My friend..
    ShortyMediaUK: I am nothing more than a normal guy
    ShortyMediaUK: with a moderately normal life
    SarcnetBrian: well yeah, it's nothing like that
    ShortyMediaUK: good ;)
    ShortyMediaUK: Make it sound me and MM are like teh gods!
    SarcnetBrian: it's just an honor to be a part of something this big... I know that you and doug are really just toolios who got lucky like me :)
    ShortyMediaUK: We did get lucky :)
    ShortyMediaUK: We talked for an hour about this before taking it where it went
    SarcnetBrian: who knew?
    ShortyMediaUK: Doug said and I quote ...
    ShortyMediaUK: jsut me and Doug
    SarcnetBrian: It was a rhetorical "who knew?
    SarcnetBrian: Tone of voice doens't translate well on IM :)
    ShortyMediaUK: "Brian's offer was fantastic last time and he was so gracious.. even when Mort was such an arse.. we would be good as a trio with Brian.. he is totally reliable and a great guy"
    ShortyMediaUK: usual MM overspeech
    ShortyMediaUK: he never can just say "yeah.. brian is tight."
    ShortyMediaUK: oh no
    ShortyMediaUK: gotta say 10 sentences
    ShortyMediaUK: Without everything you have done..
    SarcnetBrian: hehehe
    ShortyMediaUK: and all the work u and -tk have done
    ShortyMediaUK: we wouldn't have a site
    ShortyMediaUK: Or maybe we would.. but..
    ShortyMediaUK: would it be as secure?
    ShortyMediaUK: no
    ShortyMediaUK: would it be solid
    ShortyMediaUK: no
    ShortyMediaUK: would it be kinda.. "well should work"
    ShortyMediaUK: more than likely
    ShortyMediaUK: I have no fear on our ability to stay connected to the world.. It's one fear I don't have in any of this :)
    SarcnetBrian: well, you could say the same for you, and the same for doug... .which is why we do make a great team.. Without doug, we won't be successful as a "legitimate" review site, we'd be Just Another Forum Site.. Without you, we wouldn't have anything right now - no content, no forums, and we'd all be sleeping happily, and ... hey! Get out now!
    * ShortyMediaUK gives Brian a platonic hug
    SarcnetBrian: should I take a picture of this chat window as well?
    SarcnetBrian: Seth would certainly get a kick out of it
  • ShortyShorty Manchester, UK Icrontian
    edited June 2004
    This site in the last year... has cost me many a late night, a mountain of frustration, hair loss, turned from knowing nothing about PHP to knowing alot about PHP and so so much more..

    I wouldn't change it for a second :D

    :birthday: our little home :celebrate
  • ShortyShorty Manchester, UK Icrontian
    edited June 2004
    ShortyMediaUK: usual MM overspeech
    ShortyMediaUK: he never can just say "yeah.. brian is tight."
    ShortyMediaUK: oh no
    ShortyMediaUK: gotta say 10 sentences
    ShortyMediaUK: Without everything you have done..
    SarcnetBrian: hehehe

    ;D;D;D
  • MediaManMediaMan Powered by loose parts.
    edited June 2004
    So...now the truth comes out. "Overspeech" it is is it?

    ;D


    EDIT: For those who haven't seen Keeb's One Year Anniversary video...tis great.

    http://www.short-media.com/forum/showthread.php?t=14692
  • primesuspectprimesuspect Beepin n' Boopin Detroit, MI Icrontian
    edited June 2004
    Come on Doug.... Just say it..... "Dan is tight..."

    ;D
  • qparadoxqparadox Vancouver, BC
    edited June 2004
    He was tight, but I think you loosened him up reaaaallll good!

    *Qp runs and hides.
  • primesuspectprimesuspect Beepin n' Boopin Detroit, MI Icrontian
    edited June 2004
    Remember the UK vs USA Unreal Tournament battle?

    ShortyMediaUK: Hey.. kicked the **** out ur US guys yesterday nite ;)
    SarcnetBrian: bleh
    SarcnetBrian: i don't want to hear it :)
    ShortyMediaUK: Shwaip is good though
    ShortyMediaUK: He is fast
    ShortyMediaUK: VERY fast
    ShortyMediaUK: U got a good player there mate
    SarcnetBrian: I think I played him once
    SarcnetBrian: he wasted me, If I remember correctly
    ShortyMediaUK: Hope his PC doesnt suffer some horrendous fate or disaster before next sunday
    SarcnetBrian: :eek:
    ShortyMediaUK: that would be terrible <grin>
  • MediaManMediaMan Powered by loose parts.
    edited June 2004
    If anyone compares my posts to John_D....I'll ban them THEN I'll take my digital ball and go home.
  • Geeky1Geeky1 University of the Pacific (Stockton, CA, USA)
    edited June 2004
    My digital ball is bigger and better than your digital ball. :p;D
  • ThraxThrax 🐌 Austin, TX Icrontian
    edited June 2004
    MediaMan wrote:
    If anyone compares my posts to John_D....I'll ban them THEN I'll take my digital ball and go home.

    The thought had crossed my mind.

    /me runs
    But your posts are different. So as not to be insulting, I'll not mention how. Everyone knows how.
  • MediaManMediaMan Powered by loose parts.
    edited June 2004
    Thrax wrote:
    The thought had crossed my mind.

    * Thrax runs


    ;D;D;D


    Difference is that you understood my post and my post was less than 1000 words.
  • TheSmJTheSmJ
    edited June 2004
    Awww.. I'm tearing up.

