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Jump in lurkers, the water's fine!, Lurky lurkdom

silverstreak View Member Profile	28/01/2013, 11:51 AM Post #1
Posts: 1,186 Joined: 5-August 07
bodacious flapper
After five, FIVE, years of lurking I am finally posting here and I am having a ball! So if you are a lurking lurker, come and say hi! Tell me about yourself. What are your favourite things and what brings you to EB? A bit about me; I'm 37, I'm on maternity leave with six month old DS, my hair always looks untidy, I"m a raging chocoholic, my favourite movie is Flying High, I love Toblerone cocktails and I love to read renovation blogs and some old school Johanna Lindsey. I came to EB in 2007 when a friend of mine was pregnant, which got me curious about the whole baby-making bizzo and when I typed in "pregnancy" in Google, it brought me here. So please pop a toe in the water and say hi!

silverstreak View Member Profile	28/01/2013, 12:02 PM Post #2
Posts: 1,186 Joined: 5-August 07
bodacious flapper
Oh and feel free to say hi even if you're not a lurker!

Saecularis Angel... Saecularis Angelus View Member Profile	28/01/2013, 12:04 PM Post #3
Posts: 9,165 Joined: 19-November 09
Con Sprezzatura.
Welcome to the light! Seriously, I think this is a great idea. The more the merrier - and people like me who post too much need other people to enrich our discussions! (I promise that's not code for "fresh blood").

BadCat View Member Profile	28/01/2013, 12:06 PM Post #4
Posts: 13,848 Joined: 8-December 08
Shape-shifting Reptilian Overlord
I'm a lurker. I hardly ever post. Oh wait... Actually when I first joined way back when puss was a kitten I lurked for probably a couple of years before I first posted. Once you get started it IS fun. I agree with the OP. De-lurk yourselves. We're mostly harmless.

sāta kōrsa View Member Profile	28/01/2013, 12:07 PM Post #5
Posts: 549 Joined: 21-January 13
Regular Member
Hi silverstreak! I was a bit of a lurker in my previous account but have jumped in a bit more since rejoining. I agree that it's much more fun to join in! I haven't tried a Toblerone cocktail but that sounds like something I'd like to go swimming in.

silverstreak View Member Profile	28/01/2013, 12:08 PM Post #6
Posts: 1,186 Joined: 5-August 07
bodacious flapper
Thanks for your welcome Ange Vert! Hehe, fresh blood indeed! So what brought you to EB?

silverstreak View Member Profile	28/01/2013, 12:10 PM Post #7
Posts: 1,186 Joined: 5-August 07
bodacious flapper
Hi BadCat! I like your posts, they make me lollers!

Therese View Member Profile	28/01/2013, 12:11 PM Post #8
Posts: 13,872 Joined: 15-January 00
Admin & moderator
What a great idea for a thread Hello lurkers (and everyone else too )

silverstreak View Member Profile	28/01/2013, 12:11 PM Post #9
Posts: 1,186 Joined: 5-August 07
bodacious flapper
Hi sata korsa (not sure how to do the squiggle!), Toblerone cocktails are yummy and taste just like the chocolate! By the way, what does your username mean?

WhimsicalDragonf... WhimsicalDragonfly View Member Profile	28/01/2013, 12:13 PM Post #10
Posts: 651 Joined: 25-March 12 From: Australia
Regular Member
I actually wished I'd lurked for a while to be honest. I dived in head first!! Should have tested the water first and sussed out the best pool for me! But I've since found the pools I like to swim in here and enjoy being part of EB.

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