Birthday Blog

As of today, I'm now eighteen years old. It's been a wild ride, but at this age I feel like I owe something to all of you for your presence this last year or so. And this time, I'll be sure to mention everyone I care for here! Consider it "Take Two" of the blog I had deleted earlier this year, and also sort of tells a story of who I am I guess.

Before Fantendo
As a kid, I grew up with asperger's syndrome. It's on the autism spectrum, and it did make me...different to say the least. I won't deny that. I tended to be a bit awkward socially, so as a result I didn't have many friends and generally spent time on my own. During these days, I would play quite a bit of video games. In a way, they were my way of keeping happy. Yet, my fixations as a kid sort of drove away potential friends. Heck, one person I trusted immensely and thought of as a friend backstabbed me and made me a bit of a cautious person in regards to friendships.

As I grew up and entered junior high, I did find a small group of friends for myself, primarily due to our shared interests. We'd be a close bunch, yet I always felt as if I was the outsider of the group. I had social anxiety to the point where I'd chicken out of speaking about my school friends at home.

Fantendo
In 2010, I had made a Fantendo account after stumbling upon New Super Mario Bros. D.I.Y.. Prior to this, I had always been brainstorming Mario concepts, due to my livid imagination as a kid, so Fantendo appealed to me in that regard I guess. I'd make quite a few articles, albeit nothing ground-breaking. Most of it was mediocre Mario stuff that a lot of people make when they first arrive. I didn't stick around for long though, and I'd always come and go. Because of that, one of my biggest regrets is never joining the wiki community earlier. I could've been around for so much, yet I was an idiot not to take advantage of it. Nowadays it's not as big of a deal, but I still think about what could've been. Fast forward to May 2017, and I've begun showing up in chat more often. I begin to get ideas for original and fan projects, and make some friends. It's a great time. Later on, I forge some very close friendships, and I'm able to count on a lot of people here for advice. I care for you guys.

Who helped me?
There's quite a list of people who helped me