So... This Is Awkward

Alrighty, well it's kinda weird being back here on theOtaku again after so many years away. It's actually pretty surreal. I used to be known on here as 'emeraldsky' and that account was created way back in 2006, so yeah... been literally forever. I don't really have access to the login info for that account anymore, and I'm pretty sure the email associated with it doesn't even exist at this point. So now I am 'emeraldskyy' with an extra 'y' because I lack the creative ability to make a whole new username, but mostly because 'emeraldsky' has been my theOtaku identity for so long it just doesn't feel right to be anyone else here.

The crazy thing is that the Otaku played a humongous roll in my life. When I first created my account I was just some naive 18 year old anime fan randomly joining a cool-looking community to post my art and stuff on. I ended up meeting a ton of cool people and making some awesome friends. I even met my late husband here. But now he's gone, passed away too young. I felt like I was missing him, and ended up remembering this place. Remembering all the cool and fun times I had back then. I know that things won't be the same, and I'm not young and care free anymore, but maybe my theOtaku adventures aren't over yet. Maybe there is still more fun to be had, more friends to make. Maybe I'll even start submitting creative works someday. Who knows? Anything is possible. But for now I'm just here to hang, and feel that nostalgia at the first website that changed my life.

Here's to hoping!