Five Years On

@thea09 (18305)
Greece
September 10, 2015 1:32am CST
The last time I was on MyLot was in 2010 I seem to recall, under the name Thea09. Out of the blue I started to receive email notifications this month and opened one to discover quite a few bubbling friends are here. Hello Anna and Anja: and no surprise to see Vandana is still here. I'm dismal at working my way round new sites and can't remember how this one works. If Barry (Koalemos) is here can someone point him out to me as I sorely miss his wit. I know he was active here, tho' no idea under what name, at some point after I left the first time round.
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@LadyDuck (459212)
• Switzerland
10 Sep 15
Hello Katerina, I missed you so much. I am glad you showed up. Val from New Zealand joined yesterday (@valmnz). Barry (Koalemos) is around, he is not writing but I found a few comments. There are many users that are migrating from site B. I left a message to Lany, let's see if she jumps on the wagon too.
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@thea09 (18305)
• Greece
10 Sep 15
@LacyDuck Hello Anna, I just emailed you to say I was here. I do hope Lany joins up. I already found Val earlier. What name is Barry commenting under, I'd really like to connect up with him? BTW do we need to add tags to comments, the box keeps coming up?
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@LadyDuck (459212)
• Switzerland
10 Sep 15
@thea09 I have seen on another discussion that you have found Barry Koalemos. I do not believe we are obliged to add tags, but honestly I am not sure.
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@thea09 (18305)
• Greece
10 Sep 15
@LadyDuck Yes Barry is lurking under the name &Asylum but as you said, not posting. We must encourage him.
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@VickiJW (260)
• Canada
10 Sep 15
Hi Katerina, sorry, I'm not Barry, but I'm so pleased to see you here! Wow, this is so good to meet up with old friends here, and I'm loving the pace, but a bit sad that longer discussions don't seem to be the order of the day here. On the other hand, it's sure fun to gradually find you all again, and the atmosphere seems a lot friendlier!
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@thea09 (18305)
• Greece
10 Sep 15
Hi Vicki, I'm not sure if there is a word limit here for posts. Probably anything goes, I did see a two word post by Johnny Dod with a pic.
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• United States
17 Nov 15
@thea09 I am my long winded self and have had no problems so far.
@Asylum (47893)
• Manchester, England
10 Sep 15
Oh yes, I know that old fool who uses the name of Koalemos. I finally gave up on Bubblews because the site became extremely inactive and nothing appears to be posted by my friends there anymore. I also spent some time at Persona Paper, although that site does not seem very active these days either. As it is a few years since I was here regularly, I realised that many people who I had met on other sites or even those that I knew at Mylot would possibly not remember the username Asylum. This was my reason for adding the name Koalemos to the profile, which is quite a convenient feature. The animated quill is one that I have used for several years as either an avatar or email signature, but of course Bubblews does not support animated avatars.
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@Asylum (47893)
• Manchester, England
10 Sep 15
@thea09 I must admit that the name Thea09 did confuse me a little at first. The guy called Arthur that you mention is probably Arthur Chappell. I first encountered him at Persona Paper and since have discovered him here as well.
@thea09 (18305)
• Greece
10 Sep 15
So glad to find you. I was still listed as Theo09 when I looked so changed it to Katerina so the fleeing Bubb's would recognise me. I thought at first some chap called Arthur from Manchester may be you but the writing style wasn't yours. I've been working for the same company since the beginning of the year, writing, but will pop in here when the workload isn't too heavy. Today I have a free day.
@sacmom (14192)
• United States
10 Sep 15
Wow, I had no idea that you've been a member of myLot for years (or maybe I just forgot? ) When I saw that you started following me, I just had to come to your discussion and say hello! It's been way too long! It's so good to see you again Katerina! By the way, this site isn't like it used to be. Here's a link to help you out.
A quick user guide to MyLot with answers to some Frequently Asked Questions, a short history of MyLot and other notes Pages Useful Links Frequently Asked Questions This page is the joint contribution of many members - those who asked the questions and thos
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@sacmom (14192)
• United States
10 Sep 15
By the way, be sure to use commas when you use tags. That way it will separate them.
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@thea09 (18305)
• Greece
10 Sep 15
@sacmom Good to see you again, I'll take a look at the helpful link. I had a quick look round before I posted and followed a few familiar faces.
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@sacmom (14192)
• United States
10 Sep 15
I'm not sure who your friends were, but I suggested your post to some of the members...particularly ones that were on Bubblews.
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• United States
10 Sep 15
You found me, that's why I keep the same name so others will recognize me.
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@thea09 (18305)
• Greece
10 Sep 15
You were one of the first people I spotted, so glad to find you here.
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@thea09 (18305)
• Greece
10 Sep 15
@AbbyGreenhill Certainly is and one reason why I keep the same pic up after all this time.
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• United States
10 Sep 15
@thea09 Glad I stick with Abby's photo LOL! When I saw your photo I cheered! It's always nice to catch up with those we spent a lot of time with over the years.
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@jaboUK (64361)
• United Kingdom
10 Sep 15
I just joined yesterday, and I can't believe how many people I already know, including you. Good to see you here.
