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Nos • tal • gia - noun - a wistful desire to return in thought or in fact to a former time in one’s life, to one’s home or homeland, or to one’s family and friends; a sentimental yearning for the happiness of a former place or time.

I was really really bored last night while waiting around on Yahoo, and so I was passing the time looking for something in one of my old email accounts. Old email accounts, by the way, are the best time capsules ever. In the process, I started reading some old emails and taking a quick trip down memory lane. It was like reliving the past… something I tend to be overly good at.

After that I pulled up my old Xanga (now that’s a riot and a half…) and was looking through some old entries… and then, just before I got off for the sake of needing just a little bit of sleep before I had to go to work, I found myself over at the Internet Archive looking at the entries for Transitionalstate. That, by the way, was James’ idea. I forgot about the IA.

I miss T-state. I really, really do! I honestly haven’t found a forum with that level of close-knit community since then. I mean… people have met on this forum and gotten married (Sonny and Jessie, Grant and Adrienne), and I’ve met quite a few of the friends that I’ve had for… well, since T-state. I really, really miss it.

I’ve been thinking a bit about community. T-state had it. Why? What was it about that particular group of people in that time and in that place that seemed to click? Seriously, it really was the most drama-free forum ever. I can remember one member getting disciplined and… well, he shouldn’t have been on there in the first place.

Why can’t communities in real life work this way? Perhaps it’s because we don’t see each other face-to-face. Perhaps, in real life, it’s not just friends and more friends… it’s friends, family, and more ties and loyalties than I care to think about. This is, once again, delightfully vague. I’ve just been in a bit of a funk the last day or so, for many many more reasons than just this.

Some days I wish that we could bring back certain elements of the past… and some days I’m thankful that I’ll never have to live through those particular trials again.

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I’m back from Texas, and let me tell you… besides the fact that I had the worst stomacheache ever (ALL weekend), I had a fantastic time. It was relaxing and crazy all at once, and none of us got much sleep, but it was all well worth it. The best part of the entire weekend was sitting by the lake just after sunset, singing. Honestly, that’s all it takes.

Anyhow, I had a great time… it was cool seeing James and Ashley again, and getting to meet some new people, and just hanging out and having a good time. That, and Dallas is cool.

I think LB and Shawna were cheating on that blogathon by the way. BUT that’s okay, because I didn’t really want eternal glory anyway. I’ll settle for the best advice I’ve gotten in a long time, and a picture that… well, you’ll see it when she lets me post it.

That’s all for now. I’ve got a bunch of stuff to catch up with, which really shouldn’t be done at one in the morning (never, EVER watch the over-emotional twelve-episode season finale of a show you’ve been loyally following religiously for at least six months, after not getting much sleep all weekend… because you’ll find yourself sitting at your computer sobbing because your favorite character just got stabbed!). Yes. I still watch LG15…

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Nerd alert. Nerd alert.

Hey, guys! I’m in Texas right now, having a blast. I’m sure you’ll get the full story when I’m coherent enough to care. But one thing I wanted to say (mostly for LB’s sake)… I really did get to play with an iPhone the other day. And I will say… they’re just as nice as they look. They had to drag me out of the Apple store eventually. Oh, it was nice.