    *BIG HUGS!*
  • primesuspectprimesuspect Beepin n' Boopin Detroit, MI Icrontian
    edited June 2004
    Me and shorty, on Mr. Kwitko and his career choices:

    ShortyMediaUK: Run a bar with Seth
    ShortyMediaUK: The worlds most misunderstood barman
    ShortyMediaUK: hehehee
    ShortyMediaUK: Great guy, great coder
    ShortyMediaUK: Wrong career
    ShortyMediaUK: Needs to be a barman
    SarcnetBrian: totally.. That guy was MADE for that job
    SarcnetBrian: he's such a gossiper
    SarcnetBrian: He calls me out of the blue now just to update me on his latest girl troubles :)
    ShortyMediaUK: haahaa I get those calls too
    ShortyMediaUK: He leaves me dumbass answerphone messages at work
    ShortyMediaUK: I get in some mornings and Its a really good way to start the day
    ShortyMediaUK: listen to my seth message
  • ThraxThrax 🐌 Austin, TX Icrontian
    edited June 2004
    MediaMan wrote:
    ;D;D;D


    Difference is that you understood my post and my post was less than 1000 words.

    Gold star for you too! ;D
  • primesuspectprimesuspect Beepin n' Boopin Detroit, MI Icrontian
    edited June 2004
    May 29th, 2003:

    Session Start (AIM - sarcnetbrian:GeneralKeebler): Thu May 29 02:18:31 2003
    SarcnetBrian: you still up?
    GeneralKeebler: *shakes head* yeah
    SarcnetBrian: JEEZ What are you as dumb as I am?
    GeneralKeebler: hehe, apparently
    GeneralKeebler: i gotta stay up communicating...
    GeneralKeebler: as long as people are posting, i will be there to greet and go out to find more...
    SarcnetBrian: You wanna hear dumb: I just ate a whole set of leftover mexican food: enchiladas, homemade salsa, beans and rice, etc
    SarcnetBrian: now THAT's dumb
    GeneralKeebler: i've been releasing a flurry of PMs at digitalferret
    GeneralKeebler: hahaha
    GeneralKeebler: nice
    SarcnetBrian: I've been releasing a flurry of gas at my chair
  • Geeky1Geeky1 University of the Pacific (Stockton, CA, USA)
    edited June 2004
    I've been releasing a flurry of gas at my chair

    Mexican food will do it every time. Great way to clean out the works. It's like fuel injector cleaner for your G.I. tract... ;D
  • JimboraeJimborae Newbury, Berks, UK New
    edited June 2004
    Thrax wrote:
    Having been here from the beginning like so many of the members here, I want to say it's been an honour and a privilege to see it all come together like it has.

    Many members spend more time here than they probably should, and I think that speaks volumes for how good S-M is, and how much faith they invested in it becoming the best damn place on the internet like it is now.

    To countless future years! Thank you Dan, Brian and Doug for shepherding all of us lost eSouls at Icrontic's end.


    I don't think I can add anymore to wot Thrax has said so succinctly apart from adding my own thank you to all those involved.

    Happy Birthday S-M :birthday: :celebrate
  • KwitkoKwitko Sheriff of Banning (Retired) By the thing near the stuff Icrontian
    edited June 2004
    primesuspect wrote:
    Me and shorty, on Mr. Kwitko and his career choices:

    ShortyMediaUK: Run a bar with Seth
    ShortyMediaUK: The worlds most misunderstood barman
    ShortyMediaUK: hehehee
    ShortyMediaUK: Great guy, great coder
    ShortyMediaUK: Wrong career
    ShortyMediaUK: Needs to be a barman
    SarcnetBrian: totally.. That guy was MADE for that job
    SarcnetBrian: he's such a gossiper
    SarcnetBrian: He calls me out of the blue now just to update me on his latest girl troubles :)
    ShortyMediaUK: haahaa I get those calls too
    ShortyMediaUK: He leaves me dumbass answerphone messages at work
    ShortyMediaUK: I get in some mornings and Its a really good way to start the day
    ShortyMediaUK: listen to my seth message

    I don't know whether to laugh or reach through my computer screen to strangle the both of you.
  • ShortyShorty Manchester, UK Icrontian
    edited June 2004
    Mr. Kwitko wrote:
    I don't know whether to laugh or reach through my computer screen to strangle the both of you.
    I miss my Seth messages :(
  • KwitkoKwitko Sheriff of Banning (Retired) By the thing near the stuff Icrontian
    edited June 2004
    Shorty wrote:
    I miss my Seth messages :(

    I see how much they were appreciated. :whatever:
  • ShortyShorty Manchester, UK Icrontian
    edited June 2004
    Mr. Kwitko wrote:
    I see how much they were appreciated. :whatever:
    They were :bawling:

    In this harsh, cold world I call my workplace... those hysterical BraveHeart impressions MADE A DIFFERENCE goddamnit!
  • profdlpprofdlp The Holy City Of Westlake, Ohio
    edited June 2004
    They always have the big party when I'm too busy to go. :rolleyes:

    Congratulations to The Great Triumvirate - I can't wait to be able to tell everyone 20 years from now that I was here from the beginning.

    This is the finest spot on the Internet!

    :celebrate :birthday: :celebrate
  • botheredbothered Manchester UK
    edited June 2004
    I don't know how I missed this thread but I'm here now. I just looked up when I joined, 9th June 2003, so it's been a kind of birthday for me also. Thanks for this site guys. I come here everyday and it's always worth it, it's not like anywhere else.
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