I wrote this post yesterday, but it wouldn't post. All day, I could get the forum to load, but it would time out before my post went through. Let's see if it works this time.
When I think of the Midwest, I always associate you guys with cheese for some reason. lol Butter and cheese.
We absolutely do love cheese, too! LOL My friends and I always order some version of fried cheese (mozzarella sticks, cheese curds, etc.) with ranch for appetizers when we go out for happy hour.
That's good to know about discourse. Maria, Mersey and I use WhatsApp, but like google, it's just a chat, we leave it constantly going and go in and out whenever we want to say something. The only bad thing about that, is only those of us on here would be able to access it. I looked at pro-boards and it seems like it might be the best bet. I'm going to make one today, just to see how simple/complex it is and if it works, maybe we could switch to that. That might also get more people to come on board who for whatever reason no longer come here. We shall see.
Dee, Rose, and I had something similar with Google Chat when we were working on 00Carter. It was just a running group chat. We've since switched to group texting for just general conversation and planning for BSB trips. I still miss the days of late night IM conversations, though. Texting never feels quite the same, maybe because it's on a phone compared to being on the computer.
ProBoards works very similarly to this forum, so hopefully it will be fairly easy for you to get one up and running. I'm happy to help if you need it! The forum was down yet again earlier today, so the sooner the better.
As far as Nick and Kieran, I don't see it happening. lol maybe Nick and Roman, but I would definitely feel weird making a real person fic with Kieran because he would detest it! I think Nick and the guys are aware of fanfic and probably think it's overall weird, but okay with it. Kieran would most definitely not be. And with knowing that, I don't think I could write about him. Even though I really want to. Maybe someday. Who knows? If I ever get my BSB mojo going again. Like I said, I need them to all work together.
That's understandable
. After seeing all the criticism of RPF on Reddit, I think I would have a hard time writing it for any other celebrities. I'm already in too deep for BSB to quit now, so it is what it is LOL. I've learned to get over the guilt I feel about some of the things I write about the guys, telling myself they'll most likely never read them. And if they do, that's on them. I remember when they were asked about fanfic in that Perez Hilton interview years ago. Nick had no clue what fanfic actually was; he talked about it spreading gossip and rumors and seemed to think it was more like tabloid stories. Kevin had clearly come across some slash because he told Nick we write about them hooking up LOL. As long as they steer clear of it, it's all good. I hope you do get your BSB mojo back someday!
I did see about Nick being accused of losing too much weight and being on Ozempic. If he is, it's up to him and not fans, that's what I don't understand. But he looks more like someone who has lost weight through hard work. He's done it before.
Yeah, I really don't think Nick is on Ozempic or anything similar. Like you said, he's done this before. He always talks about trying to get back in shape before a tour/residency, and we all know his weight tends to fluctuate. I hate that he's being criticized instead of praised for being in shape, but it fits the media narrative of shaming celebrities who have lost weight with Ozempic. Really, though, the particular selfie people were so concerned about was just taken at a weird angle that made his face look thinner than it really is, on top of whatever filter he may have put on it. He looks healthy and normal in the other pics and videos that have been posted.
I've had a bit of a stressful week since getting back. We had meetings in work about redundancies and then found out yesterday who was going. Luckily it's not me, but I feel sorry for the people who are going to be out of a job next month. I've worked at the company for over 20 years but doesn't mean anything when it comes to cutting costs at work.
I'm glad to hear your job is safe, but that really sucks for people who are being let go, especially if they've been with the company for a long time. Same with your sister, Mare. That kind of uncertainty is so stressful!
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