Hello everyone! Remember me?

[Gothic Sponge]

I disappeared a few months ago because I just needed a break. After the election I was really down, and it was only getting worse by staying on DU. I also had to cut out listening to Air America. I didn't want to become like most willfully ignorant Americans, but I had to do it to save my sanity. I also had a bunch of personal problems in my life that I needed to work on... I hope you all can understand, and welcome me back.

:-)

Mike

[RetroLounge]

1. Hey You! Good to see you back!

:hi:

RL

[Gothic Sponge]

24. Thank you!

:)

[Huckebein the Raven]

2. Welcome back

:)

[Gothic Sponge]

25. Thanks!

:)

[Guy Fawkes]

3. Welcome back!

I remember you! :bounce: :party:

[Gothic Sponge]

27. I remember you too!

;)

[JimmyJazz]

4. I miss your funny pictures more than you know. It's nice to have

you back. :D <----JJ, now that you are back.

[Gothic Sponge]

28. I will do my best to post more of them

:)

[crispini]

5. OMG!

You won't remember me, 'cause I don't talk much, but I missed your posts! :hi:

[Gothic Sponge]

30. Actually, I do remember you!

:)

[ScreamingMeemie]

6. Mike!! Yaaaaayy! Happy evening!!!!

Of course you are welcomed back. A while ago we had a "Where is Gothic Sponge" Thread and someone mentioned you were taking a breather. I'm so glad you're back. You've been missed.

:hug:

[Gothic Sponge]

31. Hi MrsGrumpy!

Hope all has been well with you. :)

[Goathead]

7. Long time, welcome back!

I missed your posts. :hi:

[Gothic Sponge]

32. Thanks Goathead!

:)

[KitchenWitch]

8. Good to see you again

I hope all is going better for you!

[Gothic Sponge]

33. Thank you, KitchenWitch.

:)

[tjdee]

9. Yay!

I always hate when people go away.

Uh, I may have some issues with change, LOL!

[Gothic Sponge]

34. Hehe!

Me too. ;)

Thanks!

[johnnie]

10. Good to see ya back

Of course I remember you. Welcome back, and I hope your rest served you well.

[Gothic Sponge]

35. Hey johnnie!

Yes, it did. :)

[eleny]

11. Hi!

I remember you! Welcome back!

[Gothic Sponge]

36. Thanks eleny!

:)

[progmom]

12. whoo-hooo!

gothic sponge is back!

i am really glad you came back. i was just thinking about you yesterday. crazy!

:bounce:

[Gothic Sponge]

37. What was I doing in your head?

;)

[progmom]

40. oh dear

:blush:

[Gothic Sponge]

54. If only we could meet

;)

[progmom]

56. you should come up to Boston for the meetup next weekend

:)





































(stop, progmom...you're a married woman!)

[SarahB]

58. Speak for yourself.

I'm not. :P Yes, come to Boston. :D

[Gothic Sponge]

67. I wish I could....

Maybe over the summer I can make it to a meet up. :)

[Tom Kitten]

13. welcome back!

Yes I remember you...you used to post quite a bit!

I too had to take a break, for about three months, but I've been back since the beginning of March.

Anyways, good to see you back!

[Gothic Sponge]

39. Thanks Tom Kitten!

Good to see you back too.

[The Traveler]

14. Yo

Good to see ya 'round again, man.

Rob G.

[Gothic Sponge]

41. Thanks Rob!

:)

[PartyPooper]

15. Welcome back. Of course, I remember you!

:D

:hi:

[Gothic Sponge]

42. Sorry I was a PartyPooper

;)

[LibertyorDeath]

16. With 7402 Posts a break was overdue

Welcome back Gothic Sponge !

This place never stops.

No rest for the Wicked :)

FYI there are more freeps here than ever before IMO

don't be shy with that Alert button. :toast:

[Gothic Sponge]

44. Thanks LibertyorDeath.

I will do my best to turn them to tombstones. ;)

[peekaloo]

17. Welcome back.

:woohoo:

[Gothic Sponge]

45. peekaloo I see you!

:)

[ReadTomPaine]

18. Heya there, of course.. and welcome back..

I was also gone a while and just returned recently. Took a trip across the country, it was quite an experience. Glad to see you back!

