Worth1000

Worth1000
At the end of this week, it will be 2 years that I starting going to Worth1000. I received an email with a funny image.. followed the link and ended up in the galleries. I spent hours pouring over the images. They were funny, crazy and inspiring. Who were these people?... what was this?... I was in awe.


I took the the gallery.asp off the url and entered the home page.I looked at all the contests.. and was flabbergasted at some of the entries. All I could think was .. what an amazing place!



I registered and on the same day I entered a Training Grounds contest called Color Me
(a line sketch that we were to paint). It has now been moved to the Multimedia section but was in the PS section back then. I remember I painted it all in Paint Shop Pro and was very nervous about uploading the image. When the contest went live I watched the leader board as if my entire life depended on it. I came in 3rd. I was so happy. I was hooked and I've never turned back.



The community... I'm going to seem like such a dork when you all find out... but I didn't go to the forums for the longest time. I had never been to a community and I thought it was some sort of chatroom.... yes, yes... insert you laughter ... right here >LOL< . I was scared out of my wits, I thought I wouldn't know protocol. Several months later... yes... you heard it here folks... I said several months after... I tentatively clicked on the link... that link that I almost pressed a hundred times and held back... (I was so naive.. you must all think me so stupid). When I finally did click it... what did I find? Something I wasn't expecting. The forums; the wonderful, glorious forums.


People shared ideas.. and exchanged jokes, talked about their life. It was
abuzz with activity and all I had to do was virtually walk around, read and refresh to enjoy myself. Darn, I couldn't believe I had missed so much.


2 years. I can hardly believe it. Worth is such a big part of my life now. I found the photograhy section and bought a digital camera to play. I had never taken photos that weren't snapshots before and now really enjoy this new part of my life. But most of all.. what I enjoy is the community. There is not a day that I don't come and read the forums and vote in the contests. When my computer was on the blitz for a few days, it was difficult; on vacation I missed the place more than you can know. Yes... Worth, my sweet addiction, better than chocolate.



So few of you know me, know who I am, what I'm like. But I know you. I've lurked in the forums everyday. I've laughed at your jokes, smiled reading about your adventures and felt your sadness when your days were blue. I've played your silly games and filled out your polls. I've been amazed at your talent but more amazed by your compassion and generosity of spirit.



Worthers were blogging. Blogs.. I had no idea. Ingenious. I started mine because of all of you. I haven't had alot to say, just trivial, boring stuff about my daily life; sometimes my happiness, sometimes my frustration and sometimes simply what I was making for supper. Some of you came and shared in my life. Others have lurked and that's alright, as I've done my fair share of lurking.


This week I intend to dedicate my blogs to the people of Worth. I want to let you know how you have touched my heart in so many different ways. So.. please stay tuned.. it's going to be all about you! :)