My reason for posting
again on a site that is virtually a ghost town is quite simple. You see, today
marks my 5th anniversary on multiply, a sad one obviously. The title
is from that of a novella used years ago at the intermediate level in the
language school where I worked until it closed. It tells the depressing story
of a postman who wins a lot of money on the lottery only to be knocked off his
bike and killed on his last day of work. I hated that story, and I hate the
fact that a place where I’ve been happy to come to, a place that’s come to feel
like home, will soon be gone.
I suppose I’ll always
have bittersweet memories of my multiply experience, as long as I have a memory
anyway. I remember how we were made to feel welcome and a tool to import our
posts from Y360 was provided by the multiply staff and not Yahoo. I even
participated in a ‘Multiply Appreciation Week’. Although I chose not to export
these particular posts to Blogger, I’ve decided Blogger will be my main blog
site and have managed to save the bulk of my posts and recipes to there. So
I’ll say it has been nice sharing lives and experiences, and I say this especially
to those I may never meet again in my travels around the internet. Then again I
may! I hope everyone finds a place they like. As we say in Spain, ‘Hasta
siempre’ or until we meet again.
P.S. This was the post
that I’d prepared for yesterday, the 22nd. Since things sometimes
disappear before I’m able to post them, I usually type them on the computer
first. Yesterday, MP was down for me all day and until about 4.30 pm (my time)
today. Anyway, although this will be my last post, I’ll continue stopping by
for as long as the powers thar be permit.
A very nice send off from Multiply! I miss Multiply so much but I do feel happy with my new home here on blogger. I'm so happy that you have chosen to make this your new blogging home! I look forward to reading your posts and enjoying what life sends our way!
ReplyDeleteBrenda, I am so glad that you moved to Blogger!! I really miss Multiply, and there are a few friends that stayed who I still miss. I hope a few more move over to Blogger. I was on Multiply for about five years, too. Strong friendships were formed over those five years. Again - I'm glad you are here!!
ReplyDeleteI also have an account on ipernity, and people like Lanie I see on facebook, so I'm still in contact with quite a few. I suppose there's no place like home though I like it here too, which is why this is where I'll be blogging, not every day because I haven't always got time, but hopefully more regularly.
ReplyDeleteI did my farewell Multiply post a while,back... its a sort of bitter sweet experience. Like you said, we had some great times there, shame it had to end so badly.
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