RTP

[Gothic Sponge]

46. I've always wanted to take a trip across the country.

Hope you had fun! :)

[ReadTomPaine]

53. I had to see for myself what was going on after the election.

It was more surreal than fun, really. I purposefully traveled mostly red states and I spoke politics with dozens of people. I'll be writing about my experiences soon..

RTP

[Gothic Sponge]

65. Sounds good!

Are you writing a book?

[Gothic Sponge]

19. Thanks everyone!

I feel the love. ;-)

[Skittles]

20. WTF, GOTHIC?

I WILL KICK YOUR ASS; DO NOT DO THAT AGAIN PLEASE! :hi:

[Gothic Sponge]

21. I miss having my ass kicked Skittles!

;)

:*

[RevolutionaryActs]

22. Welcome back!

:hi:

[Gothic Sponge]

47. Hi Revolutionary_Acts04 !

:)

[FuzzySlippers]

23. Hey, I missed you!

Welcome back!:hi:

[Gothic Sponge]

48. FuzzySlippers!

I missed you too! :)

[sundog]

26. no, none of us remember you at all

:P

:hi:

:bounce:

[Gothic Sponge]

49. but I remember you!

:p

:)

Hello!

[Rabrrrrrr]

29. Yay! Welcome back Gothic Sponge!

You have been missed!!

[Gothic Sponge]

50. Hey Rabrrrrrr!

I missed you too! :)

[nytemare]

38. Welcome back!

I got depressed too and stopped reading LBN for a while. Just in the last month or so I have started reading it again. It was depressing for a while, so I quite understand!

:hug:

[Gothic Sponge]

51. Thanks nytemare!

I'm happy you understand.

:hug:

[qnr]

43. Hah-hah! you lost your Kool-Ade avatars! J/K - welcome back n/t

[Gothic Sponge]

52. Hello qnr!

I did, but I see it has returned. Someone bought me a star!

:bounce: :bounce:

[Kat45]

55. Welcome back!

I guess your dreams weren't your ticket out. :-)

[Gothic Sponge]

62. To that same old place that you laughed about.

Thanks, notmyprez!

[SarahB]

57. Hi!

Hey, did you know I had a secret crush on you (you were one of very few)? Now that I'm single I can say that. :D

Anyway, :hi: !!! I hope things are better.

[Gothic Sponge]

63. Hi SarahBelle!

I had a crush on you too. :*

[progmom]

70. hey wait...

I told him I had a crush on him...and I'm married. Does that make me a bad person?

[Gothic Sponge]

72. No, but it makes you unattainable

;)

[GoddessOfGuinness]

59. Welcome back!

I hope everything's sorted out. :beer:

[Gothic Sponge]

64. Thanks GoddessOfGuinness!

For the most part it is.... :)

[GoddessOfGuinness]

90. I'm so glad to hear it!

And I love your sig line pic. It looks like morning light, which always reminds me of putting the past in its place and looking to the future with a fresh mind. :hug:

[Bouncy Ball]

60. I MISSED YOU SO MUCH!!!

:hug:

I am so happy to see you again! I asked about you a couple of times.

Glad to hear you are back, sweetie. It wasn't the same without you, truly it wasn't.

[Gothic Sponge]

66. I missed you too Bouncy Ball.

I heard you became a veggie... Way to go! :pals:

[Bouncy Ball]

78. Yes! A little over two weeks now and feeling great!

[Hardrada]

61. I remember you from my lurker days

I haven't been on here long. Anyway, glad you are here again!

[Gothic Sponge]

68. Thanks, Hardrada!

:)

[smbolisnch]

69. Welcome back!

;)

[Gothic Sponge]

71. Thanks, smbolisnch!

;)

[flvegan]

73. I think that it's safe to say we all missed you.

Welcome back. The Lounge (at least) feels a little more complete now.

[Gothic Sponge]

92. Thanks, flvegan!

See you in the veggie group. ;)

[CO Liberal]

74. Welcome Back, Gothic!!!!

:hi:

You missed a lot of knock-down drag-outs in the past few months.

