Donutdude556 - I am good thank you, I hope you are well too? :) I was going to mention the shop haha! You saved it from being a total disaster. Geez, I was so bad at it. I enjoyed working with you, though and learned from it how kind you are and also what a great strategist you are. :D
Thirteen - Thank you and wow, it was hard for me to determine one specific favourite memory, as you have always been one of my favourite people here. I'm going to take this opportunity to be selfish and say I loved when you wrote one of your blog stories about me. I always hoped you would, but did not want to ask. Nobody should influence art or make it about them and what you write is art. You have a tremendous talent and I cannot wait to buy the iconic horror book you will write one day. :)
Becksta20 - Thank you, you are so sweet and so hardworking. I feel privileged to have met you on here. I still don't know how you juggle everything! My favourite memory of us is when we had the Skype conversation where we talked about all the Tengaged users we love and respect. It was so wholesome and so us. < 3
Chic - I have always thought you have a fantastic energy about you and your blogs (and now Youtube videos) always make me smile. You might not remember this, but you were my first ever ally in a game here back in 2010. You were Green level and on the SexGoddx account. If I recall correctly our avatar had that mop-like blonde hair and a green body. You were the first person to be nice to me in a game and I will always remember that. It was actually the first game I properly played without dying or giving up lol. XD
Jenna2010 - I have always thought you tube one of the most approachable and classy people here. I think you have a beautiful family and I loved when we were both more active and communicated on blogs and in the LM group. You always made me smile. :)
Arris - You are a fantastic blogger and whenever I see your name on the blogs page, I know I have to read and it will be worth it. So my favourite memory would be the period of time when Tengaged was actually busy and you consistently had interesting blogs that stimulated healthy and intelligent debate. I’m always impressed by how you can blog about food one minute and relationship dynamics the next. Not all bloggers can do both, but you pull of serious and lighthearted. 😎
Aaliyah_ - lol at the summoning comment! I can be a bit of a witch. I miss you too and my favourite memory with you has to be the first time I read a blog of yours. You were in Roulette Stars and I read what I believe was your nomination blog and was so impressed by how intelligent, eloquent and classy you were. These three qualities are rare here and I knew instantly I had to speak with you. I’m so glad we did start speaking! ✨
Wow, I cannot believe I have been on this website ten years. It feels like I joined just yesterday! I remember the exact moment I signed up, sitting in my living room at 5pm, aged 14, looking for a Big Brother style game to play. I joined a Casting, looked at the HoF and aspired to be like Emmaleigh, then logged off and forgot about this website and died in my game!
Since that moment, I played games actively for around two years, wrote 7,000 blogs, had 2 shops, got 5th in Stars and made countless friends. I know I am not relevant now (and probably never was), but this website and the friendships I have made on it over the years are things I value deeply.
I have seen that others look upon their time spent here as a waste, however I do not and probably never will. This website provided a fun and invigorating haven for me at a time when I needed it and even though I am much less involved now, this website has continued to bring good into my life. I know there is toxicity here (as there is everywhere) and this website is nowhere near as active or fun as it used to be, but I still appreciate it, take the good from it and ignore the drama. It's not dead yet!
There are still amazing people here whom I cherish, such as:
and of course a special shoutout to Mittens, my OG TG bestie. We played so many games together and people viewed us as a platonic couple. We always commented on each other's blogs and played so many week long games together. We were quite the sweet but formidable duo and had so much in common. I hope one day she logs in and sees this!
I apologise if I've missed anyone out! Going through ten years of memories is a beautiful, but overwhelming experience.
If I've tagged you and we haven't spoken in a while, we should catch up! I know people drift apart, but if I've tagged you it's because you've been an important part of my Tengaged journey. I hope I have played some positive part in yours!
So...
***PYN and I will share my favourite memory that we've shared. If you have one, please share that too****
Have a fantastic weekend guys and thank you for making my decade here so special.
So he opened the dusty, ancient door slowly and progressed through the passageway, at first with reluctance, then with purpose. After several steps Thirteen realised he was moving faster and faster, but was not in control of his rigid movements. He flew through the creepy corridor, eventually coming to an abrupt halt at the far end. In front of him was a creaky rocking chair, shaking violently back and forth. He moved closer, now in control of his movements and then he saw her; Annabelle had called him home.
