Times Change

[slycat]

Seems like a lot has changed over the 15 odd years I've considered myself part of the furry fandom. In the old days if the Londonfur meets, I used to know pretty much everyone who attended and likewise, most people knew who I was. These days, I don't know the majority of furs who attend the Londonfur meets and even if I put on a conbadge, the only people who know me at meets are those from times of old. I suppose what I have to realise is that I'm just not as popular as I used to be. That said, I don't know what I did to gain popularity back in the day but it did seem that even people I hadn't met before had heard of me. I should be content with how things are but I do miss the times when I had lots of people to talk to.

I suppose it's ironic that I know or have known so many people but I could only count a very small number of them to be actual friends who I can chat with freely. I'd really like to have better friendships with the people I know as I suppose it can feel rather lonely at times. I would initiate conversations with folk I used to know but I don't know what to say or why we stopped talking in the first place. Maybe it's something I've done or someone I've associated with that's changed people's opinions of me or maybe people have just moved on.

Anyway, I'm not really sure what the point of this post is, so I'll wrap it up now. But what would be nice would be for people to let me know that they'd still like to keep in contact with me, it'd be nice to get in touch with more people again :)

Comments

[rasetsugalford.livejournal.com]

I'm always 'around' in one way or another and I enjoy chatting to you when I can get to meets. People are as inexorable as the tides, whenever there's an ebb, there'll always be a counter-flow somewhere.

That said, I'm glad to keep in contact. I just need a nudge myself once in a while. :)

[slycat.livejournal.com]

It's always a pleasure chatting with you, it just seems meets aren't really the best place as you seem to have your attention pulled at from all directions during meets :P

Don't think I have you on any messengers, would be handy to chat a bit more if you're online :)

[rasetsugalford.livejournal.com]

Being pulled at from all directions?

Yeah, that's me alright... small amount of time, only so much of me to go around! My contact details are all on my profile here on LJ, although it's mainly MSN that I use (Which uses my main email addy too).

Feel free to drop me a line!

[slycat.livejournal.com]

Seems your contact details are absent from your LJ profile and the URL used seems to go to a holding page :P

[rasetsugalford.livejournal.com]

Whoops! shijyou.com is my website, galford@shijyou.com is both my email and MSN. I wondered why no one contacted me these days! :P