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So.
Today is my Shardiversary.
It has been one year since, after quite a while lurking, I decided to join this community. Little did I know that the choice would mark a turning point in my life.
As I slowly got involved in the activities on the Shard, I made friends. Connections. One of the first friends I made was The Wandering Wizard, who, though I didn't realize it at the time, lived in the same city as me. After some social deduction (and some off handed mentions of penguin...excrement...) I realized where he lived, and managed to meet up with him.
A month or two later I met Cellist and Ranryu, and we got them to join too. During this era a bunch of other Sharders, many that I knew in real life and even more that I didn't, joined, and I somehow became popular.
I fit in this community now. I have a place. I have friends that I can confide in, friends that know how to help me when I need help. Joining this site has given me friendships in real life and made them stronger, but it's also let me connect with so many amazing people, people who think like me, people who I'd been looking for for a long time.
My time here has helped me realize who I am, I think. I've been able to greater understand my interests and goals and values in the last year, and while there were a great number of factors in that, this site, and the people here, have been a huge part in it.
I'm glad all of you became Sanderfans and decided to come here at one point or another. Because you being here has been a huge blessing in my life.
Thank you all, and here's to many more years!
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HAPPY SHARDIVERSARY BOOKWYRM!! I’m so glad I’ve known you here on the Shard, you’re amazing and smart (sometimes annoyingly so) and we love you for it! I hope you stick around for many more Shardiversaries to come and continue to make connections and friendships and growth here on our little corner of the internet! Cheers mate!
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY!
...You might get some more hymn medley requests for your birthday present...
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Happy birthday! Thanks for making witty comments on Shardcast and keeping all of us weirdos here in line!
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So.
Yesterday was the State competition for the science fair run by the local Junior Academy of Sciences. Same thing as the Regional Competition, which I think I talked about. I had my poster and presented my research to a bunch of judges. The first few were really tough, they asked me hard questions. One listened politely, said I had good research, then questioned the validity and importance of the topic itself. The later judges were better.
From my school were five people at state; four seniors and me, a junior.
The awards ceremony took forever, but they had a bunch of cash prizes and scholarships from a bunch of sponsors, and I got a 250$ thingy from some organization that I know nothing about.
Then they announced the overall winners for State, the people who would go to Nationals.
And I was somehow one of them. Apparently my project impressed the judges enough for me to present my research in Denver, Colorado. There aren't any awards at Nationals; it's basically just a conference where science nerds get together and present their science. Which sounds fun. It's in February.
I am proud of this. I seem to be good at science. Which is nice, because I want to go into science as a career.
Also my ACT scores came back.
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Thanks, all!
The basic premise of my project was mapping light pollution through skyglow in the city where I live.
And @Cash67...
SpoilerAre you Cash?
SpoilerIf you aren't, goodbye.
Spoiler...
SpoilerI got a 33 on the ACT. And I'll probably PM you about the research later, if I have time.
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That’s incredible! Nice work @The Bookwyrm
