If you are addicted to DU, please post in this thread.

[valis]

If you have procrastinated because of DU... If you keep clicking the refresh button every minute to see the latest posts... Post here, this is your thread and chance of sharing this with others.

[progmom]

1. hi

:hi:

[liberalnurse]

32. Yes, ...

It's a family disease!:eyes:

[iconoclastic cat]

2. Yo.

That would be me. I've been swimming in raw sewage again. I love it.

[Mutley]

3. yeah

that's me.

I turned a paper in a day late because of DU.

I've been late to work and other activities because of DU.

DU IS GONNA RUIN MY LIFE! No, just kidding. I love it here and that's why I spend so much time procrastinating here.

[no_hypocrisy]

4. I can stop any time I want . . . . .

[Briarius]

5. hi, my name is John

and I have been a DU addict for three years...:evilgrin:

[DeposeTheBoyKing]

6. Hi, my name is Maryam, and I need help.

DU is a terrific way to avoid studying for a dreaded exam the next day. I've had 3 days to study and have basically wasted them.

[valis]

13. You serious?

[DeposeTheBoyKing]

27. Well, in my own defense, I have a sick kitty

And I spent yesterday taking him to the vet 30 miles away and getting him medicine and otherwise ministering to him. That's my story and I'm sticking to it!

[Guy Fawkes]

16. I have an exam due tuesday...

best way to avoid it: played Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic all day yesterday... and I'm on DU the rest of the time.

[valis]

19. Heh, videogames are addictive too...

Played Unreal Tournament 2004 to death last year...

[Guy Fawkes]

23. I've beeten KoTR six or seven times.

Differently every time.

[KitchenWitch]

7. I am invoking my fifth amendment rights

:P

[Guy Fawkes]

8. need... more... kitten.... threads...

Did you know this exists?

ERROR: Posting error

* Long subjects require periodic spaces

[DeposeTheBoyKing]

12. It JUST happened to me!

I posted "ARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!" in a subject line - didn't like that!

[kedrys]

24. Found out yesterday

I posted in a kitten thread with the subject "another...overdose...of...cute" and I had to do the same thing you did, add a space after each ellipsis.

[valis]

9. Ok, guys, could you say something more about yourselves?

Are you loners? What kind of a job do you have? Are you extroverts?... THis is fascinating....

[Mutley]

17. okay

I'm something of a loner, but not as bad as I used to be. I work at a Pet Valu. I'm actually an introvert. I am majoring in Englsih - Writing, which may come as a surprise to some since I don't bother much with proper grammar and such here at DU.

[valis]

26. The internet is awesome for introverts... You get to meet people

and you don't feel so tired and shaken up afterwards (like it is with people in the off-line world)...

[Mutley]

31. EXACTLY!

Which is why I'm just a little nervous about betha's meetup this month.
:scared:

[valis]

37. You'll do just fine at the meetup...

[Mutley]

39. Thanks!

:blush:

[Briarius]

35. I totally agree

it's much easier to make silly and dumb comments here than when meeting people face to face. I think it helps with the introvertedness too

[valis]

42. Yup... Introverts come across as smart and thoughtful here...

Which they truly are. In off-line life, sometimes they don't show all they've got because they are kind of shy and society is not very kind on them (the guys who "make" it are the ones who talk loudly, regardless of what they've got to say).

[Briarius]

48. yea, I always wanted to be one who makes it

but I'm finally realizing I don't really like those guys. It's nice to finally be halfway comfortable with myself :D

[DeposeTheBoyKing]

22. I'm a law student!

I'm graduating this month! That is, as long as I don't bomb my Bioethics exam tomorrow, for which I am NOT studying because I can't leave DU alone!

[Guy Fawkes]

28. Let me count the ways...

I'm a student (in high school) and I plan to major in poli-sci. I hope to go to Reed (Portland, Or) but I'm going to have to wait and see what happens. Hopefully my ACT/SAT scores will be good enough.

[kedrys]

29. I'm carbon-based

Self-employed computer consultant and trainer, extrovert, cat and DU addict, sometimes accompanied by a largish crew when on outings (movies, clubbing, drinking, etc). :hi:

[StaggerLee]

10. yep

Right now I have dirty laundry piling up and no groceries to speak of in my cupboards. I have been meaning to read a few chapters of Brothers Karamazov but have put that off too. Tigers play the Sox this afternoon but will I watch it? NOoooooooooooooooooooo!

[DeaconBlues]

11. DU every day unless I'm away from a computer

I'm more of a lurker than a poster,but I do have a problem

[kedrys]

14. I'm going to be offline from this afternoon until Tuesday

and I'm already getting the shakes... :P

:hi:

[valis]

15. You'll feel oddly better when you get back...

[kedrys]

30. I look forward to it

It's under wonderful mitigating circumstances, though. We're taking possession of our new house this afternoon, the movers are coming tomorrow, and we get the kitties out of the kitty hotel Tuesday, which is when our DSL line is s'posed to get installed. :woohoo:

[BlondieK143]

18. Hi, my name is Blondie, and I need a life.

:D My morning's wouldn't be the same without DUers! It certainly makes me more tolerant at work. I work for a homehealth agency so the idiots run rampant. I'm on DU for about 3-4 hours every morning and you'll catch me on an occasional afternoon. Without you guys, I'd probably get fired for being so bitchy. :P

[valis]

21. So, it's a good addiction, then....

Do you have any off-line friends? ...

[BlondieK143]

25. Of course it is!

What's not to love about this place? (By this place, I mean the Lounge). :D

[bertha katzenengel]

20. Hi. My name is Bertha and I'm a compulsive DUer.

lemme hear ya now...

[kedrys]

33. Meow.

:hi:

[bertha katzenengel]

38. Heh.

:hi:

[BrklynLiberal]

45. Hello Bertha...

[bertha katzenengel]

46. I don't feel like sharing today, but I had to drag my ass to a meeting

thanks for letting me share. :hi:

[Submariner]

34. I have only started posting again recently

I went into a deep depression on Nov 3rd and am just coming out of it and able to vent again.....thanks to DU.

[valis]

40. Yup, online boards are also great at times when you need to stay in touch

with people but you cannot stand to meet them...

[coloradodem2005]

36. Hi.

[BrklynLiberal]

41. Yep. That's me. Spent hours at a time online at DU. Had to get a job,

and what I miss the most, after time with my dog, is DU. Isn't that pathetic?
But it is my main source of truth, REAL news, information, serious thought provoking articles, some pretty funny stuff, and every now and then falling off my chair funny stuff.
It is great to find a place filled with people who share so many of my ideas...like a virtual CHEERS...everyone knows my name.

EDIT: One of the advantages of this kind of communication is that you can be visible only when you want to be..and invisible (just lurk and read) when you are not in the mood to add to the conversation...without being judged as being moody, shy, or whatever.

[BikeWriter]

43. I could quit, but I don't want to... Okay, I'm in denial!

[Kadie]

44. Hello.

My coffee hasn't even kicked in yet, and here I am, trying to read DU while waking up.

Good Morning Everyone!

[Maine-ah]

47. guilty as charged.

I should be cleaning the house right now, and doing laundry.