I joined because I had been lurking in YKYASFW for a while, then I went to Worldcon and saw Brandon. That night at 9:43 pm I joined because I wanted to.
The shard became my primary form of entertainment, friendship, and fun since then.
When tLT became the actual longest thread, when it passed 1000 pages, the Longest Status Update, and this day are the memories that pop out, as well as that whole time when Ene was engaged to Ap.
I suggest that we all remember those who cannot be here.