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That’s a question that’s been on my mind a lot recently. At first I thought it was just our forum, but when I had a look around I see nearly all the traditional sites with forums struggling to keep the damn things alive.
Maybe it’s part of the whole 2.0 (r)evolution, as much as I hate the buzzword there’s no denying it does signify a lot of changes that have been going on over the past year. Longer really, but it’s especially in the past year that 2.0 has taken over. When I look at the sites I visit on a daily basis it’s all blogs and newssites, or newssites using a blog mechanism. I’m quite surprised seeing as my daily routine used to consist of mainly forums which I’d visit and where I’d contribute. But either they’re gone, or they’ve gone stale, or maybe I’ve just moved on. In which case I can’t help but wonder where did the sense of community go? Yes Digg can be amusing, in a 3 second attention span kind of way, and yes you can comment on Flickr and other 2.0-ish sites, but I have yet to find something that compares to a forum in terms of building a community spirit. The idea of getting to know people and looking forward to their posts and replies feels lacking from most places. Sharing your hobbies, random thoughts about common interests or even mundane happenings.
So where does that leave this place which was very much built around the idea of a forum as central heart of our community?

Woohoo… and not a damn thing to say. ¬.¬

The weeks are wooshing by and it feels like there’s so much going on and at the same time not a damn thing happens. Oh summer where areth thou.

So what are you up to?

Warm weather: yay!
Bloody hot weather while having to work: boo!

It’s not even the work part per se that sucks, except for the fact that I’d rather be laying at the beach obviously, but with this kind of heat it’s just impossible to fall asleep at night. Meaning I’m a zombie in the morning and pretty much all through the day until I got home and catch some Zzz’s before I get rejuvenated at night, right about when I should be thinking about going to bed to prevent another cycle of zombie-ness.
3 more weeks til vacation…

heffer_wolfe: so what’s been up? we didn’t really talk too much earlier
XIII: Same old, same old. Busy with work and all that, yadda yadda ;)
heffer_wolfe sounds similar
XIII: Yeah, weeks fly by and in hindsight you wonder what the fuck you actually did
heffer_wolfe: yep…I want to travel but never get around to actually doing it
XIII: Aye, my plan to visit a country a month this year pretty much went tits up as well. Score thusfar: life = 1, me = 0
heffer_wolfe: also sounds similary
XIII: We’re lame
heffer_wolfe: some day…hopefully I will do…something
XIII: Some daaaaay, over the rainbow… (R)
heffer_wolfe: I’ve been in a training course for the last month – which is my excuse for this last month here
heffer_wolfe: it’s bad when you make excuses
XIII: Aye, it’s a sign of clear suckage. Hooked up with Commie last weekend and what did we do…. *drumroll* nothing. Not a goddamn thing except a bit of gaming and drinking.
heffer_wolfe: hey, at least you made an effort to do ‘something’

I think that sums it up nicely.

This entry could be called: What I’m currently listening to / What has been my main musical companion while commuting this week / What best describes my mood / How I love Diary of Dreams.
So take your pick while I crank up the volume for ‘Haus der Stille’.