Wow.. what a wonderful ride!!  Who would of known that my introduction to MYST would lead me to such a beautiful community of people?

I have always loved computer games...who am i kidding, I'm a GAMER from way back!  MYST actually ruined any other game for me because as far as I'm concerned, there is NOTHING better!  I love the fact that it's a game for the family!  No blood and guts and shoot -em ups...just lots of clean puzzling fun!!

When Uru online first came out I was so dissappointed that being on dial up I could not participate.  I loved the sites and sounds of MYST, like Liberia, I just LOST myself in it.  I loved to wait till night when it was dark and only have the light of the computer screen and the music turned up ...to really delve into the land of Myst.  It was like BEING THERE.  Still is...  it's home.

I will NEVER forget struggling with the dang baskets...kicking them everywhere and not knowing what to do.  Well, very unlike me, I finally got into a forum where it gave out little hints as to what to try... and I found a link to baskets... where everyone was also like me, frustrated.  But, I will never forget clicking on one such link that was titled something like, "if you think YOU are having problems, look at what "I" did!!!"  And so, of course I clicked...  (rem I'm on dial up) and SLOWLY ....every so slowly...a pic started to download...from top to bottom on my screen.  And there, in front of me...after a long drawn out wait... was an avitar standing in the middle of the water...with the basket UP AND OVER HIS HEAD!!!!  OMG I laughed so hard....and so long I about died!!!!  How in the heck did he do that??!!  I have no idea...but I still have a copy of that pic!

I later while involbed in yahoo games and in a group of PYRAMID players had been trying to get a friend there to look up the MYST series and get the game for herself as she loved puzzles.  Well, it was through her that I learned that URULIVE was back.. it was still at the end of the beta time that she told me of the link she had found.  Boy was I estatic!!!  As I had finally joined the broadband worlld.

My most favorite personal moment was RAVEN'S MEMORIAL WALK.  Words will never express the feeling of having all those around me who participated...I so wish I had a video of that!  I was SO neverous!  And when the walk started..it didn't go quite as I planned and I am SO happy for that.. you see with as many people as there were...I was forever bogged down in lag that instead of me leading the way...people kept passing me.  Oh I can't ever express how AWSOME that was.... all of you... involved in my memorial walk.....  Ohm's music as our background... the emotion... the silence of the avvies as they walked in memorial to our lost ones....  I started to tear up...with it all.  Arriving at the actual memorial was also AWSOME... the things said.. the emotion overflowing.  Then I linked to my bevin where most showed up for my 'speech'.  The speech I heard my avvie, Raven state he was going to have an I, sitting at home, said to myself, WHAT DID HE JUST SAY?  I HAVE TO WRITE A SPEECH???  and then didn't get it written until the last moment..but you know what...I'm very proud of that speech.  I'm proud of that 'moment in time' for Raven.  That and other times when I am proud of his actions.. I can rem one sit down protest he spoke out at..  over all, I have enjoyed the eventures of Raven Claw and now Raven Claw McCaw.   He LOVES his friends.. and will help whenever and where-ever he can.  Please be patient with him... God is NOT finished with him yet....    Raven