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It was 10 years ago today that I joined GTP. Washed up on Jordan's Island after having being shipwrecked whilst aboard the fatally bound Gran Turismo Forum (GTF) of which I had been a member for a number of years. A few fellow passengers clung to the wreckage and drifted wearily along with me, and forgetting any GTP vs GTF nonsense, we settled happily in our new home. (It's OK don't panic, I'm not going to carry on typing like a failed English student looking for a job in the local paper!)
Anyway, I thought I'd just make a record of my 10th year here, because if Shem's grandma can get a thread then anyone can!
It's been a strange 10 years on and off for me - a decade in which I was divorced and remarried (to my ex-wife's best friend
), had TV documentary made of my wedding, moved away from the UK, managed to acquire two kids, had piercings come and go (and come again) and finally became a Creative Director. I made some good friends at the beginning, but due to work and some major lifestyle changes, I went on a long hiatus away from the world of GT and GTP, I even missed out GT4 completely!
But just over a year ago the impending news of GT5's launch meant I'd make a return to the forum - thankfully I remembered my old password and crept in through the back door at night so no-one noticed. Things had changed, many people moved on, new mods in place and old one's now Emeritus and Administrators, but it was nice to see how many actually remembered me... or perhaps you were just pretending.
Anyway, enough of this self indulgent crap, I'm here now and plan to stay for much longer. Old friends may have gone, but I feel I've made stronger bonds this time around, and you can't ask for more than that.
...just don't go expect me to me any less annoying though. Well, some things can never change, can they?
Anyway, I thought I'd just make a record of my 10th year here, because if Shem's grandma can get a thread then anyone can!
It's been a strange 10 years on and off for me - a decade in which I was divorced and remarried (to my ex-wife's best friend
), had TV documentary made of my wedding, moved away from the UK, managed to acquire two kids, had piercings come and go (and come again) and finally became a Creative Director. I made some good friends at the beginning, but due to work and some major lifestyle changes, I went on a long hiatus away from the world of GT and GTP, I even missed out GT4 completely!But just over a year ago the impending news of GT5's launch meant I'd make a return to the forum - thankfully I remembered my old password and crept in through the back door at night so no-one noticed. Things had changed, many people moved on, new mods in place and old one's now Emeritus and Administrators, but it was nice to see how many actually remembered me... or perhaps you were just pretending.
Anyway, enough of this self indulgent crap, I'm here now and plan to stay for much longer. Old friends may have gone, but I feel I've made stronger bonds this time around, and you can't ask for more than that.
...just don't go expect me to me any less annoying though. Well, some things can never change, can they?
Just cause I'm nosey: why was your wedding made into a documentary...? 
