Hey guys I'm back!!!
Orange Belt forum goers!
I have finally returned from my summer of travel! Due to circumstances beyond my control, I have been largely unable to read these forums!
At the beginning of the summer, I spent five weeks in China. You see, the Chinese government doesn't like websites that aren't Chinese, and they have horrible load times (particularly those from Japan; my Japanese yahoo would take an average of about ten minutes to load. I timed it). The Orange Belt was no exception. It took so long for this website to load on some days that it wouldn't load. The Communists fear the Orange Belt, and they took every precaution to stop me from posting!
When I got home from China, I should have been able to check the forums, but alas, it wasn't so! My computer was used to the sweet, sweet taste of internet neutrality and freedom which we get to enjoy here in English speaking countries. At the end of my trip to China my hard drive died on me. My computer is currently a very large paperweight, because I can't afford to fix it.
A week after returning to the land of freedom, I had a three week vacation to Hawaii with some old friends. Hawaii is technically a state, but if you've ever gone there, you'd know that Wal Mart and Cost Co are the only things really making it American. Internet was sketchy, and I had to use my friend's step dad's work computer while there. I had very little time at the computer, so no Orange Belt for me there.
I have FINALLY come home. I am using a family computer. I have to hold out on this until I can get a friend to repair my computer at the end of August.
Long story short, I've missed you all. I hope you didn't forget about me. Or at least noticed I haven't been here lately.
I have finally returned from my summer of travel! Due to circumstances beyond my control, I have been largely unable to read these forums!
At the beginning of the summer, I spent five weeks in China. You see, the Chinese government doesn't like websites that aren't Chinese, and they have horrible load times (particularly those from Japan; my Japanese yahoo would take an average of about ten minutes to load. I timed it). The Orange Belt was no exception. It took so long for this website to load on some days that it wouldn't load. The Communists fear the Orange Belt, and they took every precaution to stop me from posting!
When I got home from China, I should have been able to check the forums, but alas, it wasn't so! My computer was used to the sweet, sweet taste of internet neutrality and freedom which we get to enjoy here in English speaking countries. At the end of my trip to China my hard drive died on me. My computer is currently a very large paperweight, because I can't afford to fix it.
A week after returning to the land of freedom, I had a three week vacation to Hawaii with some old friends. Hawaii is technically a state, but if you've ever gone there, you'd know that Wal Mart and Cost Co are the only things really making it American. Internet was sketchy, and I had to use my friend's step dad's work computer while there. I had very little time at the computer, so no Orange Belt for me there.
I have FINALLY come home. I am using a family computer. I have to hold out on this until I can get a friend to repair my computer at the end of August.
Long story short, I've missed you all. I hope you didn't forget about me. Or at least noticed I haven't been here lately.
Comments
The Orange Belt makes all tyranny tremble!
But don't tell him I said that.
Isn't the word tyrannical? Oh, and welcome back.
And yur darn right the chinese government is scared of us. *shakes fist threateningly*
"Khan! Did you wash the cat in the Chex Mix again?"
*forced at gunpoint laughter*
He's right! Look, here's evidence!
This place needs a better logo, or a mustelid mascot...