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@thea09 (18305)
• Greece
19 Sep 15
I re joined then hardly had a moment to try it out. I'm so glad many kept the same names and avatars so they are easy to spot.
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@thea09 (18305)
• Greece
19 Sep 15
@jaboUK It certainly is. I changed my avatar here but couldn't change the old user name.
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@jaboUK (64361)
• United Kingdom
19 Sep 15
@thea09 Regarding the changing avatars - I've had people greeting me as if they know me from B but I haven't a clue who they are. It's so much easier if they've kept the same ones.
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@owlwings (43915)
• Cambridge, England
10 Sep 15
Welcome back to MyLot! Barry/Koalemos is here and is active: @Asylum is his name. You will probably have many questions about the site, since it has changed drastically since 2010! Apart from the information you'll find under "Help" next to your username and avatar at the top left of every page, you might like to read through this discussion (where there's also a link to the site where I've posted a short guide to using the website):
I've been a member here since October 2006 and I and several others have tried to help newcomers to understand the site and to get the best out of it. I've...
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@thea09 (18305)
• Greece
10 Sep 15
Thanks owls. I'm slowly getting the feel of it and can't actually remember how it worked last time around. I already managed to find Barry in a comment beneath a post, but he doesn't appear to be posting himself.
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• United States
15 Sep 15
Wow, it is great to see you back here, although it will be difficult to remember to call you Katerina (that is a beautiful name, by the way) rather than Thea.
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@thea09 (18305)
• Greece
17 Sep 15
Well you are a blast from the past, great to see you again Purple
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@much2say (53944)
• Los Angeles, California
10 Sep 15
You probably won't remember me "here" - but you may remember me from that other place as SmilePie! How in the world have you been?
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@thea09 (18305)
• Greece
17 Sep 15
I certainly remember Smile Pie - now I just have to remember who you are here. Hope all is well with you, just a flying visit for me as bogged down with work.
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@much2say (53944)
• Los Angeles, California
19 Sep 15
@thea09 I don't know who I am either - ha ha! I know I am "different" everywhere I go - makes it all too confusing I'm sure! I write about "my world" - about fellow parents, kids, and situations! Nice to see you even in a flying visit - all is good when real life takes over!
@SIMPLYD (90722)
• Philippines
10 Sep 15
I took a look at your profile page because from what i can recall there's no username of katerina here , no wonder it's @thea09 . However , i remember your profile picture so well , from the other site . Nice to see that you are back too ! Welcome back.
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@thea09 (18305)
• Greece
10 Sep 15
@SIMPLYD Our pics are a great way of us connecting when we have different user names. I had no idea when I followed a few friends here this morning that I wouldn't show up as Katerina as I changed my user name earlier today. Good to see you here too.
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@besweet (9861)
• Ireland
14 Sep 15
Hi katerina, I am glad to see other people from greece in myLot.
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@Rosekitty (19368)
• San Marcos, Texas
20 Sep 15
@besweet...good to see more greek friends here besides us
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@thea09 (18305)
• Greece
20 Sep 15
@Rosekitty Another one I take it, good stuff. Are you excited about the vote today?
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@thea09 (18305)
• Greece
19 Sep 15
Good to see you, it is quite rare to find each other on these sites.
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• Preston, England
13 Sep 15
@Koalemos is here - great that you and other former users are returning.
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@thea09 (18305)
• Greece
17 Sep 15
Trying to return but desperately short of time, hope to have some this weekend.
@gudheart (12659)
10 Sep 15
I am from the bubbling bandwagon too! Sorry I am not sure if he is on this site or not as only joinned a few days ago. Seems like a good site so far
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@thea09 (18305)
• Greece
10 Sep 15
I gave up on B's a while back & have managed to locate Barry now.
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@gudheart (12659)
10 Sep 15
@thea09 I also have up on that site too. It went downhill which is a shame.
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• United States
13 Oct 15
Deborah-Diane just told me about this site, so here I am. Happy to see you are here. I missed you. Happy also to see Koalemos is around somewhere. I would love to follow him too.
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@thea09 (18305)
• Greece
16 Oct 15
Hello Elizabeth, lovely to see you here too. I will catch up soon as I have a few days break from my heavy work load coming up.
@dawnald (85135)
• Shingle Springs, California
11 Sep 15
Of course you can't remember how this one works. It's totally changed. Welcome back.
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@thea09 (18305)
• Greece
17 Sep 15
Let's hope it's as fun here as it was the last time around, good to see you.
@rosekiss (30380)
• Eugene, Oregon
10 Sep 15
It does seem confusing at first as it did for me, but the more I came in, I started experimenting with all the tabs, and finally I found my way around. It wasn't as hard as i thought it would be. Now, I can find my way around blindfolded, although I wouldn't try it that way. I was gone two years and I came back August 9th. I am so glad I did too. I have been having so much fun interacting with others.
@allknowing (130134)
• India
19 Nov 15
I am not sure if we have met here or there before. Never mind. This is myLot and yours too and so let's tango. Welcome back
@inertia4 (27961)
• United States
14 Sep 15
I was way excited when I heard the news that MyLot was going to pay again. Lots of the older members came right back here. Like a magnet. Nice!!! I know my way around here, always have.