I thought now would maybe be a good time to actually say hello (or bonjour in this case) on this forum.

I've been a (seriously) long-time lurker, posting only a couple times recently. However, I feel like I know all of you very well as I've followed many of the interesting topics on here. Just so you know, I've played all four of the games. (Needless to say, I'm addicted to them, which drives my family absolutely batty as they don't get why I have to check them every night.)

Not sure how much I'll be posting on here but I'll still be around. Hope to get to know some of you.

Houjun

Well nice to get a post from you. Hope u enjoy our site. We all look forward to hearing what u have to say on the forms

Bonjour Houjun! Bienvenue! Welcome to the forum!

Welcome to the forums!!

Hi nice to meet you Houjun

WELCOME TO THE FORUMS!!

I've seen you on here before . . . but anyway:
Gimme a "W"
Gimme a "E"
Gimme a "L"
Gimme a "C"
Gimme a "O"
Gimme a "M"
Gimme a "E"

WooHoo, welcome to the forums.

What a nice warm welcome!

Keza, Robert1220, lucas, thank you for the welcome!

EliasAcorn, it's nice to meet you as well!

Laurence, merci beaucoup!

Jazzo, I really liked your cheer. It made me smile! And, just so you know, it's not surprising that you've seen me on here before. I'm on quite often.

I can't wait to get to know more of you!

Hey Houjun! welcome to the forums and enjoy your stay!

Bonjour Houjun, welcome to the forum. Don't be a stranger

Welcome to the daily craze house.. You have probably realised. I hope you enjoy your time here (which will be FOREVER). WELLLCOOMMEE!!!!

Thank you VillageIdiot Jr. and TheGnome for the welcome! I promise not to be a stranger.

And Kasey, thank you. I love places like this one!

Hi Houjun!! Welcome to the forums!! Nice to meet you

Thank you! Nice to meet you as well Coconutti!

Ok, I thought I would say "Hi" too but I wanted to do it differently... mainly cuz I am "differently" : {{whispers}} I made everything all by myself from nothingness.

Welcome to the forums! (Even though you've been here a while already!!)

Since you've been lurking, you must know how crazy we can all get. lol

what a show off. anyway hi and you say youve been on alot but i never seen you before. so welcome i guess. even though you have been here a while and keep enjoying your stay

Aww...thank you Gamemastr1. I love the card! I agree, you are "differently."

Thanks for the welcome Krystal! I like your siggy: the world is out to get you. If so, that must mean Murphy's Law is out to get me. What can go wrong, will go wrong. And crazy? I love crazy!

Airstream Raider, thanks for the welcome. I signed up ages ago and sign in to lurk about. I guess we must have kept missing each other.

Hugs to everyone!

Bienvenue! Hope you continue to enjoy your stay - lurking around or otherwise! Sounds like you must be quite an expert at any rate - WOW - how do find time to play all 4 games?? I have trouble keeping one going and keeping my life going as well!

Merci PlantPat!

Funnily enough, these games are my way to unwind, especially after a long day where real-life people act more confused than my most inexperienced villagers. *laugh*

Unfortunately, I only have both of the Virtual Villagers running at this moment, the first version with five villages to it and the second with four villages. Plant Tycoon wasn't getting the attention it deserved from me so I paused it until I actually had enough time to appreciate it more. *sigh* Hopefully sometime soon I will have the time. Fish Tycoon, my tanks died more than a year ago and since I left the country for about nine months and I didn't have enough time to appreciate replaying it when I returned, I haven't re-installed the game yet.

Yie! Your life does sound complicated and I know what you mean by "playing to unwind" - that is also the reason I play - actually I have solved some "other" problems while I relax at PT. It sort of frees the mind to work in the background.

Though slightly delayed,
it's up here at last.
A welcoming poem,
for a friendly young lass.

She's a friend to the forum,
especially the kids.
At answering questions,
she's really a whiz!

So though I be tardy
in writing a greeting,
I'm really quite glad,
this friend to be meeting!

Oh Rockmower, that's a very nice greeting poem. Thank you!

You are, by far, the best poet I know.

Uh, that would have to be because I'm the ONLY poet you know!

I know no one believed me, when I said back in Feb that I was new at this, but 'tis the honest truth that up until then, the only poetry I'd done was the kind of corny stuff that I wrote my wife when we were dating.

The truth is that up until recently, my life has pretty much been way to busy to waste with this kind of stuff. It's only since my wife has gotten ill that I've started spending more time at home and getting into these forums etc.

My Mother was a poet, and my Uncle was a poet, but until recently, I'd certainly never considered myself one. I'm truly flattered by the response I've gotten here for my (what the art critics would call primitive or folksy) poems.

Thank you all for the encouragement you've given me to continue exploring this new phase of my life.