Oh, hey. Check it out. I've been on the forums for a whole year now.

So am I going to pass it by and say it's no big deal?

Actually, no.

Below is a recap of possibly the best year of my life.

Over a year ago, some time around March 25th or something like that, I became a brony. True story. I eventually heard of this site, and joined one year ago. Now, I didn't do anything until the 8th, I think it was, but hey.

Like the previous forum I was on for a few years, I looked up to the popular people, wanting to do what they did, wanting to be like them.

Now, note, this was just about the summer of 2012. Season was just about done after I had joined, and I had to stay off of the forums until I had seen the finale so I wouldn't have anything spoiled. XD During the summer, there were a few DDoS attacks, if I recall correctly, and that was annoying. But we overcame them, and got a new server (which has been replaced already), meaning we had a victory Let's skip to October...

I made a new record on the forums that month, setting myself up to be "popular." That was in October 2012, when I passed the 10,000 brohooves given mark. That was also the month of the MLPForums first anniversary and of, later, Halloween. Now, those were fun time. And a few months later, in December, I met someone who, at that point in time, I didn't know would eventually become my best friend. (Our correspondence didn't actually fully start until January, though. Still, it happened.) We also had Christmas (I'm wondering where those perks are from giving the money to that children's hospital. XD Just kidding; it was more about the hospital than the perks.)

This year, New Year's Eve was made SO! AWESOME! by everyone here. And while drama persisted in some areas, including the recent "Twilicorn" dispute, we made it through, with growing numbers.

To be honest, this actually was and is the best year of my life, all thanks to everyone here on the forums. I don't think I would have still been sane if I hadn't have had all of you.

Special thanks to Key Gear and Feld0 for making this place wonderful. I like both of you: KEy Gear, because you're so relaxed (in a good way) and you chill with other members in the GCT, and Feld0 because you're a nice, relaxed website owner, and because you've helped pull a few pranks.

Thanks to all of my friends, and to everyone else here. This year has been wonderful!