[Gothic Sponge]

93. Hey CO Liberal!

:hi:

Did I miss anything good?

[Mutley]

75. I wasn't really around DU very much back then

but welcome back anyway!

[Gothic Sponge]

94. Thanks!

:)

[shesemsmom]

76. Welcome Home.

I fully understand. Hang out awhile!!!

[Gothic Sponge]

95. Thanks, shesemsmom!

:)

[fudge stripe cookays]

77. Yay! You're back!

:woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo:

Missed ya, man!
FSC

[Gothic Sponge]

96. Hello FSC!

Hope all is well with you?

:hi:

[fudge stripe cookays]

115. Relatively speaking....

Last month was a different story. But I'm better now!

If you're interested, story is here....
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=105&topic_id=2876970

FSC
:hi:

[Gothic Sponge]

116. OMG!

I'm sorry you had to go through that. :hug:

I hope you are feeling better now. :)

[fudge stripe cookays]

117. Thanks sweetie.

I had lots of well wishers here! Of course I feel better!

I kicked butt out in the garden on Sunday for the first time in weeks.

:-)
FSC

[MrScorpio]

79. Welcome back, GS

We all missed you

[Gothic Sponge]

97. Thanks, MrScorpio!

Good to see you. :)

[derby378]

80. Hey, goth dude! Welcome back! (n/t)

[Gothic Sponge]

98. Thanks, derby378!

:)

[SiouxJ]

81. Welcome back Mike!

I hope you remain sane. I cut out listening to AAR for a long time after the election too but I'm back with them now. I totally understand your need for a break.

Great to have you back! :hi:

[Gothic Sponge]

99. Hello, Sue!

Hope all has been well with you! :)

[graywarrior]

82. I knew something was amiss

Welcome back.

[Gothic Sponge]

100. Hey graywarrior!

Thanks! :)

[flamingyouth]

83. Why, of course!

Glaceau added a bit of sugar to their FruitWater - have you tried it? :D

Welcome back!:hi:

[Gothic Sponge]

101. Hello, my twin sister!

;)

I haven't tried the FruitWater lately. I'll have to check it out.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

84. Good morning, Gothic Sponge,

You don't know me at all, since I joined DU after you'd started your break. I signed up in Feb '05 and have been having a ball here in the Lounge ever since.

I just wanted to say that I LOVE your pic in your sig line: the path among the trees with the beautiful light all over. That is just an awesome picture...

I look forward to getting to know you, and to having you get to know me also!

Welcome back to DU!

:hi:

:toast:

[Gothic Sponge]

103. Hello, CaliforniaPeggy!

Thanks for your kind words! I hope to get to know you too. :)

[bleedingheart]

85. Welcome back!

everything worked out???

Nice having you back.

[Gothic Sponge]

104. Hey bleedingheart!

Yes, for the most part. :)

Good to be back.

[redqueen]

86. Welcome back! We missed you.

:hi:

:hug:

[Gothic Sponge]

105. Hello Ms. Redqueen!

:hi:

[ElsewheresDaughter]

87. holy crapola!...i missed you...WELCOME HOME!

[Gothic Sponge]

107. Hey ElsewheresDaughter!

How are you?!

:hi:

[Mikimouse]

88. Hey, Cool! Welcome back!

:applause:

[Gothic Sponge]

108. Mikimouse!

Good to see you. :)

[miss_kitty]

89. hey I was wondering about you the other day

glad to see you are back!

:hi:

[Gothic Sponge]

109. Miss Kitty!

Good to see you!

:)

[bigwillq]

91. Welcome back dude!

Hope things are better in your life.:hi:

[Gothic Sponge]

110. Hey bigwillq!

How is life in CT? :)

[neuvocat]

102. Yes, I remember you. You still owe me 20 bucks.

:P

[Gothic Sponge]

112. The check is in the mail.

;)

[Book Lover]

106. Lovely to have you back

What you did was wise; glad to see you around again!

[Gothic Sponge]

113. Book Lover!

Good to see you again! :)

[SmileyBoy]

111. Hey!! Welcome back!!

I have more posts than you now!!:D:D

[Gothic Sponge]

114. Hey SmileyBoy!

Okay, you win! ;)