MuffinMaam
Orlando, FL
Joined Sep 2013
Member #1,536,920
Time flies when your favorite company shuts down and then comes back again
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Issues with Notifications
I went to check on the site again today after a week or so away and have a new notification, yay! BUT I can't click on it! I've tried refreshing and closing and opening everything, but still that notification has so way for me to click on it and check out the discussions I was a part of. Help?
Forum Searching and going back
Howdy! I've been back playing around on the site today and wanted to search through the forums and discussions from the last few weeks, but there doesn't seem to be a way to search for specific key words in the forums or anything like that. So it's a lot of scrolling and potentially posts missed entirely.
I also noticed that if I'm scrolling through the list of posts, click on one, and then click the "back to All Discussions" arrow in the upper right, it takes me back to the top page of all discussions. It would be cool if there was a way to make this hold your spot where you were searching before, rather than having to scroll allllll the way back down to where I was previously!
Oh?
Maybe this is the sign that things will be okay after all, feels like returning to home after being stranded for a year in an unfamiliar place.
Can't wait to see what the future holds for RT!
Just Happy To Be Here
I'm so full of joy being back to this corner of the internet! It really is perfect having this return right when I get a job (after being unemployed for 6 months) to buy more merch, and right before I'm back in Austin in a couple of weeks!
So happy to have my profile back as well, everything seems to be as it was, except for one of my old posts. The photos are upside down, but I'll be honest I have no idea if I posted them like that 10 years ago or if it just imported weird. I kinda like it too, I'm just so happy to have this all back <3
I haven't used the RT Site in years, really since the redesign. While I don't know what will happen to this post, or if anyone will see it, I feel it's only fitting for me to share my thoughts here, one last time. I've been on the site officially for 11 years, but I've been a fan for longer. RT and its community are what kept me going, for a long long time. I used to spend hours and hours keeping up with all of the content, back when there weren't 50 videos being uploaded a day. I'd listen to every podcast, watch every live stream, and keep up with all of the AH series. I'd request time off work to watch the 24-hour Extra Life streams. I traveled to Austin by myself to attend RTX 2014 with no connections to anyone there. I volunteered every summer after just to help make sure everyone else had as an amazing time as I did at every other RTX. I made life long friends, and I met the love of my life, all because of RT.
I knew back when RT was everything to me that it was a special time to be savored. I just didn't want to think about when that would end. I don't consume content like I used to. I listen to F***Face and ANMA every week, I still go back and listen to old RT Podcast episodes, and I watch old AH and RT videos just to relive those moments when I'm feeling nostalgic.
I was heartbroken to hear RTX wasn't returning, and I knew it was only a matter of time. It doesn't make this any easier, and my heart goes out to everyone at RT. I can't even imagine being in your shoes. I hope everyone lands on their feet stronger and better, and in a place where they can continue to shine and excel.
Thank you for giving me a chance to be a Guardian 9 years ago, and continuing to bring me back. Thank you for the countless hours of laughter and joy and entertainment. Thank you, thank you, thank you.
Oh man, haven't really explored the new site yet (oops)
Definitely miss the old site, but I guess it's always a good time to learn new things!
This might be pointless
I FINALLY figured out how to get back to this version of the website. I've been locked in V3 for a couple months now and I have nothing from this version :( All of my posts and photos and friends and groups are gone. I'm really really sad about it, and it might be what keeps me from using the new site for anything but videos.
I'm really sad about that, but I guess all good thing must come to an end at some point....right?
On a positive note, I'm a 2019 Guardian! Woo! And I'm actually able to attend this year since I've missed the last 2. See ya in July my dudes.
Why is it so damn hot outside still?
Hey
so
I got a promotion
That second job I got, I just left it because I'm now apart of the management team at my Vans store <3 (The hours of the second job just didn't work out with the management shifts, so I decided it would be worth it to just stick with the one) I'm really excited and loving my job even more than I did before. I have a super supportive team and I love them.
I'll be done with school next month, but I really don't see a point in continuing to get my Bachelors degree after getting my AA. I'm just going to dedicate my time to art instead! Because I thoroughly enjoy art way more than another 2 years in school, that will also put me in debt and not guarantee a job after.
If any of y'all have any advice on how to afford my own apartment, let me know, please.
It's also still in the upper 80's here in Daytona. I need colder weather, my sweaters and winter Bath and Body Works scents are just waiting.
oh shit it's SEPTEMBER
Fall time is approaching.
Florida will remain an unbearable swamp land that doesn't seem to understand there are supposed to be FOUR seasons in the year.
I just got a second job finally so I'm going to have more money (yay!) but I'm going to lose more sleep because I'm also finishing my AA this fall.
I'm still really disappointed I couldn't make it to RTX this year. I'm honestly a little embarrassed, to plan a whole trip and have to cancel it because work suddenly won't let me go, stupid tax free weekend..
But on the bright side with more income I'll be able to save up for RTX faster for next year and since it's in July work shouldn't be an issue <3
There's not much else to say right now. Just felt the need to update this at some point. Life is okay. Hope your days are good whoever reads this <3
You're Pretty Cool
I should be doing homework right now but instead I'm wasting more time. But I promise this is worth it!
In light of recent tragic events I'd like to just say to whoever might see this, that you're incredible and I love you even though I probably don't know you. There's a lot of times where I don't feel good enough. Where I don't feel like I'm doing anything right and should just give up. But every time I feel that way I cry it out, maybe eat some food that's terrible for me, and wake up the next day ready to keep moving forward.
It's not simple feeling so low and worthless. It's draining mentally, emotionally, and physically. I hate that I haven't spent more time not giving a fuck about people and what they think of me, but all I can do about it now is stop caring about things right now and continuing to do what I believe is right from now on.
It's important to make changes in your life so you don't get stuck in ruts. These ruts seem to be a reoccurring problem in my life that continue to weigh me down enough to put me in very dark places. So, I've deleted Facebook from my phone and turned off notifications for everything except twitter (only notifications I need for certain things are enabled, everything else is silent). Every time I go to sit on my phone for hours I'm going to put it down and go do something else. Make something, paint something, maybe even go out and just be productive by going to the gym or grocery shopping for my dad.
I just know there's people out there who struggle. I don't know who they are, and I'm not asking for anyone to come forward and tell me. Keep your silence if that's what you're comfortable with! I just want to put it out there that I care about everyone. I want people to be okay and happy.
I also would like to add that Anthony Bourdain's passing this past week really hit me hard. What he did on Parts Unknown inspired me more than most. He made the world seem more connected, that people in other countries weren't super different, they just ate different things. Humans are human and we should embrace our differences and come together sometimes and learn about one another. He went to beautiful places, he went to unknown (no pun intended) places that made me think "I'd love to visit there one day", and he brought people together. In person, and he brought the millions of viewers with him. I can't describe the absence his passing puts in my life. It really hurts. There's no use in asking why, only in how I can help someone in the future. I never wish suicide on anyone. It's a terrible place to find yourself in.
So again, I love and genuinely care about you, whoever may or may not be reading this. <3