Looking Back

How are you all doing? I hope none of you guys are getting into trouble or anything! Anyhoo, I decided to write a little thing during my mini vacation. This has become more then a simple diary of FFXI for me. FFXI is much more of a game to me and this little blog has helped allow me to view my adventures from a different perspective. Although I have been catching up with some of my old friends, eating great food, and shopping til I drop, I still have had some free time. Time to sit back and relax. Almost a peaceful meditation if you will. Relaxing in my favorite chair, I got to think of a lot of stuff. One of them being my adventures.

It has been four years since I have entered the world of Vana'Diel. Within those four years, I have spent hours and hours to accomplish feats which I cannot put on a resume or tell my friends. Peacock amulet? What the heck is that? Most of my friends care little to the AF sets that I have (three so far, hopefully a lot more to come!), or the amazing dagger that my thief now wields (Blau really is nice ^^;). Looking back at what I have started, I must admit I never honestly saw myself going this far into the game. I have spent so many hours leveling, crafting, doing mudane work, and getting lost which could have been spent elsewhere. However, as I look back, I don't see the numbers of how much my stats have improved or the equipment I have picked up along the way. When I rewind, there is something more important that I see. The experiences and growing that I did playing this game. Four years is a very small time frame of anyones life. And to top that off, only a fraction of those four years were spent playing the game. However, in those four years I experienced much more then a simple game. I experienced another life.

If I remember correctly, I have been in 10 linkshells. Some of them are much more memorable then others. But I know for a fact that I learned something from all of them. From simple manners, to knowing what to say/do at specific times, I have grown up from that noob (<-- had to look it up, I did remember the meaning!) of a mithra in white RSE to a hopefully more respectable cat in some what better looking clothes (I swear, a few people at SE need to take a fashion course). Some linkshells taught me how to play thief better. Some focused on crafting and teaching the ways to make gil to the side. A few even threw me to my death at monsters so people could get farther in the area (Dynamis is evil!!!). Yet from all of them, I know I have grown. I know it must be silly for someone to say they became a better person because of some game but its true! I honestly mean it! I know this post must be very akwardly sounded (akward turtle) but I am writing it for at least myself. To those I ever rubbed the wrong way, or I ever angered, I am sorry. I never meant to. I think...well except that one taru in that one exp pt....but thats not the point. XD

Thank you everyone who I have ever met along the way. Vana'Diel has given me so much laughter and friendship that I don't regret a single second in that world. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you! If I could, I would all buy ya a good cup of tea. But since I can't, I'll just drink a lot and toast to the great memories I have had. May I have a gajillion more with some of the most awsomest people ever! *Chugs her tea*.

<3